Hawking gets over 1m Weibo followers 霍金开微博 首日粉丝过百万

导读:周二早上，英国物理学家史蒂芬霍金在微博上发表了第一条微博，几小时内就吸引了100多万粉丝。Britis...



导读:周二早上，英国物理学家史蒂芬霍金在微博上发表了第一条微博，几小时内就吸引了100多万粉丝。

British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking opened an official account on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo on Tuesday morning, becoming what the country’s online community sees the most renowned scientist ever to do so.

著名天体物理学家史蒂芬·霍金在周二上午开通了中国新浪微博（功能相当于国外的推特）的账户，跻身为著名科学家群体中的网红人物。

Sending his greetings to Chinese netizens, Hawking recollected his two trips to China in 2006 and 1985, and expressed his wish to communicate with his Chinese fans.

霍金发微博向全体中国网民问好，并提到了他分别在1985年和2006年来拜访中国的两次经历，同时表达了自己今后想和中国粉丝互动与交流的意愿。

He was instantly welcomed by excited Weibo users, gaining almost 400,000 followers and receiving more than 60,000 comments in under two hours. And the numbers are still climbing rapidly.

霍金开通微博之后，立马受到了许多网友的大力追捧。短短两个小时之内，霍金的微博粉丝就猛涨到40万，首条微博下面也收到了6万多条评论。其粉丝数量还在不停迅速增长。

Netizens extended their warm welcome to Hawking, with many leaving messages thanking him for his contribution to the world.

许多网民非常欢迎霍金进驻中国微博，并在他的微博下方留言，感谢他一直以来对世界做出的伟大贡献。

“I cannot believe it. This is a historical moment. I’m so close to the grand master!” a netizen said, whose feelings appeared to be shared by many others.

一位网友留言道：“我简直不敢相信！这简直是一个历史性的时刻！我从没有想过我可以离这样一个伟人如此之近。”这条评论也道出了许多网友的心声，许多网友也纷纷转发该条评论。

Some Weibo users took the opportunity to ask Hawking scientific questions including gravitational waves and extra-terrestrials, while some said they are reading Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.

一些网友趁此机会在评论区询问霍金关于引力波以及外星人等一系列科学问题，还有一些网友表示他们最近在拜读霍金的《时间简史》。

As one of China’s largest microblogging service, Sina Weibo,with 222 million monthly active users, has seen many tech and political heavyweights registered as users, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

新浪微博作为中国最大的一家博客平台，拥有近2.22亿的月活跃用户量。很多科技界以及政界的显赫人物都曾先后入驻微博成为大V用户，包括苹果的CEO蒂姆·库克，英国首相戴维·卡梅伦以及印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪等。

Born on January 8, 1942, Hawking is well-known and respected in China not only for his achievements in physics, but also for the inspiring and encouraging story of his fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

霍金出生于1942年2月8日，在中国，他不仅因为物理成就广为人知，受到尊重，也因为他和渐冻症对抗的鼓舞人心的故事。

"Hawking’s popularity shows the Chinese people’s great enthusiasm for science, especially among the young generation, which is inspiring for the country’s future," Steven Dong, a professor at the Communications University of China, told the Global Times.

中国交通大学教授史蒂芬东告诉《环球时报》：“霍金的风靡显示出中国人民对科学的巨大热情，尤其在年轻一代中更是如此，这对国家的未来来说，振奋人心。”

Many foreign politicians and celebrities have established accounts on Sina Weibo, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise.

很多外国政客和名人已经在新浪微博上开设了账户，包括英国首相卡梅伦和好莱坞明星汤姆克鲁斯。

"The world’s leading scientists cannot give up on communicating with a country that has one-fourth of the world’s population and increasing influence," Dong added.

东补充道：“世界领先科学家不能放弃和拥有世界四分之一人口的国家交流，而且该国的影响力正在不断扩大。”

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