Life and the Universe生命與宇宙

Do you ever look up at the sky and think about life and universe??你曾經(jīng)仰望天空，思考生命和宇宙嗎?

I did when I was a kid.?我小時候就是這么做的。

But I don’t do that very much anymore.?但我現(xiàn)在不常這么做了。

Why do you ask?你為什么這么問?

Sometimes I feel like I'm lost in day-to-day details.?有時我覺得自己迷失在日常瑣事中。

Then when I look up at the sky, I see the big picture.然后當(dāng)我仰望天空，我看到了大的畫面。

I appreciate things more, even the little things.我更欣賞事物，即使是小事情。

You sound like a philosopher or a poet.?你聽起來像個哲學(xué)家或詩人。

I felt like that too when I was a kid.我小時候也有這種感覺。

Don’t you feel like that anymore?你不再有那種感覺了嗎?

No, I don’t.?不,我不喜歡。

In fact, I try not to.?事實上，我盡量不這么做。

When I think about things too deeply, I get depressed.?當(dāng)我想得太深時，我就會感到沮喪。

It’s even a bit frightening.甚至有點嚇人。

Really? For me, it’s just the opposite.?真的嗎?對我來說，恰恰相反。

Everything seems like a wonderfulmiracle.一切似乎都是一個奇妙的奇跡。

Doesn’t that frighten you a bit??你不覺得有點害怕嗎?

The universe is so large and we are so small.宇宙那么大，我們又那么小。

What I realize is how little we understand.?我意識到我們了解的太少了。

We just need to appreciate our lives and not get lost.我們只是需要珍惜我們的生活，而不是迷失。

Sometimes being lost isn’t so bad.?有時候迷路并不是那么糟糕。

Do you the expression,ignorance is bliss?你說過，無知是福嗎?

Sure, I’ve heard it many times.?當(dāng)然，我已經(jīng)聽過很多次了。

To be ignorant is to be happy.無知就是幸福。

Maybe it’s true.?也許這是真的。

Maybe it’s best not to think or know too much.也許最好不要想太多或知道太多。

No, that’s not for me.?不，那不適合我。

I wanna （want?to）understand as much as possible.?我想盡可能多地了解。

That’s why I became a scientist.這就是我成為一名科學(xué)家的原因

Well, I respect your choice, but it’s not for me.?我尊重你的選擇，但這不是給我的。

If understanding is painful, I’d rather not understand如果理解是痛苦的，我寧愿不理解