2009在職攻讀碩英語考試熱點作文（2）

Directions: You are to write more than 120 words about the title “Do we need to keep May Day Holiday and National Day Holiday?”. You are to take a position, either for or against the matter, and give your reasons. You should base your composition on the following Chinese outline.
　　近年來，五一，十一黃金周在交通， 社會治安等方面造成的問題日益明顯，是否我們還應該繼續保留五一， 十一的黃金周？ 人們對這一問題的看法不一，各持己見。
　　1．  你對這個問題的觀點是...
　　2．  理由是...
　　3．  結論...
　　參考范文：
　　May Day holiday and National Day May Day Holiday have become the golden time for traveling and family reunion since they were established as legal holidays. But in recent years the problems they have brought about （造成）are challenging Chinese people and Chinese government. Chinese people differ on the matter of （在...問題上存在分歧）whether to keep the two Golden Week holiday. (Some people insist on （堅決要求）keeping them as national holidays while others suggest that they be cancelled in consideration of （考慮到， 因為）such problems they have caused as traffic jam（交通擁擠）, overloaded（超負荷的） historic sites（歷史遺址）, rising prices of board and lodging（食宿）.)  Personally, I will never say No to （拒絕）he long holidays because they have become an important part of Chinese people’s life.
　　What benefit Chinese people can enjoy from May Day holiday and National Day holiday justify（證明...是正當的） their existence.  Firstly, they are legal paid holidays. Secondly they are long enough for Chinese people to enjoy family reunion and manage（能夠做到） travels. Thirdly, they serve to stimulate people’s consumption（消費）, thus promoting（促進） the development of Chinese economy.
　　It’s true that （的確）long holidays have caused problems with traffic and even made historic sites and summer resorts （避暑勝地）overloaded, but no problems can’t be solved as long as Chinese government take effective measures. So why not welcome and enjoy long holidays?