Whichdoyoupreferwiththesamerateofpay, aninterestingandchallengingjobwithlessvacationorajobwithmorevacationtimebutlessfun?

　　5月7日托福独立写作范文赏析

　　ThenexttwomonthswillwitnessthegraduationofahugenumberofcollegestudentsinChina, triggeringanurgentissuewhetheritisbettertoseekaninterestingandchallengingjobwithlessvacationthanfindingthosejobswithmorevacationbutlessfun. Frommyperspective, achallengingandinterestingjobmattersmore.

　　Foronething, mentallychallengingjobscankeepemployees’ mindsharpevenlongafterretirement. Toputitmorespecific, evenamentallydemandingjobmaystressworkersouttoday; itcanprovideimportantbenefitsafterretirement. “Basedondataspanning18 years, astudysuggestscertainkindsofchallengingjobshavethepotentialtoenhanceandprotectworkers’ mentalfunctioninginlaterlife,” saidbyGwenithFisher, afacultyassociateattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch. Theresearchanalyzeddataon4,182 participantsintheU-MHealthandRetirementStudy, whichsurveysarepresentativesampleofmorethan20,000 olderAmericanseverytwoyearsandthefinalresultrevealspeoplewhohadworkedinjobswithgreatermentaldemandsweremorelikelytohavebettermemoriesbeforetheyretiredandmorelikelytohaveslowerdeclinesinmemoryafterretiringthanpeoplewhohadworkedinjobswithfewermentaldemands. Accordingly, beingengagedinachallengingandinterestingjobwillbenefitemployees’ mentalfunctioning.

　　Foranotherthing, themorechallengingthejobis, thehighersalariesemployeeswillbepaidwith. Generallyspeaking, achallengingjobwillrequireemployeestomastermultiplecapabilitiesandtechniquesandtoundertakemoreresponsibilities. Thus, theywillbepaidwithhighsalaries, makingitpossibleforthemtodowhateverstirsuptheirinterest. Forinstance, oneofmyfriendsnamedJasonworksasatopsoftwareengineerinarenewedITcompanyinChinaandheiswellpaid. Besides, hishobbyisphotographyandtravelinforeigncountries. Onweekendsorpublicholidaysheoftenchoosestotakephotographsindifferentplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeautyortravelabroad. Intheneartwoyears, hehastraveledinmanycountriesinEuropeandSoutheastAsiaandtakealotofbeautifulpictures. Obviously, comparedwithaveragecitizensinbigcitieswhoarebusyindealingwithavarietyofproblemsindailylives, Jason’slifeexperiencecantellusthathishigh-paidjobgiveshimchancestoliveamoreleisurelifeduringvacation.

　　Admittedly, ifpeoplechoosetotakealess-funjobwithmorevacation, theycanspendmoretimewiththeirfamiliesanddoingwhattheylike. Inthisway, theywilllivealess-pressurelife. However, fromwhatIbelieve, peopleshouldtrytheirbesttoplaytotheirstrengthsandtalentsonthecareerpathespeciallywhentheyareyoungandachallengingjobwillrequireemployeestobefullydevoted.

　　Toconclude, achallengingjobwithlessvacationissuperiortoajobwithmorevacationbutlessfun. （498 words）