宇宙時空之旅：未知世界E06尋找智慧生命中英對照字幕考研英語

100:00:18,600-->00:00:20,900約翰?古德利克JohnGoodrickewasaman200:00:20,900-->00:00:23,460觀星的時間極短whowaspermittedonlythebriefestglimpseofthestars.300:00:24,260-->00:00:26,660然而他可說是得到了Andyet,itcouldbesaidthathemadeoneofthe400:00:26,800-->00:00:28,660一個史上最偉大的發(fā)現(xiàn)greatestdiscoveriesofall.500:00:32,160-->00:00:35,100兒時的異常疾病使他完全聾了Hehadbeenleftcompletelydeafbyachildhoodillness.600:00:35,960-->00:00:38,660這也許就是他觀星時如此仔細的原因Andmaybethat,swhyhelookedsocarefully.700:00:42,460-->00:00:44,860在1784年一個晴朗的夏夜Onaclearsummernightin1784,800:00:45,760-->00:00:49,530他到室外去觀察某顆星星是不是還在hewentoutsidetoseeifaparticularstarwasstill900:00:49,660-->00:00:52,600進行一個令他困惑不解的活動doingsomethingthatmystifiedhim.1000:00:53,400-->00:00:57,100一個其他天文學(xué)家之前從未報告過的活動Somethingthatnootherastronomerhadeverreportedbefore.1100:00:59,030-->00:01:01,660古德利克不敢相信自己的眼睛Goodrickecouldn,tbelievehisowneyes.1200:01:02,160-->00:01:04,100這顆名為天琴座B的恒星Thestar,calledBetaLyrae,1300:01:04,230-->00:01:08,260在一段很短的時間內(nèi)出現(xiàn)亮度規(guī)律變化changedregularlyinbrightnessoveraverybriefperiodoftime.1400:01:08,730-->00:01:10,930只有幾天而已Onlydays.1500:01:11,060-->00:01:13,800會是什么原因讓一顆恒星這樣Whatcouldpossiblymakeastardothat?1600:01:17,060-->00:01:19,700更驚人的是古德利克發(fā)現(xiàn)他可以Evenmoresurprising,Goodrickefoundthathecould1700:01:19,830-->00:01:22,030精準地預(yù)測這種變化predictitsvariationswithhighaccuracy.1800:01:24,360-->00:01:26,530是什么導(dǎo)致了恒星亮度這樣變化Whatcouldcausesuchachangeinastarsbrightness?1900:01:28,630-->00:01:31,030他能想到的所有情況Noneofthescenariosthatcametomindexplainedthe2000:01:31,160-->00:01:33,330都無法解釋這種現(xiàn)象evidencebeforehim.2100:01:35,060-->00:01:37,500然后他想到了另一種可能性Andthen,hethoughtofanotherpossibility.2200:01:42,830-->00:01:45,730應(yīng)該是有什么東西圍繞著天琴座B運行SupposetherewassomethingorbitingBetaLyrae2300:01:45,860-->00:01:48,330有規(guī)律地遮蔽了它thateclipsedthestaronaregularbasis.2400:01:53,660-->00:01:55,600但會是什么東西呢Butwhatcoulditbe?2500:02:07,130-->00:02:09,530也許是一個星球？"Aworldperhaps?"2600:02:21,260-->00:02:23,730會不會是一萬億個Howaboutatrillion?2700:03:20,830-->00:03:29,200貝殼字幕組譯制轉(zhuǎn)載請注明出處2800:03:23,540-->00:03:28,660翻譯2900:03:23,540-->00:03:28,660校對3000:03:23,540-->00:03:28,660大千千路過一只喵路邊野餐3100:03:23,540-->00:03:28,660川大畢同學(xué)3200:03:23,540-->00:03:28,660Telegram頻道：t.me/bkzmz3300:03:24,910-->00:03:28,660宇宙未知世界3400:03:33,530-->00:03:35,5301786年約翰?古德利克的發(fā)現(xiàn)WhenJohnGoodricke,sdiscoverycametotheattention3500:03:35,660-->00:03:38,730引起了久負盛名的英國皇家學(xué)會的關(guān)注oftheprestigiousBritishRoyalSocietyin1786,3600:03:39,700-->00:03:41,760他立即被選為會員hewasimmediatelymadeamember.3700:03:45,160-->00:03:48,100這個榮譽消息未能傳達給他Wordofthishonorneverreachedhim,3800:03:48,660-->00:03:51,860因為他在幾天后死于肺炎dayslaterhewasdeadofpneumonia.3900:03:54,200-->00:03:56,960年僅21歲Hewasonly21.4000:04:01,600-->00:04:04,630再過150年才會有另一位天文學(xué)家Itwouldbe150yearsbeforeanotherastronomer4100:04:04,760-->00:04:06,930解開古德利克的謎團wouldsolveGoodricke,smystery.4200:04:07,400-->00:04:11,530并且在這個過程中令我們對宇宙完全改觀Andintheprocess,changeourcosmosforever.4300:04:12,400-->00:04:15,400甚至在年幼時杰拉德?彼得?柯伊伯就可以Evenasachild,GerardPeterKuipercould4400:04:15,530-->00:04:17,160看得比任何人更遠seefartherthananyoneelse.4500:04:18,960-->00:04:22,000他能看到極其遙遠與黯淡的恒星Hesawstarstoodistantandtoofaintforothers4600:04:22,130-->00:04:24,200而別人要用望遠鏡才看得到tofindwithoutatelescope.4700:04:25,700-->00:04:28,660那是100多年前的荷蘭ThiswasintheNetherlandsmorethanacenturyago.4800:04:29,530-->00:04:31,900那時候一個窮裁縫的兒子Backthen,thesonofapoortailorcouldnot4900:04:32,030-->00:04:34,300無法奢望成為天文學(xué)家hopetobecomeanastronomer.5000:04:34,430-->00:04:37,330但是這個男孩不愿妥協(xié)Buttheboywouldnotbestopped.5100:04:37,760-->00:04:40,800當時天文學(xué)家認為宇宙是由Backthen,astronomersthoughtthatthecosmosconsistedof5200:04:40,930-->00:04:44,300幾顆行星組成也就是我們太陽系的行星onlyahandfulofplanets,thoseofourownsolarsystem.5300:04:45,860-->00:04:49,430浩瀚星海中的其它恒星Thegreatmultitudeofotherstarswerejustbarrenpoints5400:04:49,560-->00:04:52,630只不過是未曾孕育過星球的荒蕪光點oflightthathadnevergivenbirthtoworlds.5500:04:54,160-->00:04:58,560我們地球上的人自認是特別的WeonEarthcouldstillfeelspecial.5600:04:59,300-->00:05:01,430那些科學(xué)家告訴我們Ourstarsystem,thescientiststoldus,5700:05:01,560-->00:05:05,900我們的星系絕無僅有受到星球與衛(wèi)星的庇護wastherarestofall,oneblessedbyworldsandmoons.5800:05:13,600-->00:05:16,830柯伊伯渴望知道我們的太陽和行星KuiperyearnedtoknowhowourSunanditsplanets5900:05:16,960-->00:05:19,230是如何形成的cametobe.6000:05:21,000-->00:05:23,700于是苦讀進入了萊頓大學(xué)AndmadehiswaytotheUniversityofLeiden,6100:05:23,830-->00:05:25,700他迅速成為了佼佼者wherehequicklydistinguishedhimself.6200:05:27,900-->00:05:30,600他獲邀加入活躍的美國天文學(xué)界Hewasinvitedtojointhedynamicastronomicalcommunity6300:05:30,730-->00:05:34,060但是柯伊伯有些小毛病intheUnitedStates,butKuiperhadroughedges,6400:05:35,260-->00:05:37,930他好與人爭辯因此經(jīng)常hewasargumentativeandeasilydrawnintoconflict6500:05:38,060-->00:05:39,800和他的同事起沖突withhiscolleagues.6600:05:39,930-->00:05:43,260在遠離科學(xué)文化重鎮(zhèn)之處Theprospectofdirectingaremoteobservatoryfaraway6700:05:43,400-->00:05:45,760掌管偏僻天文臺的可能性fromthecapitalsofscientificculturemusthave6800:05:45,900-->00:05:47,530吸引了他appealedtohim.6900:05:47,660-->00:05:50,900而且在那里觀星Andbesides,youcouldseethestarsbetterthere7000:05:51,100-->00:05:53,560能比其他地方看得更清楚thanjustaboutanywhereelse.7100:05:54,400-->00:05:58,030柯伊伯被指派到麥克唐納天文臺KuiperwasgivenanappointmentattheMcDonaldObservatory,7200:05:58,160-->00:06:01,160位于德州西部的偏遠地區(qū)situatedinacornerofWestTexas.7300:06:02,330-->00:06:05,200在20世紀初人們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)Attheturnofthecentury,ithadbeendiscoveredthathalf7400:06:05,330-->00:06:09,030可見的恒星中有半數(shù)是引力雙星系統(tǒng)thevisiblestarswerereallygravitationalpairs.7500:06:10,660-->00:06:13,030大多數(shù)雙星就像雙胞胎Mostbinarystarsareliketwins,7600:06:13,160-->00:06:16,030是由同一團氣體與塵埃形成的formingfromthesamewombofgasanddust.7700:06:17,230-->00:06:19,860有些各自長大直到發(fā)展后期Otherscomeofageseparatelyandbecomegravitationally7800:06:20,000-->00:06:22,860才被各自的引力互相吸引involvedwitheachotherlaterintheirdevelopment.7900:06:23,700-->00:06:27,330而另外半數(shù)恒星則始終孤單Andtheotherhalfremainsinglethroughouttheirlives.8000:06:28,100-->00:06:31,030柯伊伯選擇專注研究雙星系統(tǒng)Kuiperchosetoconcentrateonthebinarystars.8100:06:32,000-->00:06:34,100他想知道雙星系統(tǒng)是否能解釋Hewonderediftheycouldshedlightonthewaythatthe8200:06:34,230-->00:06:37,230我們太陽系中的行星是如何形成planetsinoursolarsystemformedandcametobe8300:06:37,360-->00:06:39,730并被引力吸引而環(huán)繞太陽gravitationallyboundtoourSun.8400:06:40,230-->00:06:42,700亮度升高18小時50分鐘KUIPER:Brightascension.18hours,50minutes.8500:06:43,030-->00:06:45,600亮度下降加33度Declinationplus33degrees.8600:06:45,730-->00:06:47,6602175分鐘2175minutes.8700:06:48,130-->00:06:49,500明白ASSISTANT:Mm-hmm.8800:06:49,930-->00:06:52,160柯伊伯觀測著那顆恒星Kuiperlookedattheverysamestarthat8900:06:52,300-->00:06:54,900那顆150年前讓約翰?古德利克困惑的恒星hadbaffledJohnGoodricke150yearsbefore,9000:06:55,730-->00:06:59,430但柯伊伯用的望遠鏡大得多了butKuiperwaslookingatitwithamuchbiggertelescope.9100:07:01,000-->00:07:03,830柯伊伯還有一個強大的助力AndKuiperwasarmedwithanawesomepowerthatdidn't9200:07:03,960-->00:07:07,260那就是古德利克的時代并不存在的光譜學(xué)existinGoodricke'stime,spectroscopy.9300:07:05,790-->00:07:07,700光譜室9400:07:08,060-->00:07:10,530光譜學(xué)可以用來分析Spectroscopyisawaytodissectthelightofany9500:07:10,660-->00:07:13,830任何恒星的光來得出它特有的原子singlestartofinditsparticularatomicand9600:07:13,960-->00:07:15,630和分子組成molecularcomposition.9700:07:16,400-->00:07:18,930柯伊伯觀察了天琴座B產(chǎn)生的光譜Kuiperlookedatthespectrumofthelightproduced9800:07:19,060-->00:07:22,100發(fā)現(xiàn)它和其他一切恒星同樣byBetaLyraeandsawthat,aswithallstars,9900:07:22,630-->00:07:24,930含有大量的氫氣和氮氣therewasplentyofhydrogenandhelium,10000:07:25,060-->00:07:29,000但也含有鐵鈉和硅buttherewasalsoironsodiumandsilicon.10100:07:29,600-->00:07:31,330目前為止的都是意料之內(nèi)Sofar,nosurprisesthere.10200:07:31,460-->00:07:33,560而現(xiàn)在轉(zhuǎn)折點來了Now,herecomesthetwist.10300:07:34,260-->00:07:35,560明亮的線條？Brightlines?10400:07:35,700-->00:07:38,130那些亮線是從哪來的Wherewerethosebrightlinescomingfrom?10500:07:38,260-->00:07:41,600當時沒有天文學(xué)家了解為什么這些亮線Atthattime,noastronomerunderstoodwhybrightlines10600:07:41,730-->00:07:43,400會出現(xiàn)在恒星的光譜上wouldappearinthespectrumofastar.10700:07:44,560-->00:07:47,400柯伊伯匆忙之中得出的結(jié)論是雙星系統(tǒng)Kuiperleapttotheconclusionthatthetwostars10800:07:47,530-->00:07:50,100過于接近而產(chǎn)生了物質(zhì)交換weresoclosethattheywereexchangingmatter,10900:07:51,400-->00:07:54,400交換的超熱氣體導(dǎo)致了這種特征super-hotgasesthatwouldproducesuchasignature.11000:07:55,730-->00:07:58,330在試圖理解他那晚看到的現(xiàn)象時Intryingtounderstandwhathehadseenthatnight,11100:07:59,100-->00:08:02,300柯伊伯發(fā)現(xiàn)并命名了宇宙之中Kuiperdiscoveredandnamedthemostinterstellar11200:08:02,430-->00:08:04,930最密切的恒星系統(tǒng)relationshipinthecosmos.11300:08:05,230-->00:08:08,860兩顆恒星永久合一Starsthatarephysicallylockedineverlastingoneness,11400:08:09,000-->00:08:12,130被引力和一道恒星物質(zhì)所形成的火焰橋梁boundtogetherbygravityandabridgeoffire11500:08:13,030-->00:08:15,030束縛在一起madeofstarstuff.11600:08:17,600-->00:08:21,230這座800萬英里長的橋Abridgeeightmillionmileslong,11700:08:22,500-->00:08:24,400連結(jié)兩顆恒星connectingtwostars,11800:08:24,530-->00:08:27,230一顆質(zhì)量比我們的太陽大三倍onethreetimesmoremassivethanourSun,11900:08:27,360-->00:08:31,060而另一顆比第一顆大13倍theother13timesgreaterstill.12000:08:33,360-->00:08:36,660這是一個密接雙星系統(tǒng)Acontactbinarystarsystem.12100:08:37,100-->00:08:39,830為什么它們不像我們的太陽一樣是球形的Whyaren,ttheyroundlikeourownstar?12200:08:40,230-->00:08:42,160它們相距非常接近Theyaresoclosedtooneanother,12300:08:42,300-->00:08:45,730潮汐引力將它們牽引在一起tidalforcesofgravitypullthemtogetherandstretchthem12400:08:45,860-->00:08:48,430而后又拉扯成燃燒的淚珠intoflamingteardrops.12500:08:49,860-->00:08:54,330天琴座B系統(tǒng)距離地球約1000光年TheBetaLyraesystemisabout1,000light-yearsfromearth.12600:08:54,930-->00:08:57,86020世紀中葉最大的望遠鏡還不足以Thelargesttelescopesofthemid-20thcenturywerejustnot12700:08:58,000-->00:09:01,160強大到分析出兩顆恒星的個體powerfulenoughtoresolvethemasindividualstars.12800:09:02,400-->00:09:04,860需要光譜學(xué)這種新力量Youneededthatnewpowerofspectroscopy12900:09:05,200-->00:09:07,530來解開它們todisentanglethem.13000:09:07,660-->00:09:10,130柯伊伯想象著這個密接雙星系統(tǒng)Kuiperimaginedhowtheformationofthecontact13100:09:10,260-->00:09:13,160可能的形成過程binarystarsystemcouldhavehappened.13200:09:13,730-->00:09:16,560他推斷它們是由一個密度極高的Hededucedthattheywereformedwhenavastcloudof13300:09:16,700-->00:09:21,500氣體和塵埃云形成的導(dǎo)致引力吸引星球聚集gasanddustbecomesodensethatgravitationalwhirlpoolsformed.13400:09:26,700-->00:09:29,400思考這個密接雙星系統(tǒng)的過程中Inthinkingaboutthesecontactbinaries,13500:09:29,530-->00:09:32,160柯伊伯不禁想知道這些恒星的形成中Kuipercouldn,thelpbutwonderifanyofthesestellar13600:09:32,300-->00:09:34,800是否曾經(jīng)在捕捉對方焰氣上失敗courtshipseverfailedtocatchonfire.13700:09:37,100-->00:09:41,030柯伊伯自問我們的地球Kuiperaskedhimself,wasourworld,13800:09:41,160-->00:09:44,530我們的月球和太陽系的所有行星ourMoonandalltheplanetsofoursolarsystemnothing13900:09:44,660-->00:09:47,160會不會只是一個形成失敗的雙星系統(tǒng)？morethanafailedbinarystarsystem?14000:09:48,730-->00:09:52,600如果我們的太陽系是這樣誕生的Andifthat,showoursolarsystemwascreated,14100:09:52,960-->00:09:56,400宇宙中的其他恒星周圍是不是也發(fā)生過同樣的事？hadthesamethinghappenedaroundotherstarsthroughoutthecosmos?14200:10:02,830-->00:10:05,400杰拉德?柯伊伯有一種特殊的能力GerardKuiperhadaspecialpower,14300:10:05,530-->00:10:08,130能看得比任何人更遠hecouldseefartherthananyoneelse.14400:10:08,660-->00:10:11,760是他最先想象出我們現(xiàn)在生活的宇宙Hewasthefirsttoenvisiontheuniversewenowlivein.14500:10:12,530-->00:10:16,260不是一片廣袤荒蕪散布著貧乏的恒星Notabarrenvastnessmeagerlydottedbychildlessstars,14600:10:17,030-->00:10:19,560而是充滿了可能性的世界butoneoverflowingwithpossibleworlds,14700:10:19,700-->00:10:22,200無數(shù)的行星和衛(wèi)星countlessplanetsandmoons.14800:10:24,600-->00:10:28,4601949年柯伊伯震撼了全世界In1949,Kuiperastonishedtheworldbydeclaringthat14900:10:28,600-->00:10:31,860他宣稱我們的太陽系其實并不特別oursolarsystemwasnotsospecialafterall,15000:10:32,530-->00:10:36,060每一顆恒星都有自己的星球家族thateveryotherstarhaditsownfamilyofworlds.15100:10:38,760-->00:10:41,260也許只是一個星球而已Aworldperhaps?15200:10:42,730-->00:10:46,500但科學(xué)還無法面對那個領(lǐng)域Butsciencewasn,treadyforthatuniverse,15300:10:47,000-->00:10:50,930甚至還跨不出離開地球的第一步itwasn,tevenreadytotakeitsfirstbabystepsofftheplanet.15400:10:51,130-->00:10:52,530為什么呢Whynot?15500:10:52,660-->00:10:55,400科學(xué)被分割成許多小領(lǐng)域Sciencewascarvedupintolittlekingdoms,15600:10:55,530-->00:10:58,200不同學(xué)科和不同學(xué)科的科學(xué)家thevariousscientificdisciplinesandscientistsof15700:10:58,330-->00:11:01,030不會跟另一個學(xué)科合作onedisciplinedidn,tcollaboratewithanyonefromanother.15800:11:02,500-->00:11:05,600但這種現(xiàn)狀必須改變才能跨出地球ButthishadtochangeforustoventurebeyondEarth.15900:11:06,230-->00:11:12,030關(guān)鍵出現(xiàn)在柯伊伯和另一位偉大科學(xué)家的長期不合中ItallcametoaheadinafeudbetweenKuiperandanothergreatscientist.16000:11:13,000-->00:11:15,630他們就像一個密接雙星系統(tǒng)Liketwostarsofacontactbinarysystem,16100:11:15,760-->00:11:17,500無法擺脫對方theycouldnotdisengage.16200:11:17,630-->00:11:19,660然而盡管他們彼此厭惡Butdespitetheirloathingforeachother,16300:11:19,800-->00:11:22,930卻成功創(chuàng)造出一種新的科學(xué)theymanagedtocreateanewkindofscienceandthey16400:11:23,060-->00:11:25,400并開創(chuàng)了太空時代pioneeredtheSpaceAge,16500:11:25,760-->00:11:28,900指導(dǎo)當時最杰出的夢想家與代言人mentoringitsgreatestvisionaryandvoice.16600:11:49,040-->00:11:51,760有時候宇宙會自己沖來Sometimes...thecosmosjustbargesrightin,16700:11:52,100-->00:11:54,230撞開你家大門正如今晚andbreaksdownyourdoor,liketonight.16800:11:56,630-->00:11:58,130發(fā)生了什么事What,sgoingonhere?16900:11:58,260-->00:12:02,030我們的行星正在通過一顆彗星的巨量殘骸Ourplanetispassingthroughtheepicremnantsofacomet,17000:12:02,430-->00:12:05,000這個殘骸區(qū)長達數(shù)百萬英里adebrisfieldmillionsofmileslong.17100:12:05,630-->00:12:08,700所以今晚看起來有如天降恒星That,swhyitlookslikeit,srainingstarstonight.17200:12:09,230-->00:12:10,760但這些根本不是恒星Butthey,renotstarsatall,17300:12:10,900-->00:12:13,830只是在地球大氣層中燃燒的石塊與冰塊justbitsofrockandiceburningupinEarth,satmosphere.17400:12:15,030-->00:12:17,030這叫流星雨It,scalledameteorshower.17500:12:17,160-->00:12:19,760這場流星雨在每年同一個時候發(fā)生Andthisonehappensatthesametimeeveryyear.17600:12:20,930-->00:12:22,260為什么Why?17700:12:22,400-->00:12:24,500因為地球繞太陽公轉(zhuǎn)需要一年的時間BecauseittakesayearforEarthtoorbittheSunand17800:12:24,630-->00:12:26,530回到那顆彗星很久以前returntothatsameplacewherethecomets17900:12:26,660-->00:12:29,100飛過的地方streakedbysolongago.18000:12:29,230-->00:12:31,260這就是每年發(fā)生流星雨的原因That,swhatayearis.18100:12:32,160-->00:12:36,530這可能是那顆彗星的一部分Thiscouldbeapieceofthatcometorpossibly18200:12:36,660-->00:12:38,500也可能是小行星的碎片afragmentofanasteroid.18300:12:39,100-->00:12:40,830它來自另一個星球Itcamefromanotherworld,18400:12:40,960-->00:12:44,000一個我們太陽系誕生后留下的殘余物aleftoverfromthecreationofoursolarsystem.18500:12:44,130-->00:12:46,800但要怎么了解它？Buthowtounderstandit?18600:12:47,300-->00:12:49,100在杰拉德?柯伊伯的時代Well,backinGerardKuiper,stime,18700:12:49,230-->00:12:50,860也就是在20世紀中葉duringthemiddleofthe20thcentury,18800:12:51,060-->00:12:53,930這取決于你是哪一種科學(xué)家itdependedonwhatkindofascientistyouwere.18900:12:54,660-->00:12:57,360地質(zhì)學(xué)家會帶錘子來敲開這玩意兒Thegeologistswouldbringtheirhammersandbreakthis19000:12:57,500-->00:13:00,430用顯微鏡觀察它的塵埃suckerapartandlookatitsdustunderamicroscopeto19100:13:00,560-->00:13:03,460研究其中的晶體結(jié)構(gòu)studyitscrystallinestructure.19200:13:03,800-->00:13:06,200他們用這種方法調(diào)查Itwastheirwayoffindingoutwhichmissingpiecein19300:13:06,330-->00:13:08,830這顆隕石能填補哪些地球之謎thispuzzleofEarththemeteoritecouldprovide.19400:13:10,200-->00:13:12,800化學(xué)家們在尋找同樣的答案Thechemistsweresearchingforthesameanswers,19500:13:12,930-->00:13:15,200但是他們會把隕石放進酸液中buttheywoulddropitinacidtoseeifitcouldbe19600:13:15,330-->00:13:17,600看它會不會從一種化合物轉(zhuǎn)化成另一種transformedfromonecompoundintoanother,19700:13:18,630-->00:13:20,660通過折磨它來逼迫它torturingittoseeifitwouldgiveup19800:13:20,800-->00:13:22,800招供大自然的秘密itssecretsaboutnature.19900:13:28,860-->00:13:32,900物理學(xué)家們想看到它最赤裸的樣子Thephysicistswouldwanttoseeitatitsmostnaked.20000:13:35,200-->00:13:38,460具體到它的質(zhì)量密度硬度Strippeddowntoitsmass,itsdensity,itshardness.20100:13:39,200-->00:13:42,160還有耐熱性Itsresistancetoheat.20200:13:42,760-->00:13:46,160生物學(xué)家根本不會停下腳步把它撿起Thebiologistwouldn,tevenstoptopickitup.20300:13:46,530-->00:13:49,260在那個時候他們會徑直從旁邊走過Backthen,theywould,vewalkedrightbyitbecause20400:13:49,400-->00:13:52,260他們認為太空來的隕石theydidntthinktherewasanychancethatameteorite20500:13:52,400-->00:13:55,800和他們不會有任何關(guān)系fromspacehadanythingtodowiththem.20600:13:56,200-->00:14:01,360生命只可能來自一個地方就是這里地球Lifecouldonlybefromoneplace,righthere,Earth.20700:14:07,160-->00:14:09,360你想知道最蠢的事嗎Andyouwanttoknowthecraziestthing?20800:14:09,860-->00:14:11,030那時候Backthen,20900:14:11,160-->00:14:13,930天文學(xué)家也會從它旁邊走過theastronomerswould,vewalkedrightbyit,too.21000:14:14,060-->00:14:17,100他們的視線集中于遠方Theirsightswerefocusedonthedistanceandwecan't21100:14:17,230-->00:14:18,830這也不能怪他們reallyblamethem.21200:14:18,960-->00:14:21,260當時的天文學(xué)界有什么呢Whatwashappeninginastronomybackthen?21300:14:21,400-->00:14:24,660探討我們太陽系之外的偉大想法Bigideasaboutthingsfarbeyondoursolarsystem,21400:14:25,260-->00:14:27,560愛因斯坦的相對論Einstein,stheoryofrelativity,21500:14:27,700-->00:14:30,660還有乘著光束飛躍宇宙的夢想withitsvisionofridingalightbeamacrossthecosmos21600:14:31,230-->00:14:34,560埃德溫?哈勃發(fā)現(xiàn)宇宙正在膨脹andEdwinHubble,sdiscoverythattheuniversewasexpanding,21700:14:35,530-->00:14:38,560遠處的星系正在遠離彼此thatdistantgalaxieswereflyingawayfromoneanother.21800:14:38,700-->00:14:44,360那種事才會令人興奮而不是看著自家后院的一塊破石頭That,swhatraisedgoosebumps,notlookingatadumbrocklyinginyourownbackyard.21900:14:44,700-->00:14:47,100研究我們這個小小太陽系的Studyingtheplanets,moons,cometsandmeteorsofourown22000:14:47,230-->00:14:50,130行星衛(wèi)星彗星和隕石如同兒戲tinysolarsystemseemedlikelittleleague.22100:14:52,260-->00:14:55,360直到柯伊伯大膽闖入UntilKuiperdaredtoventureintoterritories22200:14:55,460-->00:14:56,960天文學(xué)的禁區(qū)off-limitstoastronomy.22300:14:57,260-->00:14:59,800夜復(fù)一夜他待在這里Nightafternight,hewouldstayuphere...22400:15:00,060-->00:15:04,600像大師拉琴一樣操縱這個45噸重的機器Avirtuosoplayingthe45-toninstrumentlikeaviolin.22500:15:04,960-->00:15:08,130在太陽系中尋找生命起源的線索Searchingthesolarsystemforcluestoitsorigin.22600:15:08,560-->00:15:12,000只有他一個人認識到這個奧秘Amysterythathealonerecognizedwasinsoluble22700:15:12,140-->00:15:16,420必須通過科學(xué)界各領(lǐng)域的通力合作才能夠解開withoutthecooperativeenterpriseofallthescientificdisciplines.22800:15:17,040-->00:15:19,840但科學(xué)家們并不知道他們需要彼此Butthescientistsdidn,tknowtheyneededoneanother.22900:15:20,380-->00:15:23,340沒有大學(xué)有這樣一個科系Therewasn,tasingleuniversitydepartmentwhere23000:15:23,560-->00:15:27,480可供不同領(lǐng)域的科學(xué)家研究行星天文學(xué)scientistsofmultipledisciplinescouldstudyplanetaryastronomy.23100:15:27,860-->00:15:31,240所以在這片Sohere,inthemiddleofnowhere,23200:15:31,860-->00:15:36,320德州西部偏遠地區(qū)的荒郊野外inacornerofWestTexas,Kuiperconductedhisone-man23300:15:36,420-->00:15:38,460柯伊伯獨自開展了關(guān)于太陽系的探索explorationofthesolarsystem.23400:15:51,760-->00:15:55,030他看著泰坦土星的衛(wèi)星之一HelookedatTitan,oneofSaturn,smoons,23500:15:55,160-->00:15:57,580發(fā)現(xiàn)它表面覆蓋大氣層anddiscoveredthatithadanatmosphere,23600:15:58,130-->00:15:59,860其中的甲烷濃度很高itwasthickwithmethane.23700:16:00,680-->00:16:04,820夜空中的一顆亮星突然變成了一個真實的地點Apointoflightintheskyhadsuddenlybecomearealplace.23800:16:05,700-->00:16:09,120柯伊伯用分光鏡來觀察木星高層大氣的刺激性云層Kuiperusedthespectroscopetoprobetheacridcloudsin23900:16:09,220-->00:16:12,620檢視它的成分theupperatmosphereofJupitertoseewhattheyweremadeof,24000:16:13,060-->00:16:14,920以及化學(xué)結(jié)構(gòu)和原子結(jié)構(gòu)theirchemicalandatomicstructures.24100:16:15,560-->00:16:17,800當他研究火星這顆紅色星球時Andwhenhelookedattheredplanet,Mars,24200:16:17,930-->00:16:20,040在火星的大氣中發(fā)現(xiàn)了二氧化碳hefoundcarbondioxideinitsatmosphere24300:16:20,260-->00:16:21,540這使他感到疑惑andhewondered24400:16:22,030-->00:16:26,530〃我是在看地球的未來還是過去？〃"AmIlookingatmyplanet,sfutureoritspast?"24500:16:27,400-->00:16:31,460但對一些人來說柯伊伯除了越界以外什么都沒干Buttosomepeople,Kuiperwasdoingnothingmorethantrespassing.24600:16:32,160-->00:16:36,300還闖入了與天文學(xué)家無關(guān)的化學(xué)領(lǐng)域Buttingintochemicalmatterswhereanastronomerhadnobusiness.24700:16:36,930-->00:16:39,020哈羅德?尤里是個化學(xué)家HaroldUreywasachemist.24800:16:39,540-->00:16:40,640就跟柯伊伯一樣LikeGerardKuiper,24900:16:40,880-->00:16:43,640一路奮斗進入科學(xué)界healsohadtofighthiswayintoscience.25000:16:44,440-->00:16:47,430跟柯伊伯家一樣尤里家很窮Urey,sfamilywaspoorlikeKuiper,s.25100:16:48,440-->00:16:51,060所以他找了一份在初中教書的工作Sohetookajobteachinggrammarschoolina25200:16:51,260-->00:16:53,200在蒙大拿州的一個礦區(qū)進行教學(xué)miningcampinMontana.25300:16:54,900-->00:16:56,960其中一個學(xué)生的家長極力推薦他Theparentsofoneofhisstudentsurgedhimto25400:16:57,100-->00:16:58,640想辦法去上大學(xué)findawaytogettocollege.25500:17:00,640-->00:17:03,230哈羅德?尤里聽從這個建議一路努力HaroldUreytookthatadviceallthewaytoa25600:17:03,360-->00:17:05,760最終獲得了諾貝爾化學(xué)獎NobelPrizeinchemistry.25700:17:07,640-->00:17:10,7001949年的他意氣風(fēng)發(fā)By1949,hewasridinghigh,25800:17:11,060-->00:17:14,240是芝加哥大學(xué)的杰出教授adistinguishedprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.25900:17:14,600-->00:17:18,900那里向來都是世界上最重要的科學(xué)研究地之一Then,andnow,oneoftheworld,sgreatcapitalsofscience.26000:17:19,160-->00:17:21,600但當尤里讀晨報時ButwhenUreyreadhismorningpaper,26100:17:21,730-->00:17:24,200內(nèi)心情緒開始凝聚somethingbegantocurdleinsidehim,26200:17:24,330-->00:17:26,080升起一股怒氣arisingresentment.26300:17:26,960-->00:17:30,780首先苦于另一位科學(xué)家的聲名鵲起First,apangatafellowscientist,sheightenedcelebrity.26400:17:31,000-->00:17:32,940這很正常Well,thatwasnormal.26500:17:33,360-->00:17:36,960然后他讀到了關(guān)于行星起源的部分Thenhegottothepartabouttheoriginoftheplanets.26600:17:37,760-->00:17:40,660他很不高興一個天文學(xué)家Hewasoffendedthatanastronomerwasmaking26700:17:40,800-->00:17:44,100竟敢針對太陽系的化學(xué)性質(zhì)發(fā)言pronouncementsaboutthechemicalnatureofthesolarsystem.26800:17:44,460-->00:17:45,960那可是他的地盤Thatwashisturf.26900:17:49,360-->00:17:51,040科學(xué)家也是人Scientistsarehuman.27000:17:51,700-->00:17:52,780我們是靈長類動物We,reprimates.27100:17:53,530-->00:17:56,940大家都背負著同樣的進化包袱Wecarrythesameevolutionarybaggageaseveryoneelse.27200:17:57,780-->00:18:01,140柯伊伯和尤里這兩個強勢男性KuiperandUreyweretwoalphamaleswhochose27300:18:01,260-->00:18:03,560將科學(xué)論證作為他們的戰(zhàn)斗武器scientificargumentastheirweaponofcombat.27400:18:05,620-->00:18:08,500兩個人還爭奪一個人Andthetwomenfoughtoverasinglehostage,27500:18:09,140-->00:18:10,820一個年輕學(xué)生ayoungstudent.27600:18:15,140-->00:18:17,000卡爾?薩根小時候住在這里WhenCarlSaganwasakid,27700:18:17,140-->00:18:20,300布魯克林的一間小屋中helivedhere,inasmallapartmentinBrooklyn.27800:18:38,140-->00:18:41,560在20世紀40年代中期他畫了這幅畫Inthemid-1940s,hemadethisdrawing,27900:18:41,700-->00:18:43,020其中寫滿了預(yù)言filledwithpredictions,28000:18:43,860-->00:18:46,780現(xiàn)在收藏在美國國會圖書館thatisnowintheUSLibraryofCongress.28100:18:49,540-->00:18:55,250星際航行的演進28200:19:06,830-->00:19:11,860蘇聯(lián)和美國同意共建首艘月球太空船28300:19:13,160-->00:19:15,660太空船抵達月球！28400:19:17,360-->00:19:19,620到了這個時代Inanerawherelifeherewasinthelastseconds28500:19:19,720-->00:19:22,360人類已經(jīng)被禁錮在地球上四十多億年ofitsfourbillioncaptivityonEarth,28600:19:23,100-->00:19:27,680他夢想去別的行星甚至去恒星hedreamedofgoingtotheplanetsandeventothestars.28700:19:29,020-->00:19:31,440但他不安于幻想Buthedidn,twanttojustgoinhisimagination,28800:19:32,060-->00:19:33,860他想要真的成功hewantedtoreallygo.28900:19:34,300-->00:19:37,420他想知道那些星球的真正模樣Hewantedtoknowwhatthoseworldswerereallylike.29000:19:38,230-->00:19:43,020他明白唯有成為科學(xué)家才能如愿Andheknewthattheonlywaytodothatwastobecomeascientist.29100:19:44,120-->00:19:47,760這個男孩會進入兩個互相敵對的科學(xué)家門下Theboywouldcomeunderthewingsofthetwowarringgiants.29200:19:48,230-->00:19:50,130盡管他們彼此憎惡Asmuchastheyhatedeachother,29300:19:50,280-->00:19:52,640男孩卻同時敬愛他們兩個helovedthemboth.29400:19:52,920-->00:19:55,260他們?nèi)齻€合力Together,thethreeofthemwouldteardown29500:19:55,440-->00:19:57,700拆除科學(xué)家之間的那堵墻thewallsbetweenthescientists.29600:19:57,830-->00:20:00,460而男孩會拆掉最高的那堵墻Andtheboywouldteardownthetallestwall,29700:20:00,600-->00:20:04,720也就是科學(xué)和大眾之間的那一堵theonebetweenscienceandeveryoneelse.29800:20:12,660-->00:20:14,400幫我個忙Dosomethingforme.29900:20:14,530-->00:20:18,060我需要你假裝我們生活在一個Ineedyoutopretendthatweliveinatimebeforeany30000:20:18,260-->00:20:21,600當時尚未有太空飛船或者人類離開地球的時代spacecraftorhumanhadeverleftEarth,30100:20:21,760-->00:20:25,000沒人從太空中看過我們的星球noonehadeverseenourworldfromspace.30200:20:26,060-->00:20:29,140最偉大的藝術(shù)家的最奢侈的幻想Themostextravagantfantasiesofthegreatestartistswere30300:20:29,260-->00:20:31,030也無法媲美后來發(fā)生的事nomatchforwhatwascoming.30400:20:31,700-->00:20:36,060這是一個藝術(shù)家想象中從太空看到的地球ThisishowoneofthemimaginedEarthmustlookfromspace.30500:20:36,740-->00:20:39,980然后在某一天的一瞬間Andthen,inoneinstantonasingleday,30600:20:40,520-->00:20:42,360一切都改變了everythingchanged.30700:20:43,660-->00:20:47,560這就是地球母親赤裸的樣子ThisishowMotherEarthlookedwhenshewasnaked,30800:20:48,000-->00:20:52,080當時還沒有五千顆人造衛(wèi)星繞著她轉(zhuǎn)beforenearly5,000satelliteswereinorbitaroundher,30900:20:52,420-->00:20:56,720也沒有人從十開始倒數(shù)beforeanyonehadevercountedbackwardsfromten.31000:20:58,720-->00:21:13,040（俄語從十開始倒數(shù)）(countingdownfromteninRussian)31100:21:44,860-->00:21:47,160在1957年10月4日OnOctober4,1957,31200:21:47,600-->00:21:54,440蘇聯(lián)成為第一個進入太空探索的國家theSovietUnionbecamethefirstnationtodipitstoeintotheshallowsofthecosmicocean.31300:21:55,920-->00:21:58,380它發(fā)射了斯普特尼克1號ItlaunchedSputnik1,31400:21:58,930-->00:22:03,620這個簡單的無線電發(fā)射機每96分鐘繞地球一圈asimpleradiotransmitterthatcircledEarthevery96minutes.31500:22:10,930-->00:22:14,500全球各地的人都走到室外Allovertheplanet,peoplecameoutsidetofind31600:22:14,620-->00:22:19,020來看天上這個新的光點一一一顆人造衛(wèi)星thisnewlightinthesky,aman-mademoon.31700:22:20,260-->00:22:21,600沒有東西可以阻止我們Nothingcouldstopus31800:22:21,720-->00:22:24,340實現(xiàn)我們最大膽的夢想fromachievingourmostdaringdreams.31900:22:26,320-->00:22:30,640想想看夜空中一個新的亮點是人造的物體Thinkofit,somethingwemadewasanewlightinthenightsk