Cars Drive in Ordinary Chinese Homes
Some industry insiders claim, "China which used to be a state on two wheels will some day be a state on four wheels." With the level of life raised, more families will prefer to buy cars. Cars provide speed, comfort and convenience in getting around. As the product of modern civilization, cars are likely to play a vital part in daily activities of Chinese.
Obviously, cars, like anything else, have more than one face to families in China. Let's have a closer look at the present situation. We may find that though some people can afford them, crowded streets, limited parking lots (停車場) and costly maintenance (保養)are headaches to private car drivers.
Although private car drivers have some troubles, driving a car indicates the trend of modern living. With low tax, sufficient highway development and parking lots, cars are bound to be household vehicles with high performance. Then private cars will enjoy more popularity.
範文分析 作者在文章開頭獨出心裁地引用了業內人士的一家之言：“中國過去是生活在兩個輪子(腳踏車)上的國家，有朝一日將成為生活在四個輪子(汽車)上的國家。”這句引語恰當地勾畫出新舊交通工具在中國的時牛跨越，同時又為下文的順利
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