宇宙之钥

Today,we theoretical physicists are still doing the same sort of things as Newton.

当今理论物理学家 所做的研究和牛顿并无二致

And thankfully we don't have to worry about the plague.

只是幸好我们不用担心黑死病

Although our work may seem complex,it's really quite simple.

虽然研究看来复杂 其实却相当单纯

We're trying to unravel the hidden mechanism...that underlies everything.

我们纯粹希望能解开 支配万物的隐藏机制

We can only do it just because we stand on the shoulders of giants.

而我们有此能力 是因为站在伟大科学家的肩上

Scientists who piece by piece discovered what makes...the universe take.

这些科学家一点一滴地发现 宇宙运行的奥秘

Amongst those giants was another of my scientific heroes:James Clerk Maxwell.

19世纪中期 我的另一位科学偶像 他就是詹姆斯·克拉克·麦克斯韦

Maxwell was fascinated by light...which in 1861 led to him inventing color photography.

麦克斯韦对光非常痴迷 在1861年 让他发明了彩色照相术

But that was just the beginning of what this remarkable man achieved.

但这只是这名杰出人士的成就开端

It was when he began to investigate a completely different round of physics...that everything changed.

在他开始钻研一种全然不同的物理领域后 物理学才彻底改变了

This was the strange,almost magical connection...between magnetism and electricity.

就是一种奇特得近乎神奇的关联 出现在磁力和电力间的关联

重点讲解

1、complex

复杂的;错综的

in-depth coverage of today's complex issues.

对时下一些复杂问题的深度报道

a complex system of voting.

错综复杂的选举体制

建筑群;综合大楼

plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex.

修建新体育场和休闲中心的计划

a complex of offices and flats.

商住综合楼

错综复杂的组合;复合体

the complex of clans which occupied the land.

生活在这片土地上的关系复杂的氏族群落

the military-industrial complex.

军工综合企业

2、discover

发现(以前不知道的事实)

She discovered that they'd escaped.

她发现他们已经逃跑了。

I discovered I was pregnant.

我发现自己怀孕了。

(第一个)发现

the first European to discover America.

第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人

In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California.

19 世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。

初次接触(某活动并乐在其中)

I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger.

我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。

Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.

体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。