Lesson 24: Writing a Poem
第二十四课：写一首诗
Dear Diary
亲爱的日记
We learned to write stories and poems this week.
我们这周学习写故事和诗歌。
We read many different kinds ofpoems.
我们阅读了许多不同种类的诗歌。
We also learned about fables and fairy tales.
我们也学习了寓言和童话故事。
I like reading stories, but they are very hard to write.
我喜欢读故事，但是写故事很难。
I think a good story must have great characters and an interesting plot.
我认为一个好的故事必须有好的角色，和一个有意思的故事情节。
Jenny thinks stories are easier to write than poems, but I don't think so.
珍妮认为写故事比写诗歌容易些，但我不这样看。
At the beginning, I was afraid to try writing a poem.
起初，我害怕写诗。
I tried to write one about my favourite place beside a lake.
我试着写写湖边我最喜欢的一个地方。
But it was too hard to write that poem!
可是，那太难写了。
Then my teacher encouraged me to write a humorous poem because I am always saying funny things.
然后，老师鼓励我写一首诙谐诗，因为我总说一些有趣的事情。
So I wrote a funny poem about a donut. Later I decided to write a poem about a cat! Here it is.
于是，我写了一首炸面圈的趣味诗。后来，我决定写一首有关猫的诗！就是这首。
Cat
猫
I once saw a very small cat, It was wearing a big yellow hat.
我曾看到一只小小的猫，它戴着一顶大大的黄色帽子。
I jumped really high, and then I said quietly, Don't you think you look funny in that?
我跳得很高，然后我轻轻地说，你不认为你看起来很可笑吗？
