〖英文學習〗宇宙大爆炸序列BIG BANG SEQUENCE

(The Big Bang was a rapid expansion, not a violent explosion.) （宇宙大爆炸是一次快速膨脹，而非劇烈爆炸。）

1. Gravity separated from three other forces—electromagnetic and the strong and weak nuclear forces (took 10^-43 seconds; before 10^-43 seconds is called Planck time)

1. 重力與其他三種力——電磁力以及強弱核力分離（耗時10^-43秒；10^-43秒之前的時期被稱為普朗克時間）

2. Strong and weak nuclear forces and electromagnetic force separated (took 10^-10 seconds)

2. 強核力、弱核力和電磁力相互分離（耗時10^-10秒）

3. Cosmic inflation occurred

3. 宇宙暴脹發生

4. Quarks combined to form particles (took 10 microseconds)

4. 夸克結合形成粒子（耗時10微秒）

5. The nuclei of light atoms formed (took 3 minutes)

5. 輕原子核形成（耗時3分鐘）

6. The first true complex atoms formed (took 500,000 years)

6. 第一批真正的複雜原子形成（耗時50萬年）

7. Gaseous clouds of hydrogen and helium began to condense into protogalaxies and stars (several hundred million to a billion years)

7. 氫和氦的氣體雲開始凝聚成原始星系和恆星（耗時數億至十億年）