霍金誕辰80周年：回顧他說過的那些經典名言 8 incredible Stephen Hawking quotes

來源:中國日報網

今年是世界著名實體學家斯蒂芬·霍金誕辰80周年，這位把生命活成奇迹的人在世時曾說過了不少經典名言，一起來回顧一下。

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1. ON HIS SCHOOLING 關于上學

'At school, I was never more than about halfway up the class. It was a very bright class. My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was the despair of my teachers. But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they saw signs of something better. When I was twelve, one of my friends bet another friend a bag of sweets that I would never come to anything. I don't know if this bet was ever settled, and if so, which way it was decided.'

“在學校時，我的學習一直都是中不溜。班裡的同學都很聰明。我的作業寫得很亂，我的那筆字讓老師頭疼。但是我同學給我起綽号叫愛因斯坦，顯然他們覺得我還是有點才華的。在我12歲那年，我的一個朋友用一包糖和另一個朋友打賭我将會一事無成。我不知道這個賭局有結果了沒，如果有，是誰得到了那包糖。”

— From the lecture 'My Brief History,' 2010

——霍金2010年講座《我的簡史》

2. ON ALIEN LIFE 關于外星人

'If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans. We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.'

“如果外星人來拜訪我們，結果可能和哥倫布登陸美洲差不多，而哥倫布的到來對美洲原住民并不是什麼好事。我們隻需看看自己，就能知道外星人大概會變成什麼樣的兇神惡煞。”

— From Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking, 2010

——《與霍金一起了解宇宙》，2010年

3. ON FATE VERSUS FREE WILL 關于命運和自由意志

'I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.'

“我注意到，即使那些聲稱一切都已注定、人力無法改變天意的人在過馬路的時候還是會左看右看。”

— From Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

——《黑洞、小宇宙和其他論文》

4. ON IMPERFECTION 關于不完美

'Next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.'

“下一次有人抱怨你犯錯時，告訴他這可能是件好事。因為如果沒有不完美，你和我都不會存在。”

5. ON HIS IQ 關于智商

'I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.'

“我對自己的智商沒概念。吹噓自己智商的人都是失敗者。”

— To The New York Times, December 2004

——2004年12月，霍金緻《紐約時報》的信

6. ON WOMEN 關于女人

'They are a complete mystery.”

“女人完全是個謎。”

— To New Scientist, January 2012

——2012年1月，霍金緻《新科學家》雜志的信

7. ON THE ADVICE HE GAVE HIS CHILDREN 給孩子的建議

'One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.'

“第一，要記得仰望星辰，而不是低頭看腳。第二，永遠不要放棄工作。工作賦予你意義和目标，沒有工作的人生是空虛的。第三，如果你有幸得到了愛情，不要忘記愛情的存在，也不要抛棄愛情。”

— To Diane Sawyer/ABC News, June 2010

——2010年6月，霍金告訴美國廣播公司新聞節目的黛安·索耶

8. ON OPTIMISM 關于樂觀

'Most of the threats we face come from the progress we’ve made in science and technology. We are not going to stop making progress, or reverse it, so we must recognize the dangers and control them. I’m an optimist, and I believe we can.'

“我們所面臨的大部分威脅來自我們在科技上取得的進展。我們不會停止科技進步或逆向而行，是以我們必須意識到這些危險并加以控制。我是個樂觀主義者，我相信我們能控制住。”

— To the Radio Times, January 2016

——2016年1月，霍金緻《廣播時代》雜志的信

英文來源：Mental Floss

翻譯&編輯：丹妮