用英语写 。放鞭炮是中国过年的一个习俗，现在许多大城市禁止放鞭炮，你对此有什么看法？

There has sprung up a heated discussion as to whether firecrackers should be banned in the cities. Although a good few people dismiss it as sheer nonsense, I think that it reflects a sensible attitude towards the issue of firecrackers.

As a traditional way to celebrate the New Year, quite a few people miss firecrackers a lot. They think firecrackers have become part of our Chinese culture. Lots of fun will be gone with the ban of firecrackers. But these so-called merits are often offset by its undesirable effect. For example, firecrackers often cause many serious problems as big fires, environmental pollution and casualties. On New Year's Eve, in particular, the deafening noises of explosions accompanied with stingy choking smoke and hazardous sparks usually drive one man hardly peaceful. To make the matter worse, children love playing carelessly with firecrackers, which more often cause conflagration. There also exist potential hazards in manufacturing, shipping and storing them.

True, to change a custom is not easy, and people are not ready for such drastic action, but it will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers is effectively banned in the cities.