Sonny:

     “If there’s one thing the old man hammered into me, it’s never to do a thing like that, to let other people know there’s a split of opinion in the Family.”

     “如果说老爸对我有什么教导，使我永远不忘的话，那就是永远不能做一件蠢事：让外人知道我们家族内部有意见分歧。”

 

I never wanted this for you. I work my whole life — I don't apologize — to take care of my family, and I refused to be a fool, dancing on the string held by all those big shots. I don't apologize — that's my life — but I thought that, that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the string. Senator Corleone; Governor Corleone. Well, it wasn't enough time, Michael. It wasn't enough time.

我从来没有想过要带给你这些。我工作了一辈子，来养家糊口，我没有道过歉，我不愿意当个傻瓜，做那些大人物手中的提线木偶。我毫无歉意，这就是我的命运，不过我也想到过，到时候我儿子成为真正的男人时，你就要做手握绳子的那个人。科利翁尼参议员，科利翁尼州长。好了，时间不多了，迈克尔。时间不多了！

 

See, all our people are businessmen. Their loyalty is based on that. One thing I learned from Pop was trying to think as people around you think. On that basis, anything is possible.

看，与我们打交道的都是生意人。他们忠诚是建立在利益至上的。我从爸爸那里学到的一点，那就是揣摩周围人的想法，以他们的立场去思考。在生意的基础上，一切皆有可能。