霍金將入葬威斯敏斯特教堂 與牛頓和達爾文爲伴大綱

The funeral of renowned physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will take place at Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge, on March 31, his family announced last Tuesday.

著名物理學家史蒂芬·霍金教授的家人上週二宣佈，霍金的葬禮將於本月31日在劍橋大學的聖瑪利教堂舉行。

The Great St Mary's church is just a stone's throw from Gonville And Caius, the Cambridge College where Professor Hawking dedicated himself to discovering the secrets of the universe for over 50 years.

大聖瑪麗教堂位於劍橋大學岡維爾與凱斯學院附近，霍金教授在這裏工作了50餘年，致力於解開宇宙之謎。

After the funeral, family, friends and colleagues will be invited to a private service nearby at Trinity College.

葬禮結束後還會在三一學院附近舉行一個私人紀念活動，僅邀請其家人、朋友和同事參加。

Professor Hawking's ashes will be interred near the remains of fellow science greats Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey later this year.

霍金教授的骨灰將於今年晚些時候葬在威斯敏斯特教堂，與同爲科學偉人的牛頓、達爾文等毗鄰安息。

The dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr John Hall, said: "It is entirely fitting that the remains of Prof Stephen Hawking are to be buried in the abbey, near those of distinguished fellow scientists."

威斯敏斯特教堂的院長約翰·霍爾博士表示：“史蒂芬·霍金教授的遺體將被安葬在該教堂，與傑出的科學家們相毗鄰，這是完全合情合理的。”

Other famous scientists are buried or memorialised nearby, the most recent burials being those of atomic physicists Ernest Rutherford in 1937 and Joseph John Thomson in 1940.

其他著名的科學家也埋葬於此，或者在此地進行祭奠，最近的葬禮是1937年的原子物理學家歐內斯特·盧瑟福和1940年的約瑟夫·約翰·湯姆遜。

"We believe it to be vital that science and religion work together to seek to answer the great questions of the mystery of life and of the universe," said Dr John Hall.

約翰·霍爾博士稱：“我們認爲科學和宗教必須共同努力，尋求生命和宇宙之謎的重大問題的解答。”