you two sit with us. We wantsome real people around us tonight. - Something's wrong with my dad. - Yeah. Mine too. - Dad? - In here, Oliver. I'm making some hot chocolate. Would you like some hot chocolate? So Ben tells me that you are a psychiatrist. This is very interesting. This is exactlywhat I need. You need what everyCzech needs: Astiff Russian boot up your behind. Pity they don'tmake Russian boots anymore. They're all made in China. You seatme beside a beautiful woman without introducing me, and you insultme. Oh, don't let him getstarted, Henyo. I'm sorry, Yorish. My humblest apologies. You have the honor of meeting one of Washington's most notorious diplomats. Myfriend and the source of this exquisite caviar... ...Russian Ambassador Yorish Kaganovich. - Nice to meet you, ambassador. - The pleasure is entirelymine. Henryk's guests are usually as old and as ugly as I am. I beg to differ. No one's as ugly as you are, Yorish. You know what "Czechoslovakia" means in Russian, doctor? Itmeans a "doormat." Someone still speaks Russian? I thought it was a dead language. My cheekyfriend and I pretend to enjoy ourselves, butsecretlywe are rivals... ...exploiting each otherfor personal gain. I am here to drink his champagne... ...and he invites me because I can get the real caviar. Aveneer of civilityhides our true self-interests. It's the nature of ourworld, yes? Yorish, be good. I'm only curious. I say that civilization is an illusion, a game of pretend. What is real is the fact that we are still animals, driven by primal instincts. As a psychiatrist... ...you must know this to be true. To be honest, ambassador, when someone starts talking to me about the truth... ...I hearwhat they tell me about themselves... ...more than what they say about the world. - Quite right. Well done. - Perhaps you are right. Perhaps being a Russian in this country is a kind of pathology. So, what do you think? Can you helpme? Can you give me a pill? To make me see the world the way you Americans see the world? Can a pill helpme understand Iraq, or Darfur, or even New Orleans? Don't be drawn in by his madness, doctor. He is Russian. He needs to argue like he needs to breathe. All I am saying is that civilization crumbles wheneverwe need itmost. In the rightsituation... ...we are all capable of the most terrible crimes. To imagine a world where this was notso... ...where every crisis did not result in new atrocities... ...where every newspaper is not full of war and violence... Well, this is to imagine a world where human beings cease to be human. While l'll give you that we still retain some basic animal instincts... ...you must admit we're not the same animal we were a few thousand years ago. - True. - Read Piaget or Kohlberg... ...or Maslow, Graves, Wilber, and you'll see we're still evolving. Our consciousness is changing. Five hundred years ago, postmodern feminists didn't exist... ...yet one sits right beside you today. While that factmay not undo all the terrible things that have been done in this world... ...at least it gives me reason to believe one day things may be different. - Thank you, doctor. - You're welcome, ambassador. Excellent. Ben, of all the women you've brought into our home... ...this is the one we permit you to marry. Hey, now, look. I've been watching the way you look at each other. - Oh, so beautiful and smart. - You see, this is what happens. Theysaywhat they like in this household, and then they claim diplomatic immunity. - Think of the children you could have. - Enough. Enough. I had a terrific time. Yourfriends are wonderful. Well, thank you for being my date. And forwhat you said tonight. What? No, I can't do this. No. That's... But that's... But that's fine. I'm sorry... ...but I really need us to staywhat we are. You're my best friend, and I can't lose that. Hey. Look, I... I just took ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Железный человек на английском - текст Там, на неведомых дорожках... на английском - текст Здравствуйте, я ваша тётя! на английском - текст Электрические мечты на английском - текст Броненосец Потёмкин на английском |