雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(15)

The richly funded Princeton fellowships also attracted research students of a world class, although more from England than from any other country.

資助豐厚的普林斯頓研究員職位，也吸引了世界級的研究生前來，相比之下來自英國的要多些。

There were none from King's, but Alan's friend Maurice Pryce from Trinity was in residence for a second year.

儘管沒有國王學院的同學，但艾倫的三一學院朋友莫瑞斯·普利斯，已經在這邊待了一年了。

Here, amidst the huddled elite of the exiled European intelligentsia, lay the opportunity for Alan Turing to follow up his major result.

這裏有成羣的來自歐洲的精英，爲艾倫·圖靈提供了繼續開拓科學疆土的機會。

His first report home, on 6 October, betrayed no lack of self-confidence.

10月6日，艾倫第一次寄信回家，語氣相當自信：

The mathematics department here comes fully up to expectations.

這裏的數學系沒有辜負我的期望，

There is a great number of the most distinguished mathematicians here. J.v. Neumann, Weyl, Courant, Hardy, Einstein, Lefschetz, as well as hosts of smaller fry.

這裏有很多最傑出的數學家。J.V.諾伊曼，懷爾，柯朗，哈代，愛因斯坦，萊夫謝茨，還有其他一些人。

Unfortunately there are not nearly so many logic people here as last year.

不幸的是，這邊研究邏輯的人沒有去年那麼多了。

Church is here of course, but Gdel, Kleene, Rosser and Bernays who were here last year have left.

當然丘奇還在這裏，只是哥德爾，克林，羅瑟和博內斯都離開了。

I don't think I mind very much missing any of these except Gdel. Kleene and Rosser are, I imagine, just disciples of Church and have not much to offer that I could not get from Church.

我只在乎哥德爾，因爲克林和羅瑟只是丘奇的學生，我可以與丘奇一起研究就可以了。