Stephen Hawking has turned his brilliant mind toward perhaps his toughest challenge yet - helping England win the World Cup, AP reported. Britain's most famous scientist has been commissioned by a betting company to analyze data from every World Cup England has qualified for since winning the tournament in 1966 in the hopes of coming up with a winning formula.
据美联社报道，英国最著名的科学家史蒂芬·霍金日前把自己的聪明头脑用来研究一项可能是他碰到过最难的挑战——帮助英格兰赢得世界杯。霍金受一家博彩公司委托，分析自1966年夺冠以来英格兰每次进入世界杯的数据，希望得出夺冠的公式。
His conclusion: England has the best chance of winning in Brazil if it avoids high temperatures, adopts an aggressive 4-3-3 formation and wears red.
霍金的结论是：在满足避免高温、踢以进攻为主的4-3-3阵型、穿红色球衣这3个条件时，英格兰在本届巴西世界杯夺冠的几率最大。
However, Hawking is not betting on England lifting the trophy. The scientist is backing the host to win the tournament, saying "you would be a fool to overlook Brazil. Hosts have won over 30% of the World Cups."
不过，霍金并不看好英格兰夺冠，而认为东道主巴西队会夺冠。他说，"忽略巴西队可不明智，世界杯冠军有30%是东道主拿的。"
虽然贵为足球诞生地和足球运动全球推广者，英格兰却仅赢得过一次世界杯冠军，其中还有一球是争论球。有人觉得英格兰是伪强队，也有人觉得英格兰的悲壮就是它的传奇。你们觉得呢？
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