5. 圖表作文：教育

Directions:

Write an essay based on the following chart in your writing, you should

(1) interpret the chart ,and

(2) give your comments.

You should write about 150 words.

The column chart clearly reveals the statistics of students taking part-time jobs in a certain university. According to the survey, there has been a steady increase from 67.77% to 71.93% for students holding temporary jobs from freshmen to juniors, while the percentage of seniors working part-time jumped markedly to 88.24%.

The most obvious way that having a part-time job can adversely affect students’studies is by becoming a drain on the their time. Another way that part time employment can be detrimental to students is by reducing the perceived incentive to study. Despite presenting certain pitfalls, working part-time during one’s college years also offer several potential benefits. For one, it can help students to better understand their preferences or to “test out” a possible career direction. Additionally, companies seeking to recruit recent grads will give preference to those with real-world experience.

In the end, the impact of a part-time job on student’s academic career depends on the student’s ability to maintain focus and balance his or her own time.

這幅柱狀圖清晰顯示了某高校學(xué)生兼職情況的數(shù)據(jù)。根據(jù)調(diào)查，從大一到大三，兼職學(xué)生從67.77%緩慢上升到71.93%，而大四兼職學(xué)生的百分比則急劇上升到88.24%。

盡管做兼職可能會對大學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)有些影響，但能在求學(xué)階段做點兼職也會有不少好處。兼職影響學(xué)業(yè)的主要問題就是耽誤時間。不利影響的另一發(fā)面就是會減少學(xué)生已有的學(xué)習(xí)動力。盡管提到了某些弊端，但在大學(xué)階段做兼職還是有很多好處的。首先，兼職能讓學(xué)生更好地了解自己的喜好或檢驗一種可能的職業(yè)方向。其次，那些招聘新近畢業(yè)生的公司都會偏愛有實際社會經(jīng)驗的大學(xué)生。

總之，兼職對大學(xué)生學(xué)業(yè)是否有影響取決於他們能否分清重點及平衡時間。