写作范文：孩子是否能有Paid-work

 　　These days, it's not uncommon¹ to find that some children are taking certain type of paid work in many countries. While some people, Idontknowlly astonished by this fact, firmly consider it as absolutely unreasonable², I finally fail to check out anything wrong about it.

　　Those subjective³ and overreacting arguments do have one concern in common: children’s learning. It’s without denying that taking a part-time job will take up more or less time of the children, which is originally supposed to be devoted⁴ to their study.

　　In fact, far beyond books, learning means keeping the mind open and active to receive all kinds of experience. Taking a paid job actually provides the children a rare opportunity to have a glimpse at our society. This experience itself may help children to gain fuller acknowledge of their motivation, expectation and final objective of the education they have received.

　　Some more direct benefits may lie with the children’s skill of managing time. Realizing that less time is left for study, a child may automatically cut down on the time wasting in some other less important activities, such as chatting ceaselessly on the phone with a friend nearby or watching TV. With the wise guidance of his parents, this child will surely perfect his skill of operating time, which is of paramount⁵ importance for a person living in such a competitive world.

　　Besides all these mentioned above, there are other less important benefits from a paid work for our children, such as easing their parents’ financial burden, teaching them to take responsibility to make their own plans for spending, etc. Thus, I completely advocate our children to take some kind of paid work in order to enjoy all the great benefits. (288 words)

1 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

2 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

3 subjective   

a.主观(上)的，个人的

参考例句：

• The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
• A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。

4 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

5 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。