必修4第5单元重点单词及短语讲解1.themetheme []n.[C]1. 论题,话题,题目The main theme of discussion was press censorship.讨论的主题是新闻审查制度。
2. 主题,主题思想;题材The theme of the poem is love and peace.这首诗的主题是爱与和平。
3. (学生的)作文,文章Our school themes（compositions）must be written in ink and on white paper.我们学校的作文要用墨水写在白纸上。
4. 【音】主题曲Bruce Lee Theme 李小龙传奇主题曲2.amuseamuse []vt.1. 使欢乐,逗...高兴;使发笑;[(+at/by/with)]A clown's job is to amuse the spectators. 小丑的工作就是娱乐观众。
2. 给...提供娱乐,消遣It was too rainy to play outside, so she amused herself with a book.雨大,不适合在外面玩,所以她看书消遣。
He amused himself by playing the flute. 他吹笛自娱。
Amuse & entertain的辨析：The joke____ the audience so much that the laughter lasted as long as 5minutes.A. interestedB. amusedC. entertainedD. movedamuse强调把人逗乐，通俗点说就是“搞笑”，强调搞笑的效果。
entertain强调笼统的娱乐，是相对于工作学习而言的To my _____,he fell down on the ground.(amuse)To our _____ (amuse),the actor fell off the stage.amusementamuse是动词，amusing 是形容词，此处应该是名词。
表示让我感到搞笑的是，to one‘s + n.类似的to my joy，让某人高兴的是，to my surprise，，让某人惊讶的是，都是名词3.amusement略4.variousvarious []a.1. 不同的;各种各样的,Everyone arrived late at the party for various reasons.由于种种原因,每个人赴会都迟到了。
2. 好几个的;许多的[Z]Wheat is grown in various parts of the country. 全国许多地方都种小麦。
5.varietyvariety []n.1. 多样性,变化[U]What other ways do you know to add variety? 你知道其他增加变化的方法吗?People like to live a life full of variety. 人们喜欢过丰富多彩的生活。
2. 种种[S][(+of)]He has a variety of interests. 他有多种爱好。
a variety of(多种的) = various(不同的, 各种各样的)如；There are a variety of animals in the zoo.=There are various animals in the zoo.3. 【生】变种,异种[C][(+of)]4. 种类[C]Hospitals deal with diseases of every variety.医院诊治各种各样的疾病。
There are ___ of animals ranging from rabbits to tigers in the park , including a rare ___ of monkey.A. species , speciesB. a variety , speciesspecies多用于指物种。
a variety ＝all kinds of 是各式各样选BThere____(be)a variety of plants in the old years.is单复数跟variety,这里是a variety of如果是varieties of就跟复数Iron has a variety of uses.a variety of 为固定短语，意为“多种多样的”Varieties of vegetables＿on the marketA. isB. arekind, a kind of, kinds of, all kinds of, a variety of ，sort ，type 的意思和区别：1.种类2.一种3.各种各样的4.全部种类的5.种种6.种类, 类别7.类型6.rideride []vi.1. 骑马,乘车;骑马She rode home on her bicycle. 她骑自行车回家。
2. 乘坐,搭坐[(+on/in)]vt.1. 骑(马等);乘(车等)He learned to ride a horse at the age of nine. 他九岁时学会了骑马。
n.[C]1. 骑;乘坐;搭乘He gave me a ride to the plaza. 他让我搭车去市场。
2. 骑马(或乘车)旅行,兜风We went for a ride in the car. 我们开车兜风。
3. (林中的)骑马道4. 交通工具,车辆rides指游乐园里供人们骑的游乐设施7.shuttleshuttle []n.[C]1. 短程穿梭运行的车辆(或火车、飞机等)2. 【空】航天飞机3. 羽毛球8.chargein charge, in charge of, in the charge ofin charge 和in charge of 的意思均为“主管”“负责”，都可用作表语或定语，后者还可作状语。
in the charge of 表示“由……主管”，主语一般是表示事物或单位的名词， of 的宾语用表示人的名词或代词。
如：1. If you take part in the sports meeting，please tell Mark. He is in charge.如果你参加运动会，请告诉马克。
他负责。
2. Mother puts the baby in the charge of the baby sitter while she is out.母亲外出时将小孩交保姆照料。
练习：1. Li Ming is ______ the whole lab.A. in charge ofB. in the charge ofC. in the charge2. Our class is ______ our English teacher.A. in the charge ofB. in charge ofC. in chargecharge的短语与搭配1. have charge of sth [sb] 负责照顾或管理某物或某人。
如：He has charge of the branch. 他主管分店。
Doctors have charge of sick people. 医生负责照顾病人。
2. in charge of 负责管理，主管。
如：Mr Smith is in charge of the factory. 史密斯先生负责管理这个工厂。
Mary is in charge of the children. 玛丽负责照顾这些孩子。
注：有时可以不出现 of 短语。
如：Who is in charge here? 这里谁负责?3. in the charge of 在……的管理(负责)之下。
如：The factory is in the charge of my father. 这家工厂由我父亲负责。
比较：Mr Smith is in charge of our class. ＝Our class is in the charge of Mr Smith. 我们班由史密斯先生负责。
注：in the charge of 中的介词 in 有时可换为 under。
如：这个婴儿由她照看。
4. take charge of 管理，负责。
如：Soon he will take charge of the department. 他很快会来负责管理这个部门。
The department was badly organized until she took charge(of it). 这个部门在她负责管理以前组织工作做得很差。
5. charge some money for sth 因为某事物而索取钱。
如：How much do you charge for a room with a bath? 一间带浴室的房间要多少钱How much do you charge for a room? They’ll charge at least 50 dollars for doing it. 做这工作他们至少要索50美元。
注：若要指明是向谁而索，可在 charge 后加 sb。
如：He charged me five dollars for this magazine. 这本杂志他向我要了五美元。
I’m not going there again --- they charged me $2foracup of coffee. 我再也不去那里了---- 一杯咖啡就要了我一美元。
6. charge sb with sth . <>指控某人做某事，因为某事而控告某人。
如：She charged him with cheating. 她告他进行欺骗。
The police are going to charge him with murder. 警方准备控告他谋杀罪。
注：该结构常用于被动语态形式。
如：He was charged with stealing. 他被指控偷盗。
9.admissionadmission []n.1. (学校,会场,俱乐部等的)进入许可,加入许可[U][C][(+to/into)]She has the qualifications for admission to the college. 她具备进入该学院的条件。