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This cannot be the way.
不该是这样的。　　
You said yourself...
你自己曾说过。　　
the nobles will not support Wallace.
贵族不会支持华莱士的。　　
So how did it help us.
为何要加入被屠杀的一方？　
I gave him my word.
我答应他。　　
I know it is hard.
我知道很难。　　
Being a leader is.
作为一个领袖是很难的。　　
But, son... son...
但是，孩子，孩子。　　
look at me.
看着我。　　
I cannot be king.
我不能当国王。　　
You and you alone can rule Scotland.
你一人可以统治苏格兰。　　
What I tell you, you must do.
我所说的，你一定要办到。　　
Not for me, not for yourself...
不是为我，不是为你自己。　　
for your country.
是为了你们的国家。　　
Coming through here.
借过。
Make way, lads.
让开，孩子们。　　
The Bruce is not coming, William.
布鲁斯不来了，威廉。　　
He'll come.
他会到。　　
So will the Bruce.
他一定会到。　　
Quite the lovely gathering.
好一个聚会。　　
Wouldn't you agree?
同意吧？
The archers are ready, sire.
弓箭手已准备好。　　
Not the archers.
现在别派弓箭手。　　
My scouts tell me their archers are miles away.
哨兵报说他们弓箭手在数里远。　　
Arrows cost money. Use up the Irish.
箭耗钱，先让爱尔兰人上阵。
The dead cost nothing.
死人耗不到钱。　　
And send in the infantry and cavalry.
先派步兵与骑兵。

妙语佳句
1.give sb one's word
答应了某人
2.come through
破经历；安然度过；获得成功
Coming through here
从此处经过；借过
How did you manage to come through the Second World War without even a scratch?
你怎么经历了第二次世界大战还会安然无恙呢?
3.archer
弓箭手；射手座
The earth was saved by a strong and tyrannical archer named Hou Yi.
一位身强体壮、性格暴虐名叫后羿的弓箭手拯救了人间。
4. scout
搜索，侦察；侦察员；侦察机
During the report, the more theatrically a scout dances, the better the site she is championing.
在报告中，侦察员的舞蹈越夸张，说明她主张使用的地点越好。
5.use up
用完，耗尽
文中"Use up the Irish"即用完/耗尽爱尔兰人士兵，也就是让爱尔兰士兵做前锋的意思。
The problem with this is that modern cities tend to use up all available land.
由此带来的问题是现代化的城市将用完所有可用的土地。
考考你
翻译：
1.你一人可以统治苏格兰。　　　　
2.哨兵报说他们弓箭手在数里远。　　
上期答案：
1.If we win, we'll have what none of us ever had before.
2.Don't you wish at least to lead your men onto the field?