雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(70)
After the union with Austria on 13 March everyone was beginning to take Germany seriously.
Meanwhile, Alan did dutifully go to Eisenhart and ask him 'about possible jobs over here; mostly for Daddy's information, as I think it is unlikely I shall take one unless you are actually at war before July.
同時，艾倫也找到艾森哈特，向他諮詢是否有可能在美國找份工作。艾倫回覆父親："我並不想留在這裏，除非英國真的會在7月之前陷入戰爭。He didn't know of one at present, but said he would bear it all in mind.'
他也不知道現在有沒有空缺職位，他說會幫我留意。"
But then a job materialised. Von Neumann himself offered a research assistant-ship at the IAS.
隨後，這裏真的有了一個工作機會，馮·諾伊曼要在高級研究院招一個研究助理。This might have meant a certain priority being given to von Neumann's research areas,
與馮·諾伊曼的研究興趣相同的人，無疑會比較優先。at that time in the mathematics associated with quantum mechanics and other areas of theoretical physics, and not including logic or the theory of numbers.
當時他在做數學與量子力學或其它物理理論的交叉研究，並不包括邏輯學或者數論。On the other hand, a position with von Neumann would be the ideal start to the American academic career, which, presumably, Alan's father thought wise.
但是從另一角度來說，如果能與馮·諾伊曼一起工作，將會是在美國的學術生涯的一個理想開端，艾倫的父親的想法是很明智的。Competition was intense, and the market, already in depression, was flooded by European exiles.
這裏的競爭很激烈，而且市場不晴朗，到處都是歐洲跑過來的人。The stamp of approval from von Neumann would carry great weight.
如果跟馮·諾伊曼一起合作過，無疑會增加很大的競爭力。
