parallel
a person or thing that is similar to another
例句:There are many striking parallels between Shanghai and New York City.
1)翻译下面的句子:
这本书主要写的是传统出版业和数字出版业之间有趣的相似性。
This book describes some interesting parallels between traditional press and digital press.
参考翻译:The book draws interesting parallels between traditional publishing and digital publishing.或者The book examines interesting parallels between traditional publishing and digital publishing.
自评 : 不知道“出版业”的准确表达,脑子里只想到了press
,现在知道应该是publishing
;draw
,表示“作比较”,examine
则有“研究、分析、探讨某个问题”之意,都是更加准确的描述;用some
有些画蛇添足了。
2)场景:我和老婆在食物的喜好上有很多相似之处。
造句:
We have close parallels in the taste of food.