喜爱读《时间简史》的人是海量的。我和许多人讨论过这本书,有一句话我问得特别多:“你读得懂吗?”得到的回答总是令人欣慰:“读不懂。”我很喜欢这个回答,直截了当。可我并没有作这样的询问:“读不懂你为什么还要读?”因为我知道,这样问很愚蠢。读读不懂的书不愚蠢,回避读不懂的书才愚蠢。《时间简史》这本书我读过许 People who like to read “A Brief History of Time” are massive. I discussed this book with many people. There was one sentence I asked very much: “Do you understand it?” The answer is always gratifying: “I don’t understand.” I like this very much. The answer was straightforward. But I didn’t ask this question: “Why don’t you understand why you read?” “Because I know, asking this way is stupid. It is not stupid to read books that you do not understand, and it is foolish to avoid books that you do not understand. I read the book ”A Brief History of Time."