1. amuse

【课文原句】Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. (P33)

【名师点拨】amuse vt. 意为"使高兴；使开心"，和please（取悦于；让......高兴）是近义词。amuse oneself意为"自娱自乐；消遣"。amuse的名词形式是amusement。如：

I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.

I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was on the train.

They are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster. (P33)

Carl came last in the race, much to my amusement.

【知识拓展】amused adj. 意为"逗乐的；觉得好笑的"，常用be amused (at / by sth)，指"觉得有趣；好笑；以......为乐"。如：

She was very amused by / at your comments.

Amused by the flying kites, the child stopped crying.

2. various

【课文原句】Though parks share this basic purpose, they find various ways to meet this need. (P33)

【名师点拨】various adj. 意为"不同的；各种各样的"，相当于different kinds of，后接复数名词。如：

At the meeting, the people present expressed their various opinions.

The students were late for various reasons.