1.make sense　　　　　　　　讲得通；有意义

2．in particular 尤其；特别

3．be made up of 由......构成

4．take it easy 轻松；不紧张；从容

5．take sth. seriously 认真对待某事

6．run out of 用完 1.various reasons　　　　　　　各种各样的理由

2．tell a story 讲故事

3．convey certain emotions 传达某种感情

4．delight small children 使得小孩子们快乐

5．have strong rhythm 节奏感强

6．have a flexible line length 可长可短 　　三、这样记句式

先背熟 再悟通 后仿用 1.There are various reasons why people write poetry.

人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。 why引导定语从句修饰先行词reasons。 There are various reasons why they want to do part­time jobs.

他们想做兼职工作有着各种各样的原因。 2.The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.

童谣不一定有什么意义，甚至(有的)看起来自相矛盾，但是它们容易学，也容易背诵。 "be＋形容词＋不定式"的主动形式表示被动意义。 Some bad habits such as smoking and drinking aren't easy to get rid of.

吸烟酗酒等坏习惯不容易改掉。 3.Some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like C)．

有些(清单诗)押韵(如B)，而有些不押韵(如C)。 while意为"然而"，表示两者之间的对比。 Their sizes and colors are similar while the shapes are different.

它们的大小、颜色是相似的，然而形状不同。 4.Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five lines.

另外一种学生容易写的简体诗是由五行组成的，叫作五行诗。 名词短语作同位语。 I'm Li Hua, a student from China. (2014·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)

我是李华，一位来自中国的学生。 5.With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may eventually want to write poems of their own.

有这么多不同的诗歌类型可选，学生们最终也许想自己作诗了。 "with＋宾语＋宾补"结构，本句中充当宾补的是不定式短语。 With so much work to do, they have no time to go shopping.

有这么多工作要做，他们没有时间去购物。