※ 引述《dipin (吃喝玩乐满天下)》之铭言： : 1. A university plans to develop a new research center in your country. : Some people want a center for business research. Other people want a : center for research in agriculture (farming). Which of these two kinds : of research centers do you recommend for your country? : Giving the choices between developing a business research center and an Given : agriculture research center, it is clear that the first one would be : more beneficial and suitable for my country, Taiwan, based on the : reasons mentioned below. : First of all, in a country with comparably small area, there is no much relatively not "comparably" sounds stronger; it sounds like you're actually comparing it with another specific place, without specifying what it is. : space for farming. Without the basic requirement of agriculture, doing : such research will obviously be arduous and probably will end with no : significant outcome. Having the need of the product of agriculture ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : doesn’t mean my country has to produce it. Hong Kong is a very ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Good point! The "Law of Comparative Advantage" in economics comes to mind. : good example. The area lacking issue is also serious ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "lack of land" seems to flow with the sentence better alternatively, "lack of farm land" or "lack of arable land" sound even more concrete : there. However, by becoming one of the world’s most important business : centers, people in Hong Kong can also live well without putting much : effort in agriculture. : Second, recently China has become the biggest market in the world. : Communication is definitely the most essential skill when doing : business. Because Taiwan and China share the common language, Chinese, a : Taiwan has the high potential of becoming another world trade center. : Furthermore, Taiwan’s geography location can also help the development geographic : of business in Taiwan. However, there are still some political issues : lying between these two counties. Under this complicated situation, : a good business research center is needed because only through careful carefully (don't forget there's another adjective right behind) : handled methods can Taiwan get the whole benefit doing : business with China. : In conclusion, a business research center would be the best choice : for Taiwan because we don’t have much area for agriculture and : we need it to know how to do business with China. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This bit sounds a little odd. Suggestion: ... to (help) improve our business relations with China. All in all, well argued! -- 一个 学术英文写作 领域的讨论板 在 PTT （telnet:ptt.cc〉 【 分组讨论区 】 --> 11 国家研究院 政治, 文学, 学术 --> 科学学术研究院 --> 学术总合研究中心 --> ★ST-English PTT 学术英文/论文写作班 --

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