托福作文范文：学生时期工作

 　　In some countries， teenager have jobs while they are still srudents. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.

　　I don't think it is a good idea for teenagers to have jobs while they are still students. It can interfere¹ with their studies， it can disrupt² their home life， and it takes away part of their childhood that they can never replace.

　　Education today is very complex and difficult .In order to learn and get good grades， a student must work very hard and concentrate， This means attending classes from early in the morning until late afternoon， then doing research for projects， then going home and doing homework. It’s a busy schedule for everyone. For someone trying to hold down a job， it’s even harder. Students need all their energy for their studies. If they're working after class at night， they’re going to be tired the next day. They won't be able to concentrate. This will have a negative impact³ on their learning⁴， and eventually on their grades.

　　Having a job can also disrupt a teenager's home life. Families spend less and less

　　time together. If a teenager has a job to go to after school， he won't be home for dinner.

　　He won't be home after dinner either， and may not get home until late at night， This means he doesn't have a lot of time to spend with his family .If he doesn't have a car， it can mean changes in his parents' schedule ，too. They have to drive him to work and pick him up.

　　The main drawback⁵ of a teenager having a job while he's still a student is that he's missing⁶ out on the fun of being young. He has a whole lifetime in which he'll have to earn a living. This is the last free time he'll have， It’s the last chance he'll have to hang out with friends and just enjoy himself. Soon enough he'll have to worry about paying the rent and buying food.

　　Jobs bring money， but money isn't everything. A teenager with a job gives us too much. No one should spend all his time at working， and especially not a teenager.

1 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

2 disrupt   

adj.分裂的，分散的；vt.使分裂，使瓦解

参考例句：

• The war seemed likely to disrupt the state.战争可能使这个国家分裂。
• The conflict seemed likely to disrupt the government.这场冲突可能使政府垮台。

3 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 drawback   

n.缺点，欠缺，不利条件

参考例句：

• Everything has its drawback.事事不免有缺点。
• He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.他觉得这个公寓唯一的缺点就是太小了。

6 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。