about two weeks
There was a big-rig pileup a couple of weeks ago.Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 11 / 16 章 · 2'08" · B2
Rearden Offers to Build the Bridge, Explained：I was wondering if
At the Rio Norte work site, Wyatt praises Dagny for handling a landslide crisis, and Rearden makes her an offer: a bridge built in three months that would last for centuries. She checks her budget and says she can make it happen, then turns down dinner but agrees to walk with him.
あらすじ
Dagny arrives at the Rio Norte line in Colorado, where Wyatt credits her with saving the schedule after a pileup and a landslide. She says they cannot afford to fall behind before the first snows. Rearden then offers to replace the bridge in three months with metal that will last centuries, and she agrees to make it happen.
注目の表現
big-rig pileupclosed downbe downfall behind
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このシーンの表現
I was wondering if
a soft way to ask
Rearden mentions he is staying in town, then uses a soft opener to invite Dagny to dinner.
I was wondering if you could give me a hand.
このシーンの他の表現
- big-rig pileup
a smash-up of heavy trucks
- closed down
shut off or stop operating
- be down
be out of action
- fall behind
slip behind schedule
- in place
positioned and ready
このシーンのメモ一覧
37 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
a heavy truck — Trucking slang for a heavy tractor-trailer, common in everyday talk.
There was a big-rig pileup a couple of weeks ago.a multi-car crash — Used in news and traffic talk for a multi-vehicle crash.
There was a big-rig pileup a couple of weeks ago.a route that supplies goods
Landslide closed down the supply line for workers and the rail.be out of action
Wyatt admits he expected the site to be out of action for weeks after the accident.
I thought we'd be down for a couple of weeks.handle a crisis
I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here.I guessed — Casual talk; use assumed in formal writing.
I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here.slip behind schedule
Dagny explains the rush: they cannot afford to fall behind before the snows.
Can't afford to fall behind.positioned and ready
Dagny names the real deadline: the rails must be in place before the first snows.
We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.ahead of some event
We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.time clause: A present-tense before-clause names the deadline the main action must beat.
We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.Get those links into one run, almost like ge-those.
We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.remember it for later
Wyatt half-seriously offers Dagny a job, and she answers that she will keep it in mind.
I'll keep that in mind.feel comfortable
You look as at home there as you do in that office of yours.as...as comparison: The as...as pattern measures one state against the other, placing both on the same level.
You look as at home there as you do in that office of yours.Link as into at, then stress home rather than pausing between words.
You look as at home there as you do in that office of yours.put a new one in
What you need is to replace that bridge.get it built for you here it means getting the bridge built
What if I told you I could have it made in three months...unreal past condition: The past tense after what if marks an unreal proposal, softening the claim before it is made.
What if I told you I could have it made in three months...endure for ages
...and that it would last for centuries?get it done
After checking the budget, Rearden simply says he can make it happen and takes the bridge on.
I can make it happen.The t in make it flaps, so the two words almost merge.
I can make it happen.share a meal with me
I was wondering if you'd like join me for dinner.「Rearden Offers to Build the Bridge」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is where the film's two most capable people recognise each other. Wyatt's praise — 'I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here' — is not flattery but the respect of one professional for another, and Dagny's answer, 'Can't afford to fall behind,' tells you everything about how she works. Then Rearden raises the stakes with a promise that sounds impossible: a new bridge in three months, using his metal, that will 'last for centuries.' Their exchange is a courtship in the language of work; even the dinner invitation is declined and converted into a walk. The last question, whether the new line and the people building it can be 'stopped,' turns the private success into something larger. These are the producers the rest of the world is quietly pushing out, and the scene makes you feel both their power and the danger around them.
Theme
AmbitionDagny and Rearden match each other's ambition, promising a bridge in three months that will last centuries.
CourageDagny takes on an impossible deadline and Rearden stakes everything on his untested metal, undeterred by the danger.
このチャプターで学べること
- A landslide and a truck crash set the stakes on the line.
- Wyatt praises Dagny for handling the crisis herself.
- Rearden promises a bridge that will last for centuries.
- The scene ends on a question no one can answer.
発音のポイント
- get those — Get those links into one run, almost like ge-those.
- as at home — Link as into at, then stress home rather than pausing between words.
- make it — The t in make it flaps, so the two words almost merge.
Can't afford to fall behind.Dagny's reason for pushing so hard: the railroad cannot lose time, whatever the obstacle.
I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here.Wyatt's compliment: he expected someone competent to have handled the crisis, and Dagny did.
We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.The deadline that drives the scene: the rails must be laid before winter makes the work impossible.
You look as at home there as you do in that office of yours.Wyatt notices how naturally Dagny fits in with the workers, not just in the boardroom.
What if I told you I could have it made in three months...Rearden's pitch, framed as a challenge: a bridge in three months, against all expectations.
I can make it happen.Dagny's answer, accepting the offer and promising to find the money and make it real.
Do you think it can be stopped?The final question on their walk: whether the new line — or the people behind it — can be blocked.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Dagny in Colorado?
She is overseeing the Rio Norte line. A pileup and a landslide threatened the supply route, and she arrived to make sure the rails are laid before the first snows.
What does "fall behind" mean?
It means to lose ground against a deadline. Dagny says they can't afford to fall behind, meaning the schedule leaves no room for delay.
Why does Wyatt offer Dagny a job?
He is impressed by how she handled the crisis and by how at home she looks among the workers. He says if she ever wants a job, there is one for her.
What does Rearden offer to build?
A new bridge, which he says he can have made in three months and which would last for centuries. It is the first public test of his new metal.
Why does Dagny turn down dinner?
She has to get back to New York. She still wants his company, though, and asks him to walk with her instead, where they talk about the threats they face.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 全 16 章
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第 2 章squeeze every pennyDagny and Rearden's Metal Deal
第 3 章toast of the townRearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift
第 4 章grease the palmsBusinessmen Plot Against Rearden
第 5 章name your priceOwen Kellogg Resigns from Taggart
第 6 章dog-eat-dogEllis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts
第 7 章who are you wearingRearden's Anniversary Party
第 8 章reputation precedes youD'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party
第 9 章take it off your handsLillian Trades the Bracelet
第 10 章hard-line positionRearden Refuses to Stop Production
再生中 · 第 11 章I was wondering ifRearden Offers to Build the Bridge
第 12 章off the railsDagny Names the John Galt Line
第 13 章keep your wordDagny Commissions a Rearden Metal Bridge
第 14 章get on the bandwagonA Toast and a Confession
第 15 章went underDagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip
第 16 章overstep its boundsDagny Meets Dr. Akston at the Diner第 11 / 16 章 · 残り約 14 分