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Theoretically, a wormhole could do even more.
理論上，蟲洞能夠發(fā)揮更多用途
If both ends were in the same place and separated by
如果兩口開在同一個(gè)地方
time instead of distance,
沒(méi)有距離阻隔但卻處在不同時(shí)間
a ship could fly in and come out still near the earth,
飛船則可以還在地球附近起降
but in the distant past.
卻已穿越到遠(yuǎn)古
Maybe dinosaurs would witness the ship coming in for a landing.
或許恐龍將有幸目睹飛船著陸
Now, I realize that thinking in four dimensions is not easy and
此時(shí)我意識(shí)到用四維空間去思考并非易事
that wormholes are a tricky concept to wrap your head around.
蟲洞也是令人費(fèi)解的復(fù)雜概念
But hang in there.
不過(guò)請(qǐng)?jiān)賵?jiān)持一下
I've thought up a simple experiment that could
我曾構(gòu)想出這樣一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的實(shí)驗(yàn)
reveal if human time travel through a wormhole is possible now,
能夠揭示在目前抑或今后
or even in the future.
人類能否通過(guò)蟲洞穿越時(shí)間
I like simple experiments and champagne.
我喜歡簡(jiǎn)單的實(shí)驗(yàn)和香檳酒
So I've combined two of my favorite things to see if
因此將兩大喜好結(jié)合起來(lái)
time travel from the future to the past is possible.
以視從未來(lái)回到過(guò)去的時(shí)間旅行是否可行
I'm throwing a party,
我在舉辦一個(gè)派對(duì)
a welcome reception for future time travellers.
未來(lái)時(shí)間旅行者的歡迎酒會(huì)
But there's a twist.
不過(guò)有點(diǎn)小插曲
I am not letting anyone know about it
在派對(duì)結(jié)束前
until after the party has happened.
我不打算讓任何人知道這事
Here is the invitation, giving the
這就是那張請(qǐng)柬
exact coordinates in time and space.
具體的時(shí)空參數(shù)悉數(shù)標(biāo)出
I am hoping a piece of it, in one form or another,
我希望其中一張，無(wú)論以何種形態(tài)
will survive for many thousands of years.
能留存至數(shù)千載以后
Maybe one day someone living in the future will find the information
也許未來(lái)的人會(huì)得此信息
and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party,
并利用蟲洞時(shí)間機(jī)器回來(lái)參加此派對(duì)
proving that time travel will one day be possible.
以此證明有朝一日時(shí)間旅行并非空談
My time-traveller guests could be arriving any moment now.
時(shí)間旅行的貴客隨時(shí)都可能光臨
Five
5
Four
4
Three
3
Two
2
One
1
What a shame.
太遺憾了
I was hoping a future Miss Universe
本希望有位未來(lái)的"環(huán)球小姐"
was going to step through the door.
前來(lái)光顧
So, why didn't the experiment work?
那么，這一實(shí)驗(yàn)為什么沒(méi)有奏效呢
I think one of the reasons might be because of a well-known
我認(rèn)為原因之一可能就是
problem with time travel to the past --
穿越往昔中眾所周知的難題
the problem of paradoxes.
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