president: it's a great scotch!

natalie: i'll, erm. i'll be going, then.

president: er, natalie. i hope to see much more of you, as our two great countries work toward a better future.

natalie: thank you, sir.

prime minister: yes，peter.

peter: erm, mr. president. has it been a good visit?

president: very satisfactory, indeed. we've got what we came for, and our special relationship is still very special.

peter: prime minister?

prime minister: i love that word "relationship". covers all manners of sins, doesn't it? i fear that it has become a bad relationship. a relationship based on the president taking exactly what he wants, and casually ignoring all those things that really matter to... britain. we maybe a small country, but we are a great one too. the country of shakespeare, churchill, the beatles, sean connery, harry potter, david beckham's right foot, david beckham's left foot, come to that. and a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. and since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, i'll be prepared to be much stronger. and the president should be prepared for that.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. i hope to see much more of you

“我期待能和你多见见面”。这句话非常地道。经常会听到很多人说i wanna see you more.虽然说出来能听懂，但总觉得不是很舒服。建议大家还是多多模仿这部电影里用到的这句： i hope to see much more of you.

2. covers all manners of sins

sin这个词在宗教上来讲是“原罪”的意思，而在这里只把它翻成“罪”就可以了。除了sin之外，cover 这个词也很重要，除了我们熟知的“覆盖”的意思之外，它还有“包括”的意思。

3. taking exactly what he wants

“拿走他想要的东西”。这句话虽然很简单，但很少见人表达的淋漓尽致。我们来举个例子练习一下，看港片的时候经常听到主角们讲：“别阻止我，我只想拿走我想要的东西！”翻成英文就是“just stay away from me, i just wanna take what i want!”

4. a friend who bullies us is no longer a fiend
相信大家都听说过一句话：a fiend in need is a friend in deed.（患难朋友才是正真的朋友）。今天我们又可以学到另外一句：a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend.（一个仗势欺人的朋友算不上是真正的朋友。）

5. from now onward
“从现在开始”的意思，相当于from now on。