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Come from Away · 2021 — 第 4 / 22 章 · 2'21" · B1

A Town Gathers Supplies, Explained：for the love of God

Word spreads that stranded planes may land, and the whole town starts gathering supplies. Someone asks how many passengers they can take, others empty store shelves for diapers and formula, and one exasperated voice begs everyone to stop hauling toilet paper to the Lions Club. The joke is that nobody knows what will actually be needed.

あらすじ

When news comes that hundreds of stranded passengers may arrive, the town mobilises without being asked. Neighbours call to offer beds, raid shops for toothbrushes, diapers and formula, and set up rooms in the schools. Nobody knows how many are coming or how long they will stay, so they prepare for everything and pray the weather holds.

Asking for helpSmall talkAskingExplainingNeighborsB1fastother-accentClean
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注目の表現

for the love of Godneed a handtake donationsYou tell me and we'll both know

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このシーンの表現

for the love of God

看在上帝份上；求求你了

物资越收越多、越收越乱时，有人在歌里喊出这句话，请大家别再往狮子会送卫生纸。

For the love of God, stop calling me at midnight.

このシーンの他の表現

  • need a hand

    need help

  • take donations

    accept donated goods or money

  • You tell me and we'll both know

    I don't know either

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

文法 · B2I heard we might be getting

that-omission

I heard we might be getting some… guests.
表現 · B1be in charge of somethingAnd I thought I'd see if I could help whosever in charge of getting the school--
発音in charge of

liaison

And I thought I'd see if I could help whosever in charge of getting the school--
表現 · B1anytime nowWhen are they coming? Could be anytime now?
表現 · B1be glad one did somethingI'm glad I phoned.
表現 · A2get a call from someoneI get a call from Beulah,
発音get a call

flap

I get a call from Beulah,
表現 · B2off the shelvesSo I go down to Shoppers, and the manager says to just take what I want off the shelves.
表現 · C1of childbearing ageHey, you know, those planes are probably filled with women of childbearing age.
表現 · B1need a hand

need help

The Baptist church needs a hand moving their pews.
表現 · B2fill a prescriptionDr. O'Brien down at the pharmacy is ready to fill any prescriptions.
表現 · B1if you have any extraAnd the Lions Club is looking for some toilet paper, if you have any extra.
表現 · B2take donations

accept donated goods or money

Down at the station We're taking donations
表現 · A2better than somethingIt's better than being at home alone
表現 · B1what's really happening-Wondering what's really happening -Everyone's phoning We're setting up rooms in the schools
表現 · B1set something up-Wondering what's really happening -Everyone's phoning We're setting up rooms in the schools
表現 · B1what can be doneBeen crying all afternoon Wondering what can be done
発音what can be done

flap

Been crying all afternoon Wondering what can be done
表現 · B2for the love of GodFor the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club!
文法 · B2We better start

better do

We better start praying The weather stays nice
表現 · C1sent by fateIf a stranger ends up sent by fate
文法 · C1ends up sent by fate

end up + past participle

If a stranger ends up sent by fate
文法 · B1we have to be

tag question

Well, we have to be, don't we?

「A Town Gathers Supplies」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene captures a community acting before anyone has given it orders. A phone call is enough to set the town moving: one person asks, "How many passengers can we take?" while another keeps returning to the shop for whatever the last person worried about. The humour comes from the guessing game — diapers, then baby food, then tampons — until someone finally pleads, "For the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club!" Under the comedy is the film's real subject: ordinary people choosing to help strangers with no idea what they will need. Even the honest answer to what they need is a shrug: "You tell me and we'll both know." It is improvisation driven by kindness.

Theme

FaithA town turns a crisis into practical generosity, acting on a shared instinct to help whoever is sent by fate.
SurvivalPeople gather food, beds and supplies for strangers, showing community as the way a small place endures.

発音のポイント

  • in charge of — liaison
  • get a call — flap
  • what can be done — flap
You tell me and we'll both know.

A wry answer that admits nobody has the answer, turning a shared blank into a small joke.

For the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club!

A plea of exasperation: the donations are so mismatched the organiser can only beg people to stop.

We better start praying The weather stays nice

With everything else uncertain, the only thing left to hope for is that the weather cooperates.

If a stranger ends up sent by fate

A line that frames the arriving passengers as strangers delivered by chance, and asks how the town will receive them.

Well, we have to be, don't we?

The determined answer to whether they are ready: there is no real choice, so they simply have to be.

このシーンについての質問

Why is the town gathering supplies?

Planes diverted on 9/11 are about to land nearby, so the town prepares food, beds and toiletries for the passengers who will stay.

Why do they keep going back to the shops?

Each time someone raises a new worry — babies, hunger, women — the volunteers return for more: diapers, baby food, then pads and tampons.

What do they realize they cannot know?

They do not know how many passengers are coming or how long anyone will stay, so they cannot calculate what is needed and prepare for every possibility.

What does "need a hand" mean?

It means to need help. The line about the church needing a hand with its pews is a typical, casual request for volunteers.

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