研究生科技英语阅读课文翻译对照(24)

这种时间机器会违反整个宇宙所遵循的基本规则。我认为一切皆有可能。如果真是如此，那么就没有任何办法阻止整个宇宙陷入混乱。所以，我认为有些事情总会发生以阻止这种悖论。在某种程度上，这或许是科学家永远不会发现他面临向自己开枪境地的原因。在这种情况下，我只能遗憾地告诉大家，虫洞本身就是一个问题。
In the end, I think a wormhole like this one can"t exist. And the reason for that is feedback. If you"ve ever been to a rock gig, you"ll probably recognise this screeching noise. It"s feedback. What causes it is simple. Sound enters the microphone. It"s transmitted along the wires, made louder by the amplifier, and comes out at the speakers. But if too much of the sound from the speakers goes back into the mic it goes around and around in a loop getting louder each time. If no one stops it, feedback can destroy the sound system.
最后，我认为像这样的虫洞不能存在，原因就是反馈。如果你有到摇滚演唱会现场观看演出的经历，你可能会辨别出这种尖利的噪音。这就是反馈，引起反馈的原因很简单。声音进入麦克风，通过电线传播，经由扩音器令声音放大，在一个环状物内绕来绕去，每次令声音比上一次更大。如果没人阻止，反馈能够破坏音响系统。
The same thing will happen with a wormhole, only with radiation instead of sound. As soon as the wormhole expands, natural radiation will enter it, and end up in a loop. The feedback will become so strong it destroys the wormhole. So although tiny wormholes do exist, and it may be possible to inflate one some day, it won"t last long enough to be of use as a time machine.