① The students are discussing the theme of a novel. 学生们在讨论小说的主题。
② Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite theme for the painter. 瀑布很早就是画家喜爱的主题。
Ⅲ. topic “题目”指选定作为个人写篇文章或一些人进行讨论的题目。如：
单词：topic的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
sentence/period/word/phrase/idiom/expression/grammar/draft/paragraph/passage/article/topic/title/subject/object/headline/outline/theme/camas
记忆：
1. sentence [ 5sentEns ] n. 句子, 判决 vt. 宜判, 判决 Can you make sentences with these words？你能不能用这些词造点句子？
2. word [ wE:d] n. 字, 词, 话, 消息(无冠词) Word came that the football team was defeated again. 消息传来足球队又被打败了。
3. phrase [ freiz ] n. 短语 措词 We should comprehend a sentence by phrase instead of by word. 我们理解句子应按短语来理解，而不是按词来理解。
4. idiom [ 5idiEm] n. 成语, 方言, 土语, 习惯用语 The idiom has something to do with the culture, so it can’t be comprehended by word. 成语与文化有关，因此不能按词来理解。
5. expression [ iks5preFEn ] express-ion. n. 表达, 表情, 脸色 What does this expression mean?这个表达是什么意思？
6. grammar [ 5^rAmE ] gram-mar n. 语法 Grammar is descriptive, not prescriptive.语法是描绘性的，不是规定性的。
7. draft [ drB:ft] n. 草稿, 草案, 草图v. 起草, 为. . . 打样, 设计 If there is enough time, you can draw a draft first. 如果有足够的时间，你可以先打草稿。
8. paragraph [ 5pArE^rB:f ] para-graph n. 段落，自然段 Generally speaking, there is a topic sentence in each paragraph. 一般而言，每个段落常常有一个主题句。
9. passage [ 5pAsidV ] pass-age n. (一)段, (一)节 The passage we read is made up of four paragraphs. 我们读的短文是由四个段落组成的。
10. article [ 5B:tikl ] art-i-cle n. 文章, 论文 There is an article about cultural conflict in today’s newspaper. 在今天的报纸上有一篇关于文化冲突的文章。
11. topic [ 5tCpik] top-ic n. 话题, 主题 You may choose any topic to talk about. 你可以任意选择你谈论的话题。
12. title [ 5taitl] n. 头衔, 名称, 标题 I have forgot the title of the article I read this morning. 我已经忘了今天早晨我读的文章标题。
13. subject [ 5sQbdVikt ] sub-ject n. 题目, 主题, 科目，主语 What’s the subject of the sports meeting this year?今年运动会的主题是什么？
14. object [ 5CbdVikt ] ob-ject n. 宾语，目标，物体 Your sentence lacks an object. 你的句子缺少宾语。
15. headline [ 5hedlain] n. 大字标题 What’s the headline of today’s China Daily?今天的《中国日报》头条是什么？
16. outline [ 5Eutlain ] n. 大纲, 轮廓, 略图 An outline may be helpful in your writing. 大纲在你的写作中也许会有帮助。
17. theme [ Wi:m ] n. 主题 Peace and Development are the two great themes of the present world. 和平与发展是当今世界的两大主题。
18. comma [ 5kCmE ] n. 逗号 Grammatically, a comma can’t connect two sentences directly. 从语法上说，逗号不能直接连接两个句子。
19. period [ 5piEriEd ] n. 句号 A period suggests that the idea is fully expressed.句号表明作者完整地表达了一个观点。
另类阅读：
If we hope to write well, first we should have a new and right theme. Then we can think of a proper topic or subject to show it. Thirdly, consider how to make paragraphs into a good passage. Make sure our sentences are made up of right words, phrases or expressions well organized by grammar. Some idioms may make your writing vivid. And finally, don’t forget to make a suitable title for the passage.
与单词：topic 相关的例句或者名人名言
The students discussed the topic on the blackboard.
学生们讨论了黑板上的话题。
He wrote down a topic for us to discuss.
他写下一个主题以供我们讨论。
Religion is a diffuse topic liable to unending disputation whereas theism is not.
宗教是一个容易引起无休止争论的弥散型话题，而有神论则不是。
We all think his tutorial topic is dull .
我们都认为他的辅导主题令人乏味。
Politics and religion are always interesting topics of conversation.
