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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 13 / 20 章 · 3'20" · B2

Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code, Explained：answer for

Mandrake needs the recall code to stop the bombers, so he works on Ripper with sympathy and flattery. Ripper keeps drifting — "Those boys were like my children, Mandrake" — while Mandrake edges toward the one thing that matters: "my advice to you, jack, is to give me the code now."

あらすじ

At Burpelson Air Force Base, Group Captain Mandrake begs General Ripper to recall the wing before it is too late. Ripper refuses to focus: he talks about the pilots as if they were his children, about believing in an afterlife, and about his own bodily fluids. Mandrake keeps agreeing with him, hoping to talk him into handing over the recall code.

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注目の表現

let someone downprisoner of wargoing-overstand up under

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  22. ❝ 独白Ripper's war story8 行練習ページ ↗
  40. ❝ 独白asking for the code9 行練習ページ ↗
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このシーンの表現

answer for

be held responsible

Ripper turns religious and says he will have to answer for what he has done, quietly preparing his own defense.

Someone will have to answer for this mistake.

このシーンの他の表現

  • let someone down

    fail someone

  • prisoner of war

    a captured soldier

  • going-over

    a beating or telling-off

  • stand up under

    endure pressure

  • rough stuff

    violence or force

このシーンのメモ一覧

54 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

表現 · B2recall the wing

call the wing back

While there's still time, I beg you, let's recall the wing and--
文法 · B1While there's still time

time clause: The while-clause sets a closing window before the plea that follows.

While there's still time, I beg you, let's recall the wing and--
表現 · B1let someone down

fail someone

Ripper says his crews have failed him like disappointing children, and Mandrake quickly denies it.

- Now they let me down. - No, no, jack! Not a bit of it.
表現 · B2not a bit of it

not at all

- Now they let me down. - No, no, jack! Not a bit of it.
表現 · C1every man jack of them

every single one

I'm equally sure they all died thinking of you, Every man jack of them, jack.
発音man jack

Link man and jack so they sound like one word.

I'm equally sure they all died thinking of you, Every man jack of them, jack.
表現 · B2something has gone off

gone bad

Supposing a bit of water has gone off, eh?
表現 · C1rancid and clotted

rotten and lumpy

But look at me now. Do I look all rancid and clotted?
表現 · B2what you might call something

as you might say

And I drink a lot of water. I'm what you might call a water man.
表現 · B1swear to someone

give someone my word

And I can swear to you, my boy-- swear to you, That there's nothing wrong with my bodily fluids.
表現 · B1prisoner of war

a captured soldier

Ripper suddenly asks whether Mandrake was ever a prisoner of war, quietly sizing up how much pressure he can take.

Mandrake, were you ever a prisoner of war?
表現 · B1as a matter of fact

in fact

Yes, I was, as a matter of fact.
文法 · B2don't think they wanted

negated believe: The negation sits on think but really denies the clause: I believe they did not want that.

Ah, oh, no, I-- Well, I don't think they wanted me to talk, really.
表現 · B1have a bit of fun

have some fun

It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines.
発音bit of

The t in bit is flapped and of nearly vanishes.

It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines.
スラング · B2swines

a mild insult — A mild British insult; risky to say to someone's face.

It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines.
発音bloody good

Stress both bloody and good, with a short beat before them.

The strange thing is, they make such bloody good cameras.
スラング · B2bloody

a British intensifier swear — British and informal; still a swear in formal settings.

The strange thing is, they make such bloody good cameras.
表現 · C1give someone a going-over

a thorough beating

A pretty good going-over in a few minutes, for the code.
スラング · C1going-over

a beating or telling-off — British and casual; fine with friends.

A pretty good going-over in a few minutes, for the code.
表現 · B2have quite a point

make a fair point

Yes-- Yes, well, you may have a-- you may have quite a point there, jack.
文法 · B2how well I could stand up

embedded question: The how well clause is the object of know, so the line means he cannot judge his own endurance.

I don't know how well I could stand up under torture.
表現 · B2try any rough stuff

resort to violence

And if those devils come back and try any rough stuff,
スラング · B2rough stuff

violence or force — Casual; often used in warnings or to calm a fight.

And if those devils come back and try any rough stuff,
表現 · C1a belt of ammo

an ammunition belt

You with your gun and me with a belt of ammo, feeding you.
表現 · B2answer for something

be accountable for it

And I know I'll have to answer for what I've done.
表現 · B2do wonders for someone

work wonders for someone

Always did wonders for a man that, a wash and brush up.
表現 · B1play a little guessing game

a small guessing game

Supposing I play a little guessing game with you, jack boy?

「Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a negotiation disguised as a chat. Mandrake cannot order Ripper to hand over the code, and he has no weapon, so he tries every softer tool: agreement, sympathy, shared memories, even religion. "I'm equally sure they all died thinking of you," he says, flattering a man who is clearly breaking down. Ripper answers with a rambling monologue about water, prisoners of war, and torture, and he admits he expects to be tortured for the code. Mandrake's most direct move is also his most patient: "And my advice to you, jack, is to give me the code now." He is not just trying to win an argument; the bombers are still flying, and every polite sentence is buying seconds.

Theme

DutyMandrake has a job to do — get the code — and he keeps at it while Ripper rambles.
DeceptionMandrake hides his real goal behind flattery and agreement, coaxing the code out of a man who trusts him.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Warm talk can be the smoothest way to apply pressure.
  • A war story is often asked to test, not to share.
  • Absurd turns like praising cameras make the calm scarier.
  • Answer for is heavier than be responsible for.

発音のポイント

  • man jack — Link man and jack so they sound like one word.
  • bit of — The t in bit is flapped and of nearly vanishes.
  • bloody good — Stress both bloody and good, with a short beat before them.
Those boys were like my children, Mandrake.

Ripper frames the pilots as family, so recalling them feels like betraying his own children.

I'm equally sure they all died thinking of you, Every man jack of them, jack.

Mandrake flatters him: he claims every dead pilot's last thought was of Ripper.

It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines.

Mandrake downplays his torture, calling it the guards' idea of entertainment.

The strange thing is, they make such bloody good cameras.

A deadpan punchline: even while describing his torturers, he praises their cameras.

Water on the back of the neck makes you feel marvelous.

Ripper's belief in water as a cure, stated as simple everyday wisdom.

That's what we need: Water on the back of the neck and the code.

Ripper links his water cure with the one thing Mandrake wants: the recall code.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mandrake agree with Ripper so much?

He has no authority over Ripper and needs the code, so he uses flattery and sympathy to keep him talking. Arguing would only make the paranoid general shut down.

Why does Ripper ask whether Mandrake was a prisoner of war?

He is testing how much torture a man can take. He wants to know whether Mandrake would give up the code under pressure — and he seems to be thinking about his own limit too.

Why does Mandrake tell his torture story?

It is small talk that keeps Ripper calm and engaged. Mandrake is stalling for time and trying to stay on the general's good side while the bombers are still in the air.

Why does Ripper keep talking about water?

Water is the center of his obsession: he believes pure water keeps his bodily fluids clean. Bringing it up lets him avoid the one subject Mandrake cares about, the code.

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