Hawking Responded Positively to the Excellent Question from Wang Junkai

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I have recently said that the future of the human race is compromised by①be compromised by被……危害；被……连累 turtle 英 ['tɜːt(ə)l] 美 ['tɝtl] n. 龟，甲鱼；海龟the damage that we are doing to our small overcrowded planet and that we should think about exploring planets that may have the potential to sustain②sustain 英 [sə'steɪn] 美 [sə'sten] vt. 维持；支撑，承担；忍受；供养；证实 steady 英 ['stedɪ] 美 ['stɛdi] adj. 稳定的；不变的；沉着的vi. 稳固 vt. 使稳定；稳固；使坚定 adv. 稳定地；稳固地human life. I'm not suggesting that the whole population moves to a new planet, just a select③select英 [sɪ'lekt] 美 [sə'lɛkt]vt. 挑选；选拔 adj. 精选的；挑选出来的；极好的 vi. 挑选 n. 被挑选者；精粹stall英 [stɔːl] 美 [stɔl] n. 货摊；畜栏；托词 vi. 停止，停转；拖延vt. 拖延；使停转；使陷于泥中few to ensure the survival of the human race. We are motivated to elevate humanity, but first we need the imagination to do so. We need imagine how we will live in the future. To see in our mind's eyes, what might be done to alleviate④alleviate 英 [ə'liːvɪeɪt] 美 [ə'livɪ'et]vt. 减轻，缓和far behind与……相差很远today's problems and better imagine a future for all. I do not believe that traditional culture will disappear.I think our art and music are human oriented and would be meaningless to an alien species.

— Stephen Hawking