When many New Yorkers visit Shanghai, they can readily sense familiar parallels between Shanghai and the Big Apple.（“The Big Apple”是纽约市的昵称。）
2014 年底我从美国东海岸搬到旧金山，参加了当地两个 Toastmasters Club 公众演讲俱乐部。当时有会员问我喜不喜欢旧金山，我大概是这么说的：
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”最常见的一个用法是“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”。当我们想表达“A 和 B 有很大的相似之处”时，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 drawn mind-boggling parallels between video gaming and casino gamble.
1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“parallel”，了解它的常用搭配。
2）翻译下面的句子：
This book draws interesting parallel between traditional publisher and digital publishers.
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。
（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.）