經典科幻文學:《銀河系漫遊指南》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.

“真的有一個。”深思肯定地回答說。
“關於一切？關於那些偉大的問題——生命、宇宙以及一切？”
“是的。”
這兩個人所受的訓練就是爲了這一刻，他們畢生都在爲這一時刻作準備，他們從出生的那一天起就被選爲見證這個答案的人。但即使是這樣，他們仍然發覺自己喘着粗氣，侷促不安地扭動着身體，活像興奮的孩一般。
“你準備好把它交給我們了嗎？”盧恩克沃爾迫不及待地說。
“我準備好了。”
“現在？”
“現在。”深思說。
兩人同時舔了舔乾燥的嘴脣。
“雖然我並不認爲，”深思補充說，“你們會喜歡它。”
“沒有關係！”佛格說，“我們必須知道答案！就是現在！”
“現在？”深思又問了一句。
“是的！現在……”
“那好吧。”電腦說，然後再次陷入了沉默。兩人變得坐立不安，緊張的氣氛簡直讓人快要無法忍受了。
“你們真的不會喜歡它的。”深思再次指出。
“告訴我們！”
“那好吧，”深思說，“那偉大問題的答案……”
“是的！”
“關於生命、宇宙以及一切……”深思繼續說。
“是的！”
“是……”深思說，然後頓了一下。
“是的！……”
“是……”
“是的！！！……？”
“42。”深思說，語調中帶着無限的威嚴和平靜。