title、theme、topic、subject 和 和 issue的区别：
1.title："标题，题目"，指书，绘画，剧作、诗歌、乐曲等创作作品的名称、题目、标题；还可讲作"职称，头衔，称呼，冠军、权利"。
例如：
His poems were published under the title of ‘Love and Reason’.
他的诗是以《爱情与理智》为题发表的。
the title track from their latest CD (= the song with the same title as the disc)
他们最新光盘中的标题歌曲
It was the book's eye-catching title that helped me make up my mind to buy it.
正是这醒目的书名才使我下决心买下这本书。
This is a picture that requires no title; I think everyone knows what the author really wants to show.
这是一幅无需任何标题的图画，我相信人人知道作者想展示什么。
The title of the book is 'Gone with the Wind'.
这本书的书名叫《飘》。
What's the title of her new play?
她写的新剧的剧名是什么？
'Patience and Sarah' was first published in 1969 under the title 'A Place for Us'.
《佩兴丝与萨拉》一书最初于1969年出版时以《属于我们的地方》为名。
The official title of the job is ‘Administrative Assistant’.
这个职位的正式名称为“行政助理”。
She has been awarded the title Professor.
她已被授予教授职称。
She has three world titles.
她已获得三项世界冠军。
2.theme [θi:m]：指演讲、文章或艺术作品等的"主题，论题，题目或主题思想"，系正式用词，多指文学、艺术作品的主题，或论文、演说的主题。也指人们为了进行文学或艺术方面的论述而选取的主体，如诗的思想，主张，乐曲的主旋律或绘画的基调，它与subject，topic的区别在于它有时暗示在立意，形式，效果等方面进行了比较，但是：主题歌只能是theme song，还有主体公园theme park.
例如：
an overworked theme（老生常谈的题目）指立意上与别的作品相比并无新意。
North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival.
北美文学是今年艺术节的主题。
The President stressed a favourite campaign theme─greater emphasis on education.
总统强调了最喜欢的竞选主题——加大教育投入。
The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art.
男性裸体人像总是希腊艺术的中心主题。
The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage.
这些故事讲来讲去无非是这样那样的不幸婚姻。
The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe...
大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women...
小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。
CD的全写为compact disc CD：英 [ˌsi: ˈdi:] 美 [ˌsi:'di:]n.激光[镭射]唱片，光盘 一、激光唱片 1、No, I'm afraid you can only buy it on cd.没有，恐怕你只能买它的激光唱片了。
.the theme from Dr Zhivago...
电影《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲
The BBC used Vangelis's Chariots of Fire as its Olympic theme tune in 1984.
BBC选用了范吉利斯的《火战车》作为其1984年奥运节目的主题音乐。
光碟的单词，The graduates wrote a number of essays whose theme was man's will-power.
研究生们写了以人类的意志力为主题的一系列论文。
Race is a recurrent theme in the work.
种族问题是该作品里多次出现的主题。
Most of the art exhibitions have a pronounced Scottish theme.
大多数的艺术展品带有明显的苏格兰风格。
an Irish theme pub
爱尔兰主题酒馆
theme pub/bar/restaurant，etc.
3.topic："话题，题目，主题，论题"，主要指主题：一篇讲话，文章、论文或研讨的题目 ； 指人们普遍感兴趣或对之持有不同观点，因而可供讨论的题目，也指为了对之进行独特而有创意的论述而选择的话题，可指整篇作品的主旨，也可指某个章节，段落乃至单句包含的要点。英语文章段落往往有主题句，即topic sentence.聊天从唱歌扯到泡扭，这叫不断换话题（change topics）.这些地方都不能换用.
例如：
The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…
在英国，天气是交谈中永恒的话题。
The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend.
交谈的主要话题是汤姆的新女友。
The article covered a wide range of topics.
这篇文章讨论了一系列广泛的论题。
The main topic for discussion is political union
讨论的主题是政治联合。
They offer tips on topics such as home safety.
他们就家居安全等问题提供建议。
I have discussed this topic in some detail
我已经较为详细地探讨了这个话题。
The topic of your article is very good，but your spelling and style must be improved.
你文章的题目很好，但拼写及风格必须改进。
I cannot remember in a very long conversation what topic has been touched upon and what has not.
我不记得在拖得很长的谈话中什么话题涉及到了，什么没有涉及。
The students were asked to write an essay [e`sei ]on one of the assigned [ә`saind] (指派)topics. 要求学生根据指定题目当中的一题写文章。
Baseball is their favourite topic of conversation. 棒球运动是他们最喜好谈论的话题。
自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
She would have liked to ask questions，but he had moved on to another topic
她本想问问题，但他又继续谈另一个话题去了。
The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo
毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
The War will remain a heated topic of debate for some time to come
这场战争在未来的一段时间内仍将是人们热议的话题。
The topic is not taught in degree courses
学位课程不讲授这个课题。
When I taught，I would assign a topic to children which they would write about
我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。
His articles just stick to the topic.
他的文章很切题。
Sex education in schools was the buzz topic.
性教育在学校是个热议话题。
In addition to the 81 positive comments，26 students had neutral，mixed，negative or off topic views.
除了81条正面评价之外，有26位学生的观点或中立，或褒贬参半，或负面，甚或跑了题。
Teaching methodologies vary according to the topic
题目不同，教学法也不一样。
He has led up to his favourite topic.
他把谈话逐渐引导到自己最热衷的话题上。
4.subject："题目，主题"， 一般用词，使用广泛，可指讨论、研究、写作或艺术创作等的题目。也指书籍、文章、演讲、讨论等中所隐含的、暗示的，需要由读者或听众推断的主题或中心话题。在这组词中词义最广，最不确切，泛指在某一范围内的主题，以及取舍并处理某种材料的指导原则，涉及面广，概括性强，一般包括若干topic。
例如：
1、CD读音：英 [ˌsiː ˈdiː] 美 [ˌsiː ˈdiː]2、释义：abbr. 是compact disc的缩略词，意思为光盘，激光唱片，光碟。3、例句：I would like to buy some CDs。
an unpleasant subject of conversation
不愉快的话题
Let’s change the subject. 让我们改换话题吧。
I have studied the subject. 我研究过这个题目。
I have nothing more to say on the subject.
关于这个问题，我再没有要说的了。
I wish you'd change the subject (= talk about sth else) .
我希望你换个话题。
How did we get onto the subject of marriage?
我们怎么谈到婚姻问题上了？
我们似乎偏离了应当讨论的题目。
Climate change is still very much a subject for debate .
气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。
He tried to change the subject，but she wasn't to be put off.
他努力想换个话题，但她却兴趣正浓。
When someone rang at the door，he was doing research on the subject matter which would be under discussion in his next day's philosophy class.
有人按门铃的时候，他还在为第二天哲学课所讨论的主题寻找资料。
He chose "A Reform in Teaching Methods" as the subject of his lecture.
他选择"教学方法的改革"作为讲话的题目。
Biology is my favourite subject.
生物是我最喜欢的学科。
I'll confer with him on the subject.
我将和他商议这件事。
This subject has no interest for [ to] me.
这题目对我来说没有什么味道。
What you said is irrelevant to the subject.
你说的与本题无关。
Their story is the subject of a new book titled 'The Golden Thirteen'.
CD pact disk光盘,激光唱片 cf.confer(=pare)试比较；参看
一本题为《金色十三》的新书讲述了他们的故事。
英:[ˌsi: ˈdi:]美:[ˌsi:'di:]词典:light diskCDCompact Disc 例句:这么多光盘我眼都看迷糊了。I was simply dazzled by so many compact disks ( cd)。.
Neither the subject nor the title of this lecture is of my own choice.
这次讲演的主题与题目都不是我自己选定的。
5.issue ['ɪsjuː]: 指有争论、议论，急需讨论研究的热点话题。多指社会或政治方面尚有争论的问题。
disk,CD
a key/sensitive/controversial issue
关键的 / 敏感的 / 有争议的问题
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This is a big issue ; we need more time to think about it.
这是个重大问题，我们需要花较多的时间考虑。
She usually writes about environmental issues.
她通常写环境方面的题材。
The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.
工会打算提出加班的问题。
The party was divided on this issue.
该党在这一问题上存在分歧。
You're just avoiding the issue .
你只不过是在回避问题。
Don't confuse the issue .
不要模糊焦点。
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships...
经纪人将提出下年度世锦赛奖金的问题。
I was earning a lot of money，but that was not the issue
我赚很多钱，但那不是最重要的。
The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet
最近一期的《柳叶刀》杂志中强调了这一日益严重的问题。
You should raise the issue of gender discrimination with the council.
你应该向委员会提出性别歧视的问题。
The candidate addressed the issue of power abuse in his speech.
候选人在他的演讲里谈到了滥用权力的问题。
They began to debate the issues of human rights.
他们开始辩论人权问题。
They've published a lot of new books on international issues.
他们已经出版了很多论述国际问题的新书。
Australia was trying to keep a low profile on this issue.
澳大利亚力图在这个问题上保持低姿态。
