农村城市生活比较 英文

The Comparing and Contrasting Urban Lives and Rural Lives

Nowadays there still exits differences between urban and rural lives, but it is hard to judge which kind of live is better than anther. As one of the central issues, quality of life should be considered in such comparison, such as a great diversity of living ways, education, medical security system and employment.

Living in the city, people have a lot of opportunities to come into contact with many new things, from the newest high tech products to the latest news. In their spare time people also enjoy various entertainments, both foreign and domestic. In addition, there are more cultural activities

in a city. So a general statement to be made about urban living is that there is a great deal of diversity and choice. In urban areas, there are many more choices people can make about a number of aspects of their daily lives. As a result they have the opportunity to be more cultured and are more likely to encounter those from other class, cultural, and ethnic groups. But with the rapidly development of society, people’s living needs are increasing, so in order to live better than before, they exert great pressure upon themselves, the most terrible thing is that a few people are died because of karoshi. Besides, people who live in the city begin to face more problems, for instance, traffic jam, housing problem, industrial pollution, property and personal security. On the other hand,

rural places do not offer the same level of choice and in very isolated areas. Still, despite this lack of choice, there are a number of positive sides to rural living in terms of quality of life. Living in a rural area allows residents to enjoy the natural world more easily instead of having to go to parks. In addition, people do not have to fight with the daily stresses of urban life such as being stuck in traffic, dealing with higher rates of crime, and in many cases, paying higher taxes. These absences of stressors can have a great effect on the overall quality of life. So people living in rural and sparsely populated areas are less likely to have mental health problems than those living in urban areas and may also be less likely to relapse into depression or mental illness once they have recovered from these in more densely populated areas.

People often like to say our next generation is the hope of future, so education for the children is also play a vital role in our life. But city dwellers gain access to better information service and educational facilities.Study in urban areas, students can own an abundant and qualified teaching faculty, advanced teaching equipment and elegant learning environment. However, children who live in rural areas even don’t have books to read. Although our leaders have paid more attentions to these people, there still exits a big disparity between urban and rural areas.The first reason is that people there usually lack cultural activities. They are ill informed, so people miss some golden opportunities of