时间简史

When eventually he went home from hospital he was told he needed 24-hour nursing, and everyone was saying

当最后他从医院回到家 他被告知他需要二十四小时监护 每一个人都说

How is he going to go in and do work?Is he going to trail around with nurses after him in the office?

他要怎么继续工作 工作时也要有护士陪着吗

And of course he did.They talked originally of him working at home which he wasn't happy with.

当然是那样 他们最初讨论让他在家工作 他对此并不满意

And so, after a period of recuperation at home he just decided to go back into the office.

所以 在家恢复了一段时间之后 他就决定回到他的办公室

And he'd make the trip from his house to the office which is, I don't know, half a mile in his wheelchair with a nurse walking along with him.

而他从家到办公室的途中 我不太清楚 用轮椅走了半英里 有一个护士跟着他

This is at the time when he was still driving around with the bag and the nasal drip going into the department, working, going back home.

那时他依然到处转转 带着一个袋子和鼻滴 工作 回家

I began to wonder what would happen when the universe stopped expanding and began to contract.

我开始想象 当宇宙停止膨胀 开始收缩之后 会发生什么

Would we see broken cups gather themselves together off the floor and jump back onto the table?

我们会看到破碎的杯子 自己合好 从地上跳回桌上

Would we be able to remember tomorrow's prices and make a fortune off the stock market?

我们会记得明天的物价 在股票市场大赚一笔

It seemed to me the universe had to return to a smooth and ordered state when it recollapsed.

对于我来说 宇宙一定会回到一个平滑有序的状态 当它再次坍缩的时候

If this were so, time would go backwards when the universe began to collapse.

时间就开始倒退 当宇宙开始坍缩的时候

重点讲解

1、original

起初的；最初的；原先的；原来的

The original plan was to hold an indefinite stoppage.

最初的计划是无限期停工。

The inhabitants have voted overwhelmingly to restore the city's original name of Chemnitz.

居民以压倒多数票同意恢复该市原来的名字“开姆尼茨”。

原物；原件；原作；原著；原文

When you have filled in the questionnaire, copy it and send the original to your employer.

填好这份问卷后，复印一份并将原卷交给雇主。

For once the sequel is as good as the original.

续集破天荒地与第一部一样精彩。

新创作的；未发表的；未发行的；未曾演出的

its policy of commissioning original work.

其委托创作新作品的政策

with catchy original songs by Richard Warner.

以及理查德·沃纳最新创作的朗朗上口的歌曲

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。