词汇学习Aside: There are many universes and many earths, parallel to each other.
有许多宇宙，也有许多地球，它们之间彼此平行。
Worlds like yours, where people's souls live inside their bodies.
在你们的世界，灵魂与肉体合为一体。——《黄金罗盘》

parallel adj. 平行的 v. 与...平行
The railway lines run parallel to the road.
铁路线和那条道路平行。
They parallel with one another.
他们相互平行。

Dust was here before the witches of the air, the Gyptians of the water,
witch: 女巫 Gyptian: 吉普赛人
尘埃很早就存在了比气之女巫、水之吉普赛人、
The bears of the ice. In my world, scholars invented an Alethiometer.
alethiometer: 真理仪
冰雪之熊都要早。在我的世界，学者们发明了一种真理探测仪。——《黄金罗盘》

invent: 发明，创造
Can you tell me who invented the telephone?
你能告诉我是谁发明了电话？
He always strives to invent something new.
他一直努力要发明新东西。

But the ruling power, fearing any truth but their own, destroyed these devices.
但统治者害怕真相的出现，毁掉了这些仪器。
And forbade the very mention of "Dust".
还禁止人们提到关于星尘的一切。
One compass remains, however, and only one who can read it.
有一个黄金罗盘留了下来，但只有一个人能够读懂它。——《黄金罗盘》

remain: 保持，留下
Though the sore being healed, yet a scar may remain.
伤口虽然痊愈, 却可能留下伤疤。
We must learn to conserve what remains.
我们必须学会保存那些剩余的资源。

【语法用法】
remain解释为保持，依然时，后常接表语。
He remained faithful to his wife all his life.
For a long time he remained a bachelor.
将I remain用在书信来往中，在客套话之前时，应注意：不可用于第一次写信中，最好用Ｉam。remain后面的yours是表语，虽中间无须加逗号，但人们仍习惯用。I remain的用法如今已经不普遍使用了。在商业信函中，表示客套一般用I (We) beg to remain。

Billy: Will do what ever we say!
我们说什么你就得干什么！
Lyra: Hurry up Roger, or they'll "gobble" you!
快跑，Roger，不然他们会把你吃掉的！——《黄金罗盘》

gobble: 狼吞虎咽
As he was still hungry, he gobbled up a second sandwich.
因为还饿，他又狼吞虎咽地吃了第二块三明治。
She gobbled up all the relevant information.
她如饥似渴地收集一切有关的信息。

Man: Well the Master we be relieved that you've arrived safely.
院长知道您安全抵达就可以放心了。
Lord Asriel: I'm sure he will.
我相信他会的。——《黄金罗盘》

relieved: 放心的
She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news.
她一听到这个消息似乎立刻放心了。
They exchanged relieved glances.
他们如释重负地彼此看了看。

翻译练习该公路与铁路平行。

事实是中国是第一个发明纸的国家。

警察叫大家都留在车里。

别这么狼吞虎咽地吃东西！

看到这样的前景，她感到宽慰。

参考答案The road runs parallel with the railway.
该公路与铁路平行。

The fact was that China was the first country to invent paper.
事实是中国是第一个发明纸的国家。

The police told everybody to remain in their cars.
警察叫大家都留在车里。

Don't gobble your food like that!
别这么狼吞虎咽地吃东西！

She felt relieved at the prospect.
看到这样的前景，她感到宽慰。