Charles Darwin
查尔斯·达尔文
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist.
查尔斯·达尔文是一位英国博物学家。
He is known for forming the theory of evolution, a scientific explanation for the origin of life on Earth.
他以创立进化论而闻名,进化论是对地球上生命起源的科学解释。
Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England.
达尔文于1809年出生在英国的什鲁斯伯里。
In 1831, he got a job on a ship called the HMS Beagle, which was taking a five-year trip around the world.
1831年,他在贝格尔号皇家海军舰艇上找到一份工作,这艘船将进行为期五年的环球旅行。
Darwin got to visit many countries and study different plants and animals.
于是达尔文到访了许多国家,研究了不同的植物和动物。
He started to form his theory while studying birds on the Galápagos Islands.
达尔文在加拉帕戈斯群岛研究鸟类时开始形成自己的理论。
In 1859, he published a book called On the Origin of Species, which stated that all life on Earth may have evolved from one organism.
1859年,他出版了一本名为《物种起源》的书,书中指出,地球上的所有生命可能都是从一个有机体进化而来的。
This theory was unpopular at the time, because society was very religious.
这一理论在当时并不受欢迎,因为当时的社会有很强的宗教性。
However, over time, more people started to accept Darwin’s ideas.
然而,随着时间的推移,越来越多的人开始接受达尔文的思想。
Darwin died in 1882, at age 73.
达尔文于1882年去世,享年73岁。