2023年7月15日雅思大作文题目
Many people aim to achieve the balance between their work and life, but few people achieve it. What are the causes of the problems? How to overcome it? (2023/07/15)
范文及解析
Introduction
Over the past decades, to balance work and life has long been a hard nut to crack for working individuals. Behind such a puzzle, from my perspective, are two predominant factors and viable solutions are in desperate need to avert such a bleak future.
解析
本次考题重复2019年7月20日考题，整体难度不大;话题是工作与生活相结合;
a hard nut to crack一个难解决的问题
Body 1
The financial pressure would be the chief culprit for the majority failing to achieve work-life balance. We are living in a consumer society where money is a massive preoccupation. Many individuals, accordingly, are swamped with a multitude of tasks, most of which are inextricably bound up with money, be they mortgage, private cars, or tuition fees for children. Therefore, it is no surprise to find most youngsters, breadwinners in the family, are struggling to pay all the bills. Another major contributing factor would have much to do with the corporate culture in contemporary society. In today’s world, working hours have been held up as the key to evaluate the contribution employees make in their positions, which means the longer officers are on duty, the more employable and competent they are. Consequently, a mushrooming number of employees, aiming to be a star performer rather than a whiner in their boss’s eyes, are apt to trap themselves in the office, leading to the inequality between their work and private life.
解析
工作生活难平衡的原因：
1)经济压力大;社会以消费为主导，人们忙于赚钱，支付各种账单;
2)工作市场中企业文化;企业往往把工作时长跟员工的贡献度相对等，雇主会认为员工工作时间越长，他们越值得被雇佣;
culprit n. 问题的起因;
preoccupation n.使人全神贯注的事物，使人入神的事物;
be swamped with v. 忙得不可开交;
inextricably adv.不可避免地;
mushrooming adj.越来越多的;
whiner n.哀诉者;
Body 2
Prickly as the issue is, measures can be implemented to address it. Primarily, the government should play a leading role by enacting tougher laws and carrying out more severe punishment such as stiff fine toward the exploitation of labor, which are expected to prohibit long working hours，safeguarding the rights and interests of workers. Another feasible prescription is to initiate the policy of tax reduction to those with living odds and tight budget, with which they are less likely to toil away, sweating their guts out. Apart from punishment and fiscal policy from the government, dissemination of information concerning the significance of achieving work-life balance plays its own part. Individuals are supposed to boost their working efficiency and productivity and manage the time reasonably, spending more time with family members and keeping away from the electronics.
解析
解决方法：
1)政府严格立法保障劳动者合法权益;
2)政府调整税收政策减少中低收入人群经济负担;
3)个人需要提高工作效率，花更多时间去陪伴家人;
enact v.制定，通过，颁布(法令);
prescription n.处方，药方;
living odds n.生活困难;
toil away v.埋头苦干;为生计奔波;
sweating their guts out v.汗流浃背;
Conclusion
In conclusion, causes for the blur between work and family life range from financial pressure to transformed enterprise culture and the negative impacts for such a worrying trend are too serious to be neglected. Joint efforts from the government and media are required if we are to bring this ticklish problem under control.
解析
blur n.模糊不清的事物;
ticklish adj.不安定的，不稳定的;难对付的;
总结前文。
