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1、TheAdvantagesofLivinginaSmallCityInthepast,livinginabigcityespeciallylikeNewYork,Shanghai,andTokyocouldbeanexcitingthingbecauseofconvenientlife,economicprosperity,andcompletepublicfacilities.Soalotofpeopleworkedveryhardandearnedmuchmoney.Thentheymoveinabigcitywhichtheyhaddesiredforalongti
2、me.Later,peoplefoundmanyfailingsofbigcitylife;forexample,trafficcongestion,highlevelconsumptionandsocomplexenvironment.Soalotofcitypeoplemovedtothecountryside.Livinginthecountrysidehasnotthedisadvantagesofbigcity,butitlacksofthecity’smanyadvantages.However,livinginasmallcitynotonlyretains
3、theadvantagesofbigcitybutalsoabandonsthefailings,whichbuildsupthreemainbigadvantages:convenienttravel;consumptionlevelislow;easytoadapttheenvironment.Thefirstadvantageoflivinginasmallcityisconvenienttravel.Smallcitieshavebuses,taxis,tricycles.Thebusroutesacrossthecityalmosteveryplace.Wedo
4、n’tneedtowaitforabusforalongtime.Fiveminutesareenough.Alsoitisverycheap,nomatterwhereyougoaslongas1or2Yuan(YuanisChinesecoinunit,onedollarequaltoabout6.4Yuan).Taxisareeverywhere.Wedon’tneedtocallanappointment.Justwaveyourhandonthesideofroad.Thenonetaxiwillpickupyouandtakeyoueverywhereyouw
5、anttogo.Evenacirclearoundacityonlycostsabout6to10Yuan.Tricyclesareveryinterestingtraffic.Youcanjustsitdownandenjoytheroadsidescenery.Sometimes,ifsomeonedoesn’tknowtheroadtotheplace,theycantakeitandtheridercantakethemthere.Alsoitisnotexpensive.Besides,therearealmostnotrafficjamsinasmallcit
6、y.Theroadsareunobstructed.Whensomeonedroveaprivatecarinasmallcity,theyneverhavefeltthattheroadistoonarrowandcostmuchtimeonroad.Thesecondadvantageisthatconsumptionlevelislow.Inasmallcity,almostallthingsarenottooexpensive.Pricesarereasonable.Housingisthemostbasic.Anapartmenthasasittingroomw
7、iththreebedrooms,twobathrooms,twosmallstudies,onebigbalconyandakitchen.Itcostsabout$80,000.Somesmallhousingalmostneeds$40,000.Besides,inafamilyofthreepeople,almostallofthecostis100Yuan.HavingalunchordinnerjustspendsfourtosixYuaninasmallrestaurant.Itisnomorethanonedo
