Teenagers and Part-time Jobs

    In many countries it is common for teenagers to take part-time jobs while they are still in high school, while in other societies this is virtually unheard of. In the latter situation, students are expected to spend all of their time on their studies and consider schoolwork their "job". In my opinion, students benefit more from a more balanced lifestyle, which may include working at a part-time job. Therefore, I believe that it is a good idea for students to work while studying.

    While it is true that a student's most important goal must be to learn and to do well at his studies, it does not need to be the only goal. In fact, a life which consists of only study is not balanced and may cause the student to miss out on other valuable learning experiences. In addition to bringing more balance to a student's life, part-time work can broaden his range of experience. He will have the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and will be faced with a wider variety of problems to solve. Furthermore, work helps a student to develop greater independence, and earning his own pocket money can teach him how to handle his finances. Finally, a part-time job can help a student to develop a greater sense of responsibility, both for his own work and for that of the team he works with.

    For all of these reasons, I firmly believe that most students would benefit from taking a part-time job while they are in high school. Of course, they must be careful not to let it take up too much of their time because study is still their primary responsibility. In sum, living a balanced life is the best way to be successful.

    在許多國家，青少年普遍會(huì)在高中時(shí)期打工。然而在有些國家，這幾乎是前所未聞的。如果是后者的情況，那是因?yàn)橐话阏J(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)把所有的時(shí)間花在學(xué)業(yè)上，把學(xué)業(yè)當(dāng)作是自己的"工作"。我認(rèn)為，生活方式越均衡，對學(xué)生就越好，而均衡的生活則須包含打工。所以我認(rèn)為，在就學(xué)期間打工是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的想法。

    雖然學(xué)生最重要的目標(biāo)的確必須是學(xué)習(xí)，而且功課要好，但這不必是學(xué)生惟一的目標(biāo)。事實(shí)上，只重視學(xué)業(yè)的生活并不均衡，這可能會(huì)使學(xué)生錯(cuò)過其他珍貴的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。打工除了使生活更均衡外，還可拓展學(xué)生的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。學(xué)生可以有機(jī)會(huì)見識(shí)各行各業(yè)的人，而且會(huì)面臨更多各種不同的問題需要解決。此外，工作幫助學(xué)生更加獨(dú)立，而且自己賺零用錢還可以教導(dǎo)他如何處理自己的財(cái)務(wù)。最后，打工可以幫助學(xué)生培養(yǎng)對自己的工作和團(tuán)隊(duì)工作更大的責(zé)任感。

    基于這些理由，我堅(jiān)決相信，大多數(shù)學(xué)生在高中時(shí)期打工都能獲益。當(dāng)然，他們也必須小心，不要讓打工占據(jù)太多時(shí)間，因?yàn)閷W(xué)業(yè)仍然是青少年首要的責(zé)任�？傊�，過均衡的生活才是最佳的成功之道。