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In modern society, especially in big cities, undoubtedly hard work has become a very important feature of ordinary people's everyday life. It seems that many people are under the impression that their work is becoming more pressing and urgent, and thus they sacrifice more and more leisure time.
In the first place, with the rapid development of science and technology, work today is more demanding than it used to be. For example, college graduates nowadays have to master English, computer science and driving skills before they can find decent jobs. People have to spend more time acquiring new techniques and skills. And their spare time tends to be fully occupied, not with leisure pursuits, but with work-related pursuits.
In the second place, competition is becoming more intense. Many people feel anxious that they may be "laid-off" if they can't work as hard as others. And they also feel at a disadvantage before new graduates. Therefore, it is understandable that people keep themselves involved in intensely hard work in order to preserve their positions.
In my opinion, the worst aspect of this phenomenon is that the huge pressure of work will gradually affect people's mental health. Excessively hard work means that people can never get rid of the fatigue of their work, even in their leisure time. This means that they can not enjoy a normal life.
In a word, in modern society overwork is stealing our leisure time. However, I believe this problem will be settled eventually with the development of science and technology.

【答案解析】[解析] 文章的首段介绍场景并明确表态：我认为许多人工作压力很大，因而牺牲了很多的空闲时间。这是Your opinion类题目首段的典型写法，这类题目在首段必须表明自己的观点并在主体段落中进行论证。主体段落从三个角度来分析人们工作压力大的原因，每一个原因写一个自然段，每一段的开头都有衔接手段，in the first place, in the second place, in my opinion。这些衔接手段使文章脉络分明，层次清晰。人们工作压力大首先是科技发展的需要，其次是因为竞争日益激烈，最后一点是工作压力已经逐渐影响了人们的心理健康。
结尾段对主体段落进行总结，in a word(总而言之)，再次重申自己的观点：现代社会巨大的工作压力已经占据了我们的空闲时间。但结尾段的最后一句话又对解决这一问题表示一种乐观的态度，我相信随着科技的发展这个问题会得以解决。这句话并不是画蛇添足，反而显得作者不是很武断，比较客观。
Agree or disagree类(同意与否)
此类文章要求考生对观点表明自己是同意还是不同意。这种题目的写作指令中常常出现以下一些词语：Do you agree or disagree? To what extent do you support this statement? To what extent do you agree or disagree?