当然，我们反对过多地使用简单句并不是鼓励学生去刻意追求长句、复杂句。我们追求的是句子结构的多变。一篇文章能根据表达的内容使用不同的句子结构，会产生较好的艺术效果。
例子1
The Career I Pursue的主体段：
A variety of reasons have led me to choose this occupation over other more lucrative1 ones. First, teaching is learning. To make my lectures more interesting, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world-the very thing I like to do in my life. Second, teaching means freedom. As a teacher, I can freely express my opinions and explain them in my own way since nobody will interfere2 with me. Finally, I like teaching because it offers a certain peace of mind. No more rushing to catching3 a morning bus, no more anxiety to please a boss, and no more worries about being laid off because you are getting old.
文中有4个词的短句:First, teaching is learning. 也有27个词的长句:To make my lectures more interesting, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world-the very thing I like to do in my life. 有简单句,也有复杂句:As a teacher, I can freely express my opinions and explain them in my own way since nobody will interfere with me; 还有同位语句，断裂句，排比句，比较句等,因而文章读起来节奏感强。所谓句子变化，主要是指句子的开头要有变化，句子的结构要有变化，句子的长度要有变化。不要连续使用几个简单句，要学会使用复杂句。
例子2
a) Teenagers are pressured by school work. They are
also encouraged by their peers. Under such
circumstances, they resort to smoking. But sometimes
they feel a little guilty.
b) Pressured by school work and encouraged by their
peers, teenagers often resort to smoking, tough
they feel a little guilty sometimes.
不要总是以有生命的名词和人称代词开头。
例子3
a) Many people think birth control is quite necessary
in China.
b) It is widely/commonly thought/believed/held/accepted
that birth control is quite necessary in China.
a) More and more people agree
that women should enjoy full equality with men.
b) There is a growing agreement
that women should enjoy full equality with men.
a) Many Chinese people have gone to the United
States in the past 15 years.
b) The past 15 years have brought many Chinese
people to the United States.
a) We almost forget this event.
b) This event is now almost fading from our memory.
