近日，英国物理学家史蒂芬·霍金生前最后的遗作正式出版发布。这本名叫《对大问题的简明回答》（Brief Answers to the Big Questions）的书中，收录了这位伟大的科学家对于宇宙和世界的思考，以及对人类未来的终极预言……
超级人类
- Genetic: 遗传的，基因的
Stephen Hawking has suggested that the advance of genetic engineering might lead to a new species of superhuman that could destroy the rest of humanity.
霍金指出，基因工程技术的发展可能会导致超级人类物种的出现，最终造成人类的毁灭。
- Apocalyptic scenario: /əˌpɑː.kəˈlɪp.tɪk/ 天启的景象，借用《圣经》中预言主的降临和世界末日来临的“天启”，指代世界末日的情景。
In one section, Hawking described an apocalyptic scenario: genetic engineering favor people who could afford to make themselves smarter, more disease resistant, and likely to live longer.
书中的章节描述到世界末日的情景：基因工程技术使能够负担得起这项服务的富人们变得更聪明，更强健，甚至延年益寿。
- Unimproved: 未改良的
Once such superhumans appear, there will be significant political problems with unimprovedhumans, who won't be able to compete.
一旦超级人类出现，完全无法与之竞争的普通人类就会面临严峻的政治问题。
- Be put in place: 落实，实施
The physicist said he expected laws to be put in place to prevent genetic engineering in humans but ultimately some would not be able to "resist the temptation" to improve their human capabilities.
霍金表示他期望能够立法，阻止基因工程技术对人类的改造，但最终总会有人无法抵制强化人类能力的巨大诱惑。
霍金的预言
作为当代最伟大的物理学家之一，霍金凭借着杰出的分析和洞察力，坚毅和勇敢，启发着世界各地的人们。我们一起来看看他还给世界留下了哪些发人深省的预言：
- Relativity: 相对论
Stephen Hawking was perhaps best known for his work on black holes and the theory ofrelativity, has also previously pushed the theory that Earth will turn into a giant ball of fire by 2600.
霍金根据自己的黑洞理论和相对论，预测地球将会在2600年变成一个巨大的火球。
- Direct: 指导，指挥
We are each free to believe what we want, and it's my view that the simplest explanation is that there is no God. No one created the universe, and no one directs our fate.
每个人的信仰都是自由的，但在我看来最简单的说法就是没有上帝。没有人创造宇宙，也没有人主宰我们的命运。
- Be wary of: 提防，当心
There are forms of intelligent life out there. We need to be wary of answering back until we have developed a bit further.
宇宙中存在着其他智能生物。在我们有能力探索更多之前，要谨慎向太空中发送信号。
- Rule out: 排除，取消
Travel back in time can't be ruled out according to our present understanding, within the next hundred years we will be able to travel to anywhere in the Solar System.
基于现在所掌握的知识，时空穿梭的可能不能被排除，不出几百年人类就能自由地在太阳系中穿梭。
“宇宙之所以对我有意义，是因为它是我所挚爱的人生存的家园。”霍金留给世界的贡献绝不仅限于催生全新科技的科学理论。他给人类一面反思自己的镜子，也给我们面对未来的信心和希望。
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