在２月11日，國際科學家證明黑洞受撞擊將產生重力波，驗證愛因斯坦百年前的理論為真。黑洞大師霍金接受BBC訪問時，也讚歎：「科學史將因此產生革命性變化。」事實上，這位被譽為當代「最有趣科學家」的霍金，近期也在網上講授黑洞知識；他一邊傳授艱澀天文學，一邊插科打諢地解釋，任何事物都可能進出黑洞，所以，人即使掉入黑洞也不是窮途末路，「不要放棄，會有出路的。」
完整影音：http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03h9y3b
完整報導：http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35421439
A mountain-sized black hole would be enough to power the world's electricity supply. It wouldn't be easy to harness a mini black hole. If we had such a black hole, about the only way to keep hold of it would be to have it in orbit around the earth. A black hole could emit any collection of particles, a working television set, or a leather-bound volume of the complete works of Shakespeare, though the chance of such exotic emissions is very low. The message of this lecture is that black holes are not the eternal prisons they were once thought. So if you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.
一個跟山一樣大的黑洞將足以產生全球發電量的能源，可是要控制一個迷你黑洞並不容易。如果我們真的有一個這樣的黑洞，唯一掌握它的辦法就是讓它繞著地球轉。黑洞可能放射出任何集合粒子，比如一台能用的電視機，或是一套皮革裝訂的《莎士比亞全集》，只是要放射出這麼奇特事物的機率是滿低的。這堂課要說的是，黑洞並不是像以前大家想像的是一座永世不得掙脫的監牢。所以，如果你覺得你掉進了黑洞裡，不要放棄，會有出路的。
keep hold of 掌握
例句：They managed to keep hold of the ball through the game.
他們整場比賽都掌握控球權。
orbit /ˋɔrbɪt/ n. （天體）運行軌道
例句：The satellite was launched into orbit around the Earth.
衛星發射後，繞著地球運行。
exotic /ɛgˋzɑtɪk/ a. 奇特的、異國風情的
例句：There are many exotic creatures living in the jungle.
熱帶雨林裡，充滿很多奇特的生物。
