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Theoretically, a wormhole could do even more.
理论上，虫洞能够发挥更多用途
If both ends were in the same place and separated by
如果两口开在同一个地方
time instead of distance,
没有距离阻隔但却处在不同时间
a ship could fly in and come out still near the earth,
飞船则可以还在地球附近起降
but in the distant past.
却已穿越到远古
Maybe dinosaurs would witness the ship coming in for a landing.
或许恐龙将有幸目睹飞船着陆
Now, I realize that thinking in four dimensions is not easy and
此时我意识到用四维空间去思考并非易事
that wormholes are a tricky concept to wrap your head around.
虫洞也是令人费解的复杂概念
But hang in there.
不过请再坚持一下
I've thought up a simple experiment that could
我曾构想出这样一个简单的实验
reveal if human time travel through a wormhole is possible now,
能够揭示在目前抑或今后
or even in the future.
人类能否通过虫洞穿越时间
I like simple experiments and champagne.
我喜欢简单的实验和香槟酒
So I've combined two of my favorite things to see if
因此将两大喜好结合起来
time travel from the future to the past is possible.
以视从未来回到过去的时间旅行是否可行
I'm throwing a party,
我在举办一个派对
a welcome reception for future time travellers.
未来时间旅行者的欢迎酒会
But there's a twist.
不过有点小插曲
I am not letting anyone know about it
在派对结束前
until after the party has happened.
我不打算让任何人知道这事
Here is the invitation, giving the
这就是那张请柬
exact coordinates in time and space.
具体的时空参数悉数标出
I am hoping a piece of it, in one form or another,
我希望其中一张，无论以何种形态
will survive for many thousands of years.
能留存至数千载以后
Maybe one day someone living in the future will find the information
也许未来的人会得此信息
and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party,
并利用虫洞时间机器回来参加此派对
proving that time travel will one day be possible.
以此证明有朝一日时间旅行并非空谈
My time-traveller guests could be arriving any moment now.
时间旅行的贵客随时都可能光临
Five
5
Four
4
Three
3
Two
2
One
1
What a shame.
太遗憾了
I was hoping a future Miss Universe
本希望有位未来的"环球小姐"
was going to step through the door.
前来光顾
So, why didn't the experiment work?
那么，这一实验为什么没有奏效呢
I think one of the reasons might be because of a well-known
我认为原因之一可能就是
problem with time travel to the past --
穿越往昔中众所周知的难题
the problem of paradoxes.
即悖论问题
