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你是否同意在你的社区中建设大型购物中心?
It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in
your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons
and details to support your answer.
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There would be both advantages and disadvantages to having a shopping
center built in my neighborhood. One advantage would be the convenience. I would
like to have all those stores close by. Shopping would be much easier and faster
because I wouldn't have to drive great distances to get to the stores.
A shopping center, would mean more choices, because there would be more
stores selling different products. I might have a movie theater nearby, because
so many shopping centers these days include movie theaters in their plans. Most
shopping centers also have restaurants and a food court. That means a greater
variety of places to eat in our area.
Having a shopping center built in the neighborhood would also mean more
jobs for the community. Initially, these jobs would be in the building of the
center. Later the jobs would be in the stores, theaters, and food
establishments.
Of course, there would be some disadvantages. Probably the biggest problem
would be traffic. A lot of people would be coming to the shopping center. They'd
drive through our neighborhood to get to the center. In addition, if there
wasn't enough parking at the center, they might look for parking spaces near our
homes.
A shopping center might also invite more crime into our neighborhood.
Parking lots after dark are a big temptation to robbers. They know people are
there with money to spend. The shopping center might also become a place where
unruly teenagers would gather. This could cause trouble. Our town would need a
community center for them to go to instead.
On the whole, though, I think my neighborhood should support having a
shopping center built here. It would bring more variety to our shopping, give us
the opportunity to amuse ourselves at movie theaters and restaurants, and bring
more jobs into the area.
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There are both advantages and disadvantages of establishing a shopping mall
in our neighborhood. I am worried about traffic and how it will affect our
community. However, I believe it will benefit local business and increase
appreciations for local area. All in all, I think it is a good idea. For those
what I am worried about, traffic congestion and parking problem are obverse.
First of all, traffic congestion is always a concern when building
something new. Our streets are narrow, with parking on both sides. A shopping
center will certainly bring more traffic than ever before, and heavy traffic
means big congestion.
At the same time, parking is also a problem in this area. There are few
garages attached to houses. Most of residents depend on finding spaces on the
street for parking. If a shopping mall is build, we must compete with customers
and patrons for those parking spaces.
Furthermore, if the shopping center offers valet parking service, it would
be even worse because valet parking works in terms to grab every possible spaces
available in street. On the other hand, building up a shopping center will give
this neighborhood more opportunities and benefits. Residents in this area could
certainly take the job that shopping center offers. People would earn more money
and spend on other business, such as entertainment and education, which are
operating in our neighborhood or adjacent communities.
As a result, not only local business but also inter-community business
boosts up and a prodigious amount of fortune will be accumulated to our
neighborhood. A shopping center can also attract people to visit our community.
When they drive to the shopping center, they will see what a nice place this
area is to live. Therefore, we would have an increasing number of residents in
the next couple of years. It is very important to introduce new numbers because
we have lost many residents to suburbs during recent years.
In a short, there are several details to consider when planning a shopping
center. In my part, I support to have a new shopping center in my community
because its advantages outweigh disadvantages.
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:24:50