银河系漫游指南国语 经典科幻文学:《银河系漫游指南》第1章Part 5

经典科幻文学:《银河系漫游指南》第1章Part 5  

For a few seconds Ford seemed to ignore him
and stared fixedly into the sky like a rabbit trying to get run over by a car. Then suddenly he squatted down beside Arthur.
"We've got to talk
" he said urgently.
"Fine
" said Arthur
"talk."
"And drink
" said Ford. "It's vitally important that we talk and drink. Now. We'll go to the pub in the village."
He looked into the sky again
nervous
expectant.
"Look
don't you understand?" shouted Arthur. He pointed at Prosser. "That man wants to knock my house down!"
Ford glanced at him
puzzled.
"Well he can do it while you're away can't he?" he asked.
"But I don't want him to!"
"Ah."
"Look
what's the matter with you Ford?" said Arthur.
"Nothing. Nothing's the matter. Listen to me — I've got to tell you the most important thing you've ever heard. I've got to tell you now
and I've got to tell you in the saloon bar of the Horse and Groom."
"But why?"
"Because you are going to need a very stiff drink."
Ford stared at Arthur
and Arthur was astonished to find that his will was beginning to weaken. He didn't realize that this was because of an old drinking game that Ford learned to play in the hyperspace ports that served the madranite mining belts in the star system of Orion Beta.
The game was not unlike the Earth game called Indian Wrestling
and was played like this:
Two contestants would sit either side of a table
with a glass in front of each of them.
The bottle would then be refilled. The game would be played again. And again.
两名比赛者分别坐在桌子的两侧，每人面前都摆着一个玻璃杯子。
然后，酒瓶会被重新灌满。游戏继续进行。然后再继续下去。