二零一五年，刘慈欣凭借《三体》摘得雨果奖，这是亚洲作家首次获得这一世界级科幻大奖。
In 2015, Liu Cixin won the Hugo Award for The Three-Body Problem, making him the first Asian writer to receive this world-class science fiction prize.
此后十年间，《三体》被翻译成三十多种语言，在全球范围内掀起一场“三体热”。
In the decade since, The Three-Body Problem has been translated into more than thirty languages, sparking a global 'Three-Body fever.'
这部小说最令人震撼之处，不在于宏大的星际战争场面，而在于它提出的“黑暗森林”这一冷峻假说。
What is most striking about the novel is not its grand scenes of interstellar warfare, but the grim hypothesis it proposes: the 'dark forest.'
按照这一假说，宇宙中的文明彼此猜疑，谁先暴露位置，谁就可能先被消灭，因此保持沉默才是生存之道。
According to this hypothesis, civilizations in the universe are mutually suspicious of one another; whoever reveals their location first may be the first to be destroyed, so staying silent is the way to survive.
这种设定之所以引发广泛讨论，是因为它把国际关系、博弈论与人性的幽暗面编织进了一个引人入胜的故事。
This premise sparked such widespread discussion because it weaves international relations, game theory, and the dark side of human nature into a captivating story.
与许多科幻作品不同，《三体》里没有绝对的英雄或反派，每个角色都在生存与道德之间挣扎抉择。
Unlike many science fiction works, The Three-Body Problem has no absolute heroes or villains — every character struggles to choose between survival and morality.
随着流媒体平台将其改编为剧集，越来越多不了解中国科幻的观众，也开始接触并讨论这些议题。
As streaming platforms adapt it into television series, more and more viewers unfamiliar with Chinese science fiction are starting to encounter and discuss these themes.
可以说，《三体》的成功，不仅是一部作品的胜利，更标志着中国科幻真正走入了世界文学的对话。
One could say that the success of The Three-Body Problem is not just the triumph of a single work, but a sign that Chinese science fiction has truly entered the conversation of world literature.
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Key words 生词
雨果奖Yǔguǒ JiǎngHugo Award
黑暗森林hēi'àn sēnlíndark forest (concept)
冷峻lěngjùngrim; austere
博弈论bóyìlùngame theory
抉择juézéto make a difficult choice
流媒体liú méitǐstreaming media
Grammar note 语法点
不在于…，而在于… — 'lies not in A, but in B'
A formal contrastive pattern used to redirect attention from an obvious feature to the deeper, more essential one.
这部小说最令人震撼之处，不在于宏大的星际战争场面，而在于它提出的“黑暗森林”这一冷峻假说。 — What is most striking about the novel is not its grand scenes of interstellar warfare, but the grim hypothesis it proposes.
…之所以…，是因为… — 'the reason X is the case is because Y'
A formal cause-explanation structure: 之所以 marks the effect first, and 是因为 supplies the underlying cause.
这种设定之所以引发广泛讨论，是因为它把国际关系、博弈论与人性的幽暗面编织进了一个引人入胜的故事。 — This premise sparked such widespread discussion because it weaves international relations, game theory, and the dark side of human nature into a captivating story.
不仅…，更… — 'not only X, but even more so Y'
An escalating pattern that builds from an already-significant point to an even more significant one, often used in concluding remarks.
《三体》的成功，不仅是一部作品的胜利，更标志着中国科幻真正走入了世界文学的对话。 — The success of The Three-Body Problem is not just the triumph of a single work, but a sign that Chinese science fiction has truly entered the conversation of world literature.
Check yourself 小测验
1. 刘慈欣凭借《三体》获得了什么奖？
2. 根据“黑暗森林”假说，文明应该怎么做才能生存？
3. 作者认为《三体》的成功标志着什么？
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