You really have to try to imagine
你得設法去想象
that every single point is moving away from every other point.
每一個點都在遠離其他的點
So no point is special.
所以沒有一個位置是特殊的
No matter where you're standing in the universe,
無論你身處宇宙何處
if you look out, you will see galaxies moving away from you.
眺望遠方 你就會發現星系在離你遠去
Think of it like cities on the map of America.
拿美國地圖上的城市作比較
If you were standing in California,
如果你現在位于加利福尼亞
you would see New York moving away from you.
你會看見紐約向遠處運動
But, from the perspective of New York,
而從紐約出發
you would see Boston move away.
會發現波士頓正在遠去
And if you were standing in Chicago,
如果你身處芝加哥
you would see New York and California moving away from you.
則會看見紐約和加利福尼亞同時在遠離你
So, no matter where you're standing,
所以 不管你在哪里
you see everything else moving away from you.
你會發現萬事萬物都在離你遠去
In the observable universe,
在可觀測宇宙中
the galaxies are doing exactly the same thing.
同樣的情形發生在星系之間
The only explanation for that
唯一的解釋就是
is that the space itself is stretching,
空間本身在拉伸
that the universe itself is getting bigger,
是宇宙本身在膨脹
not that the galaxies are moving on the space,
不是星系在移動
but that the space is getting bigger.
而是所處的空間正在膨脹
重點解釋:
1.no matter 無論; 不管
例句:Recently, I feel tired no matter what I do.
最近我無論做什么都會疲勞。
2.move away 搬走
例句:Please move away the desk and the chair.
請把那個桌子和那把椅子搬開。
3.look out 注意,留神
例句:Police will be looking out for trouble-makers at today's match.
今天的比賽有警察防備著搗亂分子。