M*A*S*H · 1970 — 第 1 / 22 章 · 2'34" · B1

Hawkeye and Duke Report for Duty, Explained:get to the bottom of something

The scene looks like a mess-hall mix-up: two strangers are eating when the colonel demands to know who they are. Underneath, it is a job interview disguised as small talk. "I'm, uh, Duke Forrest, your new cutter," one of them finally says, and the room's suspicion turns into a welcome.

あらすじ

Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest arrive at a MASH unit near the front and walk straight into the mess hall, where they are mistaken for stragglers. Duke introduces himself as the new cutter, Hawkeye admits he has a jeep parked outside, and Colonel Blake reminds them how to report for duty before handing out assignments.

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get to the bottom of somethinghave a hell of a nerveshow someone aroundseparated from

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このシーンの表現

get to the bottom of something

find out the truth

The colonel hears the newcomers are accused of stealing a jeep and vows to clear the whole thing up.

The manager promised to get to the bottom of the missing order.

このシーンの他の表現

  • have a hell of a nerve

    be extremely bold

  • show someone around

    give someone a tour

  • separated from

    lose contact with

  • commanding officer

    the officer in charge

  • passing gas

    giving anesthesia (or farting)

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · A2something to eat

food of some kind

Well, I guess they just got separated from their units and looking for something to eat.
表現 · B1get separated from someone

lose contact with

Someone guesses the strangers are not thieves at all, just soldiers cut off from their units and hungry.

Well, I guess they just got separated from their units and looking for something to eat.
発音hell of a

Hell of a often blurs into a single sound.

They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food.
スラング · B1hell of a

an intensifier — Fine among friends; too rough for polite talk.

They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food.
表現 · A2move over

shift aside

Can I ask you to move over just a little bit? Thank you. Ooh.
表現 · B1be in love

feeling love

But you know she's got to use— I think I'm in love.
表現 · B1the truth is ...

honestly

Uh— Uh, well, you see, the truth is, Lieutenant, I don't have anything to do tonight.
表現 · A2show someone around

give someone a tour

Duke sidles up to the lieutenant, says he is new in town, and asks her for a tour as a chat-up line.

I just got into town, and, uh, well, I thought maybe you could show me around.
文法 · B1I thought maybe you could

tentative past: Past tense makes the request sound tentative and polite.

I just got into town, and, uh, well, I thought maybe you could show me around.
発音got into

Link got and into so they sound like one word.

I just got into town, and, uh, well, I thought maybe you could show me around.
表現 · B1if you'll notice something

if you take a look

Captain, I think if you'll notice the lieutenant's beautiful hand, she is definitely married.
文法 · B1you'll notice

if-clause: The if-clause invites the listener to check the evidence themselves.

Captain, I think if you'll notice the lieutenant's beautiful hand, she is definitely married.
表現 · B1the commanding officer

the officer in charge

Colonel Blake reminds everyone he is the one in charge and nobody is going to fool him.

Well, I'm the commanding officer, and I'm going to get to the bottom of this.
表現 · B1be passing through

just passing by

because they want to. Attention, Captain Murrhardt- [ Continues, Indistinct ] You men just passing through? I was just enjoying that lovely dish there.
スラング · B1cutter

surgeon, in army slang — Army slang; civilians just say surgeon.

I'm, uh, Duke Forrest, your new cutter. That's my driver.
表現 · A2right outside

just outside

No, I didn't steal a jeep. No, it's right outside. Right there.
発音Right there

Slow down and stress right there to point at the spot.

No, I didn't steal a jeep. No, it's right outside. Right there.
表現 · B1report to one's duty station

one's assigned post

Oh, so it is. Captain Forrest, don't you know that when you report to your new duty station, you go to your commanding officer with a copy of your orders?
文法 · B1don't you know that when

negative question: The negative question scolds rather than asks for information.

Oh, so it is. Captain Forrest, don't you know that when you report to your new duty station, you go to your commanding officer with a copy of your orders?
スラング · B1boozing

drinking heavily — Casual slang; avoid it in formal settings.

Captain Pierce and me have been boozing all day and worked up an appetite— Good, good. You've been working close to the front.
スラング · C1Dago

a slur for Italians — An ethnic slur; recognize it, never use it.

And this is Captain Forrest. Dago Red.
表現 · B1better known as something

more commonly called

Better known as Painless Pole.

「Hawkeye and Duke Report for Duty」を読み解く

What's really going on

The comedy hides a formal ritual. The men already eating resent these newcomers, and one grumbles, "They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food." But the real business is military: who is in charge, what orders you carry, and whether you stole your transport. Blake tests Duke and Hawkeye at the table — "don't you know that when you report to your new duty station, you go to your commanding officer with a copy of your orders?" — and Hawkeye answers the jeep charge without blinking. From there the scene turns almost into a personnel interview, as the new surgeons request nurses and are introduced around. The humor is that war's bureaucracy keeps running even at the front.

Theme

PowerA commanding officer reasserts authority at his own table, reminding newcomers who sets the rules.
DutyThe newcomers must prove they followed procedure and belong here before they are accepted.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A pointed fact can beat a long excuse.
  • Nerve is called out as freely as food is eaten here.
  • Introductions in the army carry rank and role at once.
  • Jokes in the mess hall are part of the rank-and-file culture.

発音のポイント

  • hell of a — Hell of a often blurs into a single sound.
  • got into — Link got and into so they sound like one word.
  • Right there — Slow down and stress right there to point at the spot.
They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food.

The speaker is indignant: these strangers have the gall to walk in and help themselves to the unit's meal.

I'm, uh, Duke Forrest, your new cutter. That's my driver.

Duke states who he is and why he is here, and casually explains the man with him.

Captain Hawkeye Pierce. I had a TWX about you.

Hawkeye gives his name, and the reply shows the officer already has a file on him — an introduction and a warning at once.

No, I didn't steal a jeep. No, it's right outside. Right there.

Hawkeye denies the theft while cheerfully pointing to the jeep parked in plain sight, turning the accusation into a joke.

I'd like you to meet Captain Pierce, our new surgeon. This is a Catholic chaplain.

The officer makes the round of introductions, presenting the new surgeon to the unit's chaplain as a formality.

John Black. I'll be passing gas for you. Duke? Welcome.

The anesthetist introduces himself with a pun — he puts patients under, and the phrase also means farting.

このシーンについての質問

Why are Hawkeye and Duke mistaken for stragglers?

They walk into the mess hall out of uniform and without introducing themselves, so the staff assumes they are men separated from their units. Only when Duke states his name and job does the mistake get corrected.

Why is Colonel Blake so concerned about the stolen jeep?

Because a stolen jeep means stolen army property, and he is responsible for discipline at his unit. He uses it to test whether the new men understand reporting for duty with proper orders.

What does Duke mean by calling himself a "cutter"?

A cutter is slang for a surgeon — someone who cuts. Duke is telling the colonel he is the new operating doctor they have been waiting for, and that Hawkeye is only his driver.

Why do the new surgeons get to pick nurses?

They are senior medical staff arriving at a short-handed unit, so their requests are treated like reasonable assignment decisions. Blake agrees it can be arranged, which shows how quickly the confusion turns into business as usual.

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