在这里，东伯明翰， At here Birmingham East,
选举主任正在宣布投票结果， the Returning Officer is declaring the result.
詹姆斯·乔治·哈克 21,793票 James George Hacker: 21,793.
亚瑟·威廉·冈特 19,321票 Arthur William Gaunt: 19,321.
吉姆·哈克回来了，得票数比上次还多，接下来， So Jim Hacker's back, with an increased majority, and after
在担任这么多年影子大臣后， many years as a Shadow Minister
他基本可以确定 seems almost certain
能在新政府中获得职位 to get a post in the new Government.
是，大臣 第1季第1集
底本字幕：破烂熊字幕组 校译：五点共圆 校译者注：其中英文字幕的诸多遗失， 对于整个句子意义无影响的"I think"之类的插入语没有完全修正
"开放政府"
-我到现在都没接到电话 -谁的电话? - I haven't had a call yet. - Who from?
-我们的新首相，你以为是谁? -你指望什么呢， - Our new Prime Minister, of course, who do you think? - What do you expect?
车队才刚从王宫回来 我在新闻上看到的 The car's only just got back from the Palace， I saw it on news.
那么，随时都会打来了 Any moment now, then.
所以刚才是谁打的? So who was on the phone?
弗兰克·外瑟尔，他马上就过来 Frank Wiesel. He's coming right over.
他干嘛不直接搬过来住? Why doesn't he just move in?
安妮，有些时候我真是搞不懂你，他是我政治顾问 Annie, Sometimes I just don't understand you, he's my political adviser.
-我最倚赖他了 -你干嘛不和他结婚? - I depend on him more than anyone. - Why don't you marry him?
亲爱的，你对这些事反应太大了 Darling, you do over-react to everything, so.
来了! Here we are!
吉姆·哈克...是的，哦，是你啊 Jim Hacker... yes. Oh, it's you.
对，聚会很棒，不是吗? Yes, was a good party,wasn't it?.
是的，我也有点头疼了... Yes, I've got a bit of a headache,too...
话说，你介意我等一下再打回来吗? Look, do you mind if I ring you back.
我在等一个很重要的电话，好的，再见 I'm waiting for a rather important call...Yes, bye bye.
斯伯特斯伍德参议员， Alderman Spottiswood.
我希望人们别老是打电话来祝贺我 I wish people wouldn't keep ringing me up to congratulate me.
他们难道不知道我在等待『那个人』的召唤吗? Doesn't they realise I'm waiting for the call.
听起来就好像你要去做祂的帮手了似的 Sound as if you're about to enter the Ministry.
前面说for the call，后面说enter the Ministry 这几个词形成了宗教梗 Called to Ministry就是『蒙主召唤，服侍于祂』，成为主的办事员，又称神父 Hacker则以为是『成为首相的帮手』，也就是成为大臣
对，但究竟是哪个方面的帮手？这才是关键 Yes, but which Ministry, that's the whole point.
刚才是开玩笑! It was a joke!
哦 我懂了 Oh, I see.
-你很紧张吗? -不，我不紧张 - Are you very tense? - No, I'm not.
我只是个政治家夫人，不允许有什么情绪 I'm just a politician's wife. I'm not allowed to have feelings.
一个快乐的无忧无虑的政治家妻子 A happy carefree politician's wife.
-你在找什么? -烟，一根都找不到了 - What are you looking for? - A cigarette. I can't find any
看看烟盒 Try the cigarette box.
-是空的 -吃片安定药 - It's empty. - Take a librium.
我找不到安定片，所以我才找烟 I can't find the librium, that's why I'm looking for a cigarette.
哦，吉姆，我受不了了，你能不能出去买点？ Oh, Jim, I've had it. Would you pop out and get some?
抱歉，我可不敢离开电话 Sorry, I daren't leave the phone.
听着，如果首相想让你进什么傻瓜内阁的话， Look, if the PM wants you to be in the stupid cabinet,
他肯定会重新打过来的，或者你可以给他打 he'll phone back if you're out. Or you could phone back.
亲爱的，关键在于我曾经组织过活动，反对首相的权威 Darling, the whole point is that I ran the campaign against the PM for the leadership.
-我要是出局了，该怎么办呢？-我可以给你捎个口信 - If I'm out, well, who knows. - I could take a message.
Jim的话与刚才Annie要求他出去买药形成双关， 因此从Annie这里来理解是："我要是出去了，该怎么办?"
来了 There it is.
你好，请讲 Hello... yes, speaking...
哦，是你啊，迈克尔... Oh, it's you Michael...
不，我还没接到电话呢，你接到了吗? No, I haven't had a call, have you had a call?
比尔接到电话了? Bill's had a call?
他得到什么了? 欧洲? What's he got? Europe?
-比尔得了欧洲 -欧洲走运了 - Bill's got Europe. - Lucky Europe.
-我觉得比尔不会说法语 -他连英语都说不好 - I don't think Bill could speak French? - He can hardly speak English.
我一有消息就给你打过去 好，再见 I'll call you back if I hear anything. Right... Bye.
祝我好运 Fingers crossed.
请注意Hacker的手势，将食指和中指交叉 在早期基督教会，教徒们会做这种手势来召唤关于基督十字架的力量； 现在则表示祝好运
你好，是的，请讲 Hello... Yes, speaking...
煤气协会 The Gas Board.
天啊，那都是几周前的事了 Good Lord man, that was weeks ago.
好吧，很抱歉我要挂掉了，在等一个很重要的电话 Yeah, well, would you mind I'm waiting for a rather important call...
听着，弗兰克林，昨天有场大选 Look, Franklin there happened to be a general election yesterday...
哦，你投的是另一方，是吗? You voted for the otherside, did you?
你竟然在正确的日期找到了投票站？怎么做到的？ How on earth did you managed to get to the polling booth on the right day?
带着两个助手，来回跑了三次，更换零件？ With two assistants, three returns for spare parts?
听着，弗兰克林先生... 我直说吧，弗兰克林， Look, Mr. Franklin... Frankly Franklin,
我才不关心整个取暖系统会不会垮掉， I don't care if the whole central heating system collapses in ruins.
我必须要挂电话了，再见! I've got to get off this phone, goodbye.
他们不会现在过来 They won't come now.
如果首相给我消费者事务部，他们就来了 If the PM gives me Consumer Affairs, they'll come.
你好? Hello?
喂? 喂? Hello? Hello?
亲爱的，是门铃 Darling, that was the front doorbell.
应该是弗兰克 It'll be Frank.
-你知道马丁得了外交部吗? -真的吗? - Did you know Martin's got the Foreign Office. - Has he?
杰克得了卫生部，弗雷德得了资源部 Jack's got Health and Fred's got Energy.
-有人得了大脑吗? -你是说教育部吗? - Has anyone got Brains? - do you mean Education?
不是，我知道我什么意思 No, I know what I mean.
-还剩下什么了? 我还有什么? -韵律? - What's left? I mean, what have I got? - Rhythm?
弗兰克，我什么都没有听到 Frank, I have heard absolutely nothing,
这倒没什么奇怪的 not that it's surprising.
我整个生涯都要前功尽弃了， My whole career is going down the drain
因为首相打不进我的电话！ because the PM of England is totally unable to reach me on the electric telephone.
你接吧,亲爱的 You get it, darling.
-你好 -你好,这是BBC - Hello. - Hello, this is the BBC.
不知哈克先生是否愿意 We were wondering if Mr. Hacker would like to be
在今天下午参加我们的PM节目的访谈? interviewed on the PM programme this afternoon?
-PM? -首相? - PM? - PM?
您好? 这是吉姆·哈克 Hello, yes, Jim Hacker here...
你今天下午有空吗? Are you available this afternoon?
是的，什么时间都可以 Yes. Any time you like.
我们想问您，我们能不能面谈？ We were wondering if perhaps we could interview you?
我一直在等您的电话 I'd been hoping you'd call.
你认为你会得到什么职位? What job do you think you're likely to get?
请您再说一遍? I beg your pardon?
您觉得您可能会获得哪个职位? What job do you think you're likely to get?
很难说啊，这应该是您告诉我才对 Hardly for me to say, isn't it? That's for you to tell me.
-什么? -这不是我能决定的啊 - What? - Well, it's not up to me to say.
应该是首相决定的，而您是首相办公室的... That's for the PM to say. You're the PM's office...
哦，我明白了，BBC的PM节目办公室? Oh, I see. The BBC PM office!
真傻，多傻的误会啊，好，好的，再见 How silly, what a silly mistake, Yes... yes. Good bye.
我当时可试着告诉你了 I did try and tell you.
你去接这破电话吧！ You answer the bloody thing.
你好， Hello...
我是哈克夫人， Mrs. Hacker speaking.
哦，真是恭喜您，『首相』，我是安妮 Oh, congratulations, "Prime Minister". It's Annie here.
给我电话 Give me that phone.
你好，是的，首相 Hello... Yes... Prime Minister.
对，当然了 好，我... Yes, of course... Yes, I...
好的 Righto.
我会坐下一班火车的 I'll be on the next train.
行政事务部的一把手归属于吉姆·哈克， Top tip for The Department of Administrative Affairs is Jim Hacker.
肯尼思，他在内阁里算是年轻一边的吧? Kenneth, isn't he on the young side for a Cabinet post?
是啊，不过他已经快五十了 Yes, well, he's in his late forties.
不过他绝对算是飞黄腾达了 But it's certainly a jump up for him.
另一方面，这个部门最近 On the other hand, this department's been
有点像是政治坟场了 a bit of a political graveyard recently.
另一组内阁职位 A further group of Cabinet appointments
现在已经由10号宣任 has now been announced from Number Ten.
其中行政事务部大臣的职位给了吉姆·哈克， The post of the Ministry of Administrative Affairs goes to Jim Hacker,
原影子内阁的农业大臣 the former Shadow Minister for Agricultura.
-下午好，大臣 -下午好 - Good afternoon, Minister. - Good afternoon.
伯纳德·伍利，首席私人秘书官 Bernard Wooley, Principal Private Secretary.
这位是劳埃德·普雷查德爵士，助理私人秘书官 This is Sir Lloyd Pritchard, Assistant Private Secretary.
这是我的政治顾问... This is my political adviser...
哦，好的，威瑟尔先生 Oh yes, of course, Mr. Weasel.
注：Weasel有黄鼠狼的意思
外瑟尔 Wiesel.
(行政部)
我是大臣的首席私人秘书官 I was the Minister's Principal Private Secretary
当然，是上届政府 Of course I was in the last goverment.
不过如果您... However if you...
我相信你会胜任的 I'm sure you'll be just the thing.
非常感谢，大臣，您真好 Thank you, Minister, how kind.
-我们这是要去哪? -我们要去您的办公室 - Where Are we all going to? - We all are going to your office.
弗兰克呢? What about Frank?
-弗兰克去哪了? -我们正在安排 - Where's Frank? - He's being taken care of.
-您可以在这里等着吗? -但这里是等待室 - Would you wait here? - this is the Waiting Room.
-没错，先生 -可我是吉姆·哈克的特别顾问 - Precisely, sir. -But I'm Jim Hacker's special adviser.
大臣现在有整个部门来做他顾问了 The minister now has a whole department to advise him， sir.
-他需要我 -当然了 - He needs me. - Of course he does, sir.
不过在大臣传唤您之前，最好在这里等着 But until the minister sends for you, it would be certainly good to wait.
来杯雪利酒，大臣? A sherry, Minister?
吉姆 Jim.
哦，琴酒 Oh Gin.
不，不是琴酒，而是吉姆，叫我吉姆好了 No, no gin, Jim. Call me Jim.
我想如果对于您来说都是一样的话 I think if it means all the same to you,
我还是更愿意叫你大臣，大臣 I would prefer to call you Minister, Minister.
大臣，大臣? Minister, Minister?
哦，对，是的，我明白你的意思了 Oh quite, quite. I see what you mean.
这是不是意味着我应该叫你私人秘书官，私人秘书官? Does this mean I have to call you Private Secretary, Private Secretary?
-不，请叫我伯纳德 -谢谢，伯纳德 - No. do call me Bernard. - Thank you, Bernard.
-千万别客气 -为您的健康，大臣 You're most welcomed. Your health, Minister.
那现在干什么? Well what now?
啊，大臣，请允许我介绍汉弗瑞·阿普比爵士 Minister Allow me to present Sir Humphrey Appleby,
国务常任次长，也是行政事务部的负责人 Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Head of the D.A.A.
-你好，汉弗瑞爵士 -你好，欢迎 - Hello, Sir Humphrey. - Hello, and welcome.
-谢谢 -我觉得你们认识对方 - Thank you. - I believe you know each other.
没错，我们去年交锋过， 大臣针对公共账目委员会的预算问题向我穷追猛打 Yes, we did cross swords when the Minister gave me a grilling over the Estimates in the Public Accounts Commitee last year.
我可不会这么说 I wouldn't say that.
你问了所有我不希望任何人问的问题 You came up with all the questions I hope nobody would ask.
反对党的职责就是问各种难以对付的问题 Opposition's about asking awkward questions.
而政府的职责就是不回答这些问题 And Government's about not answering them.
不过你还是回答了我所有的问题 You answered all mine, anyway.
你这样想，我很开心，大臣 I'm glad you thought so, Minister.
祝你好运 Good luck.
-还有谁在这个部门? -简单来说，我是国务常任次长， - Who else is in this Department? -Briefly, sir. I am the Permanent Under-Secretary of the State
又名常务秘书长 known as the Permanent Secretary.
伍利是你的首席私人秘书官， Wolley is your Principal Private Secretary.
而我也有一个首席私人秘书官， And I too have a Principal Private Secretary.
而他是常务秘书长的首席私人秘书官， And he is the Principal Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
直接受我管辖的有十个副常务秘书长， Directly responsible to me are 10 Deputy Secretaries
87个非常务秘书官和219个助理秘书官 87 UnderSecretaries, and 219 Assistant Secretaries.
直接受首席私人秘书官管辖的， Directly Responsible to the PPS
是国会私人秘书官， are Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
首相会给你指定两个国会政务秘书官， The PM will be appointing two Parliamentary UnderSecretaries,
然后你会指定你自己的国会私人秘书官 and you will appoint your own Parliamentary Private Secretary.
他们都会打字吗? Can they all type?
我们没一个会打字，大臣 None of us can type, Minister.
麦凯夫人打字 Mrs. McKay types.
她是真正的秘书 She is the Secretary.
真可惜，我们本来都能开个代理处了 Pity we could have opened an agency.
-非常滑稽，先生 -是的，非常非常好笑 - very droll, sir. - Yes, very very amusing.
-我想他们都这么说 -当然不是，大臣 - I suppose they all say that. - Certainly not, Minister.
并不全是这样 Not quite all.
对，现在该谈正事了 Right, now then, to business.
请你们原谅，我可能会比较耿直， You have to forgive me if I'm a bit blunt,
不过我就是这种人... but that's the sort of chap I am...
直说吧，这个部... Frankly, this depart...
这个椅子有点... This chair's a bit...
我们可以换了它，大臣 We can change it, Minister.
我们可以换任何东西，大臣 We can change anything, Minister.
家具，装饰品，办公惯例... The furniture, decor, office routine...
-悉听尊便 -我觉得我想要一个新的椅子， - Your wish is our command. - I guess I'd like a new chair.
我讨厌旋转椅 I hate swivel chairs.
人们的确说两种椅子 They do say that there are two kinds of chairs
对应两种大臣， to go with the two kinds of Minister.
一种很快遭遇挫折， One sort folds up instantly,
椅子的『折叠』，大臣的『垮台』
另一种则在原地转着一圈又一圈 the othersort goes round and round in circles.
好了，先生们，我直说了，看来这个部门必须冲破 Now, frankly this Department has got to cut
臃肿的白厅官僚体制的束缚 a great swathe through all this stuffy Whitehall bureaucracy.
我们要拿起新扫帚 我们要打开窗子， We want a new broom. We're going to throw open the windows,
换些新鲜空气，免去所有的繁文缛节， let in a bit of fresh air, cut through all the red tape,
精简这台嘎吱作响的旧官僚机器 streamline this creaking old bureaucratic machine.
-你是说一个大扫除? -大扫除 - you mean A clean sweep? - A clean sweep.
太多的人就只是坐在桌子后面， Far too many people just sitting behind desks.
当然不是像我们这样了 Not like us, of course.
不过我们必须清除给彼此制造差事的人了 But we've got to get rid of all those people just making work for each other.
-清除掉? -我想您是说重新部署他们? - Get rid of them? - I think you mean "Redeploy them".
是的 哦上帝 不 我不是说让他们下岗 Yes. Good Lord no, I don't mean put them out of work.
开放政府，这是我的政党的信条， Open Government, that's what my party believes in,
也是我们宣言的主要纲领 that was the main plank of our manifesto.
让我们充分相信国家 Taking the nation into our confidence.
刚才我的话有没有打动你? 请坐 Now how does that strike you? Do sit down.
事实上，就像你在去年5月2号在议会 In fact, Just as you said in the House on May 2nd last year,
然后是11月23号 and again on November 23rd,
然后在"观察者"的文章和"每日邮报" and in The Observer and in The Daily Mail,
和你的宣言所说的那样 and as your manifesto made clear.
这你都知道? You knew about that?
请看看这些提议，大臣 Please, have a look at these proposals Minister.
他们规划了具体措施，以让这些政策生效， They outline the ways which this policy could be implemented
里面还有一个白皮书的草案，等待您的批准 and contain draft proposals for a white paper for your approval.
那张白皮书就可以叫做"开放政府" The white paper might be called "Open Government".
-你是说一切都... -都处理好了 大臣 - You mean it's all been... - All been taken care of, Minister.
-这些都是谁做的? -那台嘎吱作响的旧官僚机器 - Who Did all this? - the old bureaucratic machine.
不 说正经的 No, quite seriously.
我们充分意识到改革的重要性 We are fully seized of the need for reform.
-我们也已经充分考虑过这个问题了 -我真的很惊讶， - And we have taken it on board. - I'm rather surprised.
我还以为需要不停的说服你们呢 I expected to have to fight you all the way along the line with this.
人们对于公务员的确是有一些可笑的看法， People do have funny ideas about the Civil Service.
我们只是来帮助执行您的政策的 We're just here to implement your policies.
"提案：缩短规划申诉的批准程序"? "Proposals for shortening approval procedures in planning appeals"?
英国国会议事录 第487卷 第1102页 B栏 Hansard Volume 497, page 1102, Column B.
原话："哈克先生： Quote "Mr. Hacker:
大臣是否知道规划审批程序 Is the Minister aware that planning procedures
导致在20世纪建一栋小屋 make building a bungalow in the 20th century
比在12世纪建一栋大教堂还要慢? slower than building a cathedral in the 12th century?
反对党大笑，执政党痛苦呻吟 " Opposition laughter and Government cries of shame".
他们并没有真的觉得羞耻 They didn't actually cry shame.
的确如此，大臣 Quite so, Minister.
-好吧，我想应该就这些了吧? -还有一两件事情... - Right, I think that's it then? - There are one or two more things...
还有事? One more thing?
如果您能看看下周的行程表，大臣 If you would just like to check your diary for next week, Minister.
我的行程表? 你又不知道我会来， My diary? You didn't know I was coming.
你甚至都不知道谁会赢得选举 You didn't even know who'd win the election.
我们知道会有一个大臣，大臣 We knew there'd be a Minister, Minister.
别再说那个了 Don't start that again.
很抱歉，尽管我们不知道你会来 I'm sorry, even though we didn't know it would be you.
但是女王殿下的确希望政府 Yes you see, Her Majesty does like the business of government
能够继续运转，即使没有政治家 to continue even when there are no politicians around.
-一定有些难度了? -是...也不是 - Bit difficult surely? - Yes... and No.
接下来会是很繁忙的一周，大臣，九个内阁委员会 It's gonna be quite a busy week, Minister. Nine cabinet committees,
星期一的八点，法律协会的年度晚会， the Annual dinner of the Law Institute On Monday at 8:00,
你要发表讲话 for which you will have to make a speech.
会见英格兰电脑协会的代表团， Deputation from the British Computer Association,
这是在星期二早上十点半 10:30 Tuesday morning.
全国公务员工会的会议开幕于 Opening the National Union of Public Employees meeting
星期三十一点 at 11:00 on Wednesday,
到时你还需要再做一个演讲... which you will have to make another speech...
等等 等一下 Wait Wait a minute...
那我要做的其他事情该怎么办? What about all the other things I have to do?
什么其它的事情? What other things?
首先，我的政党有四个委员会需要我参加 I'm on four policy committees for the party for a start.
我相信您不想把政党放在国家的前面 大臣 I'm sure you won't want to be putting party before country, minister.
不，不，当然不了 No, no, of course not.
我去拿你的档案盒，大臣 I'll just fetch your boxes, Minister.
档案盒? 已经开始了吗? Boxes? Already.
竞选时，我们保留了上一届大臣所作的工作 We get manage to keep the last Minister's work throughout the campaign,
不过我恐怕...这轮不到我去评论 but I fear... well, it's not for me to criticise...
-这是什么意思? -这些话有点刺耳， - What do you mean? - It's a harsh thing to say.
不过有些档案盒回来时，里面的工作还没有完成 Some of the boxes actually came back with the work not done.
如果你在周六晚之前完成前四个的话， If you complete the first four by Saturday evening,
你的司机就会收走他们并把剩下的两个带来 your driver could collect them and deliver the other two.
韦拉在家等着去利物浦， Villa's at home to Liverpool.
而且我星期六有个手术要做 And I've got a surgery on Saturday.
我们可以把书面工作降到最低， We could minimise the paper work,
你只要做一些主要的政策决定就好 you need only take the major policy decisions.
不不不，这儿所有的决定都由我来定 No, no. No. No. I will take all the decisions round here.
那我星期一什么时候来? Now then what time shall I come in on Monday?
你要在新街赶上7点45的火车 大臣 You'll catch the 7.45 train from New Street, Minister,
然后你的司机会在尤斯登接你 很好 - and Your driver will meet you at Euston. - Fine
让我把这些提案的草稿放进去 If I could just put in these draft proposals.
然后给，这是您的钥匙，大臣 And here, this is yourkey, Minister.
走开，我已经受够了 Out of my way. I've had enough of this.
-你不能进去 -那你就拦我试试看 - You can't go in there. - Just try and stop me.
-吉姆，这到底是怎么回事? -弗兰克，你去哪了? - Jim, what's going on? - Frank, where've you been?
被关在等待室里 Stuck in the waiting room.
对不起，我们正在和大臣进行私人会议 Do you mind? We are in a private conference with the minister.
-那我也应该参加 -冷静些，弗兰克 - Then I should be here, too. - Calm down, Frank.
汉弗瑞，弗兰克在这个部门必须有一个自己的办公室 Humphrey, Frank has got to have an office of his own in the department.
-当然了，如果你坚持的话 -我确实要坚持 - Certainly, If you insist. - I do insist.
我相信我们在沃尔瑟姆斯托还有些空办公室 I do think we have some spare office space in Walthamstow.
沃尔瑟姆斯托是位于伦敦东部的一个地区，在伦敦中心的查令十字东北12.1千米处， 曾经是萨塞克斯郡的一部分，比较偏远
-沃尔瑟姆斯托? -是啊，是不是有些惊喜 - Walthamstow? - Yes, it's surprising.
政府在伦敦各处都有地产 The Government owns property all over London.
-我不想在沃尔瑟姆斯托 -那地方在一个很好的地区 - I don't want to be in Walthamstow. - It's in a very nice part.
总之，沃尔瑟姆斯托是个很棒的地方 Walthamstow's a very nice place so I gather.
-我需要在这个楼里有个办公室 -为什么? - I need an office here in this building. - Why's that?
是的，我同意弗兰克 Yes, I agree with Frank.
伯纳德，我们必须给威瑟尔先生在这儿找间办公室 Bernard, we must find an office here for Mr. Weasel.
外瑟尔 Wiesel.
同时我要求所有给我的文件都要给弗兰克复印一份 And I want copies of all the papers that come to me go to Frank.
-所有的? -所有的 - All? - All.
没问题 It shall be done.
所有适当的文件 All the appropriate papers.
你的新大臣怎么样，汉弗瑞? How's your new Minister, Humphrey?
对于新人来说，规矩学得挺快 Learning the rules very quickly for a newboy.
-你的新内阁怎么样? -没问题， - How's your new Cabinet? - No problem.
很难说和上一届有什么不同 It's hard to tell the differece with the last one.
阿诺德，我听说最近美国大使 Arnold, I hear the American Ambassador's been spending
经常和首相在一起 a lot of time with the PM.
-是的 -国防还是贸易? - Yes. - Defence or trade?
两者都有 Both.
那个航天系统的合同? The aerospace systems contract?
嘘，现在还不想让内阁听到 Ssh. Don't want the cabinet to hear about it yet.
这个航空的东西对于首相来讲 This aerospace thingummy would be
应该算是一个妙举，是吗? rather a coup for the PM, wouldn't it?
没错，这件事已经推进了好几个月，可如今，新首相会取得全部功劳 Yes, it's been in the pipeline for months, but now the new PM will take the credit.
抱歉打扰，阿诺德爵士，汉弗瑞爵士 Sorry to intrude SirArnold, Sir Humphrey,
如果你能批准一下大臣的演讲稿 if you could just OK the Minister's speech,
我就可以把它给议会了 I can get it straight to the House.
好的，当然可以，想加入我们吗? Yes, of course. Like to join us?
哦，谢谢，汉弗瑞爵士，只要没那么长时间就可以 Oh, thank you, Sir Humphrey, so long as I'm not too long.
给你自己弄杯咖啡吧 Get yourself a cup of coffee.
所以这对首相来说应该相当羞耻 So it would be rather an embarrassment to the PM,
如果某个假设的大臣 wouldn't it? if a hypothetical Minister were to rock
要掀翻英国和美国人的船? the Anglo American boat?
重大的羞耻 Grave embarrassment.
多么严峻? How grave?
我想就像在那艘船上的人那样人仰马翻 Man overboard, I should think.
足够缩短一个前途美好的大臣的职业生涯了? Enough to cut short a promising new Ministerial career?
毫无疑问 No question.
坐下吧，伯纳德， Pull up a chair, Bernard...
谈谈你对我们的新大臣的看法 And tell us what you think of our new Minister.
非常不错 Well absolutely fine.
是的，我们马上就把他训练好 Yes, we'll have him housetrained in no time.
housetrain，把猫狗宠物训练得不会随地便溺
他一口气吞下整个日程 He swallowed the whole diary in one gulp,
总结一下，他上周日驯顺地完成所有的档案盒了? and I gather he did his boxes like a lamb last Sunday?
是的，他都完成了 Yes. Yes he did.
我们必须让他忘掉开放政府这种废话 We must head him off this Open Government nonsense.
我以为那个白皮书就叫"开放政府" I thought we were calling the White Paper "Open Government".
是，我们总把难的部分放到题目里， Always dispose of the difficult bit in the title.
放那里比放到文章里要无害多了 Does less harm there than in the text.
你越不想做什么事情， The less you intend to do about something,
就越需要不断地说这件事 the more you have to keep talking about it.
不过 "开放政府"有什么不对吗? What's wrong with open government?
我是说公众为什么不能对正在发生的事知道的更详细些? Why shouldn't the public know more about what's going on?
你当真吗? Are you serious?
是啊，我是说，这毕竟是大臣的政策 Well, yes, I mean it's the Minister's policy, afterall.
这个短语本来从语法上就互相矛盾 It's a contradiction in terms.
你要么开放，要么有个政府 You can be open or you can have government.
不过，民主政府的公民们当然有权利了解 But surely the citizens of a democracy have a right to know.
不，他们有无知的权利 No. They have a right to be ignorant.
知识仅仅意味着与罪行同谋， Knowledge only means complicity and guilt.
无知倒有某种尊严 Ignorance has a certain dignity.
不过如果大臣想要这个"开放政..." But if the Minister wants this "Open Gov"...
不能人们要什么我们就给什么， You don't just give people what they want,
要的东西不好就不行 if it's not good for them.
你会给一个酒鬼白兰地吗? Do you give brandy to an alcoholic?
如果人们不知道你在做什么， If people don't know what you are doing,
他们就不知道你做了什么错事 they don't know what you are doing wrong.
抱歉，汉弗瑞爵士，我是大臣的私人秘书官，如果那是他想要的话... Well, I'm sorry, Sir Humphery. I am the Minister's Private Secretary, and if that is what he wants...
我亲爱的朋友，你为大臣服务，总不能让我们的大臣出丑吧 My dear fellow, You'll not be serving your minister by helping him to make a fool of himself.
看看我们以往的那些大臣 Look at the Ministers we've had.
要不是他们死命地保住了秘密， Everyone of them would have been a laughing stock in three month
不用三个月就成了别人的笑柄了 had it not been for the most rigid secrecy about what they were up to.
那你有什么建议呢? What do you propose to do?
-你能保守秘密吗? -当然了 - can you keep A secret? - Of course.
我也能 So can I.
抱歉，我得去打个电话 Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.
我最好把这个还给大臣了 Well, I'd better be getting this back to the Minister.
马丁，那只黄鼠狼有没有拿到 Martin. Has the weasel had a copy of the invoice
新的美国地址打印机的发票复印件? for the new American addressing machines?
没有，汉弗瑞爵士，我以为您说那个是机密文件 No, Sir Humphery, I thought you said it was sensitive.
的确是这样，今天给他看吧 So it is. Get it to him today.
哦还有，马丁，让他在一摞文件的底部看到它 Oh, and Martin, let him find it near the bottom of the pile.
吉姆，吉姆 Jim, Jim.
-怎么了? -看看我找到了什么, - Yes. - Look what I've found.
-我们这次可抓到他们的小辫子了! -你说什么呢? - We've got them by the short and curlies. - What're you talking about?
该死的汉弗瑞·阿普比爵士 We've got Sir Humphrey Bloody Appleby
和太妃糖鼻子私人秘书官、目中无人的伍利先生 and Mr. Toffee Nosed Snooty Wolley
太妃糖鼻子，英语中有自命不凡的意思
我们把他们抓个正着!看这个 just where we want them. See this?
这张看起来很无辜的纸 This innocent-looking piece of paper.
这个政治炸药 Political dynamite.
冷静点，我都不明白你到底在说什么 Calm down. What are you talking about?
这是个一千个计算机视频显示终端的发票， This is an invoice for 1.000 computer video display terminals.
每个一万英镑，也就是总共一千万英镑 At 10.000 pounds each, that is, ten milion pounds.
然后呢? So?
匹兹堡制造公司生产的 Made by the Pittsburgh Manufacturing Corporation Inc.,
-从美国进口的? -没错 - Imported from America? - I know.
但是我们国家也制造电脑外设啊 But we make computer peripherals in this country.
-就在我自己的选区啊 -没错! - In my constituency. - I know!
-失业问题怎么办? -没错! - What about unemployment? - I know!
这事必须停下来 This must be stopped.
-汉弗瑞爵士想...哦 对不起 -哦，不，不，进来 - Sir Humphrey to see... oh sorry. - oh No. No, come in.
你们两个都快进来 I want to see you both, come on.
汉弗瑞爵士，请坐 Sir Humphrey, take a seat.
谢谢，大臣 Thank you, Minister.
弗兰克刚刚发现这个合同， Now then, Frank here has just discovered this contract
要进口价值一千万英镑的 for the import of ten million pound's worth
显示终端——从美国 of video display terminals, from America.
我能看一下吗? May I see?
哦，是的，给全体白厅的公务员用的 Oh yes. For the whole Civil Service in Whitehall.
-不过这些东西不是英国制造的 -很不幸，是的 - But they're not British. - That is unfortunately true.
-我们的国家也生产这些东西 -可不是同样的质量 - we make these machines in this country. - not Of the same quality.
-更好的质量，它们是在我的选区做出来的 Better quality. They are made in my constituency.
-我们被告知... -这个合同必须被阻止 - we were advised... - this contract must be stopped.
那恐怕不在我的权力之内了，大臣，只有财政部才能取消 It's beyond my power, Minister. This can only be cancelled by the Treasury.
为什么? Why's that?
重大的政策转变，公务员 a major policy change for the Civil Service
不能自由地取消合同，尤其是海外的合同 to cancel contracts, especially with overseas suppliers.
也许你想和内阁提一下这件事情 If you'd like to take it up with the Cabinet.
我该怎么面对我的政党? How am I to face my constituency party?
为什么他们需要知道? Why need they know?
为什么要任何人知道? Why need anybody know?
我们知道，这事永远不会泄露出去的 We can see that it never gets out.
-开放政府 -对啊，开放政府 - Open Government. - That's right.Open Government.
如果这个合同不能被取消，那它就应该被公开 If the order can't be cancelled, it must be published.
正确，应该公开它 That's right. It must be published.
为什么? Why?
-为什么 弗兰克? -宣言 - Why, Frank? - the manifesto.
而且会让你的前任看起来像个叛徒 Also it will make your predecessor look like a traitor.
-两个无法忽视的原因 -这事不能讨价还价! - Two unanswerable reasons. - You didn't bargain for this!
你不会是在建议 You're not suggesting
大臣应该在演讲里把这个机密交易 that the Minister should make a positive reference
作为正面参考吧? to this confidential transaction in a speech?
演讲，就是这个 Speech. That's it.
吉姆，那个公务员工会的会议的演讲怎么样? Jim, what about the speech to the Union of office Employees?
我会告诉他们这个令人愤慨的合同， I'll tell them about this scandalous contract.
而且我们今天就要向媒体发布出去 And we'll release it to the press today.
-现在是谁在管理国家了? -啊...好吧 - Who's running the country now? - Well... yes.
-你反对? -事情也许会让您后悔， - You object? - It might be regrettable,
-如果我们惹恼了美国人 -美国人 - If we upset the Americans. - the Americans.
是时候动摇一下他们自满的经济态度了 It's about time they jolted their commercial complacency.
-我们应该开始关心英国的穷人，而不是美国的富人 -对! - It's time we started thinking of the British poor, not the American rich! - Right
好吧，大臣，如果那是您的明确指令的话 If that is your express wish,
整个部门都会支持你的，全力以赴 the Departmentwill back you,up to the hilt.
那是我的明确指令 That is my express wish.
我最好把演讲稿给有关部门请求许可 I'd better circulate the speech to the relevant department for clearance.
许可?和别的部门又没关系 Clearance? It got nothing to do with other department.
开放政府要求的范围，除了我们的同事之外 Open Government demands that we should include our colleagues,
还有我们弗利特街上的朋友吧(传统英国媒体的总部) as well as our friends in Fleet Street.
-哦是的，没错 -我可不确定 - Oh yes, that's fair enough. - I'm not sure.
谢谢，还有，汉弗瑞... Thank you. And Humphrey...
要把它直接交给媒体 See that goes straight to the press.
我们当然会履行您的要求 We shall obviously serve your best interests.
谢谢 Thank you.
那么... Now then...
我看看 Let me see.
开放政府 Open Government.
如你所知，我们向人们立下了开放政府的誓言 As you know, We've made a pledge to the people about open government.
那就开始吧 So let's have some.
我了解到，就在上个月，上一届政府 I have discovered that only last month, the previous government
签了一份一千万英镑的进口合同 signed a contract to import 10,000 pounds of office equipment
用于公务员的办公室用品... 官僚! - to used by the Civil Service... - Bureaucracy!
提供给公务官僚的用品 Used by the Civil Service bureaucracy.
所以我们被美国匹兹堡里自作聪明的 So, we are being fobbed off with second rate American junk
推销员用二等美国垃圾给欺骗了 by smart Aleck salesmen from Pittsburgh
而英国的工厂却歇业 while British factories stand empty
英国的工人排着长队领施舍品 and British workmen queue up for the dole.
-失业救济金 -施舍品，伯纳德 - Unemployment benefit. - the dole, Bernard.
"这就是我对咱们大洋对面 "Much as I personally value the friendship of our great cousins
了不起的表弟的看法" from across the sea".
-打扰一下，大臣，有点事情 -什么事? - Excuse me Minister, something's come up. - Yes?
-是首相办公室的会议记录 -我很忙 - A minute from the PM's Office. - I'm pretty busy.
-我想你必须看一下，大臣 -那上面写了些什么? - I do think you ought to read this, Minister. - What Does It say?
提醒您，首相打算下个月访问华盛顿， To imform you that the PM is planning a visit to Washington next month
他很渴望达成一个价值不菲的英美安防贸易合约， and he is anxious for a valuable Anglo American defence trade agreement.
其重要性不可小觑 Its importance cannot be overestimated.
好 天哪，我的演讲已经给媒体了吗? Fine. God Has my speech gone to the press?
我想是的，按照您的要求 I presume so, as you requested.
很抱歉，不过首相府已经乱套了 I'm sorry, but all hell's just broken loose at Number Ten.
他们问为什么你的演讲未经审查 They're asking why your speech didn't obtain clearance.
-你怎么回答的? -我说我们相信开放政府 - What Did you say? - I said we believed in Open Government.
不过好像事情更糟了 But it seemed to make things worse.
首相希望在白厅见您，马上 The PM wants to see you in the House, right away.
会发生什么? What's going to happen?
赏赐的是首相，收取的也是首相 The Prime Minister giveth and the Prime Minister taketh away.
《圣经·约伯记》1:21 约伯：「我赤身出于母胎，也必赤身归回；赏赐的是耶和华，收取的也是耶和华 耶和华的名是应当称颂的 」
首相的名是应当称颂的 Blessed be the name of the Prime Minister.
你好 维克... Hello, Vic...
汉弗瑞·阿普比爵士 维克·果德 我们的首席党鞭 Sir Humphrey Appleby, Vic Gould, our Chief Whip.
你可真是个刺头啊? You really are a pain in the ass, aren't you?
首相都要跳上墙 The PM's going up the wall.
头撞屋顶了 Hitting the roof.
你不能随便发表那样的演讲 You can't go around making speeches like that.
这是个开放政府 It's Open Government.
-闭嘴，威瑟尔，谁问你了 -外瑟尔! - Shut up, Weasel. - Wiesel!
不过开放政府是我们宣言的主要纲领 But Open Government was the main plank in our manifesto.
-首相也是这么认为的 -开放，是的 但可不是裂个大洞 - the PM believes in It too. - Open, Yes. But not gaping.
搞政治就要学会怎样机智的说话，你个傻瓜! In politics you have to learn say things with tact, you berk!
还有什么时候不应该任何东西 And when to say nothing at all.
-你当大臣多长时间了? -一周半了 - How long have you been A Minister? - Week and half.
那也许你能进吉尼斯纪录了 I think You may find a place in the Guinness book of records.
我已经能看到标题了 I can see the headlines already.
"内阁在美国贸易问题上产生分歧 "Cabinet split on U. S. Trade.
哈克发起对首相的叛变" Hacker leads revolt against Prime Minister.
这就是你想要的，对吗? That's what you want, is it?
阿诺德爵士，有什么新消息吗? Ah, Sir Arnold, what news?
那个演讲让首相很焦虑， That speech is causing the PM some distress.
它确实已经捅到媒体那里了吗? Has it definitely been released to the Press?
大臣明确指令，要在中午 Well, the Minister gave express instructions for noon.
-不是吗? -你真是让我震惊了，汉弗瑞 - Isn't that right? - I'm appalled at you, Humphrey.
你怎么能让首相置身如此境地? How could you let the Minister put himself in this position
他还没有向公众露面! without gonig to the public channel?
我们相信开放政府 We believe in open government.
我们想打开窗户，透进一些新鲜空气 We want to open the windows and let in a bit of fresh air.
不是吗，大臣? Isn't that right, Minister?
这对政党来说是个好口号， It's good party stuff,
但是这让首相很难堪 but it puts the PM in a very difficult situation.
那我们对开放政府做出的承诺呢? What about our commitment to Open Government?
这看来是开放政府的最后一季了 This seems to be the closed season for open government.
你要不要考虑一下 Do you want to give thought
写辞呈的草稿? to a draft letter of resignation?
以防万一... Just in case...
我们不能把它遮掩过去吗? Can't we hush it up?
-遮掩? -是的，遮掩过去 - Hush It up? - Yes, Hush It up.
你是说...把消息压下去? You mean... suppress it?
是的，就这个意思 Yes, I suppose I do.
你的意思是说，在你所制定的 You mean that within the framework of the guidelines
开放政府的指引方针的框架之内， about open goverment that you have laid down,
你建议我们应该采用一个更灵活的态度? you're suggesting we should adopt a more flexible posture?
我是这个意思吗? 哦，对，是的 Am I? Oh yes. Yes.
大臣，关于记者会... Minister about the press release...
现在好像有一些新的进展 There appears to be a development
可以促进对我们状态的重新评估 could precipitate a reappraisal of our position.
我们忘了各部间的审查过程， We forgot the interdepartmental clearance procedure.
附加阻止令起效用了 The supplementary stop order came into effect.
所以你的演讲还没捅给媒体， So, your speech hasn't gone to the Press.
它只是捅到了首相的私人办公室 It's only gone to the PM's Private Office
而值班员没有收到任何指示，也就无法发出 and the Duty Officer had no instructions to pass it out
-因为首相和外交部没有审查 -不过为什么呢? - without clearance Of the PM and the foreign office. - But How come?
这全都是我的错，大臣 The fault is entirely mine, Minister.
这个阻止媒体公开演讲的程序是在 The procedure of the holding up of press releases dates back to
确立开放政府之前的事情， before open government,
而我莫名其妙地忘记废除它了 and I unaccountably omitted to rescind it.
-我希望你能原谅我的过失 -那是当然了 - I hope you forgive this lapse. - Well, Yes, Of course.
-当然没问题了 -谢谢你，大臣 - That's quite all right. - Thank you, Minister.
毕竟，我们都会犯错误 Afterall, we all make mistakes.
是，大臣 Yes, Minister.