夏说英语新闻晨读 第360期:霍金与时空穿梭者

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Organisers of Prof Stephen Hawking's memorial service have seemingly left the door open for time travellers to attend.
Those wishing to honor the theoretical physicist¹, who died in March aged² 76, can apply via a public ballot³.
Applicants⁴ need to give their birth date, which can be any day up to 31 December 2038. Prof Hawking's foundation said the possibility of time travel had not been disproven and could not be excluded.

organizer: n. 组织者
memorial service: 纪念活动
seemingly: adv. 似乎；貌似
time traveler: 时光穿梭者
honor: vt. 纪念；兑现 n. 荣誉
theoretical: adj. 理论的
physicist: n. 物理学家
via: prep. 通过
ballot: n. 抽签
foundation: n. 基金会
disprove: vt. 证伪
exclude: vt. 排除

1 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

4 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。