get used to the controls
Now first, I want you to get the feel of the plane.Airplane! · 1980 — 第 8 / 10 章 · 3'39" · B2
The Jive Translation Scene, Explained：jive
Two passengers speak in jive, and the crew cannot follow a word — until a passenger offers, "I speak jive." The joke is that the crisis needs a translator, and the translation turns a man's real pain into a punchline. Elsewhere the crew keeps promising calm: "There is no reason to panic."
あらすじ
With the plane in trouble, Rex talks Ted through flying it by radio, and a calm announcement tells the passengers there is no reason to panic. Then two passengers speak in jive, and the crew cannot understand them until someone says, "I speak jive" and translates the man's pain into plain English.
注目の表現
no reason to panicjivehate his gutsconfidence in
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このシーンの表現
jive
street slang
A grandmother volunteers that she speaks jive and translates between the patient and the crew.
They were talking jive so fast I only caught half of it.
このシーンの他の表現
- no reason to panic
nothing to fear
- hate his guts
despise someone
- confidence in
trust in it
- run down
go through step by step
- wet sponge
heavy and unresponsive
このシーンのメモ一覧
57 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
go through step by step
The tower plans to run down the landing procedure after the controls feel familiar.
Later, we'll run down the landing procedure.be careful
But watch out you don't make any violent control movements like you did in the fighter plane.relative to it
Just remember, the controls will feel very heavy compared to a fighter.Link compared and to smoothly; keep a short.
Just remember, the controls will feel very heavy compared to a fighter.operate a device
Now, one more thing, is somebody there who can work the radio and leave you free for flying?watch it closely
And keep an eye on that number three engine gauge, over there.Run an eye on together as one unit.
And keep an eye on that number three engine gauge, over there.overheating slightly
It's running a little hot.trust in the outcome
there's no reason why you shouldn't have complete confidence in your chances to come out of this thing alive and in one piece.double negative: The two negatives cancel into encouragement, which is why the sentence feels so elaborate.
there's no reason why you shouldn't have complete confidence in your chances to come out of this thing alive and in one piece.despise someone
One pilot admits to a third party how much he loathes the other, just out of radio range.
It's a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I hate his guts.stay relaxed
Just hang loose, blood.brother, pal — Street address between peers, not for strangers.
Just hang loose, blood.a familiar address — Familiar or teasing address, never to a stranger.
What it is, big mama?go easy on me
Cut me some slack, Jack.dialect negation: Chump don't want drops the standard third-person s, marking the jive register.
Chump don't want the help, chump don't get the help.reach someone by phone
Macias, get me Captain Oveur's wife on the phone.arrived by wire service
Chief, this weather bulletin just came off the wire.「The Jive Translation Scene」を読み解く
What's really going on
Airplane! takes the oldest gag in the book — people who cannot understand each other — and gives it a warm, generous spin. Two passengers are in real pain, the crew has no idea what they are saying, and the solution is not a doctor but a translator. "I speak jive," the volunteer says, and suddenly the barrier is gone; the man's suffering is relayed as plainly as "He said that he's in great pain, and he wants to know if you can help him." The scene is funny because of the deadpan overlap of dialect and emergency, but it is also oddly kind: the translator does not mock the phrase, she gets the message across. Meanwhile the film keeps the official voice calm — "There is no reason to panic" — even while the pilot and the man guiding him depend on each other and cannot say so.
Theme
SurvivalA sick passenger and a struggling plane force people to cooperate across a language barrier to get through.
IdentityThe scene turns on a shared dialect: understanding someone means recognizing the language they speak.
このチャプターで学べること
- Jive is fast street slang, and the film makes the least likely person fluent.
- Level with you promises plain talk right before a half-truth.
- Hate someone's guts is far stronger than a simple dislike.
- There is no reason to panic lands as irony because the plane is failing.
発音のポイント
- compared to a — Link compared and to smoothly; keep a short.
- an eye on — Run an eye on together as one unit.
It's a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I hate his guts.The irony that two men guiding the plane depend on each other while one secretly despises the other, and it stays unsaid.
There is no reason to panic.The official reassurance during the emergency, meant to keep the cabin calm even though the situation is serious.
there's no reason why you shouldn't have complete confidence in your chances to come out of this thing alive and in one piece.Rex's roundabout way of telling Ted to trust the plan: do exactly as he is told and the odds are good.
They're at the controls flying the plane, free to pursue a life of religious fulfillment.A joke aimed at the audience: the announcement calls the pilots busy and content while the film cuts to something absurd.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the crew need a translator?
Two passengers speak in jive, which the flight attendant cannot understand. A passenger who understands it steps in and explains that one man is in great pain and needs help.
What does 'jive' mean?
Jive is a slang speech style. In the scene a passenger volunteers 'I speak jive' to translate what the two passengers are saying for the crew.
What is wrong with the passenger who is speaking jive?
He is in great pain and asking for help. The crew only learns this once the volunteer translates his words into plain English.
Why does the film joke about hating the pilot?
While Ted flies the plane, one voice says it is lucky he does not know how much he is hated — and the other side answers that it is lucky he does not know the same about them.
What does Rex tell Ted before they start?
He says that if Ted does exactly what he is told, when he is told, there is no reason not to have complete confidence in coming out alive and in one piece.
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