the freezing temperature
The officer reports near-freezing air to Lightoller on the bridge.
It's almost freezing point, sir, and still dropping.A Night to Remember · 1958 — 第 4 / 14 章 · 2'10" · B2
Lightoller Warns the Lookouts, Explained：keep their eyes skinned
On the bridge, Lightoller takes over the night watch: he checks the temperature, has the lookouts told to keep their eyes skinned for ice, and warns that the slightest haze means slowing down. His line "If there's the slightest bit of haze, we shall have to slow down" states the rule the ship soon breaks.
あらすじ
At night, Lightoller takes over the watch on the Titanic's bridge. He asks about ice reports and the temperature, notes they are nearing the Labrador current, and orders the lookouts roused and told to keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers. Soon a lookout reports ice ahead, the engines are stopped, and the ship's position is worked out.
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このシーンの表現
keep their eyes skinned
watch very closely
Lightoller orders the lookouts to watch for small ice and growlers.
The foreman told the crew to keep their eyes skinned for falling tools.
このシーンの他の表現
- freezing point
the freezing temperature
- growlers
small low icebergs
- right-ho
all right, got it
- I say
say, listen here
- pass it on
tell the next person
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34 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
in about an hour
In an hour or so we'll be in the Labrador current.Link in-an-hour into one smooth run.
In an hour or so we'll be in the Labrador current.even the smallest amount
If there's the slightest bit of haze, we shall have to slow down.first conditional: The if-clause sets a tiny condition; the main clause states the required action.
If there's the slightest bit of haze, we shall have to slow down.radio or phone someone
Call up the the lookouts and tell them to keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers.watch very closely
Lightoller orders the lookouts to watch for small ice and growlers.
Call up the the lookouts and tell them to keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers.Link keep and their smoothly; do not pause.
Call up the the lookouts and tell them to keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers.small low icebergs — Sailor jargon for low ice
Call up the the lookouts and tell them to keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers.check it is done
- Make sure they understand. - Aye, aye, sir.tell the next person
Lightoller orders that the ice warning be passed to the next watch.
- Tell 'em to 'pass it on when they're relieved. - Yes, sir.yes, sir — Naval reply to an order
Aye, aye.navigate around it
I'm not trying to find my way around that until daylight.not until: Not until links the refusal to a time limit: nothing happens before daylight.
I'm not trying to find my way around that until daylight.because of
The officer explains that the ship stopped because of ice.
You'll have to call her and tell her we're stopped on account of ice.reported clause: A whole clause follows tell her, reporting the reason the ship has stopped.
You'll have to call her and tell her we're stopped on account of ice.The a in account reduces; run the phrase together.
You'll have to call her and tell her we're stopped on account of ice.all right — Old-fashioned British, casual agreement
Right-ho.listen here — British opener for a remark
I say, you won't drink all the cocoa down there, will you?watch and guard
I told Chippy to keep his eye on the fresh water.the whole set
I think that's about the lot.doing a patrol
- I'm off on the rounds. - Thanks, Lights.「Lightoller Warns the Lookouts」を読み解く
What's really going on
The whole scene is procedure, and that is the point: the officers do everything right on paper. Lightoller asks for ice reports, checks the falling temperature, and gives the order that names the danger — keep their eyes skinned for small ice and growlers. His rule is clear: "If there's the slightest bit of haze, we shall have to slow down." Then, on the Californian nearby, another captain makes the cautious choice, stopping for the night and telling the wireless operator, "You'll have to call her and tell her we're stopped on account of ice." The messages are sent and received, yet nothing changes the Titanic's speed. In a film about a disaster built from small failures, this is the calm before it: men doing their jobs, and the ice already waiting.
Theme
DutyEvery line is watch-keeping procedure, and the crew follows it exactly — the ship still hits the ice.
SurvivalThe ice warnings are real and passed on, but nobody turns caution into a slower speed.
このチャプターで学べること
- Order lookouts to keep their eyes skinned.
- Use a first conditional to set a safety limit.
- Hear aye aye and right-ho as quick consent.
- Tell growlers from field ice at sea.
発音のポイント
- In an hour — Link in-an-hour into one smooth run.
- keep their eyes — Link keep and their smoothly; do not pause.
- on account of — The a in account reduces; run the phrase together.
If there's the slightest bit of haze, we shall have to slow down.The standing rule of the night watch: any haze means reducing speed, stated calmly before the danger is anywhere in sight.
I'm not trying to find my way around that until daylight.A captain decides to stop for the night rather than thread his way through field ice in the dark.
You'll have to call her and tell her we're stopped on account of ice.The Californian's warning to the Titanic: another ship is halted by ice, and the message is passed along but not acted on.
I think that's about the lot.Lightoller's casual sign-off as he hands over his report before going on his rounds — routine on a night that will not stay routine.
このシーンについての質問
What does "keep their eyes skinned" mean?
It is an old sailing expression meaning to watch very carefully. Lightoller uses it when ordering the lookouts to look out for small ice and growlers.
Why does the Californian stop for the night?
Because of field ice and the darkness. Her captain says he is not going to find his way around it until daylight, and reports that the ship is stopped on account of ice.
Why does Lightoller warn the lookouts about small ice and growlers?
The ship is entering the Labrador current, where small ice and low-lying growlers are likely. He wants the lookouts alerted and the warning passed on when they are relieved.
Does the Titanic slow down after the ice warnings?
It does not. The officers keep their speed until a lookout reports ice right ahead, and only then are the engines stopped. That delay is central to the disaster.
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