对玻恩写给彭桓武一封信函的译释

The translation and explanation on a letter from Max Born to Peng Huan-Wu

玻恩在回忆录中曾高度评价他的第一个中国弟子彭桓武。玻恩说,彭桓武于1947年离开英国,回到中国后,直到1960年才给他写了一封信。事实上,彭桓武先生1950年曾给玻恩写过一封重要信函,建议玻恩来华,并想购买玻恩的全部藏书。遗憾的是,在玻恩的档案中未能找到这封信。但是文章作者看到了玻恩写给彭桓武的回函,并翻译了这封重要回函的全文。文章对玻恩写给彭桓武的这封信函进行了译释,并就其中的几个问题做了讨论,分析了玻恩一生未曾到中国的原因。文章最后展示了玻恩与彭桓武先生20世纪40年代的3张珍贵的合影照片。

In his recollections, Max Born highly acclaimed Peng Huan- Wu, who was his first Chinese student. He said that after Peng left England in 1947 for China, he never received a letter from him until 1960. In fact, Peng did send an important letter in 1950, in which he invited Born to China, and also expressed that he wished to buy all the books in Born＇s private library. It is regrettable that this letter was never found in Born＇s archives. But Born＇s reply was indeed found, and is translated in full in this paper. Several issues related to the letter are discussed here, including why Born never came to China in all his life. Finally, the author shows three rare pictures of Max Born together with Peng and others in Edinburgh in the 1940 s.