PARALLEL
英英釋義：a person or thing that is similar to another ? ?
例句：There are many striking?parallels?between Shanghai and New York City.
2. 為什么選這個詞木西？?? ?
“parallel”作形容詞講，本意是“與......平行的（A is parallel to B）”；作名詞講榕茧，本意是“平行線（a pair of parallel lines）”。它的名詞意思可以引申為“相似處烁落、共性”嘹锁，由幾何中的平行線而來，形象剧董、有畫面感。
在口語和寫作中破停，如果想描述兩個事物的共同特征翅楼，除了用 similarity 外，還痴媛可以用“parallel”替換毅臊。 ? ?
注意“parallel”的拼寫：中間是兩個 l，最后是一個 l黑界。在托福寫作和雅思聽力管嬉、閱讀、寫作中要尤其注意朗鸠，以免拼寫錯誤蚯撩。 ? ?
下面通過幾個例句體會這個詞的用法。 ? ?
很多年前在《英語沙龍》雜志讀到現(xiàn)任北大光華學院金融教授 Michael Pettis 的一個訪談烛占，主題是中美文化差異胎挎。他在回答“中國哪個城市最像紐約”的時候，是這樣說的： ? ?There are many striking parallels between Shanghai and New York City.
“striking”的意思是“明顯的”忆家，經常用來修飾 difference 和 similarity犹菇，也常用來修飾 parallel，這類常見搭配在《牛津英語搭配詞典》中就可以查得到芽卿。我們可以在上面這句話的基礎上揭芍，改寫造句： ? ?When many New Yorkers visit Shanghai, they can readily sense familiar parallels between Shanghai and the Big Apple.（“The Big Apple”是紐約市的昵稱。） ? ?
2014 年底我從美國東海岸搬到舊金山卸例，參加了當?shù)貎蓚€ Toastmasters Club 公眾演講俱樂部沼沈。當時有會員問我喜不喜歡舊金山流酬，我大概是這么說的： ? ?I love San Francisco as much as I love New York City. In terms of cultural diversity and vibrancy, I see a lot of striking parallels between the two cities.
“parallel”最常見的一個用法是“to draw parallels/a parallel between A and B”，意思是“在 A 的身上可以看到 B 的影子”列另。當我們想表達“A 和 B 有很大的相似性”時芽腾，就可以想到使用“parallel”。比如：Many foodies try to draw a parallel between Chinese noodles and Italian pasta.
Some psychologists have drawnmind-boggling parallels between video gaming and casino gamble.
個人拓展：
搭配：to draw parallels /a parallel between A and B
//draw / make /provide a significant /striking/ interesting /direct /exact/ clear /close/ obvious parallel
//if something has no parallel or is without parallel, there is nothing similar to it or of the same high quality as it
背誦：
同義詞：parallel, similarity, resemblance
?There are many striking parallels between Shanghai and New York City.
A close parallel to this behavior is found in dolphins. 句型
It is a masterpiece without parallel.
It has no parallel as far as I know.
