Nowadays, school buses are popular in China. Many students take a school bus to school. It looks like a tourist (游客) bus. The underground and common (普通的) buses often take much time. But school buses can save a lot of time. How do children go to school in other countries?

In the US, yellow school buses are a common way for children to get to school. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country. But why are the school buses all yellow? Yellow became the color of school buses in 1939. American educator (教育家) Frank W. Cyr first suggested (建议) it. The color of the buses helped warn other cars: be careful. Black letters (字母) on a yellow bus are also easy to be seen in the early morning.

However, there are not many school buses in the UK. Students from public schools usually take buses or the underground to school. In Japan, schools are small in cities. So there is no need to use school buses. Children usually walk to school.

Many people like to travel by plane. Because it is the fastest way. But I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose the food you like. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.

I like travelling by train. I think trains are safe. Train stations are usually in cities. You can see many interesting things on your way. You can walk around. But it takes a little more time.

I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don’t need to get to a train station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

When we want to travel, we worry about which kind of transport we should take. Many people now choose to take the train. 【小题1】 We list some here.

It is very safe. Some people are afraid of flying. They may prefer to travel on the ground. Train travel is not often put off by bad weather and it doesn’t make people suffer from jet lag, so it could be much nicer than flying.

【小题2】 Train travel is also more convenient and comfortable than many other ways of transportation. You cannot make phone calls on planes, but you can on trains. Moreover, on a train, you can have a comfortable seat with enough room to stretch your legs. 【小题3】

You can enjoy some beautiful scenic views. This is one of the greatest advantages over other kinds of transport. 【小题4】 Some sight-seeing trains can slow down at the most scenic spots to let you enjoy the view and take pictures. If you travel by plane, you can see nothing but clouds and tiny villages.