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Although mind-wandering during school is characteristic of young adults, working students report significantly more of it than non-workers. Indeed, the rush from earning and spending money may be so strong that students who have a history of intensive employment, those who, for example, have been working long hours since their second year, are actually at greater risk than their classmates of dropping out before graduating.
虽说在学校学习时心不在焉是年轻人的通病，但是据反映，打工的学生比不打工的学生在这方面表现得更为糟糕。事实上，赚钱和花钱带来的快感也许过于强烈，以至于有长时间打工史的学生，比如从大二开始就长时间打工的学生，实际上比其他同学面临更大的辍学风险。
Finally, working long hours can be associated with increased alcohol and drug use. Working students use drugs and alcohol about 33% more often than non-working students. Our long-term study shows that working long hours leads to increased alcohol and drug use for entertainment and recreation among working students. Teenagers with between $200 and $300 of monthly surplus income frequently have more money to spend than their peers, and often they become accustomed to spending their earnings on drugs and alcohol. According to our study, alcohol and drug use, in turn, may be linked to disengagement from school, and therefore, is likely to depress school performance.
最后，长时间打工与饮酒和吸毒的增多有关。打工的学生吸毒和饮酒的概率比不打工的学生要高出大约 33%。我们的长期研究显示，长时间打工导致打工的学生更多地饮酒和吸毒，他们借此来娱乐和消遣。每月多收入 200 至 300 美元的青少年通常比其他同学有更多的零花钱，而且他们也常常习惯于把自己赚来的钱花在吸毒和饮酒上。我们的研究表明，饮酒和吸毒相应地可能造成学习兴趣减弱，因此很可能导致学习成绩下降。
To summarize, convention has long held that early employment builds character. Our findings indicate that for many students, working 20 hours or more a week can contribute to decreased school performance and increased drug and alcohol use. We know that these findings may seem controversial to many. To our own surprise, our findings make us question how long we have held on to the conventional assumptions about the great value of work in our formative years. It's time to abandon this appealing myth! We conclude that students should resolve to work no more than 10 hours per week if they want to be successful in school.
总而言之，长期以来的传统观念一直认为，早期的工作经历能锤炼性格。而我们的研究结果表明，对于许多学生而言，每周打工 20 个小时或更多时间会导致学习成绩的下滑以及吸毒和饮酒的增多。我们知道这些研究结果可能在许多人看来是有争议的。令我们感到惊讶的是，我们的研究结果促使我们质疑，为何长久以来我们一直坚守着那种打工有利于我们成长的传统想法。现在是摒弃这种诱人的错误观念的时候了！我们的结论是：要想学业成功，学生就应该下决心做到每周打工不超过 10 个小时。
