2018年托福作文素材（6）

　　Early riser 早起的人

　　Why get up early?

　　I’d say the main reason is that you’ll have a lot more time to do things that are more interesting than sleeping.

　　Again, I’ve gained about 10-15 hours per week doing this. That extra time is very noticeable. By 6:30am, I’ve already exercised, showered, had breakfast, and I’m at my desk ready to go to work. I can put in a lot of hours each day of productive work, and I’m usually done with work by 5:00 pm (and that includes personal “work” like email, paying bills, picking up daughter from preschool, etc). This gives me 5-6 hours of discretionary time every evening for family, leisure activities, Toastmasters, reading, journaling, etc. And best of all, I still have energy during this time. Having time for everything that’s important to me makes me feel very balanced, relaxed, and optimistic.

　　Think about what you could do with that extra time. Even an extra 30 minutes per day is enough to exercise daily, read a book or two each month, maintain a blog, meditate daily, cook healthy food, learn a musical instrument, etc. A small amount of extra time each day adds up to significant amounts over the course of a year. 30 minutes a day is 182.5 hours in a year. That’s more than a month of working full-time (40 hours per week). Double it if you save 60 minutes a day, and triple it if you save 90 minutes a day. For me the savings was about 90 minutes/day. That’s like getting a free bonus year every decade. I’m using this time to do things that I previously didn’t have the time and energy to do. It’s wonderful.

　　46开头可以些： The funny thing is that people overemphasize which qualities a parent should have and how to define a good parent; at the same time, however, we overlook the issue of children, including the good qualities that a son or a daughter should have. In this essay, I will discuss some of the virtues a child must have.

　　47 在大公司工作的好处: (1)working on a large job; (2)enjoying a good opportunity to learn constantly(Because the company is so large, I have the opportunity to work on several different types of projects with different equipment requirements – I am constantly learning on the job.) (3) flexible time scheduling, less gossips, free working environment; (4) diversity.

　　(T51 taking risks or chances VS careful planning)

　　Risk: You may worry about the risks of investing, but the real risk is that you will outlive your money.

　　Two kinds of financial risks are:

　　The risk of losing your money if you act

　　The risk of losing money if you don't act

　　Take advantage of three secrets of successful investors

　　1. Start as soon as possible

　　2. Invest steadily through market up and downs

　　3. Diversify your investments

　　Almost any investment is okay to start with. Success isn't really determined by investment behaviour but by investor behaviour whether or not you get started and keep going.