What a Black Hole Discovery Can Teach Us 黑洞的發(fā)現(xiàn)能教會我們什么

張恒

As long as we walk this earth， one thing we should all discover is this. The more you know， the more you know you dont know. Thats a quote1 from Aristotle， the Greek philosopher who lived over 2，300 years ago. It basically2 means that no matter how much we learn in school as kids and later in life as adults， well find theres always more to learn about everything.

只要我們走遍這個世界，我們都應(yīng)該發(fā)現(xiàn)的一件事就是：你知道的越多，你就知道，你不知道的更多。這是2300多年前希臘哲學(xué)家亞里士多德的一句話。它的基本意思是，無論我們兒時在學(xué)校以及在成年后的生活中學(xué)到多少，我們都會發(fā)現(xiàn)總會有更多東西要學(xué)習(xí)。

If we decide that we know everything there is to know and stop being opening to learning， we become ignorant3 and miss out so much that our wonderful world has to teach us.

如果我們覺得已了解所有知識，并決定停止學(xué)習(xí)，那么我們就會變得無知，并錯過如此之多，以至于我們精彩的世界不得不來教導(dǎo)我們。

As smart as Aristotle was， many things have been discovered in the hundreds of years since he lived. Many great philosophers and scientists have followed， and each one as built upon the knowledge of people who have gone before them.

像亞里士多德一樣聰明的人們，在他之后的幾百年以來已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多東西。許多偉大的哲學(xué)家和科學(xué)家都遵循了這一點，每一個都建立在他們前輩的肩膀之上。

■ The First Image of a Black Hole

■ 黑洞的第一張照片

Recently， the worlds greatest scientists of our day were finally able to create a real picture of a block hole. It was an amazing achievement and incredible4 discovery. It confirmed5 many theories about the existence6 of black holes and how they work. It also proved that Albert Einstein was right about his Theory of General Relativity on the relationship between space and time.

最近，當(dāng)今世界上最偉大的科學(xué)家終于能夠創(chuàng)造出一個真實的黑洞照片。這是一項了不起的成就，是一個難以置信的發(fā)現(xiàn)。它證實了許多關(guān)于黑洞存在及其運行方式的理論。這也證明了愛因斯坦關(guān)于空間與時間關(guān)系的廣義相對論是正確的。

The image also proved that recent scientific calculations7 about black holes were correct. This discovery， however， is more than a story about the advancement8 of technology that allowed humans to see an actual black hole for the first time. Its also a story of how many scientists from all over the world worked together for many years to achieve this great feat.

該圖像還證明了最近關(guān)于黑洞的科學(xué)計算是正確的。然而，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)不僅僅是一個關(guān)于技術(shù)進步的故事，它讓人類第一次看到了一個真正的黑洞。這也是一個關(guān)于世界各地有多少科學(xué)家共同努力才實現(xiàn)這一偉大壯舉的故事。

For one， just to make the now famous black hole photograph took many observatories9 from all over the world working together to create one virtual10 telescope the size of our earth.

首先，為了制作現(xiàn)在這張著名的黑洞照片，來自世界各地的許多觀測臺共同造出了一個與地球大小相當(dāng)?shù)奶摂M望遠(yuǎn)鏡。

■ More Discoveries Yet to Come

■ 未來還有更多發(fā)現(xiàn)

While the first image of a real black hole confirms many theories that were calculated using mathematics， scientists are the first to point out that this great discovery is the beginning of many more discoveries yet to come.

雖然黑洞第一張真正的照片證實了許多使用數(shù)學(xué)計算的理論，科學(xué)家們首先指出，這一偉大的發(fā)現(xiàn)是未來更多發(fā)現(xiàn)的開始。

Producing the black hole image took over 200 scientists working together from all over the world. They all would be the first to tell you that as much as we know about the Universe， there is so much more we dont know.

制作黑洞圖片吸引了來自世界各地的200多名科學(xué)家。他們都會首先告訴你，盡管我們對宇宙知之甚多，但還有更多我們不知道的東西。

The lessons we learn from the first image of a black hole are many. One important lesson is to always keep learning. You never know what amazing discovery you will find.

我們從第一張黑洞照片中吸取的教訓(xùn)很多。一個重要的教訓(xùn)是始終堅持學(xué)習(xí)。你永遠(yuǎn)不知道你會有什么驚人的發(fā)現(xiàn)。