斯蒂芬·霍金

Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942. Hes one of the most wellknown scientists on space and time in the world. Hawking is researching how the space and time exist in the world. Hawking is researching how the universe1 began and how it ends. He is called the King of the Universe.

斯蒂芬·霍金于1942年出生在英格蘭。他是世界上最著名的研究空間和時間的科學家之一。霍金正在研究空間和時間在世界上是如何存在的。霍金也研究宇宙是如何開始的，以及它是如何結束的。他被稱為宇宙之王。

When he studied math and science at Oxford University， he became seriously ill， which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines. Till now， he cant move or feed himself and he is helped to dress， eat and wash by a nurse. However， he has a wheelchair with a special computer， with which he can communicate with others.

當他在牛津大學學習數學和科學的時候，他病得很厲害，這使他在沒有機器的幫助下，無法說話或者呼吸。直到現在，他都不能自己移動或者自己吃飯，他需要在護士的幫助下穿衣服、吃東西或者洗澡。然而，他有一個輪椅和一個特殊的電腦，通過這臺電腦他可以與他人進行溝通。

In spite of all these difficulties， he refused to give up his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University. In 1965， he got a doctors degree in philosophy2. Now he works as a professor at

Cambridge University. Because of his serious illness， it was difficult for him to draw diagrams3 or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking， he is respected4 by people in the world. Then in 1988， he wrote his first important book， A Brief History of Time. It has been sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China to give lectures. His selfconfidence and humorous5 conversations impressed us deeply.

盡管有這些困難，他仍然拒絕放棄自己生活的希望，并在牛津大學畢業后繼續在劍橋大學學習。1965年，他獲得了哲學博士學位。現在他在劍橋大學當教授。由于他病情嚴重，他很難畫圖表或寫字。于是他開始用圖片來思考。有了這種新的思維方式，他成為世界上受人尊敬的人。然后在1988年，他寫了他的第一本重要的著作——《時間簡史》。該書已售出超過550萬本，并被翻譯成了33種不同的語言。他曾經應邀來中國講座。他的自信和幽默的談話給我們留下了深刻的印象。

From Stephen Hawkings unusual experience， we learn that nobody should lose hope， no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said， “Life is not fair， you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

從斯蒂芬·霍金的不同尋常的經歷中我們了解到，不論我們經歷著多么糟糕的情況，我們都不應該失去希望。正如他曾經說過的，“生活是不公平的，你必須在你自己的情況下盡你所能做到最好。”