雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(96)
There history began in 1951, and no one connected with the computer knew about Computable Numbers.
這個實驗室成立於1951年，這裏沒有人知道圖靈的《可計算數》。
At the NPL there had been strong connections with Cambridge mathematics and with the Royal Society; the new masters of the Mark I were quite a different crew, and had no sense of his past.
與國家物理實驗室不同，那裏與劍橋數學系和皇家學會有着密切的聯繫，但馬克1號的各位老大們，卻是完全不同的人，他們對圖靈的過去一無所知。
Nor did Alan try to explain.
圖靈也不願意解釋。
An applied mathematics research student, N.E. Hoskin, had just become involved in using the new computer, and when he said over coffee 'I never thought of you as an FRS,' Alan just laughed—with that wince-inducing, mechanised laugh.
有一次，應用數學研究生N·E·霍斯金，到這裏來使用計算機，在喝咖啡的時候，他對圖靈說："實在看不出來，你還是皇家學會的院士。"圖靈只是哈哈大笑——乾枯的、機械的笑。
He did look young for an FRS, although at thirty-eight he was by no means the youngest to be elected.
作爲皇家學會的院士，他看起來確實太年輕了，但他已經38歲了，並不是最年輕的當選者。
Hardy had been elected at thirty-three, and the self-taught Indian mathematician Ramanujan at thirty.
哈代是33歲當選的，更不要說那位自學成才的印度數學家拉馬努金，他是30歲當選的。
Maurice Pryce was also elected in 1951, so in this respect Alan had caught up a year on the mathematical physicist, whom he did not meet again after the war.
莫里斯·普瑞斯是跟圖靈同一年當選的，但他比圖靈大一歲，所以這樣來看，圖靈算是超過了這位數學物理學家。自從戰爭結束後，他們就再也沒見過面。
Writing to Philip Hall at King's, who also had congratulated him, he said it was Very gratifying to be about to join the Olympians'.
菲利浦·霍爾寫信祝賀圖靈，在回信中，圖靈寫道，這就像"參加奧運會一樣開心"。
After a mathematical description of his 'waves on cows' and 'waves on leopards', he added 'I am delighted to hear Maurice Pryce is also in the list.
圖靈還用數學語言，描述了他的"奶牛波"和"豹紋波"，並說"我很高興聽說，莫里斯·普瑞斯也當選了。
I met him first when up for scholarship exam in 1929, but knew him best in Princeton.
我在1929年的獎學金考試中就認識他，後在在普林斯頓跟他熟悉了。
He was quite my chief flame at one time.' In what was more of a mathematician's joke he wrote, 'I hope I am not described as “distinguished for work on unsolvable problems”.'
有一段時間，他是我的主要動力。"信中還有一個數學玩笑，圖靈說，希望皇家學會不要說他是"爲無解的問題做出了傑出努力"。
In his retirement from the organisation of the laboratory, it barely impinged on Alan that the new computer was used to perform calculations for the British atomic bomb.
圖靈從實驗室退休時，他們的計算機已經開始用於英國的原子彈項目了。
