Nowadays, any Chinese can enjoy the luxury of owning a private car - if he or she can afford it. Having a car of your own means no more traveling to work on crowded buses or subway trains, and you can drop off the children at school on the way. Moreover, it also means that you can enjoy the weekends and holidays better, because with a car you can go to places where the regular buses and trains do not go, and so you can find a quiet scenic spot with no crowds.
如今，任何一个中国人都可以享受拥有私家车的奢侈——只要他或她买得起。拥有一辆自己的车意味着不再去拥挤的公共汽车或地铁上上班，你可以在路上送孩子上学。而且，这也意味着你可以更好地享受周末和假期，因为有了汽车，你可以去普通公共汽车和火车不去的地方，这样你就可以找到一个安静的没有人群的景点。
However, there are drawbacks to owning a car. For one thing, with the increase in car ownership in recent years, the roads are becoming more and more crowded, often making the journey to work more of a nightmare than a dream. For another, it is not cheap to run a car, as the prices of gasoline and repairs are constantly rising, not to mention the prices you have to pay for a licence and insurance coverage.
然而，拥有汽车也有缺点。一方面，随着近年来汽车保有量的增加，道路变得越来越拥挤，常常使上班之旅更像是一场噩梦，而不是一场梦。另一方面，开车并不便宜，因为汽油和修理费的价格一直在上涨，更不用说你必须为牌照和保险支付的价格了。
Having considered both sides of the argument, I have come to the conclusion that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, it seems to me that China should increase its output of automobiles and enlarge the private car market. The result would be that cars would become cheaper, while at the same time the extra demand would encourage the auto industry to produce more efficient and family-oriented vehicles.