雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第2章:下一個星期(10)

'He appears self-contained and is apt to be solitary, ' commented O'Hanlon.16 'This is not due to moroseness, but simply I think to a shy disposition.' Alan had no friend, and at least once in this year he was trapped underneath some loose floorboards in the house day-room by the other boys. He tried to continue chemistry experiments there, but this was doubly hated, as showing a swottish mentality, and producing nasty smells. 'Slightly less dirty and untidy in his habits, ' wrote O'Hanlon at the end of 1926, 'rather more conscious of a duty to mend his ways. He has his own furrow to plough, and may not meet with general sympathy: he seems cheerful, though I'm not always certain he really is so.'

「他顯得沉默寡言，有點孤僻，並非因爲不高興，我想只是因爲害羞」，奧漢蘭評論說。艾倫沒有朋友，這一年，他被其他男孩捉弄了至少一回，他們把休息室一些鬆散的地板做成陷阱，用來捉弄艾倫。艾倫只是默默地繼續着化學實驗，但這另他們更加反感了，因爲這展示了艾倫的智力，而且會產生刺鼻的味道。「他的生活習慣有點髒、邋遢」，奧漢蘭在1926年末寫道，「他不覺得需要改變自己的生活方式，他總是有自己的事情要做，但是這並不能得到別人的同情：他看起來總是很開心，但我不知道他是不是真開心。」

'His ways sometimes tempt persecution: though I don't think he is unhappy. Undeniably he is not a “normal” boy: not the worse for that, but probably less happy, ' he wrote somewhat inconsistently at the end of the spring term of 1927. The headmaster commented more briskly:

「他的生活方式，會給他引來傷害，儘管我還看不出，他有什麼不開心。但不可否認，他不是一般的男孩，這不是壞事，但可能會讓他有點不開心。」他在1927年春季學期的最後，有點語無倫次地寫下了這些。相比之下，校長對艾倫的評倫則比較輕快：

He should do very well when he finds his métier; but meanwhile he would do much better if he would try to do his best as a member of this school – he should have more esprit de corps.

他找到自己的職業後，一定會做得很好，但如果他在學校裏願意盡最大的努力，他就會做得更好――他得學會合羣。