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年出生在英格兰。他是世界上最著名的研究空间和时间的科学家之一。霍金正在研究空间和时间在世界上是如何存在的。霍金也研究宇宙是如何开始的，以及它是如何结束的。他被称为宇宙之王。

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.

当他在牛津大学学习数学和科学的时候，他病得很厉害，这使他在没有机器的帮助下，无法说话或者呼吸。直到现在，他都不能自己移动或者自己吃饭，他需要在护士的帮助下穿衣服、吃东西或者洗澡。然而，他有一个轮椅和一个特殊的电脑，通过这台电脑他可以与他人进行沟通。

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.

尽管有这些困难，他仍然拒绝放弃自己生活的希望，并在牛津大学毕业后继续在剑桥大学学习。1965年，他獲得了哲学博士学位。现在他在剑桥大学当教授。由于他病情严重，他很难画图表或写字。于是他开始用图片来思考。有了这种新的思维方式，他成为世界上受人尊敬的人。然后在1988年，他写了他的第一本重要的著作——《时间简史》。该书已售出超过550万本，并被翻译成了33种不同的语言。他曾经应邀来中国讲座。他的自信和幽默的谈话给我们留下了深刻的印象。

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.”

从斯蒂芬·霍金的不同寻常的经历中我们了解到，不论我们经历着多么糟糕的情况，我们都不应该失去希望。正如他曾经说过的，“生活是不公平的，你必须在你自己的情况下尽你所能做到最好。”