the final one
That's the last one, sir.A Night to Remember · 1958 — 第 13 / 14 章 · 3'58" · B1
The Last Lifeboat Leaves Titanic, Explained：draw a bad hand
On the surface, the crew are still lowering boats in an orderly way. Underneath, everyone is running out of options: the Carpathia is hours away, one man hands a letter to a stranger — "If I don't get through, will you send this to my sister?" — and another admits, "We've drawn a bad hand this time."
あらすじ
The last boats are being lowered from Titanic. A man asks a stranger to mail a letter to his sister if he does not get through. Another calls their situation a bad hand but says he intends to get into a boat. The Carpathia is told to hurry.
注目の表現
draw a bad handhang aboutget throughas it is
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このシーンの表現
draw a bad hand
get dealt bad luck
Murdoch tells a fellow officer that they have been dealt bad luck this time.
We drew a bad hand with the schedule, but we can still finish on time.
このシーンの他の表現
- hang about
linger or dawdle
- get through
survive or come through
- as it is
already, as things stand
- shorthanded
short of staff
- sink by the head
sink bow-first
このシーンのメモ一覧
58 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
no answer to something
No reply to your signals?a coarse term of contempt — Rough and contemptuous; keep it out of polite or professional talk.
No, sir. I think the bastards must be asleep.check in with someone
Report to Mr. Murdock He's shorthanded.linger or dawdle
A crewman hurries the women along as the boats are about to be lowered.
Now come along! Don't hang about!briefly
This way, ladies! It's only for a short while!In fast speech 'for a' reduces and almost disappears; listen for the rhythm, not each word.
This way, ladies! It's only for a short while!will be fine
Your men will be all right!take control of
- Take charge of this boat. - Aye, aye, sir.survive or come through
A passenger asks a stranger to post a letter to his sister if he does not survive.
If I don't get through, will you send this to my sister? The address is on it.not survive long
The sea's freezing. A man won't last long in that.get dealt bad luck
Murdoch tells a fellow officer that they have been dealt bad luck this time.
We've drawn a bad hand this time.plan to do something
I intend to get into a boat.wish someone well
Then I wish you luck.as fast as possible
Nothing fresh, sir. Carpathia's coming as fast as she can.fools — An angry insult, sometimes playful between friends.
and the Frankfurt keeps asking for more details, the idiots!stay in something
Our own passengers will have to keep to their cabins.future obligation: It marks an obligation the situation will force on them, not a wish of the speaker.
Our own passengers will have to keep to their cabins.already, as things stand
Lightoller reports the crowding to the Captain, saying things are already hard enough.
It's going to be difficult enough as it is without them underfoot.「The Last Lifeboat Leaves Titanic」を読み解く
What's really going on
The last boat is the point where hope runs out, and the scene measures it through small, ordinary gestures. A stranger is trusted with a letter: "If I don't get through, will you send this to my sister? The address is on it." Two men trade fatalism like banter — "We've drawn a bad hand this time," one says, and "I've never been a good loser" — yet one of them still intends to get into a boat, and the other only wishes him luck. Between these voices the officers keep working: Watch yourself, don't let the boat swamp, stand back. Meanwhile the wireless room hears that the Carpathia is coming as fast as it can, and the real question is simply whether that will be fast enough. The scene's power is that nobody raises their voice; the ice-cold sea does the arguing.
Theme
SurvivalThe last boats are going down and the crew know the sea is fatal; every order is now about who lives and who does not.
DutyAmid the fatalism, officers keep lowering boats, taking charge of them, and warning the crew not to let them swamp.
このチャプターで学べること
- A poker metaphor makes disaster sound routine.
- Orders stay short even when time runs out.
- Profanity here is fear, not cruelty.
- Hope arrives as two more hours.
発音のポイント
- for a — In fast speech 'for a' reduces and almost disappears; listen for the rhythm, not each word.
We've drawn a bad hand this time.A gambler's way of accepting doom: the situation is a bad hand of cards, and he says it almost lightly, as if luck were the only thing at fault.
If I don't get through, will you send this to my sister? The address is on it.A stranger is asked to carry his last message home: a letter to his sister, with a request that is really a goodbye if he does not survive.
The sea's freezing. A man won't last long in that.He states the obvious as comfort: the water is so cold that no one can last in it, so there is nothing to be gained by pretending otherwise.
I've never been a good loser.A line that hides fear inside humour: rather than admit he is afraid, he jokes that he has never been good at losing.
このシーンについての質問
What does "drawn a bad hand" mean in this scene?
It comes from cards: to be dealt a poor hand means to be given bad luck. The man uses it to say the ship's fate is bad fortune rather than anyone's fault.
Why does the man hand a stranger a letter?
He may not survive, so he asks her to mail it to his sister if he does not get through. The address is on the letter, and he tells her not to forget.
How does the other man respond to the bad hand?
He jokes that he has never been a good loser, then says plainly that he intends to get into a boat. The first man simply wishes him luck.
What is happening below on the Carpathia?
Cottam brings word that Titanic's engine room is flooded and its operator is losing power. The captain orders a reply to be sent, telling the Carpathia to hurry.
What are the officers most worried about as they lower boats?
That the boats may swamp or be overloaded. They call for the crowd to stand back, take charge of each boat, and warn the crew to watch themselves as it goes down.
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