[Comprehensive British and American dramas] No.1 is called non-plural

Isaac thought well, but the earth didn't revolve around him. When he took Reid to the great place he said, the sun had disappeared on the sea level.

"We can come here to watch the sunrise tomorrow." Isaac looked into the distance deeply, and jumped out a sentence.

"Looking at the stars at night is also good." Reid didn't mind it very much, or rather, Issac was trying to hide his embarrassment now that he couldn't bear to laugh at him, and instead came up with another idea. "If I remember correctly, there will be a meteor shower tonight."

"Really?" Isaac was a little skeptical. Meteor showers are not uncommon, but would it be such a coincidence?

"Of course." Reid looked confident, "Didn't you notice the guidebook in the room? One of the original plans for this trip was to look up at the stars and the Milky Way above the vast sea, And, if you're lucky, you can also enjoy the annual Quadrantid meteor shower."

"Once a year?" Isaac was a little surprised. "So often? Shouldn't it happen once in decades or even hundreds of years? It's like Halley's Comet, which only appears once in 76 years."

This is a world where the rare is the most valuable, and Issac is no exception.Although I knew in my heart that this was just an astronomical phenomenon, I still couldn't help giving it some other meaning.

"If I told you that there are six meteor showers this year, would you still be so surprised?" Reid could give a small science class, but in order not to be interrupted by Isaac, he decided to let Isaac be interested in this first.

"No." Contrary to Reid's expectation, Isaac was not as surprised as he thought, "It's nothing surprising, the universe is so big, the earth, not the solar system or even the Milky Way is just a speck of dust in it, what we call meteor showers It’s happening all the time, the only difference is what you can see and what you can’t.”

Isaac recalled a BBC science film he once watched. Since then, he has rarely wondered how big the universe is, because the earth is so tiny that he almost doubts the meaning of his own existence.

"But I like the number 6, it's my lucky number," Issac said. "Would you mind telling me about those six meteor showers?"

Reid can't remember how many lucky numbers this is Issac's. Anyway, in his memory, Issac's lucky numbers have been collected from 0 to 10. It seems that it is completely based on his heart and never remains the same.However, instead of arguing with Isaac about it, he followed his lead about the six meteor showers.

"The first one, if I remember correctly, is tonight's Quadrantid Meteor Shower, once a year, with a medium speed, high brightness, and looks blue." As soon as Reid finished speaking, Issac couldn't wait to answer .

"Blue? It has a personality, I like it!" This looks so much cooler than bright white or other colors.

"The second meteor shower is in mid-to-late April, and the Lyrid meteor shower is also once a year." Reid continued, "The third meteor shower is in early May, which is the Aquarid meteor shower brought by Halley's Comet you just mentioned. The observation effect in the southern hemisphere is better. The fourth Perseid meteor shower can be seen with the naked eye in mid-August every year. It is very active and there are a lot of numbers. The fifth is the Leonid meteor shower. It lasts for a week. The last one is the Geminid meteor shower in mid-December, and it is not absent at the end of every year. If you want to guarantee the viewing effect, it is best to have an astronomical telescope...Issac? Are you listening?"

Reid noticed that Isaac was distracted.

"You know what it's like to think you've picked up a bag of diamonds, only to find out that it's all glass beads?" Isaac was hit every year by that sentence in Reid's words.

"In some eras, the value of glass is comparable to that of diamonds." Reid said, "But now, do you still want to see it?"

"Why not?" Isaac changed from sitting to lying down, "judging something and making a decision based on human values ​​is a kind of arrogance. Do you think I'm an arrogant person?"

"Which aspect?" Reid also imitated Isaac and lay down, and the next second, Isaac offered an arm for him to pillow on.

"Hey, what's that? I'm low-key and humble in every way, okay?" Isaac tugged at Reid's ear a little indignantly.

"Well, you are humble and low-key in all aspects, but you are occasionally overconfident." Reid changed his words politely.

"I think you're playing word games with me," Isaac said.

"No." Reid was very sincere, "I'm just telling the truth, you know, my verbal ability is somewhat poor."

"People's hearts are not ancient." It's no wonder Issac believed him.

Reid pursed his lips and fell silent.

But this silence was not embarrassment, but with a kind of tacit pleasure.Until the night fell, the stars in the sky became clear one by one.

"Is that the Big Dipper?" Isaac asked, pointing to the sky.

"It's the Little Dipper, they belong to the constellation Ursa Minor. The brightest one is the North Star, and the Big Dipper you're looking for belongs to the constellation Ursa Major, where—" Reid is an expert in identifying constellations.

"I always get confused." Isaac's talent in this is limited. If you show him a drawn star map, he can remember it, but it's a bit difficult for him to recognize those constellations in the starry sky. "When I was in middle school, there was a summer camp. You know, not everyone likes to follow orders so much, so, at night, I would occasionally run around."

"That's dangerous." Reid commented objectively.

"I prefer to call it an adventure," Isaac said. "Anyway, once, two other people and I suddenly remembered a natural lake we passed by during the day, and we planned to swim there and take a bath, if we could Even better if you catch a few fish."

"You have so many goals."

"It can be done at the same time, at least the first two items are the bottom line." Isaac didn't care, "And, don't underestimate us, that time, we really caught a fish, a very big one. It should be an Asian carp, a People can hardly hold it."

"And then? Did you grill that fish?" Reid was curious.He's not a fan of river fish, but he's aware of the wide range of ingredients in Issac's recipes.It wouldn't be a surprise if Isaac liked him.

"No." Isaac raised his legs and changed his position. "The fish was so big that I thought it was either mature or had eaten puffing agent, so I let it go after playing with it enough."

Of course, this is Isaac's beautified version. At that time, they were really in a mess. They didn't have any fishing tools, only a temporary wooden stick, which was enough to deal with small fish, but faced with those few Asian carp, which has been afflicted by adult fish every year, is too pediatric.In the end, they just surrounded them and barely caught the fish, but the next second, the fish broke free with a flick of its tail, smashing them black and blue.

"And then?" Reid asked.

"Then, we were tired from playing, washed up casually, and prepared to go back to the camp." Isaac sighed, "As a result, we got lost."

This is a story about not dying without dying.

"I remember that the direction of the Big Dipper in the sky was the north, but I didn't know what went wrong. The more I walked, the more I walked, and finally a guy who finally remembered that his shoes had a compass took off his shoes. We held the Only one shoe, and finally found the camp." Isaac couldn't help laughing when he thought of this, "That guy lost a shoe, and he jumped back with one leg the whole time."

Reid didn't know what to say, "Don't any of you know the constellations? It's common sense to use the stars to find your way."

"I was the only one who thought of this common sense at the time. As a result, theory and reality are not the same thing." Issac said, "Actually, I also doubted it at the time, because I saw only six Big Dippers, and then it turned into Eight, girls in love are not so fickle."

"What is your judgment based on?" Reid couldn't help laughing.

"Spoon shape." Isaac said innocently.

"..." Reid decided to come to teach on the spot. With such a beautiful starry sky, it would be a crime to let Issac play tricks on him.

"By the way, I remember where I saw it, and the Big Dipper is about to disappear." Isaac suddenly remembered a message he had read before, "Is it because of this that I am not sure about it?"

"If you mean 'quickly', the unit is ten thousand years." Reid was helpless, "You won't see this day within 10 years."

Isaac felt that the world was too unfriendly, "10 years? Is the earth's lifespan that long?"

"The earth has existed for 45 billion years. After one billion years, the heat emitted by the sun will dry up the oceans on the earth and it will no longer be suitable for human habitation. However, it is generally believed that the earth can still exist for 45 billion years, but at that time there are still It doesn't matter if there are humans or not." Reid spoke out a series of data very smoothly.

Isaac doesn't want to think about how many zeros are behind the billion. "Isn't the point that we should worry that human beings can't help but use nuclear weapons and blow up the earth?"

"That's just a deterrent. The governments of big countries will not be so irrational, unless nuclear weapons are mastered by terrorists one day. But this possibility is very small." Reid is optimistic, "The mainstream of the world is still peaceful, and regional wars can't explain anything. "

But Isaac remembered the information he came into contact with in the DIA, opened his mouth, but did not speak.

"Forget it, let's talk about the possibility of human beings migrating to alien planets within a billion years." Isaac decided to change the topic to a safer one, "Have you read a popular science article, it is very interesting, the author put The achievements of human beings have been made into a technological tree in chronological order. Since a hundred years ago, the progress of science and technology is like pressing an accelerator. The closer it is to the present, the faster it will be. Come, it brings countless new technologies.”

"War has made technology progress." Reid sighed, "but the overall effect is still positive. I believe that the day when habitable alien planets will be discovered will not be far away. What needs to be considered is how to get past it."

"There will always be a solution. Think about how long it took humans to invent cars and airplanes, and how long it took to go from the earth to the moon. There are still astronauts living in the space station." Issac said enthusiastically, "Maybe One day when we open our eyes, we will suddenly hear that wormholes in science fiction can be artificially created to travel through the universe."

Reid was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of his phone vibrating.

Isaac let out a "huh" and took out his mobile phone, only to find that the wireless network was restored at some point.

He was tweeted on Facebook.

"They went to Antarctica!" Isaac looked at the screen in disbelief.

Reid moved closer, and on the screen of Isaac's mobile phone, there was a picture of a happy family of three smiling at the camera, and behind them was a penguin flopping into the water.