小叶 Wenjie,
我正式通知你 this is an official decision.
从今天起 From this day onwards,
调你来监听部工作 you'll be working in the Monitoring Department.
我现在来向你说明一下 Now I'll explain the work
监听部的工作内容 of the Monitoring Department to you.
简单地说呢 Simply put,
就是对敌人在太空中的一切行为 the goal is to keep an eye
做一个监视 on all enemy activities in space,
包括敌人航天器与地面 including intercepting communications
和航天器之间的通讯 between enemy space vessels and the ground, and between the space vessels themselves,
锁定敌人航天器的轨道位置 track the orbits of enemy space vessels,
与我航空测控部门配合 collaborate with our telemetry and tracking centers,
为红岸基地的作战提供依据 and provide data for Red Coast's combat systems.
可以说 In other words,
这儿就是红岸的眼睛 the eyes of Red Coast are here.
雷政委 Political Commissar Lei,
我觉得你应该 I think you should
再慎重考虑一下 reconsider
是不是要跟她说这些 whether it's necessary to tell her this.
雷政委 Political Commissar Lei,
如果不方便的话 if it's too sensitive, then...
卫宁 Weining,
我还是那句话啊 like I said,
工作必须推进 work must be done.
所以必须发挥小叶的作用 She needs all the information
该知道的必须要知道 in order to do her job.
行 Fine.
那我要向上级汇报 I'll report this to the high-ups.
好啊 Sure.
这是你的权力 You have the right to do so.
但请你放心 But I give you my word that
对这件事 I'll take full responsibility
我可以负全部责任 for my action.
好 Alright.
你这么说就行 I'll take your word for it.
你也看到了 Don't mind him.
这卫宁这个人就是这样 That's just the way he is.
过分地谨慎 He can be too cautious
所以在工作中他放不开手脚 to be openhanded at work.
来 小叶 Wenjie,
过来 come here.
坐这儿 Take a seat.
坐 Sit.
小叶 Look,
之前我们把你调来 when we first brought you here,
目的很单纯 the goal was simple.
因为红岸的监听系统 Red Coast's monitoring system often had interference
经常受到太阳耀斑和黑子活动 caused by electromagnetic radiation
所产生的电磁辐射干扰 from solar flares and sunspots.
我们意外地看到了你的那篇论文 Then we came across your paper
觉得你对太阳的运行 and believed that you were
有一个很深入的了解 an expert in solar activity.
你的预测模型也是国内最准确的 And your predictive model was the most accurate.
所以我们想把你调过来 So we wanted to solicit your help
协助我们解决这个问题 in solving this problem.
但是你来了之后呢 After you came,
表现出了很强的工作能力 you demonstrated strong abilities,
所以我决定让你承担更多 so I decided to entrust you with more
更重要的工作 important work.
你看你在发射部门已经 You've worked in Transmission
工作了一段时间了 for a while
对红岸有一个整体的了解 and gained an overview of Red Coast.
现在我把你调到监听部 Now that you're transferred,
具体做什么 your assignment in Monitoring
我们回头再商量 will be discussed later.
当然 你也看到了 Of course, as you can see,
阻力还是有的 对吧 there's some resistance.
但我个人信任你 But I trust you.
但这种信任 Personally,
仅仅代表我个人 I have faith in you.
我希望你通过努力工作 I hope you can keep up the good work
早日争取组织上的信任 and earn the trust of the organization.
小叶 Wenjie,
我告诉你一个我 honestly,
真切的愿望 I sincerely
我希望有一天 hope that someday,
能够称呼你一声 I'll be able to call you
叶文洁同志 Comrade Ye.
加油 Don't let me down.
虽然有雷政委的信任 Even though Political Commissar Lei trusted me,
但对我的限制还是很严的 my activities were severely restricted.
可以看程序员代码 I had access to the software source code,
但不许接触数据库 but not the database.
而且 And
大部分技术软件 I had to learn the software techniques
都要从头学起 from scratch.
过程 That was
还是很艰难的 far from being easy.
根据最新气象消息显示 According to the latest weather forecast,
今天八时至明天八时 from 8:00 AM today to 8:00 PM tomorrow,
东北部部分地区 parts of the Northwest
有小雪或雨夹雪 will see light snow or sleet.
本地最高气温九度 The local high will be 9 degrees Celsius.
报告 Report.
进 Come in.
杨总 Chief Engineer Yang,
经过计算机译解 after being deciphered by the computer,
监听系统接收到的信息 what we had received turned out
是几组卫星照片 to be a few satellite photographs.
送到总参测绘局判读后 GSD's Surveying and Mapping Bureau said
发现均为我境内重要目标 they're images of our important military targets,
其中有青岛军港 including the naval harbor at Qingdao
还有几个大三线 and several key factories
重点军工企业的照片 of the Third Front program.
监测对方卫星了吗 Did we monitor their satellites?
经过分析 Analysis confirmed that
确定照片是来自于西方的 these images came from the KA-9
KA9侦察卫星 Reconnaissance System of the West.
第一颗KA9刚刚完成试验发射 The first KA-9 had just been launched.
主要是以胶片舱回收方式 Although it mainly relied on recoverable film capsules
传递情报 for intelligence gathering,
但也在进行更加先进的 it was also being used to test out
无线电数码传递试验 the more advanced radio transmission of digital images.
但由于 As the...
由于技术不成熟 As the technology is undeveloped,
传递频率较低 the satellite transmitted at a low frequency,
所以信息泄漏较大 which increased its range of reception sufficiently for it
能被红岸系统接收到 to be intercepted by us.
丢掉这个目标 Abandon this target.
转移监测频率 Change the frequency.
具体方向 I'll let you know
我再通知你 about the direction.
这是了解西方太空侦察系统 We're having a rare opportunity to learn more about
不可多得的机会 the Western satellite reconnaissance system.
真的要转移吗 Are you sure about letting it go?
你还要我说多少遍 How many times do I have to tell you?
转移监测方向 Change the direction
调整频率 and the frequency!
发射部有个机器坏了 Transmission has a machine down.
你现在就去看看 Go and check it.
是 Yes, sir.
所以是杨卫宁 So, it was Yang Weining
一直有意在阻拦吗 who kept holding you back?
他的态度很奇怪 He was acting weird,
对我动不动就发火 always lashing out at me for no reason.
但我并不介意 But I didn't mind.
吸引我的是在工作中 What mattered to me was
发现许多不可理解的事情 those unexplainable matters at work.
让我感觉到 They made me realize that
红岸 Red Coast was
远比我想象的复杂 far more complex than I had imagined.
红岸工程第二九九次 The 299th transmission of Red Coast Project
发射进行完毕 is finished.
发射系统关闭 Shutting down transmission system.
红岸进入监测状态 Red Coast entering monitoring mode.
监听频率范围 Monitoring frequency range:
一千兆赫至四万兆赫 1,000 MHz to 40,000 MHz.
监听频率范围 Monitoring frequency range:
一千兆赫至四万兆赫 1,000 MHz to 40,000 MHz.
监听频道数一万五千 Monitoring channels: 15,000.
重点监测氢原子频率 Key frequencies to monitor:
一千四百二十兆赫 Hydrogen atom frequency at 1,420 MHz.
羟基分子辐射频率 Hydroxyl radical radiation frequency
一千六百六十七兆赫 at 1,667 MHz.
水分子辐射频率两万两千兆赫 Water molecule radiation frequency at 22,000 MHz.
重复一遍 Repeat.
重点监测氢原子频率 Key frequencies to monitor: Hydrogen atom frequency
一千四百二十兆赫 at 1,420 MHz...
在这三次发射中 The designated frequencies
发射频率 for the three transmissions
已低出了微波范围 were lower than microwave range
不可能在目标上 and couldn't result in
产生任何热效应 any heating effect in the target.
所以说不论是杨卫宁的态度 Both Yang Weining's strange attitude
还是这些异常的现象 and those abnormal cases
只能说明一点 said one thing.
就是红岸建立的真实意图 That is, the real purpose of Red Coast
其实非常的隐秘 was top-secret.
喂 老常 Chang, it's me.
我们现在已经在齐家屯了 We're in Qijiatun.
我刚刚去村委会了解了一下 I've checked with the village committee.
那个红参厂没什么问题 That red ginseng factory checks out.
当地的一些老乡 The locals can
还能从厂里面赚点钱 get paid by working there.
你那个脱密档案怎么样了 Where are we on declassifying the files?
你可答应我了啊 You've promised me.
今天一定要给我 I need them today.
档案拿到了 I've got them.
里边的内容 What's inside
超乎了我们的想象 is way beyond imagination.
你别卖关子行吗 Don't keep me guessing, OK?
红岸到底是搞什么的 What on earth is Red Coast for?
红岸研究的事情 Their research
确实很隐秘 is indeed the most confidential.
发射部计算机磁芯存储器 Troubleshooting of Magnetic Core Memory
故障已经排除 is complete.
请清除故障代码 Clear fault codes.
喂 Hello?
叶文洁 Ye Wenjie,
你来我办公室一趟 come to my office now.
是 Yes, sir.
下午三点 A routine work meeting
将召开工作例会 will be held at 3:00 PM.
请各部门做好会前准备 Please be prepared.
各部门负责人 Department heads
请准点到达会议室 are to attend on time.
报告 Report.
进来 Come in.
叶文洁 Ye Wenjie,
过来 come here.
我当时认为 I assumed
雷政委一定是因为提拔我 Political Commissar Lei was being punished
受到了牵连 for promoting me.
心里想着 I told myself that
无论如何 no matter what,
绝对不能辜负他 I couldn't drag him down
哪怕是说谎 even if I had to lie.
叶文洁 Ye Wenjie,
首先我声明 first, let me be clear that
我是不同意这么做的 I disagree with all this.
以下的决定是杨总工程师 The decision was made by Chief Engineer Yang
向上级请示后做出的 after seeking the high-ups' permission.
他将对后果负一切的责任 He alone will take all the consequences.
为了发挥你在红岸的作用 To better utilize your skills,
杨总工程师反复向上级请示 he talked to the superiors repeatedly.
兵种政治部派来的同志 Army Political Department
也对你的工作进行了了解 did their investigation, too.
经上级批准 Now, we've been authorized
我们决定将红岸工程的 to disclose the true nature
真实情况告诉你 of the Red Coast Project to you.
希望你能珍惜这个机会 I hope you'll treasure this opportunity
努力工作 立功赎罪 and work hard to redeem your sins.
今后在基地只许老老实实 From now on, you must behave
不许乱说乱动 with the utmost propriety.
任何违规行为 Any transgression
都将受到最严厉的惩罚 will receive the harshest punishment.
你听到了吗 Understood?
明白 Yes, sir.
那时 It wasn't until
我终于明白 then that I realized
雷志成对我说的一切 everything Lei Zhicheng had told me
都是假的 was a lie.
红岸 Red Coast
既不是一个攻击型武器 was neither a powerful weapon
也不是用来监听敌航天器的 nor a monitor on enemy space vessels.
他对我的爱护 提拔和保护 All his care, promotion, and protection
都是假的 were all an act.
所以之前杨卫宁 That's why Yang Weining
才会一直阻拦雷志成 tried to stop him.
杨卫宁 Yang Weining
是一个好人 was a good man.
当上级领导 When the leaders
质疑我身份的时候 doubted me for my background,
挺身而出的是他 he stood up for me.
后来 And it was also he
也是他向我介绍了 who told me the truth
红岸工程真实的情况 about Red Coast.
你要是不同意 If you want to quit,
现在还来得及 it's not too late now.
我同意 I'll do it.
你想好了 Are you sure?
一旦决定 Once you said yes,
你离开雷达峰的最后一丝希望 the last ray of hope of leaving Radar Peak
也没有了 would be gone.
这儿 You'd
就是你的最后归宿 spend the rest of your life here.
我同意 Yes, I'll do it.
那是一个 The truth was an
令人难以置信的神话时代 incredible fairy tale for the ages.
内容很多 It's a lot.
你自己看 Read it yourself.
这篇资料讲的是 This file talks about
科学基础理论研究成果 two ways to convert the results
转化为实用技术 of fundamental scientific research
分为两种模式 into practical applications:
渐进型和突变型 gradualistic mode and saltatory mode.
对 That's right.
渐进型是指基础理论成果 Gradualistic mode refers to theoretical, fundamental results
逐步地转化成为实用技术 being gradually applied to technology
例如现在的宇航科技的 such as the development and application
发展跟应用 of space technology.
突变型是指基础理论成果 Saltatory mode means theoretical, fundamental results
迅速地转化成为实用技术 rapidly become applied technology,
并且发生技术突变 leading to a technological leap.
这里重要提到了核武器 Examples include nuclear weapons.
是 Yes.
现在北约跟华约集团 Now, both NATO and the Warsaw Pact
基础研究空前活跃 are intensely active in fundamental research
投入巨大 and investing heavily in it.
照这么下去 At this rate,
技术突变随时都有可能发生 technological leaps may occur anytime.
那将对我国的战略规划 That will pose a major threat
造成严重的威胁 to our strategic planning.
所以这里总结了一些 Here it lists the fields
最有可能发生技术突变的领域 where such leaps are most likely:
物理学 physics,
生物学 biology,
计算机科学 computer science.
寻找外星文明 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
该领域的技术突变一旦发生 If a leap occurs in this field,
其影响力将超过以上三个领域 its impact will exceed the sum of
技术突变的总和 that in the other three.
这个就是我要跟你说的重点 That's what I'm talking about.
现在一些北约国家 Several NATO states
都非常重视对外星文明的探索 have already prioritized SETI.
比如说 For example,
他们的奥兹玛计划 they launched Project Ozma
还有绿堤国家射电天文台 and built NRAO.
他们的搜索目标是 The project examined the stars
鲸鱼座τ星和波江座ε星 Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani
而且他们计划在一九七二年 and planned to broaden
扩大搜索范围 the frequency range in 1972.
发射先驱者十号 十一号 The Pioneer 10 and 11 probes would be launched,
分别携带一张刻有 each carrying a metal plaque
地球文明信息的金属卡片 with information about civilization on Earth.
然后在一九七七年 And in 1977,
发射旅行者一号 二号 they'd launch the Voyager 1 and 2 probes,
携带金属唱片 each with a metal audio record.
这是阿雷西博望远镜 This is the Arecibo Observatory.
它已经建成 It's ready to use
功能非常的强大 and extremely powerful.
它的能量收集面积达到二十英亩 Its effective energy collection area is about 20 acres,
大于世界上所有射电望远镜 greater than that of all the others
能量收集面积的总和 in the world combined.
如果它跟计算机匹配的话 Together with the computer system,
能够同时搜索六万五千个频道 it can simultaneously monitor 65,000 channels,
而且它有非常强大的发射能力 and it's capable of ultrahigh energy transmissions.
这个 Look.
这是欧洲的资料 This is in Europe.
他们也在这方面投入巨大 They've also made huge investments.
现在全世界都在探索地外文明 The entire world is working on SETI.
是啊 That's true.
只有我们 Except for us
考虑得最少 who are paying little attention to it.
可你要知道 You should know,
世界上任何一个国家 if any country
如果跟地外文明发生接触的话 gets in touch with extraterrestrials,
都将改变目前世界上的一种格局 it'll overturn the global landscape,
尤其是那些超级大国 especially those superpowers.
如果他们率先接触 If they beat us to it,
肯定会垄断接触 we'll no longer have a chance.
我们作为社会主义大国 As a major socialist power,
绝不能落后 we cannot fall behind.
这个战略视野盲区 This unknown area
必须攻克 must be conquered for strategic importance.
我们任重而道远 There's a long way ahead of us.
叶文洁 Ye Wenjie,
从现在开始 from this moment on,
你负责研制红岸自译解系统 your job is to develop the Red Coast Self-Interpreting Code System.
具体地说 Precisely,
就是由宇宙间最通用的基本数学 using universal, basic mathematical,
跟物理原理 and physical laws
建立一个基本的语言元码系 to construct an elemental linguistic code
这个元码系 that can be understood
可以被绝大多数文明所理解 by any civilization that
只要他们掌握了基本代数 has mastered basic algebra,
基本欧式几何 Euclidean geometry,
跟基本低速物理学原理就可以 and the laws of nonrelativistic physics.
在这个基础上 Building on that,
创立新的语言系统 create a brand-new linguistic system
语种包括 including
汉语 Chinese
世界语 and Esperanto.
你明白了吗 Do you get it?
明白 Yes, sir.
原来神秘的红岸 So, the mysterious Red Coast Project
是用来探索地外文明的 was established for SETI,
而且您 and you
是整个红岸基地 alone created
自译解系统的建立者 the Red Coast Self-Interpreting Code System.
当时 At that time,
正是美苏争霸最激烈的时候 the Cold War was at its height.
人类的疯狂 The insanity of the human race
已经达到了文明史的顶峰 had reached its historical zenith.
核潜艇 核武器 Nuclear submarines and nuclear weapons
隐藏在世界某个角落 lurking in the corners
等待着一触即发 could be launched at a moment's notice.
一旦发射 Once they were let go,
足以摧毁上百座城市 hundreds of cities would be leveled,
杀死几亿人 killing hundreds of millions of people.
面对这些技术突变 With such technical leaps in sight,
每个国家 an intense sense of crisis
都有极强的危机意识 was shared all over the world.
叶老师 Professor Ye,
您是天体物理学家 you're an astrophysicist.
在您看来 Do you really think
天文领域真的会发生技术突变吗 astronomy will be taking a technological leap?
核武器 As destructive as
已经很可怕了 nukes are,
但宇宙中 the universe
还有更可怕的力量 is harboring even more terrible forces
有黑洞 such as black holes
有反物质 and anti-matter.
与之相比 Compared with them,
核武器 a nuclear bomb
不过就是一个温柔的蜡烛 is nothing but a tiny candle.
这个波形显示器的主机 There used to be
已经拆除了 a waveform monitor.
它主要负责显示 It was to display
红岸收到宇宙电波的波形 the waves that Red Coast picked up from space.
我每天的工作 My daily work was to
就是观察 记录那条曲线 monitor and record that curve,
等待聆听 waiting to hear
外星文明的声音 from the extraterrestrials.
那边 Over there,
曾经放置着一套 we had
电波灵敏接收系统 a radio receiver,
十分先进 quite sophisticated.
从巨型天线接收到的信息 A ruby-based traveling-wave maser
通过红宝石型波微波激射器 amplified the signals received by
放大 the gigantic antenna.
可是系统本身也会产生干扰 But there was interference.
能保证观测数据的准确性吗 Wouldn't it affect the accuracy?
小汪啊 Wang,
你太小看我们的红岸了 you're underestimating Red Coast.
虽然 As immature as
那个年代的技术还很初级 the technology was,
但依旧 it could do
比你想象的成熟 more than you think.
红岸接收系统的核心部分 The core of the reception system
浸泡在 was immersed in
零下二百六十九度的液氦里 liquid helium at -269 degrees Celsius.
液氦由直升机专程运来 A helicopter came
以补充消耗 to resupply liquid helium regularly.
这使得系统 The reception system
有极高的灵敏度 was thus
能够接收到很微弱的讯号 capable of picking up faint signals.
当年 Back then,
红岸监听的目标范围 our monitoring range was
是一千光年半径 within a radius of 1,000 light years,
恒星数约两千万颗 containing some 20 million stars.
除了用来搜索探听 Other than searching for and monitoring
可能存在的外星文明 possible extraterrestrial intelligence,
我们也尝试着 we also tried to
向宇宙发出讯息 send messages to the universe
试图建立联系和交流 to establish contact and communication.
所以在那个时候 So did you
你们真的向宇宙 really make
发送信息了吗 such attempts?
是的 We did.
我跟叶文洁 Ye Wenjie and I
已经从新拟了一封信 have redrafted the letter.
叶文洁 Ye Wenjie,
念给大家听 read it.
向收到该信息的世界 "We extend our best wishes to you,
致以美好的祝愿 inhabitants of another world.
通过以下信息 After reading the following message,
你们将对地球文明 you should have a basic understanding
有一个基本的了解 of civilization on Earth.
人类经过漫长的劳动和创造 By dint of long toil and creativity, the human race
建立了灿烂的文明 has built a splendid civilization,
涌现出丰富多彩的文化 blossoming with diverse cultures.
并初步了解了自然界 We're also getting to know the laws of nature
和人类社会运行发展的规律 and the development of human societies.
我们珍视这一切 We cherish all that we've accomplished.
但我们的世界仍有很大缺陷 But our world is still flawed.
存在着仇恨 Hate exists,
偏见 as do prejudice
和战争 and war.
由于生产力和生产关系的矛盾 Contradictive productive forces and relations
财富的分布严重不均 are causing extremely uneven distribution of wealth.
相当部分的人类成员 And large portions of humanity
生活在贫困和苦难之中 are living in poverty and misery.
人类社会正在努力解决 Human societies are working hard to resolve
自己面临的各种困难和问题 the difficulties they face,
努力为地球文明 striving to create a better future
创造一个美好的未来 for Earth civilization.
发送该信息的国家所从事的事业 The country that sent this message
就是这种努力的一部分 is also engaged in this effort.
我们致力于建立一个理想的社会 We are dedicated to building an ideal society
使每个人类成员的劳动和价值 where the labor and value of every human
都得到充分的尊重 are fully respected,
使所有人的物质和精神需要 and everyone's material and spiritual
都得到充分的满足 needs are fully met
使地球文明成为一个 so that civilization on Earth
更加完美的文明 may become more perfect.
我们怀着美好的愿望 With the best of intentions,
期待着与宇宙中 we look forward to establishing contact
其他文明社会建立联系 with other civilized societies in the universe.
期待着与你们一起 We look forward to working with you
在广阔的宇宙中 to build a better life
创造更加美好的生活 in this vast universe."
这封信 This letter
怀着人类最美好的愿景 of humans' best wishes
发向了宇宙 was sent to the universe.
里面包含了地球行星概况 Enclosed was an overview of Earth,
地球生命系统概况 life on Earth,
人类社会概况 and human society
世界历史基本信息 as well as basic world history.
所有信息在自译解系统之后发射 All that was sent after transmitting the Self-interpreting Code System.
红岸真的是一项伟大的工程 Red Coast is a great project, no doubt.
那当时你们向宇宙发送的信息 When sending messages to the universe,
又该如何确保我们是安全的呢 how did you ensure our security?
这些信经过多学科的严格审查 It was carefully vetted to ensure that
确保不会包含 it didn't give away
任何太阳系 the Earth's coordinates relative
在银河系的坐标信息 to the Milky Way.
在两千两百八十兆赫 At the 2,280 MHz,
一万两千兆赫 12,000 MHz,
两万两千兆赫 and 22,000 MHz channels,
三个波段上 the transmission times
发送的时间分别为 of the message were
三十一分钟 31 minutes,
七点五分钟 7.5 minutes,
和三点五分钟 and 3.5 minutes respectively.
也就是尽量减少 Transmission at the higher-frequency
一万两千兆赫 12,000 MHz
和两万两千兆赫的 and 22,000 MHz channels
高频段发射 was minimized
以降低被定位的可能性 in case our location was exposed.
红岸基地在那个年代 Back in those days,
探索外星文明 SETI at Red Coast
也就算是一个边缘化的基础学科 was marginalized research.
可是为什么 But why
它会有这么高的保密等级呢 such a high security rating?
其实这个问题 They asked the same question
从红岸最初阶段 at the very beginning of the Project
就有人提出 and it was asked
一直延续到红岸的最后 until the very end.
现在 But now,
你应该有了答案 you should have the answer.
我们只能佩服 We can only marvel at the foresight
红岸工程最高决策者 of the top decision-maker
思维的超前了 of the Project.
如果红岸要是成功了 Had Red Coast succeeded,
那世界就不是现在的世界了 the world would be utterly different.
当然 Well,
现在说成功还是失败 it's still too soon to tell
可能也为时过早 whether it succeeded or not.
毕竟那个时候发出的电波 The radio waves sent out
就算到今天 haven't gone too far
在宇宙里面其实也没有走多远 in the universe yet.
电波信号 The farther the signals travel,
传得越远越微弱 the weaker they become,
太空中干扰太多 and the less likely that
外星文明收到的可能性很小 any extraterrestrial civilization will receive them.
为了使宇宙中 In order for extraterrestrials
外星文明能够收到我们的 to detect our
电波信号 signals,
我们的发射功率 we broadcast at
应该与一颗中等恒星的 a power level equal to the energy output
辐射功率相当 of a mid-sized star.
天体物理学家 Soviet astrophysicist Nicolai Kardashev
卡达谢夫曾建议 once proposed
可以根据宇宙中不同文明 that we could divide civilizations
用于通讯的能量 based on the power they could command
来对它们分级 for communication purposes,
他把想象中的文明 He divided them
划分成三个类型 into three types:
一型文明 A Type I civilization
能够把相当于整个地球 can muster an amount of energy equal to
输出功率的能量用于通讯 the total output of the Earth.
二型文明 A Type II civilization
是可以把一颗典型恒星的 can marshal the energy equal to
输出功率用于通讯 the output of a typical star.
三型文明 A Type III civilization
用于通讯的功率 can utilize its communication energy
约等于整个星系的输出功率 equal to the energy output of a galaxy.
目前地球文明 Civilization on Earth
连一型都未达到 is currently not even a full Type I.
而红岸的发射功率 And the transmissions from Red Coast
又仅仅是地球能调集 used only about one ten-thousandth
输出功率的几千分之一 of the power the Earth could muster.
这一声呼唤 Our call wasn't any louder
像长空中 than the
一只蚊子在嗡嗡叫 buzzing of a mosquito.
不会有谁听见的 No one could hear it.
可是如果卡达谢夫 But the Type II and III civilizations
说的二 三型文明真的存在的话 Kardashev proposed do exist,
那我们应该早就听到 we should be able to hear them
他们的声音了 by now.
所以 In this case,
红岸工程似乎证明了一件事情 our efforts seem to have only proven one thing
那就是在宇宙中 that in the vast universe,
真的只有地球上存在着智慧生命 only the Earth has intelligent life.
理论上 Theoretically,
这可能是一个 there might never be
永远没有结论的问题 a definitive answer to that question.
但感觉上 But emotionally,
我 I
还有每个接触过红岸的人 and everyone else who went through Red Coast
都认同这点了 all believed so.
红岸工程真的太可惜了 Too bad the Project was decommissioned.
既然都已经建立了 It was there already
就应该一直延续下去 and should've kept going.
这才是一项真正伟大的事业 It was a great cause worth fighting for.
七十年代末 In the late 70s,
红岸进行过一场大规模的改造 there was a large-scale renovation.
发射系统实现了自动化 The transmission system was automated.
监听系统数据处理能力提高很多 Data processing of monitoring became far more advanced.
能同时监听四万个频道 40,000 channels could be monitored simultaneously.
随着眼界的开阔 The more people knew,
人们也清楚了 the clearer they became
外星文明探索的难度 about the difficulty of SETI.
上级对红岸工程渐渐失去了兴趣 And the leadership lost interest in Red Coast.
那次改造后 After the renovation,
最先看到的变化 the first change we experienced
是基地的密级降低了 was lowered security rating.
基地警卫兵力只剩下一个 The security detail was reduced to
五人保卫组 a group of five guards.
敬礼 Salute!
红岸的编制虽然仍在二炮 Red Coast remained within the Second Artillery Corps,
科研管理 but management of its scientific activities
却移交到中科院天文所 was turned over to the Astronomy Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
承担了一些 and it took on some
与外星文明探索 research projects that
毫无关系的研究项目 had nothing to do with SETI.
那您的很多研究成果 I believe you achieved
就是那个时候做出来的吧 most of your accomplishments then.
红岸系统 At the time,
当时有国内最大的射电望远镜 we had China's largest radio telescope.
改造之后 Following all those changes,
先承担了一些 we first took on some
射电天文观测项目 radio astronomy projects.
后来 Later,
随着其它 more and more
射电天文观测基地的建立 such observatories were built,
红岸的研究就主要集中在 and Red Coast shifted to the observation and
对太阳电磁活动的观测和分析上 analysis of solar electromagnetic activity
为此还加装了一台太阳望远镜 with an added solar telescope.
那这么说的话 I bet
就可以有很多实际的应用了 practical applications were a ton.
没错 Correct.
我们建立的 The mathematical model we built
太阳电磁活动数学模型 for solar electromagnetic activity
在当时那个领域是领先的 was state-of-the-art.
有了这些实际应用 With such fruition,
红岸的巨额投资 the large investment in Red Coast
总算是有了一点点回报 saw a little bit of return.
这一切 Actually,
有相当部分 much of the credit
都要归功于雷政委 should go to Political Commissar Lei,
当然 although
他是有个人目的的 he did have his own agenda, too.
雷政委 Political Commissar Lei?
他不是技术部队里边搞政工的吗 Wasn't he a political officer in that technical unit?
入伍前 Before enlisting,
他也是学天体物理学的 he had studied astrophysics as well.
红岸基地后来引入了一些 Research projects we took on outside of SETI
与外星文明 were all due to
没有关联的研究项目 his efforts.
重新回到自己的专业 It wasn't easy to
确实不是一件容易的事情 return to technical work.
没有老雷 Without Lei,
红岸基地早就完了 Red Coast would've been long gone.
红岸被划到军转民范围内后 When it was converted for civil use,
军方就把它彻底放弃了 the military basically abandoned it.
中科院 Chinese Academy of Sciences
维持不起基地的运行费用 could no longer keep the base running.
一切 Inevitably,
就都结束了 it was shut down.
每当夜深人静的时候 In the dead of the night,
我总是一个人待在 when I was alone
空旷的监听室 in the empty monitoring room,
耳机中传来 I could hear in my headphones
来自宇宙 the lifeless noise
没有生命的噪音 of the universe.
那噪音 It was faint
隐隐约约的 but continuous,
好像比星星还永恒 more eternal than the stars.
有时候 Sometimes
又觉得那声音 I thought it sounded like
像雷达峰 the endless cold winds
没完没了的寒风 of Radar Peak.
让我感到很冷 I was chilled to the bone.
那种孤独 There weren't enough words
真是没法形容 to describe such loneliness.
外星文明探索 SETI
是一个很特殊的学科 is quite a unique discipline.
它对研究者的人生观 It can shape researchers' perspectives
影响很大 on life.
我常常想 It occurred to me repeatedly that
地球生命 life was truly an accident
真的是宇宙中 among all the accidents
偶然里的偶然 in the universe.
宇宙 And the universe
就像一个空荡荡的大宫殿 was an empty palace
人类 in which humankind
是这宫殿中唯一的一只 was the
小蚂蚁 only ant.
这想法让我的后半辈子 This kind of thinking made me live
有一种很矛盾的心态 a conflicted life since.
有时候觉得 Sometimes I thought
生命很珍贵 life was precious
一切重如泰山 and more important than anything.
有时候又觉得 But other times,
人是那么地渺小 I found humans so insignificant that
什么都不值得一提 nothing was worthwhile.
反正日子 Anyway,
就是在这种奇怪的感觉中 despite such internal conflicts,
一天天过去 my life slipped away,
不知不觉 and before I knew it,
就老了 I was already old.
岁数大了 I'm not getting any younger
身体也不好 or healthier.
一切难以预料 I can't predict the future.
以后 All I can do
就过一天算一天吧 is live my life as it is.