GMAT写作辅导：109题Argument范文（二十二）
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="newsletter">newsletter</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="trucking">trucking</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="railways">railways</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="load">load</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxpaying">taxpaying</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span>... <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unconvincing">unconvincing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="trucking">trucking</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yards">yards</span>, <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trucking">trucking</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="Railroad">Railroad</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>.</p>
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