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You pulled me out of a meeting where I had to tell my team we lost eight billion in funding.Don't Look Up · 2021 — 第 2 / 25 章 · 4'09" · B2
The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe, Explained：extinction-level event
It looks like a routine late-night call between scientists: a grad student and her professor reporting a comet to a NASA official. But the numbers are impossible to explain away — "an extinction-level event?" — and the response is a brush-off: "Well, let's not be dramatic here." The real subject is how quickly bad news gets managed.
あらすじ
Late at night, grad student Kate Dibiasky and her professor, Dr. Mindy, pull two officials into a call: Dr. Calder at Kennedy Space Center and Dr. Oglethorpe, who runs planetary defense. They report a newly found comet five to ten kilometers wide, on a course straight for Earth. One of them asks whether it is an extinction-level event.
注目の表現
on holdhad eyes onthe person in chargebig boy
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このシーンの表現
extinction-level event
a species-ending event
After the numbers are read out, Matthew says the phrase hesitantly, and the room understands.
Scientists still debate what caused that extinction-level event.
このシーンの他の表現
- on hold
waiting, paused
- had eyes on
was watching something
- the person in charge
the one responsible
- big boy
a big one
- let's not be dramatic
don't exaggerate
このシーンのメモ一覧
68 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ
extremely odd
I am so sorry, Dr. Calder, but we are seeing some awfully strange orbital numbers on this comet we just found.sent to your email
They should be in your inbox, right?Run is this it together as one smooth phrase.
-[Calder] Is this it? -Yeah. This is it.connect someone by phone
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Let me get Dr. Oglethorpe on the line.waiting, paused
Told to hold, Mindy waits on the line and tells Kate he is stuck there, impatient and helpless.
Uh… Uh, I'm on hold.on speakerphone
Jesus Christ. I'm gonna put them on speaker.for heaven's sake — A shocked exclamation; keep it out of formal talk.
Jesus Christ. I'm gonna put them on speaker.an observation of
Listen, we got a sighting of an NEO from Subaru telescope.Link sighting of an so of an blurs together.
Listen, we got a sighting of an NEO from Subaru telescope.officially tell
Why you just didn't report it to the Minor Planet Center?casual question order: In speech the auxiliary order is dropped, so why you didn't means why didn't you.
Why you just didn't report it to the Minor Planet Center?a group of
It's a professor and a bunch of Michigan State students who identified something big.measured at about
We clocked it in around five to ten kilometers wide.a big one
Told the thing is five to ten kilometers wide, Oglethorpe jokes, and the joke hides his worry.
Uh… That's a big boy.a big one — Playful for something big; not for formal settings.
Uh… That's a big boy.did the observing
And, uh, was this professor the one who first made the observations?appositive: The title before her name restates who she is while the main clause stays intact.
And-- And no, PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky found it.know of someone
I haven't published in a while so you probably haven't heard of me.result clause: So introduces the result of his long silence: you probably haven't heard of me.
I haven't published in a while so you probably haven't heard of me.the whole day
I've been running it all day. I keep getting the same result.a species-ending event
After the numbers are read out, Matthew says the phrase hesitantly, and the room understands.
an extinction-level event?a school outing
First move is to get the school field trip out here to DC.the one responsible
In the same breath Oglethorpe demands whoever is responsible, signalling that orders are coming.
I need the person who first had eyes on the comet and the person in charge.give others the data
…share this data immediately with Cambridge, Caltech and IAU.secret information
Wait a minute. This is classified information.as someone decides
I serve at the discretion of the president.prepositional phrase: At the discretion of means the president alone decides; here it explains his obedience.
I serve at the discretion of the president.When calling someone, hey and Kate run together.
DC, right? Hey! Hey, Kate. [clapping] This isn't happening, right?a parallel world
This is just some sort of alternate reality, right?take drugs to feel high — Drug slang; never use it in polite company.
I gotta go get high.people say
Word is that I need you both in DC fast. Only plane I got going there is that one.In fast speech the t in what nearly disappears before the.
What the fuck? Is this real? Is this a goddamn joke?damn — A swear word; avoid it with strangers.
What the fuck? Is this real? Is this a goddamn joke?holy crap — A crude exclamation; not for formal settings.
Holy shit.「The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface this is a scientific briefing: size, trajectory, who saw it first. Underneath, it is the first lesson in how the world will handle the news. The machine that should be alarmed reacts by slowing everything down — "First move is to get the school field trip out here to DC," and then, when the word "extinction" comes up, "Well, let's not be dramatic here." The gap between the data and the response is the whole film in miniature. By the end, sharing the data is overruled — "This is classified information" — and the scientists are told they serve "at the discretion of the president." Mindy keeps asking the wrong people whether this is real: "This is just some sort of alternate reality, right?"
Theme
SatireThe first official response to an extinction-level comet is protocol and secrecy rather than alarm.
AbsurdityScientists report the end of the world and are told to calm down and not be dramatic.
このチャプターで学べること
- The discovery call grows from routine questions to a species-level warning.
- On hold is where a caller is parked, and where a plan stalls.
- In charge names the one person who can actually decide.
- Extinction-level event is the phrase that turns a briefing into fear.
- A military flight is how the state takes over a discovery.
発音のポイント
- Is this it — Run is this it together as one smooth phrase.
- sighting of an — Link sighting of an so of an blurs together.
- Hey, Kate — When calling someone, hey and Kate run together.
- What the — In fast speech the t in what nearly disappears before the.
You pulled me out of a meeting where I had to tell my team we lost eight billion in funding.Dr. Calder's greeting: she is annoyed to be interrupted from delivering bad budget news, a reminder that everyone here has a mundane crisis of their own.
I haven't published in a while so you probably haven't heard of me.Mindy downplays his own standing before reporting the discovery, a small joke about academic fame that also says he is not a famous scientist.
Well, let's not be dramatic here.The official response to the word extinction: instead of alarm, a request to soften the language, which is exactly the reflex the film is mocking.
I serve at the discretion of the president.The line that shuts down the science: Calder is not free to release the data, because her job answers to the president, not to the facts.
This is just some sort of alternate reality, right?Mindy's way of refusing what is in front of him; he keeps asking Kate to confirm that the world has not actually changed.
このシーンについての質問
Why is the comet so dangerous?
It is five to ten kilometers wide. An object that size hitting Earth would be an extinction-level event, which is the question one of the scientists asks on the call before being told not to be dramatic.
Who is Dr. Oglethorpe?
He is head of the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, the office the others joke about not believing is real. He is the one who decides the scientists should be brought to Washington.
Why is the data declared classified?
The moment the scientists move to share the findings with outside institutions, they are told it is classified information. The decision is political: Calder says she serves at the discretion of the president.
Why does Kate say she needs to get high?
It is her reaction to the scale of the news. Once the call is over and the scale of the threat sinks in, she doesn't process it with calm — she says she has to go get high.
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再生中 · 第 2 章extinction-level eventThe Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe
第 3 章skirt around somethingKate and Mindy Wait Seven Hours
第 4 章sit tight and assessThe Scientists Brief President Orlean
第 5 章blow someone offScientists Leak the Apocalypse Warning
第 6 章sit tightBASH Confirms the Comet
第 7 章here we go againKate and Mindy Prep Backstage
第 8 章on a plateRiley Bina Reconciles Live on Air
第 9 章keep the bad news lightComet Revealed on The Daily Rip
第 10 章backlashKate Becomes a Meme
第 11 章take the hitMindy Arrested, Orlean Apologizes
第 12 章on a collision courseThe President Announces the Comet
第 13 章get it over and done withKate and Yule Swap Life Stories
第 14 章go for launchKate Gives the Launch Order
第 15 章course correctionThe Comet Mission Turns Around
第 16 章panda pawIsherwell Takes Over the Meeting
第 17 章pull it offScientists Question Comet Mining Plan
第 18 章off the gridKate Exposes the Comet Conspiracy
第 19 章ego the size of TexasJune Catches Randall With Brie
第 20 章stone-cold legendFans Mob Kate at the Store
第 21 章die aloneIsherwell Predicts Mindy's Death
第 22 章go gangbustersRandall Tells the Truth on Air
第 23 章look down one's nose at someoneJust Look Up vs Don't Look Up
第 24 章nature callsComet Mission Fails During Dinner
第 25 章state-of-the-artThe Last Prayer Before the Comet第 2 / 25 章 · 残り約 80 分