托福写作必备素材：工作假期的好处（工作&休闲话题）

托福写作经常会出一些工作的话题，比如选择哪种工作，工作假期应该如何安排等... 

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如下示例：

Which do you prefer with the same rate of payment, an interesting and challenging job with less vacation or a job with more vacation time but less fun?

Do you agree or disagree with the statement:

It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than save money for the future.

这又戳到很多同学的痛处了......

正在学业苦苦挣扎的同学，根本还没工作过，更没设想过假期对工作有什么影响.... 

所以，今天小编特别从《经济学人》挑选了一篇相关文章推送给大家。 

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素材原文

Holidays reduce stress. It means workers get more sleep by escaping the tyranny of the early-morning alarm. In addition, they no longer suffer the agonies of the daily commute: the cramped railway carriages or gridlocked roads. And best of all, there are no meetings to endure— no need to sit with a vaguely interested expression on your face while time seems to slow to a crawl.  

For those on vacation, the occasional work-related thought might occur when walking quietly along the beach, or through a wood. Often such ideas will be all the more original for being dreamed up in a moment of detachment.

Work can be irritating but, as any unemployed person will tell you, it is better than the alternative. It gives purpose to people’s days and, on occasion, can even be fun. But not every day. Some days it is better to be reading a paperback. By a pool, in the sunshine. Enjoy.  (156字)

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素材学习

假期好处1：减压

Holidays reduce stress. It means workers get more sleep by escaping the tyranny of the early-morning alarm. In addition, they no longer suffer the agonies of the daily commute: the cramped railway carriages or gridlocked roads. And best of all, there are no meetings to endure— no need to sit with a vaguely interested expression on your face while time seems to slow to a crawl.  

度假可以减压. 假期能让人躲过清晨残酷的闹铃声，获得更多睡眠。此外，人们还可躲避每日通勤中那拥挤的车厢或拥挤的道路。最重要的是，不用再忍受会议的煎熬—-无需在简直度秒如年的会议上摆出饶有兴趣的表情。

tyranny. n. 暴政; 暴虐

agony. n. 极大的苦恼

gridlock. v. （交通）堵塞 .  gridlocked. adj. 

expression. n. 表情

crawl. v./n. 缓慢的爬行

in short. 简而言之

假期好处2: 迸发有创意的想法

For those on vacation, the occasional work-related thought might occur when walking quietly along the beach, or through a wood. Often such ideas will be all the more original for being dreamed up in a moment of detachment.

对于那些去度假的人来说，在海滩或林间静静地散步时，脑海中偶尔会蹦出与工作有关的想法。由于是在不受他人影响的状态下想出来的，这样的想法通常更有新意。 

dream up. v. 凭空想出 ~ plan/theory  

detachment: 不受他人影响; 冷静,客观,超然

一年中享受几天假期就够了，不要太嫌弃工作

Work can be irritating but, as any unemployed person will tell you, it is better than the alternative. It gives purpose to people’s days and, on occasion, can even be fun. But not every day. Some days it is better to be reading a paperback(平装书)

工作有时会很烦人，但任何一个失业人士都会告诉你，烦人总比没有工作强。工作让人的生活有了目的，有时甚至会带来乐趣，尽管不是天天如此。最好一年中能躲几天清净，在游泳池边，读本书，晒晒太阳，好好享受吧。

alternative: adj./n. 可替代的事物/可能的选择

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划重点

今天学到的主要内容：

1. 假期能让工作人士好好放松。

2. 假期能激发人的创意 。

3. 但也不要因此嫌弃工作。 

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