The World Is Getting Smaller and Smaller

The World Is Getting Smaller and Smaller（1994．1）
（世界变得越来越小）
   1. 现代化的交通工具越来越发达。
   2. 人与人之间的交往越来越频繁。
   3. 结论。

    这篇文章首先要确立整篇文章的论点，即“需要证明什么”。通过审题，不难发现短文的题目正是第三段要下的结论。第一段，现代化的交通工具越来越发达，以前杨贵妃要想吃到荔枝，从南方到西安要几天的时间，现在飞机几个小时就可以了，现代化的交通工具缩短了空间上的距离。第二段，正是由于交通的便利，人们之间的交往越来越频繁，现在大街上经常可以看到外国人，不同民族、不同肤色的人们加深了彼此之间的了解。第三段，结论是世界正变得越来越小。   
参考范文：
     In ancient times, transportation was very inconvenient. That’s why the attendants of Lady Yang Yuhuan had to spend several days bringing her favorite litchi from the South to Xi’an.  Now, however, it only takes two or three hours for delivery by plane. Modern transportation seems  to have shortened the distance.
Owing to the convenience of modern transportation, people make contact with each other more frequently. They no longer regard a foreigner on the street as a monster. Besides, people of different nationalities are getting to know and understand each other better.
To sum up, with more and more advanced means of transportation, and more and more frequent contact among distant people, the world tends to be like one big family. No wonder that most of us feel that the world is getting smaller and smaller.