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So then we would go into work and usually we'd go in and see if there were any scientific papers that people sent out.

然后我们就开始工作 通常我们会看看是否有 其他人发表的科研论文

I did discover that despite Hawking's great brilliance,he does read quite slowly.

我确实发现尽管霍金才华横溢 但是他阅读得相当慢

I could read about twice as fast as he.

我阅读速度是他的两倍

But of course he would have to read to remember it

当然他必须要边读边记

because it would be very difficult for him to go back and access the thing

因为对于他来说 回过头来再看是非常困难的

whereas I could skim the paper rather quickly and see Is there something interesting in this?

而我能相当快速地略读这些论文 并看看 这里头没有什么有趣的东西

If I wanted to work on it, I could pick the thing up and look at it.

要是我想研究它 我就能找出来接着看

Black hole radiation has shown us that gravitational collapse is not as final as we once thought.

黑洞辐射 向我们展示了引力坍缩 并不像我们曾经想象的那样

If an astronaut falls into a black hole

如果一个宇航员掉进了黑洞

he will be returned to the rest of the universe in the form of radiation.

他将会以辐射的形式 回到宇宙中

Thus, in a sense the astronaut will be recycled.

因此 在某种意义上 这个宇航员再生了

However, it would be a poor sort of immortality

然而这是一种可怜的永生形式

because any personal concept of time would come to an end as he is torn apart inside the black hole.

因为当他被撕碎的时候 个体的时间概念就会走到尽头 只存在于在黑洞之中

All that would survive would be his mass, or energy.

世间万物 都有他的质量或能量

重点讲解

1、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。

2、collapse

倒塌;塌下

A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.

海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。

The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble.

屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来，碎石瓦砾落了一地。

(体系或机构)崩溃，瓦解，突然失败

His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.

他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。

This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled.

这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。

(因生病或虚弱)突然倒下，昏倒

He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home.

在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。

It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.

在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。