世間再無霍金

By Alessandra/徐勤向（譯注）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

斯蒂芬·霍金于2018年3月14日逝世，享年76歲。霍金是當(dāng)代最杰出的科學(xué)家之一，也是愛因斯坦之后最為知名的物理學(xué)家。最重要的是，他是人類精神戰(zhàn)勝嚴(yán)重身體殘障的象征。請閱讀本文，讓我們再一次緬懷這位傳奇的科學(xué)巨匠吧！

Stephen Hawking was a British scientist.Many people think he was the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein.On March 14，2018，Hawking died at the age of 76.

As a scientist，Hawking was most famous for studying black holes.He thought that the universe started with the Big Bang（大爆炸）and will end in black holes.Black holes took in everything around them—even light.

Hawking’s studies changed how people look at the universe.He also wrote books to help more people understand the universe.A Brief History of Time（《時間簡史》）written in 1988 is one of his most popular books.

However，people admire Hawking not only because of his talents.They also admire him because of his strong will.

Hawking had a bad illness for his whole life，starting from when he was 21.He could not walk or talk.For some time，he had no way to talk with others except by blinking.He had to sit on a wheelchair with a computer by his side.To communicate，he moved two fingers to control the computer.He chose his words from the screen.They were then spoken by a voice synthesizer.However，his illness didn’t stop him from living a meaningful life.He traveled around the world.He wrote books.He even played himself on many TV shows.

Just as his children said after his death，Hawking was a great scientist and an extraordinary man.His work and legacy will live on forever.

◆詞語積淀

take in吸收；接收；讓……進(jìn)入

admire/?d'maI?（r）/v.欣賞；贊賞；稱贊

blink/blI?k/v.眨眼；閃爍

control/k?n'tr??l/v.控制；掌管

synthesizer/'sInθ?saIz?（r）/n.合成器；綜合器

extraordinary/Ik'str??dnri/adj.卓越的；非凡的

legacy/'leg?si/n.遺志；遺產(chǎn)

◆典句賞析

1.As a scientist，Hawking was most famous for studying black holes.作為一名科學(xué)家，霍金以研究黑洞而聞名。

be famous for是固定詞組，意為“以……（事物）而著名”，后面接名詞、代詞或者動名詞等。類似的短語還有be famous as，意為“以……（身份）著名”。例如：

Su Bingtian is famous as a good runner.蘇炳添是一位很著名的運動員。

【即時嘗試】愛迪生以他的偉大發(fā)明而著名。

2.He also wrote books to help more people understand the universe.他還寫了一些書來幫助更多的人了解宇宙。

to help more people understand the universe為動詞不定式短語，在句子中作目的狀語。help sb.（to）do sth.是比較常見的句型結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“幫助某人做某事”，動詞help之后的動詞不定式可以帶to，也可以省去to。例如：

She helped him（to）choose some new clothes.她幫他挑了一些新衣服。

【即時嘗試】我認(rèn)為他能幫我學(xué)好英語。

3.However，his illness didn’t stop him from living a meaningful life.然而，他的病并沒有阻止他過上有意義的生活。

stop...from doing sth.是固定詞組，意為“阻止（防止）……做某事”，在主動結(jié)構(gòu)中，from可以省略。例如：The heavy rain stopped us（from）arriving there on time.大雨阻止了我們按時到達(dá)那里。

【即時嘗試】我們必須阻止他做這樣的蠢事。

譯文助讀

斯蒂芬·霍金是一位英國科學(xué)家。許多人認(rèn)為，他是自阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦之后的一位最偉大的科學(xué)家。2018年3月14日，霍金逝世，享年76歲。

作為一名科學(xué)家，霍金以研究黑洞而聞名。他認(rèn)為宇宙從大爆炸開始，并將在黑洞中結(jié)束。黑洞吸收周圍的一切——甚至是光。

霍金的研究改變了人們看待宇宙的方式。他還寫了一些書來幫助更多的人了解宇宙。一本寫于1988的《時間簡史》，是他最受歡迎的書籍之一。

然而，人們欽佩霍金不僅僅是因為他的才能。人們欽佩他，也因為他的堅強意志。

霍金從他21歲起就重病纏身。他不會走路也不會說話。有一段時間，他除了眨眼睛外，都沒有辦法跟別人交流。他不得不坐在輪椅上，身邊放著一臺電腦。為了溝通，他移動兩根手指來控制電腦，他從屏幕上選擇他的話，然后通過語音合成器發(fā)聲。然而，他的病并沒有阻止他過上有意義的生活。他周游世界，他寫書，他甚至在許多電視節(jié)目中扮演自己。

正如他的孩子們在他離世后所說的那樣，霍金是一位偉大的科學(xué)家和一個卓越的人。他的事業(yè)和遺志將會永存于世。