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Escape from Pretoria /《天才计划》(tiāncái jìhuá)

1. In prison, nothing stays the same, and yet nothing changes.

在监狱里,没有什么是一成不变的,但一切却又没什么改变。

(zài jiānyùlǐ, méiyǒu shéme shì yīchénɡbùbiàn de, dàn yīqiē quèyòu méishéme ɡǎibiàn.)

2. Freedom is a very simple idea, which is perhaps why it can be so easily lost.

自由是一种非常简单的想法,但也可能正因如此,很容易就会失去自由。

(zìyóu shì yīzhǒnɡ fēichánɡ jiǎndān de xiǎnɡfǎ, dàn yěkěnénɡ zhènɡyīnrúcǐ, hěnrónɡyì jiùhuì shīqù zìyóu.)

3. The point I'm making is, everybody comes in here going they're gonna break out of here next week.

我想说的是,每一个进到里面来的人都说自己下周就会逃出去。

(wǒ xiǎnɡ shuō de shì, měiyīɡè jìndào lǐmiànlái de rén dōushuō zìjǐ xiàzhōu jiùhuì táochūqù.)

4. He pours cold water on any poor bastard with a plan.

每一个有计划的倒霉蛋都会被他泼冷水。

(měiyīɡè yǒujìhuáde dǎoméidàn dōuhuì bèitā pōlěnɡshuǐ.)

5. But a seed has to rot in the ground before you can enjoy the fruits of its tree.

一粒种子必须先在地下腐烂,然后你才能吃到它树上结出的果实。

(yīlì zhǒnɡzi bìxū xiān zài dìxià fǔlàn, ránhòu nǐ cáinénɡ chīdào tā shùshànɡ jiéchū de ɡuǒshí.)

6. I think you'll look back at this moment, you'll regret this decision for the rest of your lives. 

我觉得以后当你们回顾这一刻时,你们的整个余生都会为这个决定懊悔不已。

(wǒjuéde yǐhòu dānɡnǐmén huíɡù zhèyīkè shí, nǐmén de zhěnɡɡè yúshēnɡ dōuhuì wèizhèɡè juédìnɡ àohuǐ bùyǐ.)

7. If you want to double your sentence, go, but we are not coming with you, not now.

你要是想让自己的刑期加倍,就走吧,但我们是不会跟你走的,至少现在不会。

(nǐ yàoshì xiǎnɡrànɡ zìjǐ de xínɡqī jiābèi, jiù zǒu bā, dàn wǒmén shì bùhuì ɡēnnǐ zǒude, zhìshǎo xiànzài bùhuì.)