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Don't Look Up · 2021 — 第 6 / 25 章 · 3'41" · B2

BASH Confirms the Comet, Explained：sit tight

Peter Isherwell wants proof before he will believe in the comet, and the proof comes from names he trusts — until the room finally says it out loud: a rock bigger than the one that killed the dinosaurs is aimed at Earth. "If it isn't deflected, the entire planet dies." The politics arrive faster than the plan: "sit tight and assess."

あらすじ

At the BASH offices, a package of comet data reaches Peter Isherwell. Adul Grelio reports that Dr. Oglethorpe in Washington and Dr. Franks at Columbia have both confirmed the discovery and the math. Peter admits he was skeptical and now finds it credible. The president, however, has said only "sit tight and assess," so the group starts talking about lawyers and media training instead of a plan.

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このシーンの表現

sit tight

wait and do nothing

In the BASH war room they confirm the president only told them to wait, and Peter bristles.

Sit tight, the results will be out in an hour.

このシーンの他の表現

  • cheer someone up

    make someone feel better

  • not called for

    unnecessary and out of line

  • a step slow

    a little slow to catch on

  • the feds

    federal agents

  • pro bono attorney

    a lawyer working free

このシーンのメモ一覧

61 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · A2cheer someone up

make someone feel better

At BASH headquarters the boss shows a product that lifts your mood and soothes Peter.

This will cheer you up, Peter.
発音cheer you

Cheer and you link so it sounds like one word.

This will cheer you up, Peter.
表現 · B2schedule a therapy session

a meeting with a therapist

It also, seriously, uh, schedules a therapy session with a nearby professional, so we can make sure that these sad feelings never ever ever return.
文法 · B2so we can make sure that

purpose clause: The so-that clause explains the purpose behind the scheduled therapy session.

It also, seriously, uh, schedules a therapy session with a nearby professional, so we can make sure that these sad feelings never ever ever return.
表現 · C1the consumer sector

a group of buyers

Are you sure the video of the puppy on the rooster is optimizing our prepubescent sense memory consumer sector?
表現 · B2cross-check the data

verify data against other sources

We will cross-check the data on that, for sure.
表現 · B1almost fall out of one's chair

be shocked

Then I showed it to Dr. Franks at Columbia, and he almost fell out of his chair.
表現 · B2be skeptical about something

not easily convinced

So, look, I have to admit. I was very skeptical at first, but this is all quite credible.
表現 · B1sit tight

wait and do nothing

In the BASH war room they confirm the president only told them to wait, and Peter bristles.

And the president really said to sit tight?
発音sit tight

The t in sit often drops before tight.

And the president really said to sit tight?
表現 · B2a breach of security

a security violation

The feds will claim breach of security, so make sure these two get a pro bono attorney.
表現 · C1a pro bono attorney

a lawyer working free

The boss orders a lawyer for the scientists in case charges come, using this legal term.

The feds will claim breach of security, so make sure these two get a pro bono attorney.
スラング · B2feds

federal agents — Casual and slightly wary; not for formal documents.

The feds will claim breach of security, so make sure these two get a pro bono attorney.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.

We're gonna hire a lawyer?
表現 · B2be called for

unnecessary and out of line

After the boss mocks Kate and she snaps back, someone says the remark was not called for.

That was not called for.
文法 · B2if we just tell people

conditional clause: The main question comes first, then the if-clause gives the premise that challenges it.

How is it criminal if we just tell people, like the public, you know, what we saw, and tell them the truth?
発音How is it

In fast speech how is it blurs into one weak syllable.

How is it criminal if we just tell people, like the public, you know, what we saw, and tell them the truth?
表現 · B1get media training

training for talking to the press

Make sure this one gets media training before he hits the shows.
表現 · B1be a step slow

a little slow to catch on

In the same meeting the boss judges Mindy as too slow to handle the press.

He seems a step slow.
表現 · B2have legendary chemistry

amazing on-screen spark

Brie and Jack have legendary chemistry.
表現 · B2cut someone for time

dropped to save time

A staffer recalls being booked on the show and then dropped at the last minute for time.

I was so excited I couldn't sleep for two nights, but then they cut me for time.
文法 · B1so excited I couldn't

so ... that result: So plus an adjective introduces a result clause, with that often left out in speech.

I was so excited I couldn't sleep for two nights, but then they cut me for time.
表現 · B2a lousy something

a measly one

You won't even give me a lousy pronoun? Come on.
スラング · B2lousy

measly, poor — Dismissive and informal; it can sting if said to someone's face.

You won't even give me a lousy pronoun? Come on.
表現 · B2be headed at something

moving straight toward

A comet, bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, is headed directly at Earth.
文法 · C1bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs

parenthetical comparison: A comparison with its own relative clause sits between subject and verb; strip it to find the main clause.

A comet, bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, is headed directly at Earth.
発音headed directly at

Stress directly and glide over the ed in headed.

A comet, bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, is headed directly at Earth.
表現 · B1the entire + 名词

the whole world

If it isn't deflected, the entire planet dies.
文法 · B2If it isn't deflected

conditional clause: The passive if-clause sets the condition and the short main clause states the result as fact.

If it isn't deflected, the entire planet dies.
スラング · A2gotta

have got to — Very casual; fine with friends, not in formal talk.

Hey, guys, we gotta keep walking, all right?

「BASH Confirms the Comet」を読み解く

What's really going on

The comedy and the horror sit in the same frame. A comet that can end the world is confirmed in the same building where a wellness product listens to your heartbeat and books you a therapist, and the men who now believe the data treat it as a logistics problem. Peter's verdict is pure office language — "this is all quite credible" — delivered as if he were signing off on a quarterly report. What the scene really shows is how power absorbs catastrophe: the president reduces it to "sit tight and assess," someone starts worrying about the midterms, and the scientists, who only want to warn the public, are handed a media trainer and a lawyer. "How is it criminal if we just tell people... the truth?" one of the scientists asks, and no one in the room has a good answer, because the real problem is not the comet but the system deciding how much the public is allowed to know.

Theme

PowerA tech billionaire and a president decide what the public gets to know about the comet.
SatireA planet-killer is confirmed between a product demo and a talk about media training.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The president's one-line order says more than any speech.
  • The tech boss turns a planet-killer into a product demo.
  • Kate's question sounds naive but it is the whole point.
  • Calling in a pro bono lawyer is quiet damage control.

発音のポイント

  • cheer you — Cheer and you link so it sounds like one word.
  • sit tight — The t in sit often drops before tight.
  • How is it — In fast speech how is it blurs into one weak syllable.
  • headed directly at — Stress directly and glide over the ed in headed.
A comet, bigger than the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, is headed directly at Earth.

The confirmation lands: the object is no ordinary comet but a planet-killer, larger than the rock that wiped out the dinosaurs and aimed straight at Earth.

If it isn't deflected, the entire planet dies.

The stakes, stated plainly: unless they can change its path, the comet will end all life on the planet.

The feds will claim breach of security, so make sure these two get a pro bono attorney.

The group's worry about how the leak will be treated: the authorities may call it a security breach, so the two scientists are told to get free legal help.

How is it criminal if we just tell people, like the public, you know, what we saw, and tell them the truth?

The scientists' question about the crackdown: if all they did was tell the public the truth about what they found, how can that be a crime?

You won't even give me a lousy pronoun? Come on.

A gripe about getting no credit: the speaker is not even granted a pronoun, a small joke about being left out of the story.

We need to move fast.

The urgency after the president's delay: the group argues they cannot wait for the politics to play out.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Peter Isherwell change his mind about the comet?

He starts out skeptical, but Adul Grelio has already had the math checked by Dr. Oglethorpe in DC and Dr. Franks at Columbia, both of whom confirm it. Faced with that, Peter calls the calculations credible.

Why won't the president act on the comet right away?

Her response is "sit tight and assess." One character guesses she is worried about the midterms, which is why the others insist they need to move fast instead of waiting.

What does 'pro bono attorney' mean?

It means a lawyer who works for free. Because leaking the discovery could be treated as a breach of security, the group is told to line up a pro bono attorney for the two scientists.

Why does someone say the other scientist is 'a step slow'?

It is a jab at how he handles himself in public. Before he goes on TV, the team wants him to get media training, treating him as too slow to handle the interview.

Who confirms the comet's math?

Adul Grelio says he spoke with Dr. Oglethorpe in Washington, who confirmed the discovery and all the calculations, and then showed the data to Dr. Franks at Columbia.

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