Unit 5 Theme parks
Language points
Language points
1. theme:

The theme for tonight’s talk is education.
They played the theme song of the famous film.
a main subject or idea
2. fun:
have fun: enjoy oneself 尽情地玩
for fun: for pleasure 为了娱乐
a lot of / much / no fun 有趣/没趣
(be) in fun 在开玩笑
make fun of=laugh at 嘲笑
The little cat is full of fun.
It’s no fun spending the weekend doing nothing.
enjoyment; pleasure (U)
周末无事可做一点乐趣都没有。
3. more than 在本句意为“不仅仅是……;不只是……”
这不只是本语法书。
This book is more than a grammar.
另外, more than happy/glad/willing, etc (to do sth)表示“非常乐意(做某事)”。
我非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。
We are more than happy to show you around Beijing.
4.There are various kinds of theme parks.
various adj.不同的，各种各样的
从这里到车站有各种不同的走法。
There are various ways of getting to the
stations from here.
variety n. 变化，多样性，种类
a variety of+名词,谓语动词的数和后面的名词保持一致
The shopping center sells a variety of goods.
在学校里我们学习各种东西。
At school we learn a variety of things.
She made the children glad _________________ (用各种方法).
in a variety of ways
vary vi. 1).变化
Opinions vary on this point.
2).～(with sth); ～(from sth to sth)改变,变化

物价随季节而变动.
她的情绪由乐观变而为消沉.
Prices vary with seasons.
Her mood varied from optimism to depression.
5. 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。
1) wander (v.): to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose 漫步；徘徊
我们在这个购物区逛了两小时。
她不喜欢在大街上毫无目的地闲逛。
We wandered around the shopping area for two hours.
She doesn’t like wandering the streets aimlessly.
2) amusement (n.) n. 消遣，娱乐(活动)
Disneyland offers its visitors all kinds of amusement.
to one’s amusement 令人觉得好笑的是
To her great amusement the actor’s wig(假发) fell off.
amuse oneself 消遣，自我娱乐
She amused herself by reading novels.
6. 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 n.1. (U) 吸引;吸引力
The television has little ～for me.
电视对我没什么吸引力。
The attraction of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
月球对地球的引力引起潮汐。
2.(C)有吸引力的人或事物
City life holds few attractions for me.
城市生活中没有什么吸引我的东西。
拓展: attract v. 吸引
Like attracts like.
A magnet attracts iron.
1.物以类聚。2. 磁石吸铁
v. 引起(注意,兴趣,赞赏等); 引诱
attract / draw / catch one’s attention
引起某人的注意
The new book attracted my attention.
attractive adj. 有吸引力的; 引人注意的
an attractive smile 一个迷人的微笑
no wonder: used to say that you are not surprised by something 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.
This is their first time to Beijing – no wonder the children are so excited.
wherever (conj. & adv.): to or at any place, position or situation
无论哪里；无论什么情况下

无论她去哪里, 那个人都跟着她。
你想坐哪里就坐哪里。
She is followed by that person wherever she goes.
You can sit wherever you want.
类似用法的还有whichever, whatever, whenever, whoever等。
不管你怎么做, 结果都一样。
你想拿哪个就拿哪个。
It has the same result whichever way you do it.
Take whichever you want.
我所有的一切也属于你。
不管发生什么事, 我总会站在你一边的。
Whatever I have also belongs to you.
Whatever happens, I’ll always be on your side.
7.You can even see…bald eagle preserve.
preserve vt 1). 保存；保留
盐有助于保存肉类。
他始终保持艰苦奋斗的作风。
Salt help to preserve meat .

He always preserves the style of hard struggle .
2).保护;维护
preserve one’s eyesight 保护视力
preserve sb (from sb/sth)保护…免遭…
Oil preserves metal from rust.
油保护金属免于生锈。
3).n. 保护区
This is the world’s largest narural preserve.
这是世界上最大的自然保护区。
8…the most length in the smallest space.
length n. 长度；长
长300英里的河
这个房间的长度是那个房间的两倍.
a river 300 miles in length
This room is twice the length of that one.
at length 1).after a long time; at last
最后,终于;详细地
At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.
at length
2).taking a long time; in great detail ; fully
长时间地;详细地; 充分地
我们已经十分详尽地讨论了这个问题。

We have already discussed this matter at great length.
9. If you want to experience the ancient
days and great deeds of English knights
and ladies, princes and queens ...
deed n. 表示“行为; 行动; 事迹”。
【拓展】do a good deed 做一件好事
他是个言行如一的朋友。
He is a friend in word as well as in deed.
英译汉
He is praised for his good deeds.
He is a good leader in deed as well as in name.
10.Every area of the park is modeled after...
model v.
1).～oneself/sth after/on/ upon sb/sth
以某人/某事物作榜样; 仿效
她以最喜欢的小说家为榜样
She models herself on her favorite novelist.
follow the model 学习榜样
make a model 做榜样
model worker 劳动模范
英译汉。
The two buildings are modeled after the
same pattern.

He made a good model for us in studying.
We should follow the good models of the
model workers.
这两座建筑是按照同一模式建造的。
他在学习上为我们做了一个好榜样。
我们应该以那些劳动模范为榜样。
Thank you!