雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第8章:面朝大海(235)

Nor, as others saw it, was this last year in any way eventful; quite the reverse.

人們都以爲，在這樣的一年裏，圖靈不會發生什麼大事，但結果卻徹底相反。

One strange incident Alone stood out, and might have pointed to the existence of matters on his mind that few could possibly appreciate.

有一件非常奇怪的事，也許能夠揭示一些深藏在圖靈心底的想法。

It was in mid-May 1954, when Alan went with the Greenbaum family for a Sunday visit to Blackpool.

這件事發生在1954年5月中旬，當時圖靈和格林拜姆全家一起去布萊克浦。

It was a very fine day, and they walked cheerfully along the Golden Mile of seaside amusements, until they came across the Gypsy Queen, the fortune-teller.

那天的天氣很晴朗，他們在海邊愉悅地散步，途中遇到一個吉卜賽算命帳篷。

Alan went in, to consult her. Had not a gypsy foretold his genius, in 1922.

圖靈徑直地走了進去，他想要算命。或許他還記得，1922年曾有個吉卜賽人說過他是天才。

The Greenbaums waited outside, and found themselves waiting for half an hour.

格林拜姆全家站在帳篷外面，足足等了半個多小時。

When he came out, he was as white as a sheet, and would not speak another word as they went back to Manchester on the bus.

圖靈從帳篷裏出來時，臉色慘白，呆若木雞，在回曼徹斯特的途中，他一言未發。

They did not hear from him again, until he called on the Saturday two days before his death when, as it happened, they were out.

這是格林拜姆最後一次見到圖靈。實際上，圖靈在去世之前兩天，給格林拜姆家裏打過電話，但不巧的是，格林拜姆家裏當時沒人。

They heard of his death before returning the call.

後來，當格林拜姆正準備給圖靈回電話時，卻接到了圖靈去世的噩耗。