【结构梳理】

一：引出话题，简述履行工作职责和培养个人兴趣都很重要，因此有必要在二者之间达到平衡。

二：提出建议，如何充分利用工作时间和闲暇时间做到既圆满完成工作任务，又享受到个人爱好的乐趣。

三：总结全文，指出工作和兴趣的结合是最佳选择。

do one’s part/share    做好分内之事

be dedicated/devoted to one’s work    全身心投入工作，敬业

achieve performance goals/objectives     达成业绩目标

lest…;   in case;   for fear that…    以免……

It is inadvisable to do sth.      ……是不明智的

Work is a means of livelihood for most people, while personal interests often add spice to one’s life. Both are beyond dispute indispensable for leading a fulfilling life, but it is far from easy to achieve a trade-off between them.

It requires, above all, full and proper use of work time. More exactly, people should follow their work plans and make a concentrated effort to complete their assignments. Being productive at work, in fact, not only benefits your career development, but also saves plenty of time and energy to explore private interests. Once you find your favorite pastimes, try to make them part of your life, lest you idle such hard-won free time away. Movie fans, for example, can spend one hour or more watching films each weeknight and share their comments via social media on weekends.

A better approach, of course, is to seek a job or start a business closely related to one’s hobbies, though it is less practical for most people. But at any rate, it is inadvisable to be distracted by personal interests at work or to be a workaholic.