A Night to Remember · 1958 — 第 14 / 14 章 · 2'17" · B1

A Couple Refuses to Part, Explained:stay well clear

Andrews gives a husband and wife his last advice: put on your life belts, lower yourselves into the water and swim clear, because the boats must stay well clear as the ship goes down. Neither will leave. "We started out together and we'll finish together," the husband says, and that is the end of the conversation.

あらすじ

With the ship sinking, Andrews finds a couple on deck and gives them plain instructions: do not wait until the end, put on life belts, lower yourselves down the ropes rather than jump, and swim away at once. The crew are still trying to free the collapsible boats. The couple thank him, but refuse to be separated.

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注目の表現

make a differenceput onstay well cleardo as I asked

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このシーンの表現

stay well clear

keep a safe distance

Andrews warns that the boats will keep far away when the ship goes down.

Stay well clear of the loading bay when the trucks move.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make a difference

    it changes the outcome

  • put on

    get dressed in

  • do as I asked

    obey my wish

  • lower yourselves down

    climb down carefully

  • check lines

    ropes controlling a boat

このシーンのメモ一覧

30 行のセリフに 18 件のメモ

表現 · C1check line

ropes controlling a boat

On deck the crew haul on check lines to swing a collapsible boat outboard.

Get two check lines and we'll try and break her outboard.
表現 · A2there's a place for someone

a spot is saved for you

If they succeed, I'm sure there'll be a place for you, madam, in one of them.
表現 · A2start out together

began the journey together

We started out together and we'll finish together.
発音started out

Link started and out into one smooth run.

We started out together and we'll finish together.
表現 · B1do as someone asks

obey my wish

The old man claims his wife would do as he asked, backing his own resolve.

And if my wife were here, I think she'd do as I asked.
文法 · B2if my wife were here

subjunctive: Were, not was, marks an unreal condition: his wife is not actually there.

And if my wife were here, I think she'd do as I asked.
表現 · B1make a difference

it changes the outcome

Andrews grants that family would change the choice, and says so without pushing.

That would make a difference, wouldn't it?
文法 · B1wouldn't it

tag question: The tag turns a statement into a shared conclusion the other person is asked to accept.

That would make a difference, wouldn't it?
表現 · A2give someone some advice

offer advice to you both

Let me give you both some advice.
表現 · A1put something on

get dressed in

Andrews walks the couple through survival, starting with fastening their life belts.

Put your life belts on...
発音life belts on

Run belts and on together; do not pause at the t.

Put your life belts on...
表現 · B1lower oneself down

climb down carefully

Andrews tells the couple to lower themselves down the ropes instead of jumping.

and lower yourselves down into the water by the ropes hanging over the side.
表現 · A2at once

right away

When you're in the water, swim away from the ship at once.
発音at once

Weak at, strong once; let the urgency land on once.

When you're in the water, swim away from the ship at once.
表現 · B2stay well clear of something

keep a safe distance

Andrews warns that the boats will keep far away when the ship goes down.

The boats will stay well clear when she sinks.
表現 · B2ease forward

move forward slowly Ease here means move slowly and steadily, not relax.

Now ease forward.
表現 · B2keep the strain on something

keep it taut

All together. Heavy. Keep the strain on those check lines.
スラング · B1lads

the boys — Familiar address among a crew, not for strangers.

Come on, lads! Out!

「A Couple Refuses to Part」を読み解く

What's really going on

The advice is practical and the refusal is absolute. Andrews speaks as an engineer who has done the arithmetic, telling the couple, "Don't stay on the ship until the end," then walking them through the water: lower yourself by the ropes, "Don't jump if you can avoid it," swim clear at once, and wear white so rescuers can see you. His one real argument is personal: asked whether he is married, he says yes, and adds, "And if my wife were here, I think she'd do as I asked." The wife's answer is not an argument at all — "We started out together and we'll finish together" — and the husband's earlier line to her, "You see, you can still go. Please, darling," shows how hard he tried first. The scene makes survival advice and human loyalty pull in opposite directions.

Theme

DutyAndrews spends his last hours coaching others to survive, even as the couple chooses to stay together.
Family loveThe husband and wife refuse to be separated, choosing each other over surviving alone.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Would make a difference marks a choice that changes everything.
  • We'll save ourselves refuses rescue and keeps dignity.
  • Andrews gives steps, not comfort, because time has run out.
  • Stay well clear warns against the pull of a sinking ship.

発音のポイント

  • started out — Link started and out into one smooth run.
  • life belts on — Run belts and on together; do not pause at the t.
  • at once — Weak at, strong once; let the urgency land on once.
We started out together and we'll finish together.

The husband's refusal to be saved alone: a marriage that began together will end together, even on a sinking ship.

The boats will stay well clear when she sinks.

A practical warning: the lifeboats must keep their distance as the ship goes down, so anyone in the water should swim clear at once.

And if my wife were here, I think she'd do as I asked.

Andrews's only personal argument for survival: he believes his own wife would follow his instructions to save herself.

Don't stay on the ship until the end.

The core of Andrews's advice: leave early, put on life belts and get into the water before the ship goes under.

このシーンについての質問

What advice does Andrews give the couple?

Put on your life belts, lower yourselves into the water by the ropes rather than jumping, and swim away from the ship at once. He also says to wear something white so they can be seen.

Why won't the couple separate?

They have decided to stay together. The husband says, "We started out together and we'll finish together," rejecting any offer to put his wife into a boat alone.

Why do the boats have to stay well clear?

Because the sinking ship will pull water and wreckage down with it. Andrews warns that the boats will keep their distance, so anyone in the water must swim away immediately.

Why does Andrews mention his own wife?

To persuade the couple that going first is right. He says that if his wife were there, she would do as he asked — the closest he comes to a personal appeal.

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