one more thing
Yeah, okay, yeah. There's something else, Dagny.Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 6 / 16 章 · 2'50" · B2
Ellis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts, Explained：dog-eat-dog
A manager vanishes, leaving a note that says "Who is John Galt?" Then Ellis Wyatt walks in, furious that the new Anti Dog-Eat-Dog rule has shut down his railroad and forced him back to the Taggarts. "I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence," he tells them.
あらすじ
At Dagny's office, a manager has disappeared, leaving only a note reading 'Who is John Galt?' Dagny argues with her brother James about the Mexican losses and his plan to use the Anti Dog-Eat-Dog rule. Then Ellis Wyatt arrives, angry that the rule has destroyed his railroad and forced him to use Taggart again. Dagny promises dependable transportation.
注目の表現
make up fordog-eat-doglifebloodold wounds
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このシーンの表現
dog-eat-dog
ruthlessly competitive
James unveils his scheme, a rule that lets rivals devour each other, and he sounds pleased.
It's a dog-eat-dog industry and nobody plays fair.
このシーンの他の表現
- make up for
compensate for
- lifeblood
the vital force
- old wounds
past hurts
- bullshit
nonsense (vulgar)
- incompetence
lack of skill
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
appeared
Richard McNamara never showed up for work.a phrase for nobody knows a joke for nobody knows
What did if say? It said, "Who is John Galt?"visiting the city
He's in town and he wants to know if you're available.keep going
We need to talk. You guys carry on, I'll catch up.Link carry and on so it sounds like one word.
We need to talk. You guys carry on, I'll catch up.gerund phrase: The gerund after for names what the plan is meant to cover.
Do you and Orren Boyle have a plan for making up for the Mexican line's losses?act drastically
You have to take radical steps to survive. What does that mean?purpose infinitive: The infinitive to survive states the purpose of the radical steps.
You have to take radical steps to survive. What does that mean?See your blends into see-yer in fast speech.
Go see your old boyfriend, Francisco...discover
...find out why he screwed us out of billions of dollars?cheated — Vulgar slang for being cheated; informal only.
...find out why he screwed us out of billions of dollars?revive past hurts
You'll never open those old woundsbe brief
- How can I help you? - I'll make this quick.be smart
...and I was hoping someone in this business still had a brain.conditional clause: The if-clause sets a condition before the main threat lands.
If you and your brother try to undermine me...adverbial clause: Now that introduces a cause already true, meaning since.
Now that you have effectively closed down the Phoenix/Durango railroad line...nonsense — A vulgar word; never use it formally.
...because of this new Anti Dog-Eat-Dog bullshit...must do it
...I have no choice but to get back into business with you Taggarts again.no connection to
I had nothing to do with the creation of that bill.Will not often compresses into willn't, losing the t.
I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence.bad, awful — Casual and insulting; soften it in polite talk.
I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence.reliable shipping
...all I want from you is dependable transportation.The t in get often drops before the.
You will get the transportation you need, Mr. Wyatt.time will tell
We'll see.「Ellis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter runs on the collision between private effort and legal force. First there is the disappearance: a manager simply fails to appear, and the only explanation is 'Who is John Galt?' — a question everyone has stopped asking. Then James unveils his answer to the company's losses, the Anti Dog-Eat-Dog rule, which he admits will make Wyatt 'have to use Taggart Transcontinental... because we will be the only railroad in town.' Dagny refuses the logic — 'The Phoenix/Durango is a good line, Jim. Conway put his lifeblood into its success' — but the law does its work anyway. Wyatt arrives not to beg but to state terms, calling the bill 'bullshit' and warning that he will not lower his standards to their level. Dagny's promise of dependable transportation is all she can honestly offer; his reply, 'We'll see,' is the sound of trust that has already been spent.
Theme
PowerJames uses a law to force a rival off the rails, showing how political power is used against private effort.
TrustWyatt is forced to depend on people he doesn't trust; Dagny's promise meets a flat 'We'll see.'
このチャプターで学べること
- James turns a ruthless rule into a legal weapon.
- Wyatt storms in because the new law corners him.
- Dagny refuses to drag up a bitter old history.
- Every offer of help here is really a demand.
発音のポイント
- carry on — Link carry and on so it sounds like one word.
- see your — See your blends into see-yer in fast speech.
- will not — Will not often compresses into willn't, losing the t.
- get the — The t in get often drops before the.
"Don't ask questions nobody can answer."The explanation of 'Who is John Galt?': not a riddle but a dismissal, a phrase people use to close down questions.
The Phoenix/Durango is a good line, Jim. Conway put his lifeblood into its success.Dagny's defense of a rival railroad, and of the man who built it: she respects the work even when James wants it destroyed.
You'll never open those old woundsJames's warning about Francisco: he does not want the past, or the money question, dragged back into the open.
I had nothing to do with the creation of that bill.Dagny distancing herself from the law that wrecked Wyatt's railroad — a denial that does not change the outcome.
I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence.Wyatt's refusal to work on the Taggarts' terms: he will use their railroad only because he is forced to.
このシーンについての質問
What happened to Richard McNamara?
He never showed up for work and left only a note asking, 'Who is John Galt?' No one can explain it, and the phrase is treated as a question nobody can answer.
What is the Anti Dog-Eat-Dog rule?
A rule James Taggart and Orren Boyle support that would shut down competitors. It is designed to force Ellis Wyatt to ship with Taggart Transcontinental again.
Why does Ellis Wyatt come to the office?
The new rule has effectively closed down the Phoenix/Durango line and forced him back to the Taggarts. He comes to set terms and to demand dependable transportation.
What does 'dog-eat-dog' mean?
It describes a ruthless, competitive world where people harm each other to get ahead. The bill is called the Anti Dog-Eat-Dog rule, though it protects the powerful, not the weak.
Why does James warn Dagny about Francisco?
He tells her to go and ask Francisco why he cost them billions, but then says, 'You'll never open those old wounds' — he knows the topic is painful for her.
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