经典科幻文学:《银河系漫游指南》第27章4

"There really is one," confirmed Deep Thought.
"To Everything? To the great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything?"
"Yes."
Both of the men had been trained for this moment, their lives had been a preparation for it, they had been selected at birth as those who would witness the answer, but even so they found themselves gasping and squirming like excited children.
"And you're ready to give it to us?" urged Loonquawl.
"I am."
"Now?"
"Now," said Deep Thought.
They both licked their dry lips.
"Though I don't think," added Deep Thought, "that you're going to like it."
"Doesn't matter!" said Phouchg. "We must know it! Now!"
"Now?" inquired Deep Thought.
"Yes! Now ..."
"Alright," said the computer and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable.
"You're really not going to like it," observed Deep Thought.
"Tell us!"
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question ..."
"Yes ...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything ..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..."
"Yes ...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.

“真的有一个。”深思肯定地回答说。
“关于一切？关于那些伟大的问题——生命、宇宙以及一切？”
“是的。”
这两个人所受的训练就是为了这一刻，他们毕生都在为这一时刻作准备，他们从出生的那一天起就被选为见证这个答案的人。但即使是这样，他们仍然发觉自己喘着粗气，局促不安地扭动着身体，活像兴奋的孩一般。
“你准备好把它交给我们了吗？”卢恩克沃尔迫不及待地说。
“我准备好了。”
“现在？”
“现在。”深思说。
两人同时舔了舔干燥的嘴唇。
“虽然我并不认为，”深思补充说，“你们会喜欢它。”
“没有关系！”佛格说，“我们必须知道答案！就是现在！”
“现在？”深思又问了一句。
“是的！现在……”
“那好吧。”电脑说，然后再次陷入了沉默。两人变得坐立不安，紧张的气氛简直让人快要无法忍受了。
“你们真的不会喜欢它的。”深思再次指出。
“告诉我们！”
“那好吧，”深思说，“那伟大问题的答案……”
“是的！”
“关于生命、宇宙以及一切……”深思继续说。
“是的！”
“是……”深思说，然后顿了一下。
“是的！……”
“是……”
“是的！！！……？”
“42。”深思说，语调中带着无限的威严和平静。