上帝造物

To understand this mind-boggling idea,

为了了解这个让人一头雾水的观点

consider one of these a black hole floating in space.

想象一下有个黑洞 漂浮在宇宙中

A typical black hole is a star so massive

典型黑洞的形成是有恒星太过巨大

that it has collapsed in on itself.

以致于往内塌陷

It's so massive that not even light can escape its gravity,

巨大到就连光线也逃不过其引力

which is why it's almost perfectly black.

所以它才会是近乎漆黑

Its gravitational field is so powerful,

它的重力场如此强大

it doesn't only warp and distort light but also time.

不仅能使光线扭曲变形 甚至时间也逃不过

To see how,imagine a clock is being sucked into it.

你不妨想象 成有个时钟被吸进去

As the clock gets closer and closer to the black hole,

随着时钟越来越接近黑洞

it begins to get slower and slower.Time itself begins to slow down.

它开始走得越来越慢 时间慢了下来

Now imagine the clock as it enters the black hole.

现在想象时钟进入黑洞

Well,assuming,of course,it could withstand the extreme gravitational forces,

当然这是要假定 它能承受极为庞大的重力

the clock would actually stop.

时钟会就此停止

重点讲解

1、escape

逃离;逃脱

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England.

一名囚犯从英格兰北部的一所监狱中越狱。

They are reported to have escaped to the other side of the border.

有报道称他们已经逃过了国境线。

脱身之术;逃避的方法

But for me television is an escape.

但是对我而言，看电视是一种逃避的方法。

an escape from the depressing realities of wartime.

对于战时令人抑郁的现实生活的一种逃避

使逃避困难的;使规避问题的

We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives.

我们都时不时需要逃避生活中的无聊和平淡。

This has, in fact, turned out to be a wonderful escape clause for dishonest employers everywhere.

事实上，这已经成为所有狡猾的雇主们用来躲避责任的绝妙条款。

2、distort

歪曲;扭曲;曲解

The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad.

媒体会歪曲事实，将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。

The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.

部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。

(使）变形;(使)失真

A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.

画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists.

漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。