al pacino: But not a snitch !
president: Excuse me ?
al pacino:No, l don't think l will.
president: Mr. Slade.
al pacino: This is such a crock of shit !
president: Please watch your language, Mr. Slade.You are in the Baird school,not a barracksMr. Simms, l will give you onefinal opportunity to speak up.
al pacino:Mr. Simmsdoesn't want it.
He doesn't needto be labeled...''still worthy ofbeing a Baird man.''
What the hellis that ?
What is your motto here ?
''Boys, inform on yourclassmates, save your hide;
anything short of that,we're gonna burn you at the stake'' ?
Well, gentlemen,
when the shit hits the fan,some guys run...and some guys stay.
Here's Charlie facin' the fire,and there's George...hidin' inbig daddy's pocket.
And what are you doin' ?You're gonnareward George...and destroy Charlie.
president:Are you finished, Mr. Slade ?
al pacino:-No, l'm just gettin' warmed up.()热身
l don't know whowent to this place.William Howard Taft,William Jennings Bryant,William Tell, whoever.
Their spirit is dead,if they ever had one.lt's gone.You're buildin'a rat ship here,(弱者)a vessel forseagoin' snitches.
And if you think you'repreparin' these minnows (小子)for manhood(大丈夫),you better think again,(你错了)
because l say you arekillin' the very spirit...this institutionproclaims it instills.(灌输)
What a sham.(真是扯淡)
What kind of a showare you guys puttin' on here today ?
l mean, the only classin this act is sittin' next to me.l'm here to tell youthis boy's soul is intact(完整).
lt's non-negotiable.(不卖的)You know how l know ?
Someone here, and l'm not gonna say who,offered to buy it.
Only Charlie here wasn't sellin'.
president:- Sir, you're out of order.
l show you out of order.
You don't know whatout of order is, Mr. Trask.
l'd show you,but l'm too old,l'm too tired,too fuckin' blind.
lf l were the man l wasfive years ago, l'd take...a flamethrowerto this place !
Out of order ? Who the hellyou think you're talkin' to ?l've been around,you know ?
There was a timel could see.And l have seen.Boys like these,younger than these,
their arms torn out,(撕下)their legs ripped off. ripoff(盗窃)
But there is nothin'like the sight...of an amputated spirit.There isno prosthetic (弥补)for that.
You think you're merely sendin'this splendid foot soldier...back home to Oregon withhis tail between his legs,
but l say you are...executin' his soul !
And why ?
Because he's nota Baird man.Baird men.
You hurt this boy,you're gonna be Baird bums,(人渣)
the lot of you.
And, Harry, Jimmy,Trent, whereveryou are out there,- fuck you too !
president: Stand down,(住口) Mr. Slade !
al pacino:l'm not finished.
As l came in here,l heard those words:
''cradle(摇篮) of leadership.''Well, whenthe bough(树枝) breaks,the cradle will fall,
and it has fallen here.lt has fallen.
Makers of men,creators of leaders.Be careful what kind of leadersyou're producin' here.
l don't know if Charlie'ssilence here today...is right or wrong;l'm not a judge or jury.
But l can tell you this:he won't sellanybody out...to buy his future !
And that, my friends,is called integrity.
That's called courage.
Now that's the stuffleaders should be made of.(这才是领导人应该具备的素质)
Now l have come tothe crossroads(转折点) in my life.
l always knewwhat the right path was.
Without exception, l knew,but l never took it.
You know why ?
lt was too damn hard.
Now here's Charlie.He's come to the crossroads.
He has chosen a path.
lt's the right path.
lt's a pathmade of principle...that leads to character.(原则之路 通往人格之路)Let him continueon his journey.
You hold this boy's futurein your hands, Committee.lt's a valuable future,believe me.Don't destroy it.Protect it.Embrace it.lt's gonna make you proudone day, l promise you.
How's that for cornball ?(这番话肉麻吗?)
