The World Is Getting Smaller and Smaller（1994．1）
（世界變得越來越小）
1. 現代化的交通工具越來越發達。
2. 人與人之間的交往越來越頻繁。
3. 結論。
這篇文章首先要確立整篇文章的論點，即“需要證明什麼”。通過審題，不難發現短文的題目正是第三段要下的結論。第一段，現代化的交通工具越來越發達，以前楊貴妃要想吃到荔枝，從南方到西安要幾天的時間，現在飛機幾個小時就可以了，現代化的交通工具縮短了空間上的距離。第二段，正是由於交通的便利，人們之間的交往越來越頻繁，現在大街上經常可以看到外國人，不同民族、不同膚色的人們加深了彼此之間的了解。第三段，結論是世界正變得越來越小。
參考範文：
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 seemsto 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.