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英国物理学家史蒂芬·霍金于3月14日去世,享年76岁。至此,科学苍穹上一颗最闪耀的明星陨落了。作为一名伟大的科学家,霍金还以其出众的才华、顽强的意志力、与生俱来的的直觉和黑色幽默著称。

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在你的眼里,史蒂芬·霍金先生是一位怎样的存在?他身上什么特质最打动你?


参考词汇:

科学家:scientist

现代宇宙论:modern cosmology

《时间简史》(A Brief History of Time)

《果壳里的宇宙》(The Universe in a Nutshell)

《大设计》(The Grand Design)

肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症:ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)


霍金名言:

1. “如果宇宙不是你所爱的人的家,那宇宙就没有什么意义了。”

"It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love."

2. “如果你患有残疾,这也许不是你的错,但抱怨社会,或指望他人的怜悯,毫无益处。一个人要有积极的态度,要最大限度地利用现状。生理上有残疾的人,可不能再让自己在心理上也残疾了。”

"If you are disabled, it is probably not your fault, but it is no good blaming the world or expecting it to take pity on you. One has to have a positive attitude and must make the best of the situation that one finds oneself in; if one is physically disabled, one cannot afford to be psychologically disabled as well."

3. “我的目标很简单,就是把整个宇宙整明白。它为何存在,它为何如此。”

"My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all."

霍金给孩子的三条建议:

One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.

一、记住要抬头仰望星星,不要低头看着自己的脚。

Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

二、绝不要放弃工作。工作给了你意义和目标。没有工作的人生是空洞的。

Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.

三、如果你有幸能找到爱情,记住它一直都在,不要随便将它抛弃。

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