雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第2章:下一個星期(3)

Mrs Turing paid a visit to Sherborne before Alan went there and was able to see the headmaster's wife. She gave Mrs Nowell Smith 'some hints about what to expect' and Mrs Nowell Smith 'contrasted her description with the more favourable accounts given by other parents of their boys.' It was probably at her suggestion that Alan was put down to board at Westcott House, whose housemaster was Geoffrey O'Hanlon.

在艾倫去之前，圖靈夫人先到了舍爾伯尼，拜訪了校長的夫人，對諾威爾夫人訴說了一些她的期待。諾威爾夫人考慮了她的想法，把艾倫安排在喬弗雷.奧漢蘭家裏寄宿。

The summer term was due to start on Monday 3 May 1926 which was, it so happened, the first day of the general strike. On the ferry from St Malo Alan heard that only the milk trains would be running. But he knew he could cycle the sixty miles west from Southampton to Sherborne:

夏季學期從1926年5月3日開始，這是個星期一，也是英國大罷工的第一天。在從聖馬洛出發的渡船上，艾倫聽說只有慢速火車還在運行。於是他突發奇想，打算從南安普頓騎60英里單車，前往舍爾伯尼：

So I cycled as programme left luggage with baggage master started out of docks about 11 o'clock got map for 3/-including Southampton missing Sherborne by about 3 miles. Noted where Sherborne was just outside. With an awful strive, found General Post Office, sent wire O'Hanlon 1/-. Found cycle shop, had things done 6d. Left 12 o'clock had lunch 7 miles out 3/6 went on to Lyndhurst 3 miles got apple 2d. went on to Beerley 8 miles pedal a bit wrong had it done 6d. went on Ringwood 4 miles. The streets in Southampton were full of people who had struck. Had a lovely ride through the New Forest and then over a sort of moor into Ringwood and quite flat again to Wimborne.

我把行李交給託運員大約11點從碼頭出發3先令買了份有南安普頓的地圖但上面卻沒有舍爾伯尼。舍爾伯尼在地圖外面。3英里。好不容易找到郵局，1先令給奧漢蘭拍電報。遇到一家單車店，6便士搞定。12點左右離開3先令6便士吃午飯7英里到林德赫斯特3英里2便士買個蘋果。8英里到比爾利踏板出問題6便士修好。4英里到林沃德。南安普頓的街上到處都是罷工者。很愉快騎車穿過新森林公園和一片荒野到林沃德然後順利到達溫伯尼。