-You look some tired. -Nothing to worry about now.Come from Away · 2021 — Chapter 9 of 22 · 3'36" · B1
Locals Drive Passengers to the Camp, Explained: speak the same language
Local volunteers drive the stranded passengers to a Salvation Army camp, chatting the whole way about Gander and its moose. On the bus, two strangers trade small confessions, and at the camp a volunteer reaches a couple who speak no English by reading them a line from their Bible. "And that's how we started speaking the same language."
What happens
Local drivers take the stranded passengers to a Salvation Army camp, and the ride becomes a guided tour of Gander, complete with a moose in the road. On the bus, Nick and Diane share small personal details with each other. At the camp, a volunteer breaks the language barrier by opening a Bible and finding a verse the visitors can read.
Listen for
speak the same languagereset your watchno need todust off
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Now
Phrase of the scene
speak the same language
说同一种语言；彼此理解、有共同语言
司机和不会说英语的乘客借助圣经里同一节经文对上了话，从此开始能沟通。
We didn't agree on everything, but we spoke the same language.
Also in this scene
- reset your watch
set your watch to a new time
- no need to
there is no reason to
- dust off
bring out something long unused
Everything marked in this scene
28 notes across 58 lines
We'll get you where you're going.Well, that's it in the rearview mirror.We've got our own time zone here.You've all seen the airport. Used to be the biggest airport in North America.Planes used to stop here to gas up from everywhere.This is where the Beatles first set foot in North America.where-clause
This is where the Beatles first set foot in North America.flap
This is where the Beatles first set foot in North America.there is no reason to
So there's no need to refuel anymore.elision
So there's no need to refuel anymore.Lucky for you, we haven't got around to it yet.Lucky for you, we haven't got around to it yet.reduced relative clause
Now, there's the reason I drive slow.That there in the middle of the road…She'll move when she's good and ready.when-clause
She'll move when she's good and ready.Mind if I sit here?I thought we'd lost you.Nothing serious.There you go, everything you need to know about me.Well, I'm allergic to bananas. And I've never had the chicken pox.I haven't been able to get to a phone.I'll help you find a phone as soon as we get… wherever we're going.liaison
I'll help you find a phone as soon as we get… wherever we're going.Now, we rarely use 'em, but everyone's dusted off their Salvation Army uniforms to welcome these people.can't
Now, obviously, I can't read it.And that's how we started speaking the same language.Locals Drive Passengers to the Camp, explained
What's really going on
The scene is the film's warmest argument: that hospitality is a form of translation. The volunteers do not have the right words for the passengers, so they reach for the one thing that crosses the gap, a Bible that uses the same numbers as anyone else's. The line that gives the scene its title is almost offhand — "And that's how we started speaking the same language" — but it is doing a lot of work, because the two sides genuinely cannot share a language. Before that, the small talk on the bus does the same job: Nick and Diane trade allergies and medications, the kind of detail you only offer when you have decided to trust someone. Gander's kindness is not grand; it is practical, patient and a little stubborn, and that is exactly what the scene celebrates.
Theme
FriendshipStrangers share small confessions on a bus, and a language barrier is crossed by patience rather than words.
FaithA volunteer uses a Bible verse to reach a couple who speak no English, making belief a bridge between people.
Listen for
- set foot in — flap
- no need to — elision
- as soon as — liaison
Everything happens half an hour later in Newfoundland.A playful line about the province's half-hour time zone, used to welcome visitors with local colour.
Lucky for you, we haven't got around to it yet.A dry joke about the airport still standing: the plan to tear it down simply never happened, to the passengers' benefit.
She'll move when she's good and ready.A laid-back line about the moose in the road, showing the local pace of life and its humour.
There you go, everything you need to know about me.A small, honest confession offered to a stranger, the kind of detail that starts a real conversation.
And that's how we started speaking the same language.The line that sums up the scene: two people with no shared language find a way to understand each other anyway.
Questions about this scene
Where are the passengers being taken?
To a Salvation Army camp outside Gander, where volunteers have prepared to look after them. The bus ride there becomes the scene's guided tour of the town.
What does Diane ask Nick not to talk about?
Her husband, who was flying that day. She has not been able to reach a phone, and the topic is too painful to discuss.
How does the volunteer communicate with the couple?
By borrowing their Bible and finding a verse, since the numbering is the same in any language. The verse "Be anxious for nothing" becomes the first thing they understand together.
What does the title phrase mean here?
It means the two sides finally find a way to understand each other, even though they do not share a spoken language. The Bible verse is the bridge.
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Chapter 2shaking like a leafPlanes Land Unexpectedly in Gander
Chapter 3a state of emergencyGander Declares a State of Emergency
Chapter 4for the love of GodA Town Gathers Supplies
Chapter 5rumors start flyingPassengers Stuck on Planes for 28 Hours
Chapter 6make no mistakeWaiting on the Plane for News
Chapter 7left over fromPassengers Disembark into the Dark
Chapter 8hear a pin dropGander Finds Translators and Animals
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Chapter 10to the ends of the earthGander Academy Becomes a Shelter
Chapter 11suit yourselfStranded Passengers Wait for News
Chapter 12make small talkGander Locals Take In the Passengers
Chapter 13praise be to GodThe Gayest Town in Newfoundland
Chapter 14there for meA Mother Waits and Tells Jokes
Chapter 15a moment of silenceA Gas Station Falls Silent
Chapter 16jump at one's own shadowA Fight Breaks Out in the Hallway
Chapter 17take the plungeThe Screech-In Ceremony
Chapter 18Don't be a strangerGander Says Goodbye to the Visitors
Chapter 19take seriouslyA Muslim Passenger Is Searched
Chapter 20seize the momentDiane and Nick at the Lookout
Chapter 21ground zeroThe Aftermath Back Home
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