专八题目：

Long or Short Vacations?

专八范文：

Every student likes vacations．Some of them prefer several short vacations throughout the year，since theycan have a rest now and then．But others would like to have one long vacation each year，because theywant to budget abundant time freely．As a result，there have been many arguments on this topic．From mypoint of view，it is advisable for the students to have several short vacations．

影响观点的因素很多，总共有三点原因。首先，短假期会让学生减轻学习的压力，这对他们的身心健康都是有益的。对于在学校生活，休息是必不可少的。适当的休息能够让学生得到放松，并给予他们足够的动力继续学习。就像老话所说，只学不玩，聪明的人也会变傻。但是，休息也是有度的。长假期对学生的学习状态不利，太多的空闲时间会让学生变得懒惰，这反而会害了他们。第二，短假期对继续学习有利。我们都知道学习是学生最重要的任务。如果学生获得了长假期，他们就将离开学校，学校是学生学习的最好场所，这样，他们将远离学校很长时间。由于他们有限的自学能力，绝大部分的学生不能够系统，或是有规律的进行学习。

至少，他们不会学习出色，甚至会遗忘他们之前所学习的知识，然而，短期假期也不会影响老师的教学计划。更重要的是，短假期将会提供给学生复习，并自己总结知识的时间。学生要在校学习新知识，他们也需要自己来真正思考知识。在学校，老师有自己的教学计划，老师并不会因为某个学生而改变。所以，学生应该好好利用短假期。短假期是学生自己复习的很好机会。

总结，学生应该有许多短假期，而不是有长假期。从学生的身心发展的角度考虑，学习需要有持续性，也需要有自学的过程，我们认为短假期将帮助学生学习更好。

每名学生都喜欢假期。许多学生更喜欢短假期，这样，他们可以得到休整。但是，其他学生喜欢长假期，因为这样他们可以充分利用业余时间。因此，对于这一话题人们有着不同的观点。我认为，

Among countless factors which influence my viewpoints，there are three conspicuous aspects as follows．In the first place，short vacations set the students free from the burdensome study every now and then，whichis beneficial for both of their physical and mental health．During the school life，rest is necessary．Appropriate relaxation refreshes students and gives them enough motivation and energy to continue learning．As the saying goes，all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy．But the rest should be reasonable．A long vacation will do harm to the condition of the students，and too much free time will make students become lazy，instead of helping them．In the second place，having short vacations is to the advantage of the study continuity．We all know that study is the most important task for the students．If students have a long vacation，they will leave school， which is the best study environment，for a too long time Owing to their limited self－educated ability and knowledge，most students cannot study systematically orregularly．

At last they may not study well，and even forget what they have learned in the previous period，while short vacations will not influence the teaching arrangement．What’s more，short vacations will allow the students to review and summarize the knowledge on their own．Students learn new knowledge at school， andthey need their own time to think over and understand it truly．At school the teachers have their teaching plans，and will not stop to wait for a particular student．So the short vacations should be made good use of．They are opportunities for the students to review and learn by themselves．

To sum up，students should have several short vacations throughout the year instead of having a long vacation each year．From the perspective of the students’physical and mental health，study continuity and self－learning，we can see that short vacations will help students to learn better．