Two years ago Dr Smolyaninov suggested an experiment with various metamaterials, corresponding to universes with different properties lashed together into a home-brewed multiverse.

两年前，斯莫利亚尼诺夫曾建议用不同的超材料进行试验，相当于把拥有各种特性的宇宙集中到了自家创造的宇宙中。

And on the fourth morning, he roped himself a couple of sea turtles, lashed them together, and made a raft.

在第四天早上，他用绳子捆住了几只海龟，把它们扎成了个筏子。

Picture those early navigators venturing forth in sailboats built from planks lashed together with palm-tree ropes, caulked with powdered resin, and coated with dogfish grease.

尼摩船长，我回答，这是诗人的解释，我不能满足。

When we think of English as one solid block of wood, what we're actually seeing is this lashed together raft made of spit, hope, and history.

当我们把英语想象成一块实心的木头时，我们实际上看到的是由唾沫、希望和历史组成的木筏。