时间简史

I think I would say that the universe has a purpose.

我想我会说宇宙有个目的

It's not somehow just there by chance.I think it's...Yeah.So.it's.it's.

它不是偶然地莫名其妙地存在 我想它是 那么的 它是

Some people, I think, take the view that the universe is just there

我想有些人会持这么一种观点 宇宙就在那

and it sort of runs and runs, and it just sort of computes

它只是不停地运行

and we happen somehow by accident to find ourselves in this thing.

我们偶然发现了我们身处其中

But I don't think that's a very fruitful or helpful way of looking at the universe.

但我觉得这不是一种 正确的看待宇宙的方式

I think that there is something much deeper about it.

我认为宇宙有更深层次的东西

In real time, the time in which we live the universe has two possible destinies:

在实时间中 就是我们所生活的这种时间 宇宙有两种可能的命运

It may continue to expand forever or it may recollapse and come to an end at the Big Crunch.

它可能永远继续扩张 或者 它可能在大收缩中 再次坍缩 最终结束

It would be rather like the Big Bang but in reverse.

这与大爆炸相当类似 但过程相反

I now believe that the universe will come to an end at the Big Crunch.

现在我相信宇宙最终会在 大收缩中结束

I do, however, have certain advantages over many other prophets of doom.

然而 我确实 比其他厄运先知更占优势

Whatever happens ten billion years from now I don't expect to be around to be proved wrong.

无论一百亿年之后会发生什么 我都不希望被证明是错误的

重点讲解

1、purpose

意义；用途

The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies.

那次活动是为筹集资金购买医药物资。

Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose

已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。

目标；目的

They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose.

为达成自己的目的，他们说不定已经做好了伤害你的准备。

His purpose was to make a profit by improving the company's performance.

他的目标是通过提高公司的业绩来实现盈利。

实际上

For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.

实际上协议已经不复存在。

To all intents and purposes the case was closed.

实际上该案已经了结了。

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。