2015年12月英语四级作文范文:坐火车还是飞机?

 　　作文题目：

　　Traveling by Train or by Plane

　　1．我们出远门总要坐火车或飞机

　　2．坐火车和坐飞机各有什么利弊

　　3．你的结论如何

　　参考范文：

　　When we go on a business trip, we will be faced with the choice of traveling by train or by plane. Before making the right choice，we had better make a close comparison¹ and contrast of them.

　　First of all, a train will take us to our target railway station. Also, a plane will take us to the target airport， Second, in a train we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Likewise², in a plane we can command a good view of fields, buildings, mountains and even plains of clouds.

　　Despite these similarities, they differ in the following aspects. First, a train ticket is cheap. Most of us can afford it.However, a plane ticket is about twice as expensive as a train ticket. Most of us grudge³ paying for it. Besides, it is safer to travel by train. If the train gets into some trouble, we may survive by jumping out of it. On the contrary, if we travel by plane, we have to ask God to bless us. However, it takes us longer time to travel by train than by plane．

　　Therefore, it depends which transportation tool we should choose. If we just want to save money，we will travel by train; but if we want to save time, we will turn to the plane.

1 comparison   

n.比较，对照；比拟，比喻

参考例句：

• They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
• This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。

2 likewise   

adv.同样地，照样地；也，又

参考例句：

• The explorers had to undergo much suffering.探险者不得不忍受很多困苦。
• The planes have to undergo rigorous safety checks.飞机必须经过严密的安全检查。

3 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。