assist someone in doing
You calling me, jack? Come over here and help me with this belt.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 10 / 20 章 · 2'46" · C1
The Doomsday Machine Revealed, Explained：as dead as the moon
Two threads run at once: Ripper, losing his mind, orders Mandrake to feed his machine gun while calling for the red coats; in the War Room, the Soviet ambassador reveals a doomsday machine that will blanket the Earth. "Will be as dead as the moon," he says. The Americans call it a trick — until they hear it triggers itself.
あらすじ
At Burpelson, the deranged General Ripper orders Mandrake to help him feed a machine gun and raves about the red coats. In the War Room, the Soviet ambassador explains the doomsday machine: bombs wrapped in cobalt thorium G that would create a radioactive cloud and leave the Earth as dead as the moon.
注目の表現
in the name ofgammy legred coatsas dead as the moon
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このシーンの表現
as dead as the moon
utterly lifeless
The ambassador says the earth's surface will be as dead as the moon after ten months.
By midnight the town was as dead as the moon.
このシーンの他の表現
- in the name of
by the authority of
- gammy leg
a bad, injured leg
- red coats
a nickname for British soldiers
- doomsday shroud
a blanket of death
- commie bull
communist nonsense
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
familiarity with
I, uh-- I haven't had very much experience, You know, with those sort of machines, jack.push a single button
I've only ever pressed a button in my old spitfire.Link 'feed me' into 'fee-me'.
Mandrake, in the name of her majesty and the continental congress, Come here and feed me this belt, boy.did not tell you
The what? The string. I never told you.blown off by gunfire
But you see, I got a gammy leg-- oh, dear. Gone. Shot off.a bad leg — British and casual; used for a dodgy limb.
But you see, I got a gammy leg-- oh, dear. Gone. Shot off.Link 'coats are' into 'coat-sar'.
Mandrake, come here. The red coats are comin'.British soldiers, old nickname — Historic or joking; say the British army in formal talk.
Mandrake, come here. The red coats are comin'.radioactive dust and debris
When it is detonated, it will produce enough radioactive fallout...reduced to a safe amount
Our studies show even the worst fallout is down to a safe level after two weeks.so what
You've obviously never heard of cobalt thorium g. What about it?passive time clause: The passive time clause focuses on the moment of detonation rather than on who sets it off.
And jacket them with cobalt thorium g, When they are exploded they will produce a doomsday shroud,a lot of
What a load of commie bull. I mean, after all.communist nonsense — Crude and hostile; avoid it in polite speech.
What a load of commie bull. I mean, after all.is built to
The doomsday machine is designed to trigger itself automatically.passive conditional: The passive if-clause hides the doer: any attempt that is made by anyone will set it off.
It is designed to explode if any attempt is made to un-trigger it.about to start
They're getting ready to clobber us!beat decisively — Casual word for a heavy beating; informal only.
They're getting ready to clobber us!meanwhile
At the same time our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines.Link 'at the' into 'a-the' before 'same'.
At the same time our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines.in a similar way
But the deciding factor was when we learned your country was working along similar lines.predicative clause: The when-clause acts as the complement of was, spelling out what the deciding factor was.
But the deciding factor was when we learned your country was working along similar lines.fearful of
We were afraid of a doomsday gap! This is preposterous!something of that kind
Dr. Strangelove, do we have anything like that in the works?「The Doomsday Machine Revealed」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter pairs two kinds of insanity: one man's private delusion and a whole species' public logic. Ripper's rants — "the red coats are comin'" — are treated as a joke, but the doomsday machine he helped enable is discussed by sane men in a conference room. The Soviet scientist's description is delivered as policy: a device "designed to trigger itself automatically," impossible to disarm, built because each side feared a "doomsday gap." The dark joke is the reasoning behind it — "our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines," so a cheaper apocalypse was the efficient choice. What the scene shows is that the machine is not a mistake in the system; it is the system, working exactly as the logic of deterrence demands.
Theme
SatireA doomsday machine is explained as cost-efficient policy, built because each side feared falling behind in the doomsday race.
AbsurdityRipper raves about red coats while sane officials discuss a machine that cannot be switched off.
このチャプターで学べること
- A doomsday machine cannot be unbuilt once detected.
- Fear of falling behind can justify anything.
- Consumer wants sit oddly beside an arms race.
- A general can dismiss a real warning as nonsense.
発音のポイント
- feed me this — Link 'feed me' into 'fee-me'.
- red coats are — Link 'coats are' into 'coat-sar'.
- At the same — Link 'at the' into 'a-the' before 'same'.
Mandrake, in the name of her majesty and the continental congress, Come here and feed me this belt, boy.Ripper's absurd command, borrowing the authority of crown and congress to order Mandrake to load his machine gun.
Mandrake, come here. The red coats are comin'.His paranoid hallucination: he believes the British are attacking, though no such force exists.
Will be as dead as the moon! Ah!The Soviet scientist's description of the Earth after the doomsday machine fires: utterly lifeless.
No, sir. It is not a thing a sane man would do.His reply about the machine: a sane person would not build it, yet it exists and arms itself.
At the same time our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines.His explanation of why the machine was built: the public wanted consumer goods, so a cheap apocalypse was chosen over real defence spending.
We were afraid of a doomsday gap! This is preposterous!The absurd reason for the arms race: each side built the machine because it feared the other side might have one first.
Our source was the new york times.The punchline about how the Soviets learned of America's plans: not spies but a newspaper.
このシーンについての質問
What is the doomsday machine?
A Soviet device of bombs wrapped in cobalt thorium G. If detonated, it would create a radioactive cloud that encircles the Earth and makes the surface, in the scientist's words, 'as dead as the moon.'
Why can't the doomsday machine be disarmed?
It is designed to trigger itself automatically, and to explode if anyone tries to untrigger it. That is why the ambassador says it is not something a sane man would build.
Why did the Soviets build the doomsday machine?
Partly to save money on defence, and mainly out of fear. They learned America was working along similar lines, and they were afraid of a 'doomsday gap.'
How did the Soviets learn about America's plans?
The ambassador says their source was The New York Times, not spies. The line is played as a joke about how openly the two sides talked about their weapons.
What is Ripper doing in his part of the scene?
He has lost his mind and is preparing to fight off an imaginary attack. He orders Mandrake to help feed his machine gun and raves that 'the red coats are comin'.'
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第 2 章what's cookingGeneral Turgidson Dodges Calls
第 3 章cause a stinkMandrake Confronts General Ripper
第 4 章be left to someoneRipper Refuses to Recall the Wing
第 5 章exceed one's authorityThe President Learns About Plan R
第 6 章that's the size of itNo Way to Recall the Bombers
第 7 章catch someone with their pants downTurgidson Argues for a First Strike
第 8 章come throughThe President Calls Dimitri
第 9 章precious bodily fluidsRipper Explains the Fluoridation Plot
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第 12 章hard-coreRipper Rants About Fluoridation
第 13 章answer forMandrake Fishes for the Recall Code
第 14 章evasive actionThe B-52 Evades a Missile
第 15 章as mad as a March hareGuano Holds Mandrake at Gunpoint
第 16 章executive officerMandrake Bluffs His Way to the Phone
第 17 章hopping madMandrake Shoots the Coke Machine
第 18 章smell a ratMuffley Calls Dimitri on the Hot Line
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