Currently,there are several different versions of this string theory,
如今這樣杰出理論 有著幾種不同版本
which are all put together and called "M-theory".
這些匯整后統稱為M理論
Nobody seems to know what the M stands for.
似乎沒人知道M的含義為何
It could be Master,Miracle,or Mystery. Perhaps all three.
可能表示"主宰" "奇跡"或"奧秘" 或者三者兼而有之
Either way,there is still a lot of works to do.
無論如何 都還有很多需要解決的
But even before it's finished.
即使在解決之前
this M-theory is making one remarkable prediction:
M理論作出一個預言
that ours is not the only universe.There are many,many more.
我們的星球不是唯一的宇宙 還有很多很多
Physics has come a long way since Newton and Maxwell.
從牛頓和麥克斯韋以來 物理已有長足進步
And I must say I'm very glad to have lived through
我不得不說 我很榮幸能身處在這個年代
what I think will proved to be a historic turning point.
我相信這個時代可成為歷史的轉折點
At the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics near Toronto.
在多倫多附近的理論物理研究所里
my colleagues and I have been thinking about what string theory could mean.
我和同事一直在思索 弦理論如何解釋人類
about our place in the universe.
在宇宙間的定位
One extraordinary prediction string theory is making.
弦理論提出的一項驚人預測是
is that it should be hundreds of billions of billions of other universes.
宇宙的數量理應高達上兆個
Perhaps more universes than there are stars in the known cosmos.
也許宇宙的總數比已知宇宙間的恒星總數還多