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Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    -summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    -comment on whether shared bikes will be a dominant means of transportation in the future. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Mobike to Roll out Service in UK
    Chinese bike-sharing major Mobike said on Tuesday that it will launch services in the United Kingdom in Manchester and Salford at the end of this month as it ramps up efforts to compete with rivals such as ofo in overseas markets.
    Mobike, backed by Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, said it will roll out 1,000 bikes at the end of June. After the scheme is up and running, the company will consider future expansion.
    The move is part of Mobike’s ambitious plan to expand its presence in the European continent. The company said it will launch services to a series of European cities over the next few months.
    Weiwei Hu, founder of Mobike, said, "We’re very excited to make Manchester and Salford Mobike’s first European partners. They have long been a European leader in culture, innovation and technology."
    This came shortly after one of Mobike’s most successful domestic competitors ofo came to the UK in April, which launched 50 bikes in Cambridge as part of a pilot program.
    Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said he hopes many people will swap their cars for bikes. He vowed to take a positive approach in promoting cycling in the region.
    "We’re conscious that our city center is a complex and busy area already," Burnham said.
    "Transport for Greater Manchester has been working hard to establish a voluntary code of working with Mobike to make sure the service operates in a way that doesn’t inconvenience other road users, pedestrians or city center traders."
    People using the shared bikes are usually charged for every 30 minute slot they have them, but details of the pricing structure for Manchester have not yet been released.
    "If successful, it could play an important part of our long-term plans for cycling in the region and for making travel easier and more sustainable," Burnham said.

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答案 Bike-sharing Will Not Become a Dominant Means of Transportation
    Two overseas expansion cases in England by Mobike witness the burgeoning shared bikes globally. This move was mildly welcomed by a local mayor who thought of bike-sharing as a convenient and sustainable mode of transportation. Personally, I believe there is still a long way to go before bike-sharing becomes a dominant means of transportation.
    Firstly, it is true that bike-sharing cures a travel pain point as it offers a cheaper and greener means of transport if we travel a short distance. However, it strictly limits its customers to a specific group. Bike-sharing thrives only in megacities whose public transportation system is already mature and whose need for the last-mile transportation is obvious. It is estimated that less than 100 cities across China meet this standard. Secondly, improper parking of shared bikes, a public eyesore, has become a headache for many cities, which leads to congested sidewalks and obstructed streets everywhere. To solve this disorder, governments may specify parking spaces for these bikes, which will inevitably lead to a plunge in their flexibility and hence their order volume. Thirdly, despite the barbaric investment in bike-sharing, the high production costs, including the hardware and software, and operating costs make it not an easy business, let alone the estimated 10% loss rate due to theft and vandalism. With less investment, bike-sharing would soon reach its bottleneck and would not thrive for long.
    To summarize, bike-sharing is more the icing on the cake in today’s transportation market than the single dominant mode. It will certainly be replaced by a more convenient means of transportation means in the future.
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