經典科幻文學:《銀河系漫遊指南》第32章5

Ford shouted out, "Hey listen! I think we've got enough problems on our own having you shooting at us, so if you could avoid laying your problems on us as well, I think we'd all find it easier to cope!"
Another pause, and then the loud hailer again.
"Now see here, guy," said the voice on the loud hailer, "you're not dealing with any dumb two-bit trigger-pumping morons with low hairlines, little piggy eyes and no conversation, we're a couple of intelligent caring guys that you'd probably quite like if you met us socially! I don't go around gratuitously shooting people and then bragging about it afterwards in seedy space-rangers bars, like some cops I could mention! I go around shooting people gratuitously and then I agonize about it afterwards for hours to my girlfriend!"
"And I write novels!" chimed in the other cop. "Though I haven't had any of them published yet, so I better warn you, I'm in a meeeean mood!"
Ford's eyes popped halfway out of their sockets. "Who are these guys?" he said.
"Dunno," said Zaphod, "I think I preferred it when they were shooting."
"So are you going to come quietly," shouted one of the cops again, "or are you going to let us blast you out?"
"Which would you prefer?" shouted Ford.

於是福特喊道：“嘿，聽着！由於你們的火力，我們自己的問題已經夠多了，所以如果你們別再把你們自己的問題強加在我們頭上的話，我想我們大家都會發現問題要容易解決得多。”
又是一陣沉默，隨後手提式擴音器的聲音再次響起。
“喂，夥計們。”這聲音說，“你們面對的並不是頭髮搭在額頭上、長着小小的豬眼睛、毫無交流能力的隨便什麼蠢貨，我們是兩個高智商的人，心思縝密。如果在日常交際中碰見我們的話，你們可能會相當喜歡我們！我可不是跑來毫無理由的朝人開槍、事後再拿到星際巡邏隊員們的破爛酒吧炫耀的那種人，警察裏有這種人，我可以舉出好幾個例子來！我屬於那種跑來毫無理由的朝人開槍，事後會在女朋友面前痛苦整整幾個小時的人！”
“另外我還寫小說！”另一個警察配合得相當默契，“雖然到目前爲止一本也沒有出版過，所以我最好還是先警告你們，我現在的心情很糟糕！”
福特把眼睛從避難窩裏露出一半。“這兩個傢伙是誰？”他說。
“我哪兒知道，”贊福德說，“我倒情願他們繼續開槍。”
“那麼，你們是打算自己乖乖出來呢，”其中一個警察又喊道，“還是由我們把你們給炸出來？”
“你們自己喜歡哪種呢？”福特吼了一聲。