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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.

这道试题要求考生论述如何平衡工作职责和个人兴趣。关于工作职责与个人兴趣，最理想的情况是一个人的工作职责与个人兴趣完全一致，这样就不存在两者之间的平衡问题了。但在现实生活中，大多数人所从事的工作与自己的兴趣并不完全一致。所以这道作文试题实际上是先假定工作职责与个人兴趣不一致，要求考生阐述如何将二者平衡起来。本质上，本题与平衡工作与休闲的作文试题是同一道题，因为人们在休闲时间一般做感兴趣的事情。

这篇作文宜写成三个段落。引言段引出所讨论的话题：如何保持工作职责与个人兴趣之间的平衡。我们不妨开篇引述英国前首相丘吉尔的名言，指出在现实生活中存在着工作与兴趣相一致和不相一致的两类人。然后指出要为那些工作职责与个人兴趣不一致的人提一些有用的建议。主体段提出平衡工作职责与个人兴趣的具体建议。由于我们需要兼顾工作职责和个人兴趣，所以建议不妨从两个方面来展开。首先，在上班时要专注于工作职责，因为工作不仅给我们带来收入，而且还有助于增强我们的自尊心。其次，在下班后不要考虑工作，而是把重心转到个人兴趣上。而且个人兴趣如果选择得当的话，不但能让我们放松精神和恢复精力，还会促进我们的工作。

结尾段指出工作职责和个人兴趣并非不相容，我们无须因工作职责而牺牲个人兴趣。我们所需要的只是变化一下优先次序。而实际上，拥有一些个人兴趣会让我们的生活更加多姿多彩并更加有意义。下面请看范文：

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）

語言亮点借鉴：

1. The following tips may be of some help.下列建议也许有些用处。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，上班的时候专注于工作职责，不管是完成某个重大项目还是处理碰巧遇到的琐事。be it… or…（不管是……，还是……）引导让步状语从句。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.因为工作不仅是收入的来源，它对我们的自尊心也非常重要。

4. So stop worrying about work the moment we clock off.所以，一下班就别再考虑工作。the moment…（一……就……）引导时间状语从句。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，专心于个人兴趣。个人兴趣如果选择得当的话不但能让我们身体放松、精力恢复，而且还能促进我们的工作。

6. All it takes is a bit of reprioritization.所需要的只是重新调整优先次序。