I have not allowed my disability to stop me doing most things.
我从不允许我的残疾阻止我做大部分事情
At the age of 21,
在21岁时
I was told I had an incurable disabling disease that would kill me in two or three years.
我被告知，患有一种无法治愈的致残病，这种病会让我在2，3内死去
My motto is: There are no boundaries.
我的座右铭是：人生并无界限
So remember to look up at the starts and not down at your feet.
所以记得要仰望天空，而不是俯视脚下。
Here's a guy,
这里有一个人
who can't walk,
他不能走路
who can't speak,
他不能说话
who cannot move independently.
他无法独立活动
and yet, somehow,he still found a way.
然而，不管怎么样，他还是找到了一条出路
I feel a sense of achievement that I have managed to make these contributions,despite having ALS.
尽管患有肌萎缩髓侧索硬化症，但我还是为自己能够做出这些贡献而有一丝的成就感
All my life,I have sought to understand the universe and find answer to these questions.
我的一生都 在努力了解宇宙，并找到这些问题的答案
I have been very lucky that my disability has not been a serious handicap.
我很幸运，我的残疾没有成为一个很严重的障碍
Indeed, that has probably given me more time than most people to pursue the quest for knowledge.
事实上，这可能给了我比大多数人更多的时间去追求知识
The ultimate goal is a complete theory of the universe, and we are making good progress.
我们的最终目标是建立一个完整的宇宙理论，现在我们正在取得良好的进展
Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist.
试着去理解你所看到的东西，并思考宇宙存在的原因
Be curious.
保持好奇
And however difficult life may seem,there is always something you can do and succeed at.
无论生活看似有多难，总有一些事情你能做到，并取得成功的
It matters that you don't just give up.
重要的是你不能就这样放弃
