银河系漫游指南好看吗 经典科幻文学:《银河系漫游指南》第27章3

经典科幻文学:《银河系漫游指南》第27章3  

"The time is nearly upon us
" said one
and Arthur was surprised to see a word suddenly materialize in thin air just by the man's neck. The word was Loonquawl
and it flashed a couple of times and the disappeared again. Before Arthur was able to assimilate this the other man spoke and the word Phouchg appeared by his neck.
"Seventy-five thousand generations ago
our ancestors set this program in motion
" the second man said
"and in all that time we will be the first to hear the puter speak."
"An awesome prospect
Phouchg
" agreed the first man
and Arthur suddenly realized that he was watching a recording with subtitles.
"We are the ones who will hear
" said Phouchg
"the answer to the great question of Life ...!"
"The Universe ...!" said Loonquawl.
"And Everything ...!"
"Shhh
" said Loonquawl with a slight gesture
"I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!"
There was a moment's expectant pause whilst panels slowly came to life on the front of the console. Lights flashed on and off experimentally and settled down into a businesslike pattern. A soft low hum came from the munication channel.
"Good morning
" said Deep Thought at last.
"Er ... Good morning
O Deep Thought
" said Loonquawl nervously
"do you have ... er
that is ..."
"An answer for you?" interrupted Deep Thought majestically. "Yes. I have."
The o men shivered with expectancy. Their waiting had not been in vain.
"There really is one?" breathed Phouchg.