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用心看世界的经典语录英文(英读廊永恒的问题)(1)

If the universe is finite, does that mean that it has some kind of an edge?【译】如果宇宙是有限的,这是否意味着它有某种边缘?【单词】universe ['yoo-nuh-vurs]['juːnɪvɜːs] n. 宇宙;万物;世界【单词】finite ['fahy-nahyt]['faɪnaɪt] adj. 有限的【单词】edge [ej][edʒ] n. 边缘;优势;边

If yes, what happens if we "theoretically" cross that edge?【译】如果是的,那么要是我们“理论上”越过了这个边缘会发生什么?【单词】happens 原型:happen ['hap-uhn]['hæpən] vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶遇【单词】theoretically [thee-uh-'ret-i-kuhl][ˌθɪə'retɪkli] adv. 理论上【单词】cross [kraws, kros][krɒs] v. 穿过;交叉

The observable universe is finite, and the "edge" is the maximum distance we have seen.【译】可观测的宇宙是有限的,“边缘”是我们所看到的最大距离。【单词】observable [uhb-'zur-vuh-buhl][əb'zɜːvəbl] adj. 可观察到的【单词】maximum ['mak-suh-muhm]['mæksɪməm] n. 最大量;最大限度;最高点 adj. 最高的;最大极限的【单词】distance ['dis-tuhns]['dɪstəns] n. 距离;路程

It's not definitively possible that humanity could reach that eventually, but we'd be observing more of the universe as we approached and moving our metaphorical edge further away.【译】人类最终能否达到这一点还不确定,但当我们走近时,我们会观察到更多的宇宙,并将我们的所谓的边缘推向更远。【单词】definitively [dih-'fin-i-tiv][dɪ'fɪnətɪvli] adv. 决定性地;最后地【单词】humanity [hyoo-'man-i-tee][hjuː'mænəti] n. 人类;人性;人道;(复)人文学科【单词】reach [reech][riːtʃ] v. 到达;伸出;达成;延伸【单词】eventually [ih-'ven-choo-uh-lee][ɪ'ventʃuəli] adv. 最后;终于【单词】observing 原型:observe [uhb-'zurv][əb'zɜːv] v. 观察;遵守;注意到;庆祝【单词】metaphorical ['met-uh-fawr][ˌmetə'fɒrɪkl] adj. 隐喻性的;比喻性的

Whether the whole of the universe is finite or not isn't known.【译】整个宇宙是否是有限的还不知道。

We don't have concrete evidence of the shape of the universe, or if the universe even has a shape.【译】我们没有关于宇宙形状的具体证据,或者宇宙是否有形状。【单词】concrete ['kon-kreet]['kɒŋkriːt] adj. 具体的;实质性的【单词】shape [sheyp][ʃeɪp] n. 形状;形式;身材

It goes on and on past anything we can observe or measure, and is constantly expanding.【译】它在过去任何我们能观察到或测量到的方面都在不断地发展。【单词】measure ['mezh-er]['meʒə] v. 测量【单词】constantly ['kon-stuhnt]['kɒnstəntli] adv. 不断地;经常地【单词】expanding 原型:expand [ik-'spand][ɪk'spænd] v. 使 ... 膨胀;详述;扩张;增加;张开

Unless something changes on the literally universal level, we can never find the edge of the universe, or prove that it even exists.【译】除非某些东西在真正的宇宙层面上发生了变化,否则我们永远无法找到宇宙的边缘,也无法证明它的存在。【单词】Unless 原型:unless [uhn-'les, uhn-][ən'les] conj. 除非;如果不【单词】literally ['lit-er-uh-lee]['lɪtərəli] adv. 逐字地;按照字面上地;不夸张地;正确地;简直【单词】universal [yoo-nuh-'vur-suhl][ˌjuːnɪ'vɜːsl] adj. 普遍的;全世界的;宇宙的;全体的;通用的【单词】prove [proov][pruːv] v. 证明;检验;结果是【单词】exists 原型:exist [ig-'zist][ɪɡ'zɪst] v. 存在;生存;活着

Not necessarily: the surface of the Earth is finite, but it doesn't have an edge.【译】不一定:(举例来说)地球的表面是有限的,但它并没有边界。【短语】not necessarily表示“未必;不一定”。如:Frustrations are not necessarily bad things in life.【单词】necessarily [nes-uh-'sair-uh-lee, -'ser-][ˌnesə'serəli] adv. 必然地;必定地;必需地【单词】surface ['sur-fis]['sɜːfɪs] n. 表面;外表;平面【专有名词】Earth [urth][ɜːθ] n. 地球

It just loops back around.【译】它会循环绕一圈又回来。【单词】loops 原型:loop [loop][luːp] vt. 以圈结;以环连结;使 ... 成环(圈) vi. 形成环;环形运动

Basically, our current running conclusion (which isn't to say it's the right one) is that the universe is expanding in every direction from every point in space.【译】基本上,我们目前的结论(并不是说它是正确的)是宇宙从空间的每一点向各个方向膨胀。【单词】Basically 原型:basically ['bey-sik-lee]['beɪsɪkli] adv. 基本上;主要地【单词】conclusion [kuhn-'kloo-zhuhn][kən'kluːʒn] n. 结尾;结论;结束【单词】direction [dih-'rek-shuh n, 'dahy-][də'rekʃn] n. 方向;目标

用心看世界的经典语录英文(英读廊永恒的问题)(2)

The more space there is between any 2 given objects, the faster the distance between them changes.【译】任何两个给定物体之间相距的空间越大,它们之间的距离变化就会越快。【单词】objects 原型:object ['ob-jikt]['ɒbdʒɪkt] n. 物体;目标;对象

We can't conclude as to whether or not the universe is finite, but if it is, we can't know because of the speed of light.【译】我们不能断定宇宙是否是有限的,但如果是有限的,我们无法知道,因为光速(无法被超越)。【单词】conclude [kuh n-'klood][kən'kluːd] vt. 推断出;缔结;使结束 vi. 结束;总结;作决定【单词】speed [speed][spiːd] n. 速度

Because of the speed of light, we can only see a certain distance away from us and what we see is that many light-years behind.【译】因为光速的关系,我们只能看到离我们一定距离的地方,而我们看到的东西实际上是落后了很多光年。

That is, if you're seeing something 1 light year away, you're seeing it as it was 1 year ago.【译】也就是说,如果你看到的是1光年以外的东西,你看到的是1年前的样子。

This means that there is an edge to the observable universe.【译】这意味着可观测宇宙可以说是有一个边缘的。

This "edge" is also expanding and moving constantly.【译】这种“边缘”也在不断扩张和移动。

If you were to travel towards the edge, you would be able to see further, but it's impossible to really make much headway.【译】如果你往边缘走,你可以看得更远,但不可能真正取得进展(指获得结论)。【固定用法】be able to do sth. 能够,会(做);有能力(或办法、机会)做某事;例句:I am able to pick you up on the short wave radio. 我能用短波收音机收听到你的信号。【单词】travel ['trav-uhl]['trævl] v. 旅行;去某地;传播;快速移动【单词】impossible [im-'pos-uh-buhl][ɪm'pɒsəbl] adj. 不可能的;做不到的【单词】headway ['hed-wey]['hedweɪ] n. 前进;航行速度;进展

The edge is 30 billion lightyears away.【译】边缘在300亿光年之外。【单词】lightyears 原型:lightyear 光年(表示物理距离长度的单位)

Meaning that you have to travel at the speed of light for 30 billion years to get there.【译】这意味着你必须以光速旅行300亿年才能到达那里。【单词】billion ['bil-yuh n]['bɪljən] n. 十亿

Iirc if the universe is finite, we could never see the edge because it's expanding faster than light, but I may be remembering wrong.【译】如果宇宙是有限的,我们永远看不到边缘,因为它比光膨胀得快,但我可能记错了。【单词】Iirc 原型:iirc 是If I Remember Correctly的简写,即“如果我记得没错的话”

To answer your question, if it is finite, it has to have an end, regardless as to whether we can ever get there or observe it.【译】为了回答你的问题,如果它是有限的,它必须有一个终点,不管我们是否能到达那里或观察到它。【单词】regardless [ri-'gahrd-lis][rɪ'ɡɑːdləs] adj. 不顾的;不注意的 adv. 不顾

What happens if you cross it is honestly more of a philosophy question than a science one, we have no way of knowing.【译】如果你越过它会发生什么,老实说,这是一个哲学问题,而不是一个科学问题,我们没有办法知道。【单词】honestly ['on-ist-lee]['ɒnɪstli] adv. 诚实地;老实地;的确;实在【单词】philosophy [fi-'los-uh-fee][fə'lɒsəfi] n. 哲学;哲理【单词】science ['sahy-uhns]['saɪəns] n. 科学;自然科学

The answer will change based on your beliefs as to the nature of the universe.【译】答案会根据你对宇宙本质的信仰而改变。【单词】based 原型:base [beys][beɪs] vt. 以 ... 作基础,基于【单词】beliefs 原型:belief [bih-'leef][bɪ'liːf] n. 信念;信仰;相信

Expansion velocity being higher than speed of light comes from Hubble's law so you're right for the second part.【译】膨胀速度高于光速来自哈勃定律,所以第二部分是对的。【单词】Expansion 原型:expansion [ik-'span-shuhn][ɪk'spænʃn] n. 膨胀;扩展;扩充【单词】velocity [vuh-'los-i-tee][və'lɒsəti] n. 速度;迅速;速率【专有名词】Hubble ['huhb-uhl]['hʌbl] n. 哈勃

【注】哈勃定律:哈勃定律是宇宙膨胀理论的基础,通常被用来推算遥远星系的距离。1929年美国天文学家艾德温·哈勃(也许我们都知道以他命名的“哈勃望远镜”)指出,“星系以极高的速度远离我们,并且速度越高的星系离我们越远”。这种速度与星系到我们的距离的关系被称作哈勃定理,两数值之比叫哈勃常数。

用心看世界的经典语录英文(英读廊永恒的问题)(3)

First part is more like philosophical/theoretical since we don't know the shape of the universe.【译】第一部分更像哲学/理论,因为我们不知道宇宙的形状。

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