What is the cosmological effect of singer Zayn Malik leaving the best-selling boy band One Direction and consequently disappointing millions of teenage girls around the world?
歌手澤恩·馬利克退出熱門的“單向”男孩樂隊，進而導致數以百萬計的世界各地少女心碎——這會有什么宇宙學效應嗎？

The advice of British cosmologist Stephen Hawking to heartbroken fans is to follow theoretical physics, because Malik may well still be a member of the pop group in another universe.
英國宇宙學家史蒂芬·霍金給傷心欲絕的歌迷們的建議是遵循理論物理，因為馬利克很可能在另外一個宇宙仍然是單向樂隊的成員。

The physicist took a break from speaking about his work as one of the world's leading scientists to answer the question from one upset fan during a talk at Sydney Opera House at the weekend.
這位物理學家是世界頂尖的科學家之一，他周末參加了悉尼歌劇院舉辦的一個談話節目，工作之余，他回答了一位沮喪歌迷的提問。

"Finally a question about something important," Hawking, who appeared via hologram, said to loud laughs from the audience.
霍金通過全息投影對爆發出笑聲的觀眾說道：“總算有人問了一個重要的問題。”

"My advice to any heartbroken young girl is to pay attention to the study of theoretical physics because, one day, there may well be proof of multiple universes.
“我建議任何傷心的小女孩都應該關注理論物理的研究，因為終有一天，我們會有多重宇宙的證據。”

"It would not be beyond the realms of possibility that somewhere outside of our own universe lies another, different universe and, in that universe, Zayn is still in One Direction."
“不排除這種可能性：我們存在的這個宇宙之外還有另一個不同的宇宙，在那個宇宙中，澤恩仍然是單向的成員。”

The wheelchair-bound scientist, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, appeared at the talk in the form of a hologram streamed from Cambridge, England.
當天霍金是從英國劍橋通過全息投影參加該座談的。這位輪椅上的科學家21歲時被診斷患有運動神經元疾病。

Now 73, he is known for his work on black holes and his international bestseller "A Brief History of Time".
現今73歲的霍金以其關于黑洞的著作和國際暢銷書《時間簡史》而聞名。

Malik quit the band last month, saying he wanted to live a normal life after five years of touring and performing.
馬利克于3月退出單向樂隊。他表示，經過五年的巡回表演，想回到正常人的生活。

（譯者：趙文辛 編輯：杜娟）