
《星際效應》不夠寫實?
Physicists and science-fiction writers have one thing in common: their fascination with black holes.
物理學家與科幻小說作者都有個共同點,即他們都對黑洞感到十分著迷。
science-fiction=sci-fi=科幻(小說或電影)have(share) sth. in common=在...方面有共同之處fascinate(v.)迷住、強烈吸引
When gigantic stars collapse, they turn into black holes.
當巨大恆星塌陷時,它們就會變成黑洞。
gigantic(adj.)巨大的collapse(v.)塌陷turn into sth.=轉變、變成為某物
The massive gravitational pull of a black hole deforms time and space so much that they look like a black sun surrounded by a disc of light.
黑洞強大的引力扭曲時空,以致於它們看起來像是被光盤圍繞的黑色太陽。
massive(adj.)巨大的、大規模的gravity(n.)重力gravitation(n.)(萬有)引力、地心引力deform(v.)使變形so...that=太....以致於surround(v.)圍繞disc(n.)圓盤
It is thanks to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity that we can understand why.
拜愛因斯坦的廣義相對論所賜,我們得以理解箇中原因。
thanks to sth. or sb.=感謝某物或某人theory(n.)學說、理論
Einstein showed that gravity can affect light and time through gravitational lensing and gravitational time dilation.
愛因斯坦提到,引力可透過重力透鏡效應與重力時間膨脹影響光與時間。
affect(v.)影響gravitational(adj.)引力的、重力的lens(n.)透鏡dilation(n.)擴張、膨脹
Still, the fact of the matter is that black holes remain a very complex phenomenon, leaving many aspects of them unsolved.
不過,事實是黑洞始終是個複雜的現象,許多方面都尚未釐清。
the fact of the matter 事實上=as a matter of factremain(v.)保持、仍是complex(adj.)難懂的、複雜的phenomenon(n.)現象which leave引導之關係子句改為現在分詞leavingaspect(n.)方面
Films often present them as a convenient teleportation device.
電影常把黑洞當作一個方便的傳輸管道。
present(v.)呈現、描述teleportation(n.)遠距即時傳送
Spaceships can even travel through them without sustaining damage.
太空船甚至可毫無損傷地穿越黑洞。
sustain(v.)遭受、承受damage(n.)損害、損失
Although Christopher Nolan tried to make his 2014 film Interstellar scientifically accurate, its depiction of the black hole was not completely realistic.
儘管克里斯多福·諾蘭試著把2014年的電影《星際效應》拍得符合科學,但電影中對於黑洞的呈現也並不完全寫實。
scientifically(adv.) 科學上的accurate(adj.)正確的depiction(n.)描寫、敘述realistic(adj.)逼真的、實際的