高中英语必修4第5单元重点单词及短语讲解

高中英语必修4第5单元重点单词及短语讲解

必修4第5单元重点单词及短语讲解

1. theme

theme []

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. amuse

amuse []

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. interested B. amused C. entertained D. moved

amuse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. amusement

amuse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. various

various [

a. ]