How the Universe Works《了解宇宙是如何运行的（2010）》第六季第六集完整中英文对照剧本.docxVIP

我们银河系的命运悬而未决The fate of our galaxy hangs in the balance.银河系正在消亡，而我们不知道是什么原因The Milky Way is dying, and we dont know why.我们的星系，像所有其他星系一样，寿命是有限的Our galaxy, like all galaxies, has a limited life-span.一旦死去什么都熄灭了After that, its lights out.寻找星系杀手的竞赛开始了The race is on to find a smoking gun.现在可以肯定地说，有很多方法可以杀死一个星系Its safe to say right now there are many ways to kill a galaxy.这是宇宙犯罪现场调查Its a cosmic crime scene investigation.是最可恶的谋杀吗？Is it murder most foul?还是只是寿终正寝？Or is it death by natural causes?嫌疑犯排好了队The suspects are lined up.审讯正在进行中The interrogation is underway.我们的宇宙再次向我们抛出了一道Its another example of this big universe of ours我们现在必须要解决的谜题throwing puzzles at us that now we have to solve.是什么正在杀死银河系？What is killing the Milky Way?宇宙是如何运行的第六季第六集 银河系之死地球Earth.我们的家Our home.只是1000亿个行星中的一个Just one of 100 billion planets行星们围绕着4000亿个恒星运行orbiting 400 billion stars这些恒星构成了一个巨大的螺旋星系……that make up an immense galactic spiral...银河系the Milky Way.星系是恒星形成的地方Galaxies are where stars form,当然，行星也是围绕着恒星形成的and, of course, planets form around stars,所以地球的故事so the story of the Earth,你的故事，以及太阳系的故事of yourself, of the solar system都与星系的故事有关has everything to do with the story of the galaxies.银河系的故事开始于136亿年前The story of the Milky Way begins 13.6 billion years ago,即宇宙大爆hearts;炸hearts;之后just after the big bang.这是一个没有行星和恒星的时期……Its a time when there are no planets and no stars...只是一团巨大的炽热氢气云Just a vast, lumpy soup of superheated hydrogen gas.在数百万年的时间里，温度逐渐下降Over millions of years, the temperature drops,引力将这些团块压缩到一起and gravity compresses the lumps down, until eventually直到氢分子最终引爆核聚变并点燃一颗恒星the hydrogen molecules fuse and ignite a star.随着时间的推移，数十亿颗恒星迸发诞生了In time, billions of stars burst into life.银河系开始成形And the Milky Way begins to take shape.你可以把星系想象成人类You can think of a galaxy as sort of like a human being.当你年轻的时候，处于青春期When youre young and in your adolescent stage,你充满生机和活力youre vibrant and active.这是一个以疯狂的方式形成恒星的年轻星系Thats a young galaxy form