霍金的故事

Motor neuron disease.What, what it is? What happens?
运动神经元病 那是什么病 会怎么样
Motor neurons in the brain, which signal movement,
运动神经元是大脑中发出运动信号的神经元
they're dying.So?The brain stops telling muscles to move,the signal's not sent,
他们在死亡 那会怎么样 大脑不再向肌肉发出运动的指令 信号发不出去

the muscles are not used, so they waste away, slowly.
肌肉得不到运动 就慢慢萎缩了
How slowly?The muscle's wastage causes immobility.
有多慢 肌肉的损耗又导致它无法移动
How slowly?It's gradual paralysis.And then? Then what?
要多久 这是慢性瘫痪 那之后呢 会怎么样
The respiratory muscles unlike most of the other muscles
呼吸肌与其他肌肉不同
work automatically.Breathing. - Yes.
是不受大脑控制的 你是指呼吸 -对
They don't waste away so quickly.
所以呼吸肌会萎缩得更慢
But, but they do, they do, waste away.
但也会萎缩 渐渐萎缩掉
Yes.So what? I won't be able to breath properly,
是的 那就是说 我不能正常呼吸了
And then I won't be able to breath at all.
然后就完全不能呼吸了
So it's like, like drowning What about the brain? The brain itself?
就像 就像溺水 那大脑呢 大脑本身呢
Untouched.Brain is left untouched.
安然无恙 大脑会安然无恙

重点讲解

1、movement
(拥有共同信仰、思想或目标的)运动，运动团体
It's part of a broader Hindu nationalist movement that's gaining strength throughout the country.
这是一场凝聚全国力量的更大规模的印度教民族主义运动的一部分。
the women's movement.
妇女运动
活动;运行;移动
They actually monitor the movement of the fish going up river.
他们实际上在监测鱼类迁往上游的活动。
the plan for free movement of people, goods, capital and services across internal Community borders.
劳动力、货物、资本和服务在共同体各成员国间自由流动的计划
(态度、观点、政策等的)逐渐变化，趋势，动向
the movement towards democracy in Latin America.
拉丁美洲的民主进程
There was a very good atmosphere at the talks and the participants believed movement forward was possible.
会谈气氛非常融洽，与会者相信会取得进展。
2、proper
适宜的；合适的；适当的；恰当的
Two out of five people lack a proper job.
每五人中有两人没有正当的工作。
I always cook a proper evening meal.
我总是把晚餐做得很丰盛。
正确的；准确的；最合适的
The Supreme Court will ensure that the proper procedures have been followed.
最高法院将确保程序的履行合乎规范
He helped to put things in their proper place.
他帮忙把东西放置妥当。
得体的；合乎体统的；正派的
In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage...
那个时候，女性登台表演被认为不太得体。
It is right and proper to do this.
这么做很得体。