With development usually comes gentrification. As a city does better financially, streets get redone, old buildings get replaced by new ones, and crime decreases, all good things, right? Old shabby shops get replaced by shiny brand-name stores. Street food vendors disappear. Are these really all good things? Brooklyn, New York, and Shanghai, China are two prime examples of gentrification. Is Shanghai losing its charm as a result of progress? Should they bring back the street food stalls? Should they continue tearing down the older buildings? What about the people who live there and don't want to move? What about the mom-and-pop shops? _x000D_ _x000D_ Let's debate!_x000D_ _x000D_ Come explore explosive topics like these, and see where the argument takes us! Controlled arguments help build skills like expressing yourself clearly, listening deeply, and disagreeing respectfully, all while letting you learn more about others and yourself!_x000D_ _x000D_ As we talk, we will analyze some of the best (and worst!) ways to discuss and debate in English._x000D_ _x000D_ 随着发展而来的通常是中产阶级化。当一个城市的财政状况变得更好，街道被重新装修，旧建筑被新建筑取代，犯罪减少，这些都是好事，对吧?破旧的商店被闪亮的名牌商店所取代，街头食品摊贩消失了，这些真的都是好事吗?纽约的布鲁克林和中国的上海是中产阶级化的两个典型例子。上海正在因为城市进步而失去魅力吗?他们应该恢复街头小吃摊吗?他们应该继续拆除旧建筑吗?那些住在那里不想搬家的人怎么办?哪些我们熟悉的夫妻小店何去何从呢?_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们辩论吧！_x000D_ _x000D_ 一起来聊聊爆炸性的话题，看看你有多能侃！理性的讨论可以帮助每个人自我提升，比如更精准的表达，更有效的倾听，尊重不同的观点。与此同时，也可以从别人身上学到不一样的东西，了解一个全新的自己。_x000D_ _x000D_ 这期club我们就来讨论这个话题，并分享一些超棒（和超烂）的英语辩论吧！