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Jacob Bekenstein came into the office one day.

有天 雅各布·贝肯斯坦走进办公室

Jacob, I said...lt always troubles me when I put a hot teacup next to a cold teacup.

雅各布啊 我说 有件事我总是想不清楚 当我把一杯热茶放在一杯凉茶边上时

I've increased, by letting heat flow from one to the other the amount of disorder in the universe.

通过让热量从一个杯子转移到另一个上 我增大了宇宙的混乱度

But Jacob, if a black hole swims by and I drop both teacups into this

但是 雅各布 如果一个黑洞恰好经过 这时候我把两杯茶都扔进去

I've concealed the evidence of my crime, have I not?

我岂不是就隐藏了我让熵增大的证据 是吗

Bekenstein's a man of great integrity and he looked troubled, and he came back to me later

贝肯斯坦是个十分严谨的人 他当时看起来很疑惑 不过一会儿他就回来了

and he said, No, you have not concealed the evidence of your crime.

不 你没有 他开口说 这样并不能掩饰你之前的所作所为

The black hole records what's happened to you.

黑洞会记录下你行为的痕迹"

Stephen Hawking read the paper in which Bekenstein announced this result

史蒂芬·霍金读了 贝肯斯坦在其中声明了这个结论的论文之后

Thought it was preposterous and decided to prove it was wrong.

觉得它太荒谬了 他决定要证明它是错的

My discoveries led Jacob Bekenstein to suggest that the area of the event horizon

我的发现让雅各布·贝肯斯坦做了如下假设 事件视界的面积

actually was the entropy of a black hole.But there was one fatal flaw.

实际上就是一个黑洞的熵 但是 这个假设有一个致命的缺陷

In Bekenstein's idea:If black holes have an entropy they ought to have a temperature.

在贝肯斯坦看来 如果黑洞有熵 那么它们就得有温度

And if they have a temperature they ought to give off radiation.

而如果黑洞有温度 那么他们就有辐射

But how could they give off radiation if nothing can escape from a black hole?

可是 既然任何东西都不能逃离黑洞 为什么黑洞会有辐射呢

As it turned out Bekenstein was basically correct

不过最后证明 贝肯斯坦基本上是正确的

though in a manner far more surprising than he or anyone else had expected.

但却是以一种让人惊异的方式 这方式超出任何人 包括他本人 的意料之外

重点讲解

1、evidence

证据;佐证；根据

Ganley said he'd seen no evidence of widespread fraud.

甘利说他没有看见诈骗泛滥的证据。

There is a lot of evidence that stress is partly responsible for disease.

有很多证据证明压力是造成疾病的原因之一。

（在法庭上）提供证据，作证

The forensic scientists who carried out the original tests will be called to give evidence.

进行最初化验的法医学家将被传唤到庭作证。

Cabin crew have been giving evidence at the M1 aircrash enquiry.

机舱人员一直在为M1空难调查作证。

证明;表明;显示

He's wise in other ways too, as evidenced by his reason for switching from tennis to golf.

他在其他方面同样明智，这一点可以从他不打网球改打高尔夫的理由中得到证明。

She was not calculating and evidenced no specific interest in money.

她没什么心计，而且能感觉出她对钱没什么兴趣。

2、announce

宣布;宣告;公布

He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.

他将于今晚宣布辞职。

She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.

她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。

大声宣告，郑重地说（尤指令人不快之事）

Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.

彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。

'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.

“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉，”她大声说完便离开了房间。

（机场或火车站工作人员通过扬声器）播报，通知

Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy.

车站工作人员通过广播告知火车到站了。

They announced his plane was delayed.

广播通知他所乘的航班晚点了。