Arthur the King · 2024 — 第 16 / 19 章 · 2'21" · B1

The Team Leaves Arthur Behind, Explained:neck and neck

On the surface it is the last leg of a world championship, two teams neck and neck. Underneath, a rule forces the racers to abandon the dog who followed them across the country: the boat is too small. "You'll be okay," one of them tells Arthur, then they push off.

あらすじ

At the final stage of a world adventure race, the two leading teams are neck and neck. When they reach the kayaks, organizers refuse to let the dog Arthur board: the boat can barely hold two people. The team says a painful goodbye and leaves him on shore before starting the paddle.

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注目の表現

neck and neckstep on the gasblow 'em awaymake it back

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このシーンの表現

neck and neck

level with each other

The announcer says the two leading teams are dead level as the final stage begins.

The two runners were neck and neck at the finish line.

このシーンの他の表現

  • step on the gas

    go full speed

  • blow 'em away

    beat them easily

  • make it back

    return safely

  • the King

    the ruler here

  • now or never

    act now or lose the chance

このシーンのメモ一覧

46 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1come down to something

boil down to

Well, it's all come down to this final stage of these world championships.
表現 · B1be neck and neck

level with each other

The announcer says the two leading teams are dead level as the final stage begins.

Team Arc'Teryx and Team Broadrail, plus their mascot, are neck and neck.
表現 · B2conserve one's energy

save your strength

Hey, conserve your energy until we get to the kayaks, - all right, Chik? -Yeah.
発音get to the

In fast speech get to the blurs, with to reduced almost to a schwa.

Hey, conserve your energy until we get to the kayaks, - all right, Chik? -Yeah.
表現 · B1a final push

one last hard effort

There's gonna be one final push - to the finish line. -Come on, Chiki.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Spoken contraction; avoid it in formal writing.

There's gonna be one final push - to the finish line. -Come on, Chiki.
表現 · B2take the crown

win the title

Then we're gonna see who can endure the most pain and take the crown.
表現 · A2start off + 形容词

begin in a certain way

We're gonna start off slow and smooth, - get a nice rhythm. -Yes.
表現 · B1step on the gas

go full speed

Michael tells his crew to start smooth, then push hard and never ease off.

Once we get going, we step on the gas, and we don't let go, okay?
表現 · A2let go

release the grip

Once we get going, we step on the gas, and we don't let go, okay?
文法 · B1Once we get going

time clause: Once sets the trigger for the next move, here the full-speed push.

Once we get going, we step on the gas, and we don't let go, okay?
発音don't let go

The t in don't often drops, and let go runs together.

Once we get going, we step on the gas, and we don't let go, okay?
表現 · A2hear about something

learn of something

Listen, we heard about the dog and have decided that it's not safe.
表現 · B1barely fit someone

hardly have room for

Over 30 miles of changing tides out there in a boat that can barely fit two people is too much liability, okay?
表現 · B2loser buys the beer

the loser pays for drinks

Chikerotis, loser buys the beer, mate.
スラング · B1mate

buddy, friend — Common in British and Australian speech; not for strangers.

Chikerotis, loser buys the beer, mate.
表現 · B2blow someone away

beat them easily

A teammate promises they will crush the rivals once the boats hit the water.

We'll blow 'em away in the water.
スラング · B2blow 'em away

crush them easily — Fine among teammates; keep it out of formal talk.

We'll blow 'em away in the water.
表現 · A2make it back

return safely

A teammate comforts Michael, saying the dog is a survivor who will return.

Yeah, he's a survivor, right? He'll make it back.
表現 · B1mean too much to someone

matters hugely to someone

This means too much to too many people.
表現 · A2run a place

be in charge of a place

You're the King. You can run this place.
文法 · A2You can run this place

modal can: Can here grants permission and control rather than stating ability.

You're the King. You can run this place.
表現 · B1it's now or never

act now or lose the chance

The call tells them to move: the last leg is here and waiting will cost them.

- It's now or never!
発音now or never

Stress now and never, and glide over the little or.

- It's now or never!
表現 · A2catch up with someone

close the gap

Go, go! We'll catch up!

「The Team Leaves Arthur Behind」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene turns a race into a moral test. The team is close enough to win, and the organizers' argument is purely practical—the kayak is too small and the liability too high. But Arthur has run the whole course with them, so leaving him is not a logistics problem, it is a betrayal, and the film knows it. Michael keeps telling the dog, "You'll be okay. You're Arthur. You're the King," as if naming his place could make it true. Then comes the line that decides everything: "It's now or never." They choose the race, and the camera stays long enough to feel the cost.

Theme

FriendshipA team that could win is asked to abandon the dog who became one of them.
DreamsThe finish they chased for years is reachable, and the price is leaving Arthur behind.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A farewell can crown a stray dog king.
  • Short commands keep a whole team in rhythm.
  • Leaving someone safe is still leaving.
  • The race turns once they reach the water.

発音のポイント

  • get to the — In fast speech get to the blurs, with to reduced almost to a schwa.
  • don't let go — The t in don't often drops, and let go runs together.
  • now or never — Stress now and never, and glide over the little or.
You're the King. You can run this place.

A farewell that gives the dog a title, promising he belongs somewhere even as they leave him.

This means too much to too many people.

The racer's justification for a choice that hurts: the race carries other people's hopes too.

You'll be okay. You're Arthur.

The goodbye repeated like a reassurance, using the dog's name as if it were a guarantee.

Over 30 miles of changing tides out there in a boat that can barely fit two people is too much liability, okay?

The organizer's blunt reason: it is not about kindness but about risk over a long, dangerous stretch of water.

このシーンについての質問

Why can't Arthur ride in the kayak?

The organizers say the boat can barely fit two people and the route is over 30 miles of changing tides, so taking the dog is too much risk.

Why does the team leave Arthur onshore?

They are neck and neck in the final stage and see a chance to win, so they accept the rule and push on, even though it hurts.

What does 'You're the King' mean for the dog?

It is a farewell, telling Arthur he owns the place he is left in and will be fine on his own.

What does 'it's now or never' signal?

It is the last chance to go, so the team stops hesitating, says goodbye, and starts the final push.

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