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facilitate-fantasy Travel through time
穿越時間的旅行
It was a fanatical fantasy,
雖然那是個狂熱的幻想
but Dr.Hathaway was determined to find fame by being the first to travel through time.
但哈撒韋博士卻決意要 做穿越時間旅行第一人 并藉此出名.
Working deep in the research facilities of his university,
他利用大學的研究設備 進行深入研究,
Hathaway was an expert at using his faculty status
還特別善于利用自己的 教員身份
to get research money from faithful supporters.
向忠實的支持者們募 集研究資金.
They would do anything to facilitate his success,
但只要有助于他的成功
even though they knew that Hathaway might be fallible.
那些支持者知道他難免 出錯, 他們在所不惜.
The money they gave Hathaway was fantastic,
這些人給哈撒韋提供的 錢極多,
and he was sure he was making progress.
哈撒韋也相信自己在 取得進步.
When Hathaway showed up to a meeting in fancy clothing from another era,
當哈撒韋穿著另一個時 代的花哨衣服參加一個 會議時,
his peers thought he was faking success.
他的同事認為他在假裝 自己成功了.
Hathaway faltered in his description of what he had experienced, however,
但是, 在描述自己的經 歷時他不僅聲音發抖,
and fainted.
而且還昏了過去.
No one had factored in the possibility that he might have succeeded,
誰也沒考慮到他也許已 經成功這種可能性,
but they took care of him until he could give them more factual information.
但他們一直照料他, 直 到他能向他們提供更真 實的信息.
Those familiar with Hathaway were fairer, however,
不過那些熟悉哈撒韋的 人待他更加公平.
and when Hathaway awoke to say that he had done it,
當他醒來告訴這些人他 已成功地穿越時間旅行 時,
they erupted with loud fanfare.
他們頓時大吹大擂起來
Their faith in Hathaway was confirmed
他們對哈撒韋的信任得 到了證實,
and his fame spread instantly.
哈撒韋頓時名聲大噪.
But Hathaway was not prepared to show how he had traveled through time.
但哈撒韋不準備展示他 是如何穿越時間旅行的
He said that there was a large fallacy in his understanding of time travel
他說自己對時間旅行的 理解有一大錯誤,
that he still had to work out.
他還得弄清楚到底是 怎么回事.
After several weeks had passed and Hathaway was no longer to be found,
幾個星期過去了, 哈撒韋不見了.
his followers burst into the research facility.
追隨者們闖入他的研 究室,
They found Hathaway lying on the ground and turned him around.
結果發現哈撒韋躺在地 上.他們給他翻了個身
They jumped back when they saw his face;he was suddenly an old man.
看到他的臉時嚇了一跳 他突然成了一個老頭.
"I can't fix the problem." He said.
"我無法解決這個問 題, "他說,
"Regardless of where you travel in time, you continue to age.
"無論在哪個時間段旅 行, 你都會繼續變老.
I just spent thirty years in the future
我剛才在未來待了30年
and still was not able to solve the problem."
但仍然未能解決衰老 問題."
With that he uttered his last breath,
說完這句話, 他就咽了氣,
never to tell anyone how he had traveled through time.
再也無法告訴任何人他 是如何穿越時間旅行的
