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A motorized wheelchair used by the late British physicist Stephen Hawking sold at auction last Thursday for almost 300,000 pounds ($391,740.00) while a dissertation raised nearly twice that at a sale to raise money for charity.
上周四，已故英国物理学家斯蒂芬·霍金使用的电动轮椅在一场拍卖会上以近30万英镑（约合391,740美元）的价格成交，同时他的一篇论文的成交价几乎是该电动轮椅的两倍，拍得的资金将捐给慈善事业。
Famed for his work exploring the origins of the universe, Hawking died in March at the age of 76 after spending most of his life confined to a wheelchair with motor neurone disease.
霍金以探索宇宙起源而闻名，因患有运动神经元疾病，他一生大多时间都在轮椅上度过，今年3月，霍金去世，享年76岁。
Some of his belongings including essays, medals, awards and a copy of his book a "Brief History of Time" signed with a thumbprint were sold online alongside letters and manuscripts belonging to Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.
他的一些个人物品于日前在网上被拍卖，其中包括随笔、奖章、奖品以及他的一本《时间简史》，这本书上有他的拇指指纹。另外一起拍卖的还有一些艾萨克·牛顿、查尔斯·达尔文和阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的信件和手稿。
Hawking's 117-page dissertation "Properties of expanding universes" from 1965 sold for 584,750 pounds, well ahead of the estimate of up to 150,000.
霍金在1965年发表的长达117页的论文《宇宙膨胀的属性》以584750英镑的价格拍出，远远超过此前估计的15万英镑。
Medals and awards sold for 296,750 pounds, compared with an estimate of 15,000 pounds, while the red motorized wheelchair sold for 296,750 pounds, also compared with an estimate of 15,000 pounds.
此外，霍金的一些奖牌，原估价1.5万英镑，成交价则是296750英镑，红色电动轮椅的估价为1.5万英镑，成交价为也是296750英镑。
Auction house Christie's ran the nine-day online auction called "On the Shoulders of Giants" to raise money for the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
佳士得拍卖行举办的这个为期九天的在线拍卖，名为“站在巨人的肩膀上”，旨在为霍金基金会以及运动神经元疾病协会筹募资金。
"Stephen Hawking was a huge personality worldwide. He had this amazing ability to connect with people," Thomas Venning, head of the Books and Manuscripts department at auction house Christie's London, said ahead of the event.
伦敦佳士得拍卖行书籍和手稿部主管托马斯·文宁在活动开始前表示：“斯蒂芬·霍金在全球都很有影响力，他有一种奇特的与人交往的能力。”
