雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(69)

It was the same ambiguity as in Computable Numbers, which mechanised mind, yet pointed out something beyond mechanisation.

在《可計算數》中也有類似的模糊，即在機械的過程中，做了一些並不機械的事情。

Did this have a significance for human minds? His views were not clear at this stage.

這對探索人類的思維是否有意義？在這個時期，艾倫自己也搞不清楚。

As for the future, his intention was to return to King's, provided that, as expected, they renewed his Fellowship which was, in March 1938, at the end of its first three years.

關於未來，他的打算是回到國王學院，希望能在1938年3月，三年的研究員職位到期時，能夠延長任期。

On the other hand, his father wrote advising him (not very patriotically, perhaps) to find an appointment in the United States.

而另一方面，他的父親則寫信建議他在美國找份工作（看起來他不太愛國）。

For some reason King's College was slow in notifying him that the extension of his fellowship had been made.

不知道是什麼原因，國王學院拖了很久才通知他，他的研究員職位已經延長了。

Alan wrote to Philip Hall on 30 March:

3月30日，艾倫寫信給菲利浦·霍爾：

I am writing a thesis for a Ph.D, which is proving rather intractable, and I am always rewriting parts of it. …

我正在寫博士論文，非常難寫，我總是反覆地重寫其中的一部分……

I am rather worried about the fact that I have heard nothing about re-election to my Fellowship.

我更擔心的是，我不知道我的研究員職位能不能延長。

The most plausible explanation is simply that there has been no re-election, but [I] prefer to think there is some other reason.

我怕他們說今年不推選，那就徹底沒辦法了。

If you would make some cautious enquiries and send me a postcard I should be very grateful.

希望你能從側面幫我打聽一下，非常感激。

I hope Hitler will not have invaded England before I come back.

但願在我回去之前，希特勒不要進攻英國。