2) amusement (n.) n. 消遣，娱乐(活动) China’s Cultural Theme Park offers its visitors all kinds of amusement. amuse oneself 消遣 自我娱乐 The children amused themselves by playing hideand-seek games. 翻译：她读侦探(detective)小说消遣。 She amused herself by reading detective stories
Unit 5
Language study
运用 用所给单词的适当形式填空 1．The shop sells a ______________ of dresses at different
prices.(various)
2．The railway station is in the _________ of the city.(central)
翻译：
He is well--known as writer.
他是一位著名的作家。
Hangzhou is well--known / famous for the West Lake.
杭州以西湖而闻名。
注意：
well--known 的比较是better -- known, 同义词是famous.
6. As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. 当你在梦幻乐园漫步时，你可能会在 游行队伍中或者街上看到白雪公主或 米老鼠。
• ①The ________ of every paragraph is carefully introduced in its first sentence.
②We all like the ________ of the music in the film. ③What is the ________ of Feng Xiaogang's new play?
variation n. 变化，变更 variety n. 品种，种类，多样性 vary v. 改变，变更
固定搭配： a （considerable / great /wide） variety of 各 种各样的，种类繁多的；=various variety of form 各种形式； for a variety of reasons 因种种理由； in a variety of ways 用种种方法。 （2）vary v. 变化；改变。 例如： Habits and hobbies vary from person to person. 习惯与爱好因人而异。
amuse
v. 娱乐；消遣 ___________________. His story amuses me 他的故事使我发笑。 amused themselves by The children _______________________ playing games ________________. 孩子们做游戏取乐。 were amused with the dolls. The girls __________________ 那些女孩玩那些娃娃玩得很开心。
1) wander (v.): 漫步；徘徊
We wandered around the shopping area for two hours. 我们在这个购物区逛了两小时。 She doesn’t like wandering the streets aimlessly. 她 不喜欢在大街上毫无目的地闲逛。
education.
今晚讲话的主题是教育。
They played the theme song of
the famous film.
theme 一般指论文、演讲、音乐的主题，也可指一 组作品的主题。 topic 常意为“话题”，可指文章、谈话的题目或 内容，也可指提纲中的标题甚至段落及句子的 中心思想。 subject 意为“题目；主题”，可与 topic 互换，但范 围 比 topic 更广。若干个 topic 可组成较全面的 subject。
be famous for
be famous for 意为“以...而闻名”。 例如： Austria is famous for its music. 奥地利以音乐而闻名 拓展: well--known adj. 众所周知;著名的；闻 名的。be well--known / famous as 表示“作 为…而闻名”，后接表示人的身份，职业的词 语；be well--known / famous for 意为“因 为......而闻名”，其后多接表示某个人或物的 特点，特长，技能等方面的词语。
6.The old building is in a good state of __________.(preserve)
Language points
1. theme: a main subject or idea 主题 e.g. The theme for tonight’s talk is
9 preserve
1 . preserve为及物动词，意为“保存；保 留”保护；防护；维护。 Salt helps to preserve meat . 盐有助保存肉类。
He always preserves the style of hard struggle . 他始终保持艰苦奋斗的作风。 2 . preserve 为名词，意为“保护区”。 This is the world's largest narural preserve . 这是世界上最大的自然保护区。
Hale Waihona Puke 类似用法的还有whichever, whatever, whenever, whomever等。 Take whichever you want. 你想拿哪个就拿哪个。
Whatever I have also belongs to you. 我所有的一切也属于你的。 Whatever happens, I’ll always be on your side. 不管发生什么事, 我总会站在你一边的。
4. There are various kinds of theme
parks,
various adj.各种各样的，不同的；好几个，很多 various ways of cooking an egg There are _________________________. 鸡蛋有各种各样的做法。
7. With all these attractions, no
wonder tourism is increasing
wherever there is a Disneyland.
有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪
里有迪斯尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就 会发展。
attraction 为名词,意为”有吸引力的事物;吸引”. 例如: The attraction of the moon for the earth causes the sides. 月球对地球的引力引起潮汐.
3．He often __________ himself by listening to _________
songs.(amusement)
4．_________ is well developed in Thailand, where thousands of _________ go for holidays.(tour) 5.The pretty girl is so __________ that she __________ many young men.(attraction)
3. more than 在本句意为“不仅仅是……;不 只是……” This book is more than a grammar book. 这不只是本语法书。 另外, more than happy/glad/willing, etc (to do sth)表示“非常乐意(做某事)”。 We are more than happy to show you around Beijing. 我们非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。
an attractive woman 一个动人的女人
no wonder: 难怪；不足为奇(特别用于口语中) No wonder you’ve got a headache – you drank so much wine. 你喝了那么多酒，难怪你头疼。
（1）wonder n. 惊异；惊奇；惊叹。 a look of wonder 惊异的神情
8.unique
unique为形容词，意为“独一无二的；仅有 的”。 例如： an unique experience一次独特的经历 The problem is by no means unique to this region 拓展： unique adj. 珍奇的；罕有的；不平凡的；极 好的。 例如： unique ability 罕见的才能
5.Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters, others for showing the famous sights and sounds of a culture.
有的主题公园以有最大或最长的过山车而出名，有 的则展示了文化中那些著名的声音和视觉景象。
variety n. 变化，多样性，种类 The shopping center sells a variety of goods.
购物中心出售各种各样的商品。