词汇学习And when Mrs. Coulter got a hold of you, well...
当Coulter夫人控制住你的时候，嗯……
We suspected she had something to do with the Gobblers.
我们就怀疑她和Gobblers组织有某种关系，——《黄金罗盘》

suspect: 怀疑，猜想
They suspected an ambush.
他们怀疑有埋伏。
I suspect he was lying by the boy's abnormal behaviour.
从那个男孩的反常举动中,我怀疑他在撒谎。
【词义辨析】
doubt, suspect, distrust
这些动词均含怀疑之意。
doubt: 普通用词，多指因证据不足或仅凭证据还不能肯定而产生怀疑，多含否定意味。
suspect: 指猜疑、疑心，肯定意味较多。
distrust: 指疑惑、猜疑，不信任。

It's an alethiometer. It's a truth measurer.
这是真理探测仪，探求真相的工具。
A Golden compass. It enables you to see what others wish to hide.
又叫做黄金罗盘，它能使你知道其他人想要掩饰的东西。——《黄金罗盘》

enable: 使能够
Hobbies may enable you to make many friends.
业余爱好能够使你结识很多朋友。
Training will enable you to find a job.
培训将使你找到工作。

【语法用法】
enable常使用在使某人做某事的结构上。
He invented a machine to enable people in wheelchairs to get up stairs.
他发明了一个机器可以使坐在轮椅上的人站起来。
enable后面常跟宾语和不定式。
Her good health enables him to work hard.
His perfect health enables his hard work.|enable在句中表示使……可能，这种用法最好避免，使用不普遍。

Once you've got your question framed,
当你的问题设定好了之后，
This blue needle points to more symbols that give you the answer.
这根蓝色的指针会指向更多的图案，从而给出问题的答案。——《黄金罗盘》

frame: 设计，制定
The government is framing a new bill to control gambling.
政府在制定新的法案以控制赌博。

Lyra: Well, the serpent is cunning, like the Gobblers.
serpent: 毒蛇大蛇
那个，蛇是善于骗人的，就像Gobblers一样。——《黄金罗盘》

cunning: 狡猾的
She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
她对问题避而不答，显示出她很狡猾。
Many politicians are cunning sophists.
许多政客都是狡猾的诡辩家。

Fra Pavel: I confess, I am puzzled by your interest in the Belaqua-girl.
我承认，我不明白你为什么对那个叫Belaqua的女孩那么感兴趣。
Mrs. Coulter: For one thing, she is in possession of the alethiometer.
就因为，她拥有真理探测仪。——《黄金罗盘》

confess: 承认，供认
I confess you are right on one point.
我承认你在某一点上是正确的。
Now, I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.
现在我必须承认我已毫无办法。

翻译练习我从他说话的声音就怀疑他不怀好意。

听音乐能使我们放松。

构思一篇文章要花好长时间。

狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。

他承认以前从未见过她。

参考答案I suspected from his voice that he meant mischief.
我从他说话的声音就怀疑他不怀好意。

Listening to music enables us to feel relaxed.
听音乐能使我们放松。

It takes long to frame up an article.
构思一篇文章要花好长时间。

The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.
狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。

He confessed that he had never seen her before.
他承认以前从未见过她。