are you really saying
Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 6 / 20 章 · 3'51" · B2
No Way to Recall the Bombers, Explained：that's the size of it
Muffley wants the recall code that will turn the bombers around; Turgidson admits there isn't one. "Do you mean to tell me... you will be unable to recall the aircraft?" In a room built to win a nuclear war, nobody can undo the order that started it.
あらすじ
In the Pentagon War Room, President Muffley learns that General Ripper has launched a nuclear strike and sealed off his base. Muffley asks General Turgidson whether the planes can be recalled; Turgidson admits the three-letter code is unknown. A transcript of Ripper's call is then read aloud, ending with a bizarre speech about bodily fluids.
注目の表現
that's the size of itseal offfigure outhold off
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このシーンの表現
that's the size of it
that's how it is
In the War Room Turgidson admits the recall has failed and sums it up flatly.
So the deal fell through—that's about the size of it.
このシーンの他の表現
- seal off
close off completely
- figure out
work out, understand
- hold off
delay, wait before acting
- sure as hell
definitely, no doubt
- for the sake of
for the benefit of
このシーンのメモ一覧
54 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
future inability: will be unable to marks a future inability, sharper than a plain can't.
Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?In fast speech 'Do you' blurs into a single /dʒə/ sound.
Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?work through laboriously
That's the size of it. However, we are plowing through every possible...in touch with
- Are you in contact with general Ripper? - No, sir.break off, stop
General Ripper sealed off the base and cut off communications.the launch order
Shortly after he issued the go code.the fact that
To confirm the fact that he had issued the go code, and he said, "yes, gentlemen,appositive clause: The fact that introduces the content of the fact; had issued places it before the confirmation.
To confirm the fact that he had issued the go code, and he said, "yes, gentlemen,what is left of
"for the sake of our country and our way of life, "I suggest you get the rest of sac in after them.definitely — Heated emphasis for friends; avoid it with bosses.
"and you sure as hell won't stop them now.get moving
"so let's get going. There's no other choice.work out, understand
An aide says they still cannot decode Ripper's last words; Turgidson snaps that there is nothing to work out.
We're still trying to figure out the meaning of that last phrase, sir.a madman — Insulting; do not say it to anyone's face.
There's nothing to figure out. This man is obviously a psychotic.time clause: Until sets the point of waiting; be in means the facts have arrived.
I'd like to hold off judgment on a thing like that until all the facts were in.one small mistake
Because of a single slipup, sir.a small mistake — Casual word for a small error.
Because of a single slipup, sir.Link 'told you' into 'tol-joo' instead of two clean words.
I told you never to call me here. Don't you know where I am?consider, feel about
What do you think about civil defense? Hmm.The t in 'back to' often drops, sounding like 'ba-to'.
Yeah, all right. Listen, you go back to sleep, hon.at that distance
Is stationed seven miles away at alvarado.if you'll permit me
If I may advise. Under a condition red, It is standard procedure that the base be sealed off...「No Way to Recall the Bombers」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is about the gap between America's nuclear machinery and the people steering it. Turgidson treats the crisis as a bureaucratic inconvenience — he even takes a personal phone call — while Muffley keeps insisting on procedure and facts, telling him, "I'd like to hold off judgment on a thing like that until all the facts were in." Then Muffley snaps, "There's nothing to figure out. This man is obviously a psychotic." The terrifying part is that the system works exactly as designed: once the go code is issued, the fail-safe becomes a fail-deadly, and the men in the room can only watch. The joke is that the fate of the world rests on a three-letter code and one officer's private breakdown.
Theme
AbsurdityThe most powerful men alive discover they cannot undo a launch; the war machine only runs forward.
Dark humorTurgidson takes a lover's call mid-crisis, and a doomsday order ends with a speech about natural fluids.
このチャプターで学べること
- A calm question can pin the blame more firmly than shouting.
- Turgidson treats catastrophe as a status report.
- The recorded rant hides aggression inside patriotic language.
- Dodging a private call reveals what a man protects.
発音のポイント
- Do you — In fast speech 'Do you' blurs into a single /dʒə/ sound.
- told you — Link 'told you' into 'tol-joo' instead of two clean words.
- go back to — The t in 'back to' often drops, sounding like 'ba-to'.
Do you mean to tell me, general Turgidson, you will be unable to recall the aircraft?Muffley can hardly believe it: he is asking whether the entire fleet truly cannot be called back.
they are on their way in and no one can bring them back.Ripper's recorded words: the bombers are already inbound and nothing can recall them now.
There's nothing to figure out. This man is obviously a psychotic.Muffley dismisses the strange final phrase and calls Ripper insane, cutting off further debate.
I'd like to hold off judgment on a thing like that until all the facts were in.Turgidson sounds careful but is really stalling, refusing to blame the program before the crisis is over.
I want to speak to general Ripper on the telephone personally.Muffley demands a direct line to Ripper himself, going around his generals.
I told you never to call me here. Don't you know where I am?Turgidson, caught taking a private call in the war room, warns his lover never to phone him at work.
このシーンについての質問
Why can't the bombers be recalled?
Only General Ripper knows the three-letter recall code, and he has sealed his base and cut off communications. Without it, SAC can only guess combinations while the planes fly on.
Is General Ripper insane, or is something else going on?
Muffley calls him "a psychotic," but the film later lets Ripper give his own rambling reasons. Whether he is mad or simply extreme is left for the audience to weigh.
Why does Turgidson take a personal phone call during the crisis?
It shows how casually the men in charge treat the end of the world — his private life and the war room sit side by side without contradiction.
What does "sure as hell" mean here?
It is an emphatic, informal way to say "definitely." In Ripper's recorded voice, "you sure as hell won't stop them now" means there is absolutely no stopping the attack.
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第 11 章rule outStrangelove's Doomsday Machine
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第 17 章hopping madMandrake Shoots the Coke Machine
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