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A discovery in the last week has turned physics on its head.

上周的一个重大发现彻底改变了物理学。

A team of scientists have said that they recorded subatomic particles called neutrinos travelling faster than light. No-one thought that was possible.

一些科学家表示，他们记录到一种叫做中微子的次原子粒子的速度超过光速。所有人都认为这是不可能的。

It is a finding that could overturn one of Einstein's long-accepted fundamental laws of the Universe.

该发现可能会推翻长期以来为人们所接受的爱因斯坦关于宇宙的基本定律。

The finding was made by researchers at Cern in Switzerland and Gran Sasso in Italy.

该现象是瑞士欧洲核子研究委员会和意大利的巨岩发现的。

The speed of light is a cornerstone in Einstein's theory of special relativity, which is what gives us the concept of causality: causes precede effects.

光速是爱因斯坦狭义相对论的基石，为我们提供了因果关系的概念：原因先于结果出现。

Among the implications of this challenge to mainstream theory is the fact that it could mean time travel is possible, a hypothesis that has long convinced writers of science fiction.

对主流理论提出的其中一个挑战是，这意味着时光穿梭是可能的，该假设长期以来一直使科幻小说作家信服。