《名人传记》之史蒂芬·霍金上帝造物第16期:宇宙的正负总和为零
日期:2016-03-15 10:38

(单词翻译:单击)

上帝造物

It's in the third ingredient in our cosmic cookbook.

在我们宇宙食谱的第3种材料里

It's in space.This may sound odd,

在空间中 听起来也许有些奇怪

but according to the laws of nature concerning gravity and motion,

但根据引力及运动自然法则


laws that are among the oldest in science,

也就是最古老的科学法则

space itself is a vast store of negative energy

空间本身就是巨大的负能量储藏处

enough to ensure that everything adds up to zero.

足以确保一切的总和为零

I'll admit that unless mathematics is your thing,

我得承认除非你热爱数学

this is hard to grasp,but it's true.

否则这的确难以理解 但它千真万确

The endless web of billions upon billions of galaxies,

亿万个星系形成无边无际的网

each pulling on one another by the force of gravity,acts like a giant storage device.

各星球以自身引力彼此相吸 成了巨大的储存器

The Universe is like an enormous battery storing negative energy.

宇宙就像是个超大电池 储存着负能量

The positive side of things the mass and the energy we see today is like the hill.

事物的正面 即我们所见到的质量和能量 就像座山丘

The corresponding hole, or negative side of things,is spread throughout space.

对应的洞或事物的负面 则散布在整个空间中

So,what does that mean on our quest to find out if there is a God?

这有何意义 对我们探索是否有神存在?

It means that if the Universe adds up to nothing,

这代表若宇宙总和为空无

then you don't need a God to create it.The Universe is the ultimate free lunch.

那就不需要神来创造 宇宙就是最大的一顿免费午餐

Since we know that the positive and negative in the Universe adds up to zero,

既然我们知道 宇宙的正负总和为零

all we have to do now is work out what or,dare I say,who

现在我们只要找出是什么 或我该斗胆说是"谁"

triggered the whole process in the first place.

一开始启动了这整个过程

重点讲解

1、concern

忧虑;担心

The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa.

该团体对有关非洲政治暴力的报道表示关切。

The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.

针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧,从而出台了这一举措。

使担忧;使心烦

The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies.

到泰国寻求庇护的人日益增多,这开始引起了西方援助机构的不安。

It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.

贝丝迷上了马克斯,这让她很担心。

令人担忧的事实(或情况)

His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.

他担心大家会知道是他的责任。

Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.

选民关心的主要是失业问题。


2、ultimate

最后的;最终的

He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.

他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。

The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.

最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。

最根本的;最基础的;最原始的

Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.

植物是所有食物的最根本来源。

The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.

出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。

极端的;极度的;令人极其不快的

Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.

在执行任务的过程中被免职,这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。

Treachery was the ultimate sin.

背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。

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重点单词
  • refugen. 避难(处), 庇护(所) v. 庇护,避难(所)
  • storagen. 贮藏,存储,保管,保管费,仓库,[计]存储器
  • networkn. 网络,网状物,网状系统 vt. (以网络)覆
  • cosmicadj. 宇宙的,广大无边的,无限的
  • questn. 探索,寻求 v. 寻找,搜索
  • sourcen. 发源地,来源,原始资料
  • ultimaten. 终极,根本,精华 adj. 终极的,根本的,极限的
  • concernedadj. 担忧的,关心的
  • devicen. 装置,设计,策略,设备
  • crushv. 压碎,碾碎,压榨 n. 压碎,压榨,拥挤,迷恋