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Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on how to balance job responsibilities and personal interests. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

這道試題要求考生論述如何平衡工作職責(zé)和個(gè)人興趣。關(guān)于工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣，最理想的情況是一個(gè)人的工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣完全一致，這樣就不存在兩者之間的平衡問題了。但在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中，大多數(shù)人所從事的工作與自己的興趣并不完全一致。所以這道作文試題實(shí)際上是先假定工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣不一致，要求考生闡述如何將二者平衡起來。本質(zhì)上，本題與平衡工作與休閑的作文試題是同一道題，因?yàn)槿藗冊(cè)谛蓍e時(shí)間一般做感興趣的事情。

這篇作文宜寫成三個(gè)段落。引言段引出所討論的話題：如何保持工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣之間的平衡。我們不妨開篇引述英國前首相丘吉爾的名言，指出在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中存在著工作與興趣相一致和不相一致的兩類人。然后指出要為那些工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣不一致的人提一些有用的建議。主體段提出平衡工作職責(zé)與個(gè)人興趣的具體建議。由于我們需要兼顧工作職責(zé)和個(gè)人興趣，所以建議不妨從兩個(gè)方面來展開。首先，在上班時(shí)要專注于工作職責(zé)，因?yàn)楣ぷ鞑粌H給我們帶來收入，而且還有助于增強(qiáng)我們的自尊心。其次，在下班后不要考慮工作，而是把重心轉(zhuǎn)到個(gè)人興趣上。而且個(gè)人興趣如果選擇得當(dāng)?shù)脑?，不但能讓我們放松精神和恢?fù)精力，還會(huì)促進(jìn)我們的工作。

結(jié)尾段指出工作職責(zé)和個(gè)人興趣并非不相容，我們無須因工作職責(zé)而犧牲個(gè)人興趣。我們所需要的只是變化一下優(yōu)先次序。而實(shí)際上，擁有一些個(gè)人興趣會(huì)讓我們的生活更加多姿多彩并更加有意義。下面請(qǐng)看范文：

Sir Winston Churchill divided human beings into two classes： those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; those whose work and pleasure are one. Unfortunately， most of us belong to the first class. Then how can we balance job responsibilities and personal interests？ The following tips may be of some help.

First， concentrate on our job responsibilities when we’re at work， be it completing some massive project or handling trivial things that come our way. Because besides being a source of income， work is a great contributor to our self-esteem. Second， leave work at work. Job responsibilities are central to our existence， but life is more than just work. So stop worrying about work the moment we clock off. Instead， focus on our personal interests which， if well chosen， will not only relax and refresh us， but boost our on-the-job performance as well.

We don’t have to sacrifice our personal interests to fulfill our job responsibilities. All it takes is a bit of reprioritization. Actually， a commitment to personal hobbies will make our life more colorful and more worth living. （182 words）

語言亮點(diǎn)借鑒：

1. The following tips may be of some help.下列建議也許有些用處。be of help有用。

2. First， concentrate on our job responsibilities when we’re at work， be it completing some massive project or handling trivial things that come our way.首先，上班的時(shí)候?qū)Ｗ⒂诠ぷ髀氊?zé)，不管是完成某個(gè)重大項(xiàng)目還是處理碰巧遇到的瑣事。be it… or…（不管是……，還是……）引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。come sb’s way某人碰巧遇到。

3. Because besides being a source of income， work is a great contributor to our self-esteem.因?yàn)楣ぷ鞑粌H是收入的來源，它對(duì)我們的自尊心也非常重要。

4. So stop worrying about work the moment we clock off.所以，一下班就別再考慮工作。the moment…（一……就……）引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。clock off，打卡下班。

5. Instead， focus on our personal interests which， if well chosen， will not only relax and refresh us， but boost our on-the-job performance as well.相反，專心于個(gè)人興趣。個(gè)人興趣如果選擇得當(dāng)?shù)脑挷坏茏屛覀兩眢w放松、精力恢復(fù)，而且還能促進(jìn)我們的工作。

6. All it takes is a bit of reprioritization.所需要的只是重新調(diào)整優(yōu)先次序。