Nowadays people benefit a lot from the two-day weekend. like everything else,the two-day weekend has both favorable and mffavorable aspects. generally,the advantages can be listed as follows.

First, people can relax themselves thoroughly¹ in a two-day weekend, watching tv at home or going shopping. besides, people can make use of the two-day weekend to take a short journey. most important of all, people can do a lot of housework, washing, cleaning, putting things in order, and taking care of young children or old parents; they can also study, read hooks or do scientific research etc.

But every coin has two sides. the negative aspects are also apparent. first, the two-day weekend induces people to dip into their purse. to make matters worse, the two-day weekend encourages idleness in some people. worst of all, having more leisure out of school, some children are led astray.

As to me, i spend the two-day weekend in a positive way. on saturday, i usually relax myself, watching tv, taking exercise and visiting my friends and relatives, etc. on sunday i make a lot of preparations for my next week's life and work.