7月7日雅思大作文真题 | 建更多铁路和地铁好,还是修扩更多道路(11)

 (3)  a matter of a few days or weeks 几天或几周的事情

(4)to a very limited extent 在非常有限的程度上

(5)take up 占用

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In my view, both ways are effective to

address

 the traffic problem in cities, but it is the city conditions that will

determine

 which way is better. To a

cosmopolitan

 like New York and Beijing, where the huge population live far and wide apart, more train and subway lines may be

preferable

, but to such a small city as Providence with a small area and small population where most people drive

to and from work

, more and wider roads are perhaps more necessary.