2/2人认为该书评有用5星 物理学还有谁? 2014/9/30留自Dick jackson
My knowledge of physics is a mixture of school courses several decades ago mixed with the modern stuff learned or at least witnessed via television and some popular science books. That combination better displays my lack of knowledge than it does enough understanding to assess the validity of the science of the book. But, since it is science fiction, I don*t have to in order to enjoy the book.
我的物理学知识来自于几十年前的学校知识，加上从电视上和科学丛书上学到的现代东西。这点知识与其说能足够评价本书的科学真实性，不如说凸显了我的无知。但是既然这只是本科幻小说，我无需（科学知识）来享受本书。
Thus, once again, I must buy into the author*s premises and follow them to his conclusions. Most importantly, as with all foreign language books (I*m not multi-lingual), I am at the mercy of the quality of the translation. This book reads unbelievably well in English and flows as smoothly as I would imagine the original did. The translator also included helpful footnotes interspersed to educate the reader about people, places and events mentioned in the story that are based on history.
因此，我必须依旧接受作者的假设前提而到达他的结论。更重要的是，对于所有的外文著作（本人不通外语），我很感激本作翻译的质量。本书的英文读起来不可思议地好，流畅地如同我想象中的中文原著一样。译者在本书中插入了大量很有用的注脚，让读者了解本书涉及的基于历史的人、地、事。
As the book description tells us, we are not alone in the universe. Of course, we have perhaps believed this for a long time, but in this novel, we now have a specific counterpart. The book description doesn*t tell a lot about what led to this confirmation or what took place next. That*s why we need to read the book. The author goes to unbelievable lengths to set up the details involved in going from looking for life to deciding what to do next, or wonder if we have a choice.
如同本书的简介，宇宙中我们并非孤单。当然我们或许已接受这个概念很久了，但在本作中，我们有了确定的对象。简介并没有给出很多信息，比方说是如何确定外星人的存在或是接下来会发生什么，不然就不用阅读本书了。作者花了不可思议长的篇幅来构架剧情走向的细节，从寻找生命到何去何从，抑或是否还能抉择。
This is the first volume of a trilogy. The second part will be released in English in the summer of 2015 and is The Dark Forest (link below). The third installment will presumably be published the following year and is titled Death*s End (no page or link that I could find).
这是三部曲的第一部，第二部的英文版将在2015年夏天上市，名字叫做《黑暗森林》。第三部预计在再下一年上市，名为《死神永生》。
This was very interesting. It is hard to give a sense of the book without giving away details best discovered from the book rather than a review. It is hard near-future science fiction. The set-up is plausible in a macro sense if not likely in the micro. Following along with the science and the plot takes some work and paying attention.
挺有意思的是，给出本书的体会而不剧透很难，最好自行从本书发掘而不是看书评。本书是近未来的科幻小说，构架在宏观感受上是符合实际的，而在微观上不太可能。跟上本作的科学部分和情节需要花点功夫和注意力。
If you have little or no interest in science, then this would probably not be for you. If you like your science fiction with a heavier than average dose of science, then you should be comfortable reading this. However, a deep familiarity with science is not required to enjoy this story. I read this in far less time than I had anticipated. And, I liked it a lot. I*m sure I*ll grab the other parts when they are issued.
如果你对科学没什么兴趣，本书也许不适合你；如果你喜欢科学含量超标的科幻小说，你肯定会享受阅读本书。而且，欣赏本书无需对科学的深度了解。阅读本书花的时间比我预期的要少的多。我很喜欢本书，肯定会在另外两本出版的时候购买。