President: It's a great scotch¹!

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 casually² 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, Harry³ potter, David Beckham's right foot, David Beckham's left foot, come to that. And a friend who bullies⁴ us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward⁵, 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。