the way you requested
I've done as you asked.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 8 / 20 章 · 4'12" · B1
The President Calls Dimitri, Explained：come through
The hotline is supposed to prevent exactly this, so the president spends the first minutes being diplomatic — checking that the line is clear, exchanging pleasantries — before admitting why he called: "I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened." The horror is delivered in the language of a polite apology.
あらすじ
On the hotline, President Muffley reaches Premier Dimitri to tell him that a rogue American commander has ordered planes to attack the Soviet Union. He first checks that the line is clear, then explains that the commander went a little funny in the head. He offers the Soviets the planes' targets and flight plans, and says that if the planes cannot be recalled, America will help shoot them down.
注目の表現
come throughfade awaycall uprundown
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このシーンの表現
come through
be received clearly
On the hotline the President keeps checking the connection and says the voice is coming through fine.
I hope this comes through clearly on your end.
このシーンの他の表現
- fade away
gradually become fainter
- call up
phone someone
- rundown
a summary of details
- go wrong
fail or go badly
- capable of
able to do something
このシーンのメモ一覧
57 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
watch out
Be careful, Mr. President. I think he is drunk.right? isn't it? — A tag seeking agreement, common in British speech.
I'm coming through fine too, eh?as you put it
Good, then-- well, then, As you say, we're both coming through fine.share someone's view
I agree with you. It's great to be fine. [chuckles] Now, then, Dimitri, you know how...discuss
We've always talked about the possibility...here is what happened
Well, now, what happened is, uh, One of our base commanders,went ahead and did
And, uh, he went and did a silly thing.let me complete my point
To attack your country-- Well, let me finish, Dimitri.Link 'Can you' into 'can-yu' instead of two full words.
Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri?unreal conditional: The past-tense if plus wouldn't have marks an unreal condition: a hostile call would not have reached him.
Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.The t in 'wasn't' often drops before 'friendly'.
Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.no less than
They will not reach their targets for at least another hour.have covered something thoroughly
Listen, I've been all over this with your ambassador.coordinated noun phrase: Three nouns are joined by commas and and, all sharing the phrase of the planes.
A complete rundown on the targets, flight plans and defensive systems of the planes.going to — Spoken shorthand; keep it out of formal writing.
I'd say that-- well, We're just gonna have to help you destroy them, Dimitri.Link 'faded away' into 'fade-da-way'.
Who should we call? Sorry, you faded away there.by any chance have
Uh-huh. Listen, do you happen to have the phone number on you, Dimitri?yeah, I see — A listening noise on the phone; fine in casual calls.
Uh-huh. Listen, do you happen to have the phone number on you, Dimitri?request
I see. Just ask for omsk information.also, too
But I am sorry as well.just as much as
I am as sorry as you are, Dimitri.comparison: As sorry as compares two equal levels, and just strengthens the claim of being equally sorry.
Don't say that you're more sorry than I am, Because I'm capable of being just as sorry as you are.「The President Calls Dimitri」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene's comedy comes from tone, not plot. The president has to announce the possible end of the world, and he does it the way a nervous man handles an awkward phone call: confirming the connection, trading small talk, asking after the other man's health, apologising for the hour. The catastrophe is buried in courtesy — "I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened," as if the line were a formality. Then the two leaders start competing over who feels worse, each insisting he is more sorry, which turns nuclear annihilation into a matter of wounded politeness. Under the jokes sits the film's real point: the machinery meant to prevent this is staffed by fallible, slightly absurd men, and the hotline is only as sane as the people speaking into it.
Theme
SatireThe end of the world is announced like an awkward phone call, complete with small talk and apologies.
AbsurdityTwo leaders argue over who is sorrier while nuclear destruction is already under way.
このチャプターで学べること
- Small talk about the line buys time before the confession.
- Two leaders can turn a crisis into an apology contest.
- Offering help to bomb your own planes is the darkest joke here.
- The word just makes terrible news sound casual.
発音のポイント
- Can you — Link 'Can you' into 'can-yu' instead of two full words.
- wasn't friendly — The t in 'wasn't' often drops before 'friendly'.
- faded away — Link 'faded away' into 'fade-da-way'.
Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri?Muffley appeals for sympathy: he wants Dimitri to grasp how awful it is to be the one making this call.
I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.The plain statement of disaster, softened by the phrase 'calling up' — as if this were an ordinary courtesy call.
Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.His reassurance that the call is friendly: if it were a trick, the line would not have been connected at all.
They will not reach their targets for at least another hour.The one piece of hard information: there is a little time before impact, and it becomes the deadline for everything.
I'd say that-- well, We're just gonna have to help you destroy them, Dimitri.The grim offer: if the planes cannot be recalled, the Americans will help the Soviets shoot down their own aircraft.
Don't say that you're more sorry than I am, Because I'm capable of being just as sorry as you are.The argument that ends the call: each leader insists he is at least as sorry as the other, turning guilt into a contest.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the president call Dimitri?
To warn the Soviets directly. A rogue American commander has launched planes at the USSR, and the president wants to explain the mistake and coordinate a response before it is too late.
What does the president offer the Soviets?
He offers a full rundown of the planes' targets, flight plans and defensive systems, and says the US will help destroy the planes if they cannot be recalled.
What does 'come through' mean in the call?
It means a voice or signal is received clearly. The president keeps asking whether he is coming through fine, treating the connection itself as the first problem to solve.
Why do the two leaders argue about being sorry?
It is a joke about politeness. Each insists he is more sorry than the other, until nuclear catastrophe becomes a matter of manners and wounded pride.
Why does the president keep insisting the call is friendly?
He is trying to keep Dimitri calm and listening. A surprise attack could look like a trick, so he stresses that a hostile call would not even have been put through: "if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it."
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