Renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking entered the universe of Chinese social media with a big bang on Tuesday, with his first post to the countrys Twitter-like Weibo service garnering him more than 2 million followers the same day.英国知名宇宙学家史蒂芬·霍金本周二转入了中国社交媒体的浩瀚空间，引发极大反响。他公布的首条微博（中国版本的推特）当天之后更有了多达了200万粉丝。In less than five hours Hawking flew past Apple chief Tim Cook, who has around 820,000 fans after a nearly a year online.在将近五个小时的时间里，霍金乘势多达了苹果公司CEO蒂姆·库克。

库克在通车将近一年的时间里享有了约82万名粉丝。In my physical travels, I have only been able to touch the surface of your fascinating history and culture, the Cambridge scientist said in his initial post, writing in both English and Chinese.在首条中英双语微博里，这位来自剑桥的科学家写到：到中国的旅行，使我对博大精深的中国历史和文化有所认识。But now I can communicate with you through social media -- and I hope to tell you more about my life and work through this page and also to learn from you in reply, he added.他还写到：但现在我可以通过社交媒体与你们交流了。

通过这个微博，我期望和你们共享我的生活趣事和工作所学，也期望能在对话中向你们自学。He also explained that he first visited China in 1985, traversing the country by train, and had last been in the capital in 2006 for a physics conference.此外，他还提及了他第一次采访中国是在1985年，搭乘火车穿过中国，以及上一次到访是在2006年在首都北京举办的物理会议。Netizens extended their warm welcome to Hawking, with many leaving messages thanking him for his contribution to the world.许多网民十分青睐霍金入驻中国微博，并在他的微博下方facebook，感激他仍然以来对世界作出的最出色贡献。I cannot believe it. This is a historical moment. Im so close to the grand master! a netizen said, whose feelings appeared to be shared by many others.一位网友facebook道：我真是不敢相信！这真是是一个历史性的时刻！我从没想要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，许多网友也争相发送该条评论。His second post, on Wednesday, described the interstellar project Breakthrough Starshot which he is backing, saying it was exciting to be involved in such an ambitious project.周三，霍金公布第2条微博，叙述了由他反对的星际穿过项目突破摄星，相提并论能参予这样雄心勃勃的项目，十分令人兴奋。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、受到认同，也因为他和日渐冷症对付的鼓舞、鼓舞人心的故事。Hawkings popularity shows the Chinese peoples great enthusiasm for science, especially among the young generation, which is inspiring for the countrys 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·东告诉他《环球时报》：霍金的风行表明出有中国人民对科学的极大热情，特别是在在年轻一代中更是如此，这对国家的未来来说是振奋人心的。

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