the riverside
I traveled the banks of the River of Jordan To find where it flows to the seaAirplane! · 1980 — 第 5 / 10 章 · 3'34" · B1
Lisa Sings the River of Jordan, Explained：as far away as possible
Lisa plays her guitar for Ted and sings 'River of Jordan,' while Ted's mind drifts back to the Peace Corps years he spent with Elaine. The gentle song and the increasingly absurd story of the Molombo tribe sit side by side, and the contrast is the joke.
あらすじ
On the plane, Lisa introduces herself with a guitar and offers to sing. She performs 'River of Jordan' for Ted, who begins narrating the past: after the war he joined the Peace Corps with Elaine and was assigned to an isolated tribe, the Molombos, who had never seen Americans.
注目の表現
one of my favoriteshear a songflow to the seaclimb on top
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このシーンの表現
as far away as possible
to the greatest distance
The captain explains he wanted to get as far away from things as possible before joining up.
She sat as far away as possible from the stage.
このシーンの他の表現
- one of my favorites
a thing I like best
- hear a song
to listen to a song
- flow to the sea
to run down to the sea
- climb on top
to rise above the weather
- assigned to
posted or given a place
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
as seen by someone
I looked in the eyes of the cold and the hungry And I saw that I was looking at methe point of it all
And I wanted to know if life had a purpose And what it all means in the endto be expecting someone
A little late tonight. We've been waiting for you.I will handle it — Casual for saying you will take care of something.
- Who wants to be first? - Go ahead, Clarence. I got it.something rough ahead
Not so good. We got some heavy stuff ahead of us.rough weather ahead — Casual for something tough or bad coming up.
Not so good. We got some heavy stuff ahead of us.to rise above the weather
The crew says the ride may get rough unless they can climb on top of the weather.
It might get rough again unless we can climb on top.as much as one can
I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible, so Elaine and I joined the Peace Corps.as ... as possible: As ... as possible sets the maximum degree, here the greatest possible distance.
I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible, so Elaine and I joined the Peace Corps.posted or given a place
The captain recalls being assigned to an isolated tribe during his Peace Corps years.
We were assigned to an isolated tribe.past perfect: The past perfect stresses that up to that point they had never seen Americans at all.
They'd never seen Americans before.Link seen Americans smoothly without a pause.
They'd never seen Americans before.in the beginning
At first they didn't know what to think of us.won their confidence
But soon, we gained their trust.The d in gained almost disappears before their.
But soon, we gained their trust.coming soon; rising
The narration says to prepare for the up and coming monsoon months.
It'll help you better prepare storing foods for the up and coming monsoon months.to make money go further
The advert voice says the containers help stretch your food dollar, like a shopping-channel pitch.
Also, Supperware products are ideal for storing leftovers to help stretch your food dollar.cut off from
You must understand, these people had been completely isolated from civilization.past perfect passive: The passive past perfect says the isolation was complete and long before the narrator arrived.
You must understand, these people had been completely isolated from civilization.to build someone up to
I started them on simple calisthenics, then gradually worked them up to rudimentary game skills.keen to pick it up
I was patient with them, and they were eager to learn.The r and t in eager to blend into one soft sound.
I was patient with them, and they were eager to learn.「Lisa Sings the River of Jordan」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene's trick is emotional whiplash. Lisa's song is sincere — 'I traveled the banks of the River of Jordan' — a folk tune about finding yourself, and the film plays it straight. Then Ted's flashback turns that sincerity into comedy: he says he joined the Peace Corps because 'I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible,' and the noble-sounding project becomes a man fleeing his life. The tribe story grows steadily more absurd, from the Supperware pitch to calisthenics and 'advanced competitive theory.' Yet one line keeps the whole thing from turning cruel: 'At first they didn't know what to think of us.' It is Ted's memory, half rose-tinted and half self-parody, and the film lets the song's earnestness and the story's silliness coexist without choosing between them.
Theme
MemoryA folk song triggers Ted's flashback to the Peace Corps years with Elaine, blending nostalgia with self-parody.
AbsurdityThe sincere song gives way to an increasingly ridiculous tale of fitness programs and 'advanced competitive theory.'
このチャプターで学べること
- Up and coming means about to arrive
- Gain trust is won slowly, not given
- As possible sets the greatest degree
- Stretch your money means make it last
発音のポイント
- seen Americans — Link seen Americans smoothly without a pause.
- gained their — The d in gained almost disappears before their.
- eager to — The r and t in eager to blend into one soft sound.
I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible, so Elaine and I joined the Peace Corps.Ted's honest reason for joining: not idealism but escape. He and Elaine fled their old life together.
You must understand, these people had been completely isolated from civilization.Ted's setup for the tribe story, insisting the Molombos had no contact with the wider world.
I was patient with them, and they were eager to learn.Ted frames himself as a patient teacher, a self-flattering note that makes the story's comedy land.
At first they didn't know what to think of us.The one touch of modesty in Ted's account; the tribe's uncertainty mirrors how the audience should take his story.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Ted say he joined the Peace Corps?
He admits he wanted to get as far away from things as possible after the war, so he and Elaine joined together. It is escape, not idealism.
What song does Lisa sing?
She plays 'River of Jordan' on her guitar, a folk song about traveling the river's banks and finding that all people are one.
What does 'stretch your food dollar' mean?
It means to make your money go further — here, to make food last and cost less. It comes from a parody Supperware advertisement inside Ted's story.
Who are the Molombos?
An isolated tribe Ted and Elaine were assigned to in the Peace Corps. Ted says they had never seen Americans before.
Is Ted's story believable?
It slides from sincere to ridiculous — calisthenics, game skills, 'advanced competitive theory.' The film never asks us to decide, only to enjoy the buildup.
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