问答题 Directions:
A. Study the following graph carefully and write an essay of no less than 150 words;
B. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
(1) interpret the following graph.
(2) possible reasons for the phenomenon.
(3) your comments.
【正确答案】
Overworking

As we can see from the chart above, at present, workers in some fields and sections of our society are overworking, among whom the self-employed individuals and scientific researchers top the list. The very fact revealed in the chart should arouse the social concern.
The implied meaning of the chart above can be briefly stated as follows. In the first place, to overwork every day has become a common phenomenon in most working units. The national laws and regulations concerning eight-hour working limit are often disobeyed by some employers, which transgresses workers' deserved rights. In the second place, to overwork constantly does harm to people's health and mentality. Over the past years, many intellectuals and artists die young due to heavy workload and the resulting stress. Last but not least, frequent extra work disturbs people's normal life. Every day people are so occupied with their work that they do not have time to care their family life and to communicate with their friends and relatives. As a result, they become a working machine. On the whole, overworking does bring us some disadvantages, which should not be neglected.
In my view. countermeasures should be taken immediately to reverse the current serious situation. To begin with. more strict laws and regulations should be set up to protect workers' rights. What's more, a public education campaign should be launched to make people understand the relationship between work and health and that between work and normal life.
【答案解析】[解析] 文中开始段归纳了图表的内容。中间段分析了图表的含义:一是现在,加班已经成为司空见惯的现象,这实际上是一种侵权行为;二是经常加班不利于人们的身心健康;三是加班打乱了人们的正常生活。总之,经常加班存在严重弊端,会把人们变成工作机器。结束段提出了作者的对策:用法律法规来保护工人权益;通过宣传教育活动帮助人们正确理解工作与健康、工作与生活的关系。