纪录片《费马最后的定理》 第23期 宣布好消息

It was a very charged atmosphere, a lot of the major figures of arithmetical algebraic geometry were there.

那是相当紧张的气氛，算术界、代数界、几何界的重要人物齐聚一堂。

Richard Taylor and John Coates, Barry Mazur.

有理查·泰勒，约翰·科茨，巴里·梅休尔。

Well, I'd never seen a lecture series in mathematics like that before.

我以前还从未见到过像那样的数学讲座系列。

What was unique about those lectures were the glorious ideas, how many new ideas were presented,

那些讲座的独特之处在于光辉的思想所呈现的新思想的数量，

and the constancy of his dramatic build-up that was suspenseful¹ until the end.

以及他一直保持着的戏剧化的处理方式，使悬念持续到最后。

There was this marvellous moment when we were coming close to a proof of Fermat's last theorem,

在这个绝妙的时刻，我们已接近了费马最后定理的证明，

the tension had built up and there was only one possible punchline².

紧张气氛出来了，而只要一语即可中的。

So after I'd explained the 3/5 switch on the blackboard,

所以当我在黑板上解释完3/5的转换之后，

I then just wrote up a statement of Fermat's last theorem, said I'd proved it, said I think I'll stop there.

就只写上了关于费马最后定理的一个声明，说我已证明了它，说我可以停下了。

The next day what was totally unexpected was that we were deluged³ by enquiries from newspapers, journalists from all around the world.

第二天完全出乎意料的是，我们被全世界范围的报纸、记者给淹没了。

1 suspenseful   

adj.悬疑的，令人紧张的

参考例句：

• If his experiences then had been carefully recorded, it would undoubtedly have made a suspenseful and moving book. 若是把他所经历的事实记录下来，那就是一部充满着大智大勇，惊心动魄的小说。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lily is an atmospheric and suspenseful tale of love, loss and obsession. 这是一个关于爱情、失落与迷恋的故事，充满情调与悬疑色彩。 来自互联网

2 punchline   

n.（笑话、故事等的）结尾警语，点睛之笔

参考例句：

• Even then,the magical pause can strengthen the punchline.即使这样，有魔力的停顿依然可以增强笑点。
• A good joke or a mystery novel has along wind up to the final punchline.好的笑话或神秘小说都是一路曲折，直至最后的笑料或真相。

3 deluged   

v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 )；淹没；被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没；穷于应付

参考例句：

• The minister was deluged with questions. 部长穷于应付像洪水般涌来的问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They deluged me with questions. 他们向我连珠发问。 来自《简明英汉词典》