Scottish nationalists hope the taxes it generates, which amounted to 6.5 billion (10.1 billion) last year, will make an independent state rich.

苏格兰民族主义者希望由此带来的税收能使一个独立国家变富裕，此项税收去年就带来了65亿英镑（101亿美元）。

Scottish nationalists, flush with cash from a lottery-winning couple, will do battle by billboard in the run-up to this September's independence vote.

由于得到了一对中奖夫妇丰厚的现金资助，苏格兰民族党将会在广告牌首先开火，为今年九月的独立投票助跑。

The Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond said that decision on independence was up to the people of Scotland.

苏格兰民族主义领袖亚历克斯萨尔蒙德表示，独立的决定取决于苏格兰人民。