The bar chart above reveals that the private car ownership in China has increased nearly6 times from 1994 to 2004.In1994, it was only about2 million,while in 2004 the ownership jumped to about 13 million, a rise of 11 million during the decade. In the meantime, the civil car ownership increased from about 9 million to about 27 million.
上述柱状图揭示了中国私人汽车保有量在1994至2004年间增长了近6倍。1994年，私人汽车保有量只有大约200万辆，然而到了2004年，保有量上升到了大约1300万辆，10年增加了1100万辆。同时，民用汽车保有量从大约900万辆增加到了大约2700万辆。
Some claim that there are many advantages in possessing a car. It gives a much greater degree of comfortandmobility. The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transport, andhence has no trouble caused by waiting for buses or taxies.With a carhe goes wherever he likesandwhenever he wants, so that he can enjoy his leisure to the full bymaking trips to the countryside or seaside on the weekends,instead of being confined to his immediate neighborhood. However, others strongly object to developing private cars.They maintain that as more and more cars are produced anddriven in the street,a large volume of poisonous gas will be given off,polluting the atmosphere andcausing actual harm to the health of people.In fact,private cars contribute totraffic congestion so greatly that the advantages gained in comfort and freedom are often cancelled out by the frustration caused bytraffic jams.
有人声称拥有小汽车有很多优点。小汽车能提供更大程度的舒适感和流动性。车主出门不再被迫依赖公共交通，因此，也没有了因等候公共汽车或出租车带来的烦恼。有了小汽车，车主可以想去什么地方，就去什么地方，想什么时候去，就什么时候去，甚至可以在周末到乡村或海边度假，而不是被限制在住所附近，这样可以充分享受他的休闲时间。但是，还有些人强烈反对发展私家车。他们认为随着越来越多的小汽车被生产出来，人们在马路上驾驶汽车会排放出大量有毒气体，会污染大气，对人的身体健康造成实际伤害。事实上，私家车会加重交通堵塞，以至于它能带来舒适和自由的优点常常被因交通堵塞而产生的受挫感所抵消。
Whether private cars should be developed in China is a difficult question to answer, yet the desire for the comfort and freedom a private car can bring won't be eliminated.
是否要在中国发展私家车是一个难以回答的问题，但是人们对私家车带来的舒适和自由的渴望是不会消退的。
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