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When I was in high school, I learned that light from distant galaxies was shifted to the red.
我高中的时候 我学到 来自遥远星系的光会发生红移
This meant that they were moving away from us and that the universe was expanding.
那意味着它们在远离我们 宇宙在膨胀
But I didn't believe it.A static universe seemed much more natural.
但是我不相信 一个静态的宇宙看起来更加自然
It could have existed and could continue to exist forever.
它可能已经存在 并且永远存在下去
We were discussing the possibility of the spontaneous generation of life.
我们当时在讨论 生命自然产生的可能性
and I think that Stephen made a remark which indicated not only that he'd thought of this
我认为从史蒂芬的讨论中 不仅能看出他已经想到这一点
but he'd even also come across some calculations.as to how long it might take.
他甚至已经 对这一过程所需的时间 做了一些计算
At that time,I think I made a comment to one of my friends, John McClenahan.
那一刻 我对其中一位朋友 约翰·麦克莱纳说
"I think that Stephen..."will turn out to be unusually capable."
我觉得史蒂芬这个人 "能力非凡"
I don't think I put it in quite those words.but I made some such remark to him and he disagreed.
我不确定我当时就是这么说的 但我做了类似这样的评价 约翰并不认同
And so we made a bet on the subject.In our childish way, we bet a bag of sweets on the issue.
所以我们打了个赌 用我们小时候的方法 赌注是一袋糖果
And incidentally, I reckon that my bet has come correct and I think I'm entitled to payment which has not yet been made.
顺便说一句 我认为我敢赌我是正确的 我觉得他该付我赌注 虽然我现在还没收到
The expansion of the universe suggested the possibility that the universe had a beginning at some time in the past.
宇宙膨胀 暗示着一种可能性 宇宙起源于 过去的某个时间点
The point at which the universe may have started out Became known as the Big Bang.
宇宙起源的时间点 被称作大爆炸
