听力文本

Within the next 1,000 years,
未来的1000年内
we will see unprecedented changes in our physical capabilities.
我们将见证史无前例的身体能力的进化
Genetic engineering will give us longer lifespans
基因工程将延长我们的寿命
and greater intelligence.
并提高我们的智商
Modifying our genes could give us skin
更改基因结构可以让我们的皮肤
that protects us from radiation,
具备抵抗辐射的能力
the ability to breathe poisonous atmospheres,
能够在有毒的大气环境中呼吸
resistance to infection.
抵御感染侵袭

We may even develop sophisticated artificial life force,
我们甚至可能利用人工合成的DNA
using synthetic DNA,
开发成熟的人工生命
custom designed for the challenges of space travel.
设计并用以太空旅行
These advances would allow us to survive long journeys
这些蜕变能让我们顺利挺过长距离航行
and inhospitable worlds.
与恶劣的环境
I imagine a time when our descendents
我想像着，当我们的后代
spread to planets orbiting other stars all over our galaxy.
分散到银河系的各个星球上
And perhaps further still,
或许，更远一些
carrying their biological cargo to solar systems we have yet to discover.
载着各类生物探索尚未发现的太阳系
Ships like this one could be designed to split up and spread out.
这样设计下的飞船能够自由分离和散开
A true diaspora of life
一次真正意义上的生命迁移
that would have started with us.
在人类的带领下展开了

视频及简介

《与霍金一起了解宇宙》纪录片耗时3年多制作，期间霍金曾多次坚持对剧本作大幅修改。霍金指出外星生物在消耗尽自己星球上的资源后便会乘坐大型飞船到他们能够到达的星球掠夺资源，并将那里开拓成为他们的殖民地；如果有外星生物到访地球，那将会像当年意大利航海家哥伦布登陆美洲大陆一样，最后给人类带来毁灭性的灾难。