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著名科學(xué)家史蒂芬·霍金在21歲時(shí)不幸患上了會(huì)使肌肉萎縮的盧伽雷氏癥，只有三根手指可以活動(dòng)。43歲時(shí)，徹底喪失了說(shuō)話能力。盡管他那么無(wú)助地坐在輪椅上，他的思想?yún)s遨游在廣袤的時(shí)空，解開了宇宙之謎?；艚鸬镊攘Σ粌H在于他是一個(gè)充滿傳奇色彩的物理天才，也因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)令人折服的生活強(qiáng)者。他不斷求索的科學(xué)精神和勇敢頑強(qiáng)的人格力量深深地吸引了每一個(gè)知道他的人。

Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He’s a world well-known on space and time. Stephen is researching some very big questions， such as: How did the universe begin? How will it end?

Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then， at the age of twenty， he became sick. He was so young， but the doctors said to his family， “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact， the doctors were wrong—he didn’t die. He can’t walk now but he uses a wheelchair(輪椅). He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford， Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later， in 1965， he became a doctor of philosophy (哲學(xué)).

Because of his serious health problems， it was difficult for him to draw diagrams (圖表) or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking， he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1988， he wrote his first important book， A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China. He impressed us with his self-confidence， humorous and witty (風(fēng)趣的) conversation.

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Wonderful Quotations精彩語(yǔ)錄

1． If a person has physical disabilities， never let mind have disabilities. 一個(gè)人如果身體有了殘疾，絕不能讓心靈也有殘疾。

2． Life is unfair. Regardless of your circumstances， only can you do your best. 生活是不公平的，不管你的境遇如何，你只能全力以赴。

3． My fingers can still move; my brain can still think; I have the ideal to pursue all my life; I have my family and friends I love and be loved; yes， I have a grateful heart ... 我的手指還能活動(dòng)，我的大腦還能思考；我有終身追求的理想，有我愛(ài)和愛(ài)我的親人和朋友；對(duì)了，我還有一顆感恩的心……