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Oppenheimer · 2023 — 第 21 / 28 章 · 1'36" · C1

The Fuchs Spy Case Comes Up, Explained：A man of conviction

At a gathering, the talk turns to Klaus Fuchs, the man Oppenheimer had placed on the implosion team, exposed as a spy "the whole time." Even under tapped phones and surveillance, he "never stopped speaking his mind" — and the remark that closes it is pointed praise: "A man of conviction."

あらすじ

At a party, the conversation turns to Klaus Fuchs, the British scientist Oppenheimer had put on the implosion team at Los Alamos, who was spying for the Soviets the whole time. The FBI stepped up surveillance, tapping his phone and following him, yet he never stopped speaking his mind.

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A man of convictionthe whole timespeaking his mindstep up

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このシーンの表現

A man of conviction

一个有信念的人；立场坚定的人

谈及富克斯被监视仍坚持己见时，有人用这句话给他下了个复杂而克制的评语。

He was a man of conviction to the very end.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the whole time

    自始至终；一直（强调从头到尾）

  • speaking his mind

    直言不讳；想说就说

  • step up

    加强；升级（力度、频率或数量）

このシーンのメモ一覧

27 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · B2more than one can bearI miss Richard more than I can bear.
文法 · B2more than I can bear

comparative

I miss Richard more than I can bear.
発音than I can bear

liaison

I miss Richard more than I can bear.
表現 · B2live to see somethingPart of me's glad he didn't live to see where this is all going.
表現 · B2where this is goingPart of me's glad he didn't live to see where this is all going.
表現 · B1the birthday boyHere comes the birthday boy.
スラング · C1gloat-To gloat. -Have fun.
表現 · B2be desperate to do somethingRobert, uh, my son and his fiancée are desperate to meet the father of the atomic bomb, and so...
表現 · B2the father of somethingRobert, uh, my son and his fiancée are desperate to meet the father of the atomic bomb, and so...
表現 · B2a bad timeIs this a bad time?
表現 · B2be a blow to someoneWell, I think it must have been a blow for you.
文法 · B2must have been a blow

modal perfect

Well, I think it must have been a blow for you.
表現 · B1the rest of somethingWhat does Fuchs mean to the rest of the world?
表現 · B1haven't heardOh, dear. You haven't heard.
表現 · C1put someone onto somethingKlaus Fuchs, the British scientist that you put onto the implosion team at Los Alamos,
文法 · C1that you put onto the implosion team

relative clause

Klaus Fuchs, the British scientist that you put onto the implosion team at Los Alamos,
表現 · B2spy for someonehe was spying for the Soviets the whole time.
表現 · B1the whole timehe was spying for the Soviets the whole time.
表現 · C1step up surveillancethe FBI stepped up surveillance on him.
発音stepped up surveillance

liaison

the FBI stepped up surveillance on him.
表現 · B2tap a phoneHe knew his phone was tapped, he was followed everywhere...
表現 · B2pick through something...his trash picked through.
表現 · B2speak one's mindBut never stopped speaking his mind.
表現 · C1a man of convictionA man of conviction.
発音man of conviction

weak form

A man of conviction.
表現 · B2fame can protect someoneAnd maybe he thought fame could actually protect him.

「The Fuchs Spy Case Comes Up」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a portrait of a spy drawn by people who admire him anyway. Fuchs is introduced as Oppenheimer's own hire, "the British scientist that you put onto the implosion team," and the damage is stated in the plainest terms: "he was spying for the Soviets the whole time." What follows is not outrage but a kind of rueful respect, cataloguing taps, tails and searched trash before landing on "But never stopped speaking his mind" and the verdict "A man of conviction." The scene closes on a colder thought — that he may have believed fame could protect him — turning admiration into a warning.

Theme

BetrayalA man Oppenheimer hired is revealed to have been spying for the Soviets the whole time he worked on the bomb.
IdentityThe scene weighs Fuchs's conviction against his betrayal, asking what kind of man he really was.

発音のポイント

  • than I can bear — liaison
  • stepped up surveillance — liaison
  • man of conviction — weak form
I miss Richard more than I can bear.

Grief so heavy it can hardly be spoken, opening the scene on loss rather than the spy case.

Part of me's glad he didn't live to see where this is all going.

A bitter comfort: better to be dead than to witness what is coming.

And maybe he thought fame could actually protect him.

A cold afterthought, suggesting the spy trusted his reputation more than he should have.

What does Fuchs mean to the rest of the world?

The question that widens the talk from one man's betrayal to its global consequences.

このシーンについての質問

Who was Klaus Fuchs?

A British scientist Oppenheimer had placed on the implosion team at Los Alamos. He turned out to have been spying for the Soviets the whole time.

How did the FBI treat Fuchs after he was exposed?

They stepped up surveillance: his phone was tapped, he was followed everywhere, and his trash was picked through.

How does the scene describe Fuchs despite the betrayal?

With grudging respect. It notes he never stopped speaking his mind and calls him a man of conviction, even while hinting his pride may have misled him.

Why does someone say they are glad Richard did not live to see this?

Because the news is so bleak that dying earlier looks like a mercy, which sets the tone before the spy case is even discussed.

What does the line about fame suggest about Fuchs?

That he may have believed his reputation could shield him from suspicion, a hope the FBI's surveillance proved wrong.

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