Ladies and gentlemen女士们 先生们
You coulda been anywhere in the world tonight今晚不论你来自哪里
But you're here with us in New York City现在你和我们一起来到了纽约
Are you ready for a cabinet meeting, huh?准备好迎接一场内阁会议了吗 哈
The issue on the table今天的议题
Secretary Hamilton's plan to assume state debt财务部长汉密尔顿计划偿还州债
And establish a national bank并建立一个国家银行
Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir国务卿杰斐逊 请发表您的看法
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"”生命 自由和对幸福的追求“
We fought for these ideals, we shouldn't settle for less我们曾为这些理想奋斗 我们不该退而求其次
These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em这些睿智之言 被有志之士引用
Don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote 'em不要惊讶 各位 因为这些出自我的笔下
Ow, but Hamilton forgets哦 但汉密尔顿忘了
His plan would have the government assume state's debts他的计划是让政府承担各州的债务
Now, place your bets as to who that benefits现在 各位猜猜谁会从中获益
The very seat of government where Hamilton sits正是汉密尔顿所在的政府
Not true!不对啊
Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it噢 如果觉得合适 就接受吧
If New York's in debt, why should Virginia bear it?纽约的债务为何要由弗吉尼亚承担呢
Uh, our debts are paid, I'm afraid啊 恐怕我们什么债也不欠
Don't tax the South 'cause we got it made in the shade别向南方征税 因为我们已经过得很舒服了
In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground弗吉尼亚人在自己的土地上播种
We create, you just wanna move our money around而你只是想夺走我们的钱财
This financial plan is an outrageous demand这份财务计划简直太过分了
And it's too many damn pages for any man to understand而且它的页数太多了 谁也看不懂
Stand with me in the land of the free和我一同站在这自由之地
And pray to God we never see Hamilton's candidacy祈求上帝 汉密尔顿永远不会当选
Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky听着 英国征收茶税的时候 我们奋起反抗
Imagine what gon' happen when you try to tax our whiskey想想吧 如果你想针对威士忌征税 结果会是怎样
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson谢谢您 国务卿杰斐逊
Secretary Hamilton, your response财务部长汉密尔顿 该你回应了
Thomas, that was a real nice declaration托马斯 你的宣言确实精彩
Welcome to the present, we're running a real nation欢迎回归现实 我们正在建设一个真实的国家
Would you like to join us, or stay mellow你是想加入我们 还是想继续悠闲地待在蒙蒂塞洛
Doin' whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello?做那些乱七八糟的事情
If we assume the debts, the union gets如果我们承担了债务 联邦可以获得
A new line of credit, a financial diuretic更多信用额度 这可是经济的润滑剂
How do you not get it?你怎么连这都不懂
If we're aggressive and competitive我们拼搏 我们好斗
The union gets a boost, you'd rather give it a sedative?联邦才可以振兴 你却让我们冷静吗
A civics lesson from a slaver, hey neighbor想想那些苦工吧 嘿 邻居
Your debts are paid 'cause you don't pay for labor你的债务还清了 是因为你不用付钱给劳工
"We plant seeds in the South, we create"”我们在自己创造的南方土地上播种“
Yeah, keep ranting, we know who's really doing the planting是啊 继续抱怨吧 我们知道到底谁真正在劳动
And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment另外 启蒙时代先生
Don't lecture me about the war, you didn't fight in it别跟我谈战争 你根本没参与过
You think I'm frightened of you, man?你以为我怕你吗 伙计
We almost died in the trench我们差点在战壕里牺牲
While you were off getting high with the French你却在和法国人逍遥快活
Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the president托马斯·杰斐逊总是质疑总统
Reticent, there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison沉默寡言 没有什么计划能得到他的支持
Madison, you're mad as a hatter, son, take your medicine麦迪逊 你像个疯子 小子 吃你的药吧
Damn, you're in worse shape than the national debt is in天啊 你的情况比国家债务还糟糕
Sittin' there useless as two shits像两个废物坐在那里 一无是处
Hey, turn around, bend over嘿 转过身去 弯下腰
I'll show you where my shoe fits我看看该踹你哪里
Excuse me?打断一下
Madison, Jefferson, take a walk!麦迪逊 杰斐逊 冷静一下
Hamilton, take a walk!汉密尔顿 冷静一下
We're gonna reconvene after a brief recess短暂休庭后 我们将重新开庭
Hamilton汉密尔顿
Sir先生
A word一句话
You don't have the votes你没有选票
Aha-ha-ha, ha啊哈哈哈 哈
You're gonna need congressional approval你要得到国会的批准
And you don't have the votes但你没有选票
Such a blunder, sometimes it makes me wonder怎么会犯这种错误 有时我也会奇怪
Why I even bring the thunder我为什么要费这些口舌
Why he even brings the thunder他为什么要费这些口舌
You wanna pull yourself together?你想要冷静一下吗
I'm sorry, these Virginians are birds of a feather抱歉 这些弗吉尼亚人简直是一丘之貉
Young man, I'm from Virginia, so watch your mouth小伙子 我就是弗吉尼亚的 说话注意点
So we let Congress get held hostage by the South?难道我们就让国会被南方劫持吗
You need the votes你需要选票
No, we need bold strokes, we need this plan不 我们需要大胆行动 我们需要这个计划
No, you need to convince more folks不 你需要说服更多人
Well, James Madison won't talk to me, that's a nonstarter好吧 詹姆斯·麦迪逊不想和我说话 这行不通
Ah, winning was easy, young man, governing's harder啊 胜利来得容易 年轻人 但管理国家很难
They're being intransigent他们态度强硬
You have to find a compromise你必须从中妥协
But they don't have a plan, they just hate mine但他们没有计划 他们只是讨厌我的计划
Convince them otherwise那就去说服他们
And what happens if I don't get congressional approval?如果我没有得到国会的批准怎么办
I imagine they'll call for your removal我猜他们会提议把你撤职
Sir先生
Figure it out, Alexander亚历山大 你要自己想办法
That's an order from your commander这是来自上级的命令