第一篇：TOEFL獨立寫作 有足夠的金錢而且不工作的人很難快樂起來

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who do not work because they have enough money are rarely happy.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.范文：

I have never done the research to prove my opinion but based on what I have heard and see, I do believe that “rich” people who do not have to work are rarely happy.I have this opinion based on two factors: what I have read/seen and how I personally feel.I often read in the papers and magazines about “poor little rich girls/boys” who despite their parents’ wealth which they have inherited, get into all kinds of trouble: shoplifting, disorderly conduct, multiple divorces, alcohol and drug abuse, and even killing someone due to drunk driving.You also often hear of these folk checking themselves into drug rehabilitation centers again and again.The fact that it does not work the first time is indicative of their underlying unhappiness and, I believe, feelings of being useless members of society.These “poor little rich kids” are obviously not happy people!

My personal feeling is that it is only by our own hard work that we can really feel the happiness that comes from earning our own way, being useful and “making a difference” in society.The satisfaction that comes from a job well done is well deserved and encourages us to continue on to perform even better.Also the joy that comes from setting a good example as a model worker at any level produces another kind of pride in that our own behavior is encouraging others to also be more productive and useful.I believe that everyone wants to feel that in some way the world is better because they lived and that there has been some purpose for their life.Although rich folk can give money to charities and good causes, unless they themselves worked to earn that money, they can not get the satisfaction that comes from making a contribution based on their own personal labor.Therefore, I believe that unless people work for their living and wealth, they cannot be truly happy.譯文

你是否同意這一觀點？有足夠的金錢而不工作的人很難快樂起來。請用具體的事例說明。我從未為證實我的觀點進(jìn)行研究，但根據(jù)所見所聞，我確實認(rèn)為那些富裕而不需要工作的人很難得到快樂。我的觀點基于兩點：我所讀到或看見的以及我的個人感受。

我經(jīng)常在報紙和雜志上讀到關(guān)于那些“可憐的富家子女”的報道，盡管已經(jīng)繼承父母的財富，他們?nèi)匀蛔屪约合萑敫鞣N麻煩：入店行竊、擾亂治安、多次離婚，酗酒吸毒、甚至酒后開車撞死行人，不斷反復(fù)的出入戒毒所。這些事實不止一次的出現(xiàn)反映出他們隱藏著的不快樂，我想是他們認(rèn)為自己是社會的多余者。這些“可憐的富家子弟”明顯不是快樂的人。

而我的個人感受是，只有通過努力工作才能真正體會到自食其力獲得回報，對社會有所益處，在社會中起著重要作用的幸福感。這種滿足來自一份工作中所受到的認(rèn)可，這種滿足激勵著自己更加努力的工作。這種愉悅也來自于自己為他人樹立榜樣的自豪，這種愉悅帶來了另外一種自豪，即我們自身的行為正在激勵著他人同樣變成高效和有用的人。

我相信，每個人都想要感受到世界因為我而有所不同的感覺，并且每個人都想要感受到生命的目的。盡管富人們也可以為慈善機構(gòu)捐款和做其他善事，但除非錢是由他們自己賺取的，否則他們不能從中得到基于自己個人努力而做出貢獻(xiàn)的滿足感。

因此我認(rèn)為，人們只有為自己的生存和財富努力工作，才能真正的感到快樂幸福。