2018-11-13 每日一词 parallel

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.