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Oppenheimer · 2023 — 第 13 / 28 章 · 2'26" · B2

Condon Quits Los Alamos, Explained：Thanks for nothing

Compartmentalization leads Condon to walk out on Groves, and he leaves with a parting shot: "Thanks for nothing." Later Oppenheimer tells Groves he has worked out why he was hired — not in spite of his left-wing past, but because of it.

あらすじ

At Los Alamos, Condon fights Groves over compartmentalization and quits, telling him nobody can work under those conditions. Groves says they are better off without him. Oppenheimer then confronts Groves with the real reason he was hired: his left-wing past, which Groves confirms with a shrug.

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注目の表現

Thanks for nothingvote of confidenceno more, no lessguilty as charged

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このシーンの表現

Thanks for nothing

多谢你帮倒忙；反话式的道谢

康登在会议上和格罗夫斯激烈冲突，宣布辞职后，用这句反话结束对话。

You told them about the surprise? Thanks for nothing.

このシーンの他の表現

  • vote of confidence

    信任投票；（反话）真会给我打气

  • no more, no less

    不多不少；正好如此，绝无例外

  • guilty as charged

    （幽默或爽快地）我认了；说得没错

このシーンのメモ一覧

51 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · B2just as wellJust as well.
発音Just as well

liaison

Just as well.
表現 · B2think straightWho could think straight in a place like that? Huh?
表現 · B1go crazyEverybody will go crazy.
表現 · C1a vote of confidenceThank you for the vote of confidence, Szilard.
表現 · B1one at a timeOne at a time, please, one at a time.
表現 · B2have every right to do somethingBecause we have every right...
文法 · B2the rights that I give you

relative clause with that

You have just the rights that I give you.
表現 · B2no more, no lessNo more, no less.
文法 · C1the protocol we agreed to

reduced relative clause

Compartmentalization is the protocol we agreed to.
表現 · B1enough of somethingEnough of this madhouse.
発音I quit

flap

You know what, Generalissimo? I quit.
表現 · C1thanks for nothingThanks for nothing.
表現 · B1just kiddingI was just kidding.
表現 · C1have levers to pull-No, he hates me, not America. -You know, General, not everyone has levers to pull like mine.
文法 · B2despite my left-wing past

despite

You didn't hire me despite my left-wing past.
文法 · B2neither humble nor just a soldier

neither nor

You're neither humble nor just a soldier.
表現 · C1guilty as chargedGuilty as charged.
発音Guilty as charged

flap

Guilty as charged.

「Condon Quits Los Alamos」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about who really holds the power in the project. Condon's argument is scientific — secrecy is slowing everyone down — but the fight is political, and he loses it. Groves does not debate the science; he simply states that the men have only the rights he gives them. When Condon quits and throws out "Thanks for nothing," he is expressing what many scientists feel: they are treated as tools, not partners. The sharper exchange comes after. Oppenheimer tells Groves the truth of his own hiring — "You didn't hire me despite my left-wing past. You hired me because of it." Groves does not deny it; he answers "Guilty as charged." The admission is friendly and unsettling at once, because it confirms that the most trusted scientist is also the most controlled one.

Theme

PowerGroves reminds the scientists that their rights are only what he grants them.
TrustOppenheimer realizes his suspicious past is exactly why he was chosen, not in spite of it.

発音のポイント

  • Just as well — liaison
  • I quit — flap
  • Guilty as charged — flap
You have just the rights that I give you.

Groves's blunt claim of authority: on this project, the scientists hold no rights beyond what he allows.

You didn't hire me despite my left-wing past.

Oppenheimer's first half of the insight: his politics were never an obstacle to the appointment.

You're neither humble nor just a soldier.

His refusal to accept Groves's modest pose, calling out the ambition behind it.

Who could think straight in a place like that? Huh?

A joke about the isolated town where the scientists are expected to do their best thinking.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Condon quit?

He is furious about compartmentalization, which he says makes it impossible for scientists to work. Groves insists it is the agreed protocol, so Condon resigns on the spot.

What does Groves mean by 'you have just the rights that I give you'?

He is stating his authority: the scientists have no independent rights on the project beyond what he allows. It is the line that ends the argument.

Why was Oppenheimer hired?

As he tells Groves, it was not in spite of his left-wing past but because of it. His suspect history gives Groves leverage to keep him under control.

What does 'guilty as charged' suggest here?

It is Groves's easy admission that Oppenheimer has read him correctly. He does not argue, and his calm acceptance says the arrangement was deliberate.

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