“等等，我能把这记下来吗？”阿瑟一阵激动，赶紧在口袋里翻他的铅笔。
‘Hang on, can I write this down?’ said Arthur, excitedly fumbling in his pocket for a pencil.
“你可以去机场拿一份。”老头说，“这种东西在那儿堆成了山。”
‘You can pick up a copy at the spaceport,’ said the old man. ‘They’ve got racks of the stuff.’
“哦。”阿瑟好不失望，“好吧，有没有比较有针对性的建议呢？针对我的？”
‘Oh,’ said Arthur, disappointed. ‘Well, isn’t there anything that’s perhaps a bit more specific to me?’
“你所能看见，听见或者经历的一切都是针对你的。当你感知宇宙的时候你就创造了一个宇宙，所以你所感知的宇宙里，一切都是针对你的。”
‘Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.’
阿瑟满腹狐疑地看着他，“这也能在机场找到吗？”
Arthur looked at him doubtfully. ‘Can I get that at the spaceport, too?’ he said.
“去看看啊。”老头说。
‘Check it out,’ said the old man.
“旅游手册上说，”阿瑟又把它从口袋里掏出来开始看，“我可以得到一个特别祈祷，完全为我和我的需要量身打造。”
‘It says in the brochure,’ said Arthur, pulling it out of his pocket and looking at it again, ‘that I can have a special prayer, individually tailored to me and my special needs.’
“哦，没错。”老头说，“你的祈祷，好的。有铅笔吗？”
‘Oh, all right,’ said the old man. ‘Here’s a prayer for you. Got a pencil?’