2．belong to 属于

　　3．intend to do sth. 意欲......；打算......

　　4．consist of 由......构成

　　5．compare ... to ... 把......比作......

　　6．focus on 集中于......

　　7．as long as 只要

　　8．promise to do 许诺做......

　　1．[教材原句]This is probably why Burns talked about a rose in his famous poem，'A Red, Red Rose'.

　　这可能就是彭斯在他著名的诗歌《一朵红红的玫瑰》里评论玫瑰的原因。

　　[句型点拨]"This/That is why ..."句型。

　　[佳句赏析]To be top of that list shows what a great player he is and that's why we paid the money for him.

　　他以在得分榜上名列前茅来证明他是个多么伟大的球员，这就是我们给他这么多钱的原因。

　　2．[教材原句]He wrote in the same way the Scottish people spoke back then, which explains why the spelling looks rather strange.

　　他用苏格兰方言写作，这就解释了为什么这首诗的拼写看起来相当奇怪。

　　[句型点拨]"in the same way (that) ..."方式状语从句。

　　[佳句赏析]Most people do not seem to see the cost of a house in the same way (that) they see other prices.

　　多数人看待房屋价格的方式似乎不同于他们看待其他物品价格的方式。

　　Robert Burns and his poetry

Robert Burns, Scotland's supreme literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759. Burns had a reputation for being funny and pleasant to be around. However, he came from a poor family with many debts, and did not ever make a lot of money.