英语听力视频：欧洲发现疑似＂上帝粒子＂

After 40 years on the hunt, could scientists have finally chased down the Higgs Boson, otherwise known as the "God Particle"?

Scientists at the CERN research centre have discovered a new subatomicparticle consistent with the Higgs theory. A CERN spokesman says though the results are preliminary, it is very "strong and solid".

The Higgs Boson is believed to be the key to understanding the formation of stars, planets and eventually life after the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago.

Physicists have been smashingparticles together at near light-speed at the CERN laboratory to find the missing piece of the puzzle to the fundamental theory of physics known as the Standard Model. CERN is holding a seminar on the research, with a formal announcement to follow.

资讯资讯：欧洲核子研究中心7月4日在瑞士日内瓦和澳大利亚墨尔本召开“高能物理跨洲视频会议，欧洲核子研究中心主管罗尔夫·豪雅在会议上表示，他们发现了一种新的粒子，而这种粒子很可能就是寻找多年的“上帝粒子——希格斯玻色子。“上帝粒子将是人类认识宇宙的一面最直接的镜子：因为如果作为质量之源的它确实存在，物理学家就可能因此推测出宇宙大爆炸时的情景以及占宇宙质量96%的暗物质（包括暗能量）的情况。

文化链接：希格斯玻色子（英语：Higgs boson），别称上帝粒子（God particle），是粒子物理学标准模型预言的一种自旋为零的玻色子。它是标准模型中最后一种未被发现的粒子。它可以帮助解析为何其它粒子会有质量。

（编辑：何莹莹）