托福作文范文：如何利用空闲时间

 　　托福作文范文：如何利用空闲时间

　　Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choosenot to make any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time activities with the benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer—planning ornot planning for your leisure¹ time? Use specific reasons and examples to explain yourchoice.

　　I think that free time is a precious thing for most of us. When we're working hard, it's nice toimagine what we'll do when the weekend comes. We juggle² one idea with another, trying todecide what best suits our budget and the amount of time we have. After all, anticipating³ freetime is part of the pleasure.

　　It's good to plan what we're going to do with our free time. That way we won't waste any of ittrying to decide. It's so easy to just sit around and think about this or that activity. Before weknow it, half the day is gone. If we decide ahead of time, we can get started in plenty of time,and we can get the most benefit out of the time we have. For instance⁴, if we're going on apicnic, we can get all our supplies ready to go. Or if we're going to a movie, we can find out thetime and how long it'll take us to get there. Also, if we plan what we're going to do with our freetime, we can invite others to join us. If we wait until the last minute, our friends may have otherplans.

　　On the other hand, it's also fun sometimes to do things without apian. We can just leave thehouse and walk around and see what catches our attention. Often, this is how we discoverplaces we never knew existed. We might end up doing something we never thought we'd try.We might just happen to find ourselves outside a new bookstore or a bowling⁵ alley⁶ and go in ona whim⁷, because we have some free time.

　　It's nice if we can have the best of both worlds. We can plan our free time activities for one dayof the weekend, and let the other day plan itself. This way our free time also gives us theenjoyment of having it both ways.

1 leisure   

n.空闲时间，空暇；悠闲，安逸

参考例句：

• I am seldom at leisure.我很少有空。
• He read books at his leisure.他在空闲时读一些书。

2 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

3 anticipating   

预感( anticipate的现在分词 )； 预见； 预料； 先于…行动

参考例句：

• He was anticipating his expectations at a dazzling rate. 他正以令人目炫的速度抢先花掉他的未来遗产。
• Anticipating that it would soon be dark, they all took torches. 他们预见到天快黑了，就都带上了手电筒。

4 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

5 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

6 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

7 whim   

n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想

参考例句：

• I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
• He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。