was not quite right with me.

對我來說反而是好的。

I fell over and had great difficulty getting up again.

我摔倒，無法再站起來。

My mother realized something was wrong

我母親覺得不對勁

and took me to the doctor.

帶我去看醫生。

I spent weeks in Barts Hospital and had many tests.

我在 Barts 醫院待了數周，做了許多檢查。

They never actually told me what was wrong,

他們並未明確地告訴我哪裡出了問題。

but I guessed enough to know it was pretty bad.

但我猜得出來，一定沒有好事。

In fact, the doctor who diagnosed me

事實上，看診的醫生

washed his hands of me and I never saw him again.

洗了手之後，我再也沒見過他。

He felt that there was nothing that could be done.

他覺得沒希望了。

At first I became depressed.

我原本感到沮喪。

I seemed to be getting worse pretty rapidly.

似乎惡化得很快。

There didn't seem any point working on my PhD,

我的博士學位只能就此罷休，

because I didn't know if I would

因為我也不知道

live long enough to finish it.

我是否能夠活到那時候。

I had come to Cambridge to do cosmology,

我來到劍橋研讀宇宙學，

and cosmology I was determined to do.

我決心從事宇宙學。

Then the condition developed more slowly,

病情趨緩，

and I began to make progress in my work.

我的工作開始進步。

After my expectations had been reduced to zero,

自從我的期待化為烏有之後，

every new day became a bonus, and I began to appreciate

每一天都是新的開始，我開始

everything I did have.

珍惜我所擁有的。

And there was also a young woman called Jane,

我在派對裡

whom I had met at a party.

遇到一位叫 Jane 的少女

Getting engaged lifted my spirits, and I realized

讓我春心蕩漾，我了解到

while there's life, there is hope.

人活著，就有希望。

There are many ambitious experiments planned for the future.

有許許多多憧憬未來的的雄心實驗。

We will map the positions of billions of galaxies,

10 億的銀河系由我們布局，

and we will better understand our place in the universe.

我們更加了解自己在宇宙中的定位。

But we must also continue to go into space

但我們也必須為了人類的未來

for the future of humanity.

邁向無垠的宇宙。

I don't think we will survive another thousand years

我不認為人類有下一個一千年

without escaping beyond our fragile planet.

除非我們能逃離這一個脆弱的藍星。

It has been a glorious time to be alive,

活著與從事物理研究，

doing research in theoretical physics.

是如此璨爛的事情，

The fact that we humans, who are ourselves mere collections

其實，僅僅是

of fundamental particles of nature,

大自然中粒子而組成的人類，

have been able to come this close to an understanding

也能成為主宰

of the laws governing us and

律法的我們

our universe is a great triumph, and I am happy

我們的宇宙是不朽的，我很開心

if I have made a small contribution.

我能有那麼一點奉獻。

I want to share my excitement and enthusiasm

我想要分享我對探索的

about this quest, so remember to look up at the stars

熱情與激情，所以請記得抬頭仰望星空

and not down at your feet.

而非俯視自己的腳。

Try to make sense of what you see,

試著釐出自己所見的脈絡。

and wonder about what makes the universe exist.

想想這宇宙是怎麼誕生的。

Be curious.

保持好奇心。

And however difficult life may seem,

無論生命有多麼艱難，

there is always something you can do and succeed at.

一定有您可以做到和成功的。

It matters that you don't just give up.

只要你不放棄。

While there's life, there is hope.

人活著，就有希望。