大学英语精读文本1-6册(txt下载) 分节阅读 26（1/1）

theauthorofthearticlehadbeentwiceavisitingmemberattheInstituteforAdvancedStudy,inPrinceton,,

Theendoftheuniverseshouldhavebeenasplendidchallengeforagiftedworrierlikeme,butmostlyitupsetmeinanewandworrisomeway,-holestory,Ihadn',butnowthatIwasfallingbehindinmyworrying,,PrincetonwasclosertothoseAfricankillerbeesthathavebeeninexorablymovingnorthfromBrazil--,,evenifithadonlybutterflies,Panamawouldstillbeaworrisomevacationspotforme,becauseitissaidtoberiddledwithasmuchanti-

Intheseterribledays,Ioftenthinkofmygrandfather,:WhenwouldMelOttstarthittingagain?WhenwouldEleanorRooseveltcollapsefromtoomuchtravelingaround?WhenwouldtheThirdAvenue"L"rustaway?Imisshim,'tthinkhecouldhavehandledalltheterrorsthatkeeptestingmysanity;hemightevenhavesurrenderedandbecomeanoptimist,

HewasmyinspirationwhenIwasaboy--,wherehewouldexaminemyhomeworkandthenshakehisheadandsay,"You'"

"Buttheseareband-newwords,"""

Hewouldsighandsay,"Idon''"

Mygrandfather'--,whenIreadabouttheinundationoftheEastIforgotaboutmyoverdueBloomingdale'sbill;whenIreadGunnarMyrdal'

Whatalist!Somethingoldandsomethingnew,somethingcosmicyetsomethingtrivialtoo,,willtheMetsbeabletoplaytheirentirescheduleatnight?Ifcryogenicallyfrozenhumanbeingsareeverrevived,willtheyhavetore-registertovote?Andifthelittletoedisappears,willfieldgoalsplayasmallerpartintheNationalFootballLeague?

Actually,I'veneverhadaworryasworrisomeastheuniverse-,theuniverseiswhereIdoallmyworrying,;,someofthebiggestproblemsarehalfofaself-,whichsomescientistssayisn'tstartingtomeltatallbutinsteadwillshortlybegintoenlargerapidly,,,however,Ihaveturnedmymindbacktotheiceagain,,

Applyingthisprincipletotheblackholes,Iwonderiftheremaynotbesomewhiteholesinspaceaswell--pretty,glowingthingsthatwon'tdigestauniver