世间再无霍金

By Alessandra/徐勤向（译注）

◆语篇导读

斯蒂芬·霍金于2018年3月14日逝世，享年76岁。霍金是当代最杰出的科学家之一，也是爱因斯坦之后最为知名的物理学家。最重要的是，他是人类精神战胜严重身体残障的象征。请阅读本文，让我们再一次缅怀这位传奇的科学巨匠吧！

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（《时间简史》）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.

◆词语积淀

take in吸收；接收；让……进入

admire/əd'maIə（r）/v.欣赏；赞赏；称赞

blink/blIŋk/v.眨眼；闪烁

control/kən'trəʊl/v.控制；掌管

synthesizer/'sInθəsaIzə（r）/n.合成器；综合器

extraordinary/Ik'strɔːdnri/adj.卓越的；非凡的

legacy/'legəsi/n.遗志；遗产

◆典句赏析

1.As a scientist，Hawking was most famous for studying black holes.作为一名科学家，霍金以研究黑洞而闻名。

be famous for是固定词组，意为“以……（事物）而著名”，后面接名词、代词或者动名词等。类似的短语还有be famous as，意为“以……（身份）著名”。例如：

Su Bingtian is famous as a good runner.苏炳添是一位很著名的运动员。

【即时尝试】爱迪生以他的伟大发明而著名。

2.He also wrote books to help more people understand the universe.他还写了一些书来帮助更多的人了解宇宙。

to help more people understand the universe为动词不定式短语，在句子中作目的状语。help sb.（to）do sth.是比较常见的句型结构，意为“帮助某人做某事”，动词help之后的动词不定式可以带to，也可以省去to。例如：

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

【即时尝试】我认为他能帮我学好英语。

3.However，his illness didn’t stop him from living a meaningful life.然而，他的病并没有阻止他过上有意义的生活。

stop...from doing sth.是固定词组，意为“阻止（防止）……做某事”，在主动结构中，from可以省略。例如：The heavy rain stopped us（from）arriving there on time.大雨阻止了我们按时到达那里。

【即时尝试】我们必须阻止他做这样的蠢事。

译文助读

斯蒂芬·霍金是一位英国科学家。许多人认为，他是自阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦之后的一位最伟大的科学家。2018年3月14日，霍金逝世，享年76岁。

作为一名科学家，霍金以研究黑洞而闻名。他认为宇宙从大爆炸开始，并将在黑洞中结束。黑洞吸收周围的一切——甚至是光。

霍金的研究改变了人们看待宇宙的方式。他还写了一些书来帮助更多的人了解宇宙。一本写于1988的《时间简史》，是他最受欢迎的书籍之一。

然而，人们钦佩霍金不仅仅是因为他的才能。人们钦佩他，也因为他的坚强意志。

霍金从他21岁起就重病缠身。他不会走路也不会说话。有一段时间，他除了眨眼睛外，都没有办法跟别人交流。他不得不坐在轮椅上，身边放着一台电脑。为了沟通，他移动两根手指来控制电脑，他从屏幕上选择他的话，然后通过语音合成器发声。然而，他的病并没有阻止他过上有意义的生活。他周游世界，他写书，他甚至在许多电视节目中扮演自己。

正如他的孩子们在他离世后所说的那样，霍金是一位伟大的科学家和一个卓越的人。他的事业和遗志将会永存于世。