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Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen, Explained：leaves a little to be desired
A famous physicist sizes up a brilliant young man, and the verdict is mixed: the insight is there, but "It's his laboratory work that leaves a little to be desired." The advice is blunt and generous—get out of Cambridge, go somewhere you can think, and study theory.
あらすじ
Young Oppenheimer is introduced to Niels Bohr, who remembers his questions and quizzes him about the lecture he attended. Bohr notes that his laboratory work could be better, then tells him to leave Cambridge and go somewhere he is allowed to think, suggesting Germany and Max Born.
注目の表現
leaves a little to be desiredstand fora step forwardstudy under someone
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leaves a little to be desired
还稍欠火候；有待改进
玻尔在剑桥向同行评价奥本海默时，先承认他的洞察力，再用这句委婉指出他实验动手方面还差一些。
The first draft leaves a little to be desired, but the idea is sound.
このシーンの他の表現
- stand for
代表；是……的缩写或含义
- a step forward
向前迈出的一步；一种进步
- study under someone
师从某人；在某人门下学习
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29 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
it is a new way to understand reality.Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.postmodifier
Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.liaison
Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.relative clause with that
A world of energy and paradox that not everyone can accept.What's the "J" stand for?It's his laboratory work that leaves a little to be desired.cleft sentence
It's his laboratory work that leaves a little to be desired.Why ask again?You can lift the stone without being ready for the snake that's revealed.without doing
You can lift the stone without being ready for the snake that's revealed.So get out of Cambridge with its beakers and potions.flap
So get out of Cambridge with its beakers and potions.Go somewhere they let you think.Get to Germany, study under Max Born.liaison
Get to Germany, study under Max Born.I'll send word.「Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a passing of the torch, staged like an audition. The famous scientist already knows the young man's reputation and tests it in public: the question about the letter, the memory of the lecture, and a polite verdict that lands as a diagnosis. His talent is clear, his lab work less so. Then comes the line that redirects a career, offered as plain advice: "Go somewhere they let you think." The mentor does not lecture; he simply names the place that suits him and promises to write ahead. For a talented student in the 1920s, that was how a future was decided—casually, by someone who had already made it.
Theme
AmbitionA mentor identifies a young scientist's talent and redirects it toward theory and a bigger stage.
Coming of ageThe scene marks a formative choice: leaving a lab in Cambridge for study in Germany.
発音のポイント
- a world inside — liaison
- get out of — flap
- study under — liaison
Einstein's opened the door, now we are peering through, seeing a world inside our world.Quantum physics is described as a new window onto reality rather than just an advance.
It's his laboratory work that leaves a little to be desired.A polite, pointed verdict: the young man's talent shows in theory, not in the lab.
You can lift the stone without being ready for the snake that's revealed.A warning about seeing a truth before you are prepared to handle what it exposes.
Go somewhere they let you think.The advice that redirects his career: find a place that suits theory, not lab work.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Bohr quiz Oppenheimer about the "J"?
It is a light test of the young man he has heard about; Oppenheimer answers that the letter seems to stand for nothing, which fits his reputation for an unsettled mind.
What does Bohr say about Oppenheimer's lab work?
He says it "leaves a little to be desired," meaning it is not good enough, even though nobody denies his insight.
What does Bohr advise Oppenheimer to do?
He tells him to leave Cambridge, with its beakers and potions, and go somewhere he is allowed to think, suggesting Göttingen to study theory under Max Born.
What does the snake line mean?
Bohr says you can lift the stone without being ready for the snake it reveals, which warns that uncovering a truth can confront you with something you cannot yet handle.
How does Bohr offer to help?
He says he will send word, meaning he will write ahead and recommend Oppenheimer to Born in Germany.
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次のチャプター · 第 2 章the man for the jobStrauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job
再生中 · 第 1 章leaves a little to be desiredBohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen
第 2 章the man for the jobStrauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job
第 3 章seek outRabi Meets Oppenheimer on a Train
第 4 章a vicious cycleOppenheimer Starts His Quantum Seminar
第 5 章wiggle roomPolitical Debate at a Party
第 6 章wring your neckOppenheimer Names Los Alamos
第 7 章from moneyOppenheimer Explains Empty Space
第 8 章herd intoLawrence Shuts Down the Union
第 9 章point takenGroves Offers Oppenheimer the Job
第 10 章a point of no returnOppenheimer Asks Einstein About Doomsday
第 11 章pass onChevalier Suggests Passing Secrets
第 12 章the business at handTeller Pitches the H-Bomb
第 13 章Thanks for nothingCondon Quits Los Alamos
第 14 章drop in and outOppenheimer's Last Night With Jean
第 15 章a cock-and-bull storyOppenheimer's Cock-and-Bull Story
第 16 章took a wrong turnBohr Warns of the Aftermath
第 17 章go down this roadThe GAC Debates the H-Bomb
第 18 章a lot of latitudeThe Target Committee Debates the Bomb
第 19 章gallows humorWaiting Out the Storm at Trinity
第 20 章blood on my handsOppenheimer Meets President Truman
第 21 章A man of convictionThe Fuchs Spy Case Comes Up
第 22 章curse the name ofOppenheimer Refuses the Super Bomb
第 23 章how the game is playedPlanning Oppenheimer's Downfall
第 24 章MermaidsRabi Defends Oppenheimer
第 25 章cuts both waysBorden Reads the Accusation Letter
第 26 章made mincemeat out ofHill Blames Strauss at the Hearing
第 27 章Haven't the slightest ideaKitty Testifies Before the Board
第 28 章moral scruplesOppenheimer Is Cross-Examined第 1 / 28 章 · 残り約 70 分