词汇学习Mrs. Coulter: You think she is that child?
你觉得她就是那个孩子？
Impossible. None the less, she must be found.
不可能，尽管如此，我们还是得找到她。
They'll seek her out, like bees to honey.
它们会找到她的，就像蜜蜂能找到花蜜一样。——《 黄金罗盘》

seek v. 寻求，寻找
Many single people are seeking that special someone.
许多单身人士都在追求他们的唯一。
You seek all day and you find it, and then you realize that it is worthless.
你终日寻寻觅觅,找到了,之后却发现那根本不值得寻找。

【词义辨析】
search, seek, comb
这些动词均含有寻找之意。
search: 侧重努力和彻底搜寻某人或某地。
seek: 书面用词，使用广。指付出很大努力去寻找某人或某物。
comb: 指像梳头一样进行搜寻，侧重费力和彻底搜查。

Man: Don't be so hasty. We can work this out like gentlemen.
别激动，咱们可以好好谈谈的。——《 黄金罗盘》

hasty: 轻率的
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.
有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
His hasty temper made him offensive.
他急躁的脾气使他令人讨厌。

Nor on sea for these Gobblers .
那些Gobblers们都将找不到任何一个地方落脚。
And when the time comes to punish, we will strike such a blow, as will make their hearts faint.
当惩罚的时刻到来时，我们将会对他们猛然一击，让他们失魂落魄。——《 黄金罗盘》

faint v. 晕倒
You'd better attend to that girl. I think she's going to faint.
你最好去照顾那女孩，我看她快昏倒了。
The princess went very pale and looked as though she was about to faint.
公主一下子脸色变得非常苍白，看起来仿佛就要昏倒似的。

Father Coram wishes to know where the child-cutters take their prey.
Coram神父想知道孩子们是被关在哪儿了。——《 黄金罗盘》

prey: n. 牺牲者 v. 捕食，掠夺
The lion seized its prey and ate it.
狮子抓住猎物，把它吃了。
Stronger animals prey upon weaker ones.
强大的动物捕食弱小的动物。

If I was on the kind of scout, that I reckoned you are,
如果我被盯梢了，我觉得你就是处于那种状态。
I'd hire myself an aeronaut, and an armored bear.
我就会给自己雇一个气球驾驶员，再找一只武装白熊。——《 黄金罗盘》
　　
scout: 侦查，搜罗，搜索
Three planes were sent up to scout.
派出三架飞机侦察。
They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.
他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。

翻译练习推销员的工作是寻求顾客。
　　
我认为如此仓促地做出决定是不正确的。

有个年幼的学生在炎炎烈日下晕倒了。

那斑马被狮子捕食。

我跑遍了全城想找个好一点的房子。
　　
参考答案A salesman's job is to seek out customers.
推销员的工作是寻求顾客。

I don't think it's right to make such a hasty decision.
我认为如此仓促地做出决定是不正确的。

A young student fainted in the hot sun.
有个年幼的学生在炎炎烈日下晕倒了。

The zebra fell prey to the lion.
那斑马被狮子捕食。

I've been scouting around town for a better house.
我跑遍了全城想找个好一点的房子。