If we take the properties of the universal machine in combination with the fact that machine processes and rule of thumb processes are synonymous,
如果我们结合通用机和"机械过程与纯记忆过程是同义的"这个事实，
we may say that the universal machine is one which, when supplied with the appropriate instructions, can be made to do any rule of thumb process.
我们就可以说，通用机只要能获得恰当的指令供给，就可以执行任何纯记忆过程。
This feature is parallelled in digital computing machines such as the ACE.
像ACE这样的数字计算机，也具有一样的特征，
They are in fact practical versions of the universal machine.
实际上，它们都是通用机的现实版。
There is a certain central pool of electronic equipment, and a large memory.
机器具有电子的核心设备和很大的存储体，
When any particular problem has to be handled the appropriate instructions for the computing process involved are stored in the memory of the ACE and it is then 'set up' for carrying out that process.
我们想要处理什么问题，就把相应的程序指令写入ACE的存储体，然后它就被"设定"为运行这套程序。
His priorities were a large, fast memory, and then a hardware system that would be as simple as possible.
图灵的重点在于，高速大容量的存储，以及尽可能地简化其它硬件。
The latter requirement was reminiscent of his 'desert island' mentality, doing everything with the least waste.
后者体现了他的荒岛心态：用最少的资源来做任何事。
But both features were to exploit the universality of the machine.
这两个重点，都是为了实现机器的通用性，
His idea was always that anything in the way of refinement or convenience for the user, could be performed by thought and not by machinery, by instructions and not by hardware.
他的想法始终都是这样：任何问题都要依靠指令，而不是依靠硬件来解决。