As is known to all, migrant workers have made great contributions to the prosperity of cities. They are an indispensable part of our workforce. There is no doubt that many construction projects would be lack of manpower without them. In addition, a large43

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Directions:  Write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of The Role of Migrant Workers. And then explain why migrant workers are a potential threat to the peace and stability of the society. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

【结构剖析】

文章分为三段

第一段首句引出话题，指出农民工为城市的繁荣作出了很大的贡献。

第二段用however转折，并引用谚语来论证农民工涌入城市所带来的问题。

第三段表达作者的观点，最后指出对待这个问题的正确态度。

【经典范文】

The Role of Migrant Workers

As is known to all, migrant workers have made great contributions to the prosperity of cities. They are an indispensable part of our workforce. There is no doubt that many construction projects would be lack of manpower without them. In addition, a large number of migrant workers stimulate the consumption of food and daily items. All these are positive aspects of migrant workers in cities.

However, as a popular saying goes, “Everything has two sides”. The same is the case with migrant workers. First, they have trouble getting their children into child care centers and schools because they are unregistered residents in the city. Second, most of the migrant workers swarm into big cities just to make money. Being not well-educated and incompetent, they are a potentialthreat to the peace and stability of the society.

In my opinion, in the appraisal of migrant workers, it is one-sided to affirm everything or to negate everything. We should appreciate the great contribution made by them, and at the same time pay enough attention to the problems caused by them.