Oppenheimer · 2023 — 第 14 / 28 章 · 3'26" · B2

Oppenheimer's Last Night With Jean, Explained:drop in and out

A security hearing keeps pressing Oppenheimer about his Communist contacts and his secrets, and against that interrogation the film cuts to his last night with Jean. Her charge is precise: "You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why." He answers that he cannot see her again.

あらすじ

While a board questions Oppenheimer about his associations and the secrets he has carried, the film returns to the night Jean asked to see him. She accuses him of drifting in and out of her life without explanation, and though he admits he is glad he came, he tells her he cannot see her again.

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drop in and outnot a wordas a matter of factconsistent with

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このシーンの表現

drop in and out

来去自如;随意进出某人的生活

琼在质问奥本海默时指出,他总在自己的生活里 drop in and out,从不需要给她理由。

He drops in and out of my life whenever it suits him.

このシーンの他の表現

  • not a word

    一声不吭;只字不提

  • as a matter of fact

    事实上;其实是(用于纠正或补充)

  • consistent with

    与……相符;符合(某标准)

このシーンのメモ一覧

49 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ

表現 · B2it's fair to say that ...I mean, it's fair to say that during the war years,
発音fair to say

flap

I mean, it's fair to say that during the war years,
文法 · B2that such contacts were

that-clause

you felt that such contacts were potentially dangerous.
表現 · C1conceivably dangerousWere conceivably dangerous, yes.
表現 · B1in one's headI've had a lot of secrets in my head for a long time.
表現 · A2it doesn't matterDoesn't matter who I associate with.
表現 · B2not a wordNot a word.
発音Not a word

liaison

Not a word.
文法 · B2that would do to me

do to someone

What did you think that would do to me?
表現 · C1pages of nothingPages of nothing.
表現 · A2tell someone-I can't tell you. -Why not?
表現 · A2have to see someoneWhy did you have to see her?
表現 · B2a great desire to do somethingBecause she had indicated a great desire to see me before we left.
文法 · B2was undergoing

past continuous

She was undergoing psychiatric treatment.
表現 · B1be in love with someoneBecause she was still in love with me.
表現 · B2spend the night togetherSpent the night together, didn't you?
表現 · C1drop in and out of somethingYou drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.
発音drop in and out

liaison

You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.
文法 · B1have other priorities

have

But you have other priorities now.
表現 · B1as a matter of factAs a matter of fact, it was.

「Oppenheimer's Last Night With Jean」を読み解く

What's really going on

The film wants the private and the public to comment on each other, and this scene is the clearest example. The board's questions are about loyalty and disclosure; the Jean flashback is about a man who gives as little of himself as possible and still expects to be loved. Her accusation—"You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why"—lands as both a lover's complaint and the theme of his career: presence without obligation. His answer is the same kind of move the hearing keeps exposing, affection offered and then withdrawn, "But I can't see you again." The tender scene and the interrogation are the same story told twice.

Theme

SecretsThe hearing probes the secrets Oppenheimer has carried, and the flashback shows how guarded he is in private too.
HeartbreakJean's complaint and his refusal to see her again turn their night into a final goodbye.

発音のポイント

  • fair to say — flap
  • Not a word — liaison
  • drop in and out — liaison
You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.

A complaint about one-sided freedom: he comes and goes without ever being answerable.

But what if I need you?

She asks whether his promise survives her need, testing the one thing he said he would always do.

What did you think that would do to me?

She names the cost of his silence: leaving without a word had a consequence for her.

But I can't see you again.

His answer is final; whatever feeling remains will not change what he will allow.

I've had a lot of secrets in my head for a long time.

His defence at the hearing: he is trained to hold secrets and to say nothing about them.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Oppenheimer being questioned?

The board wants to know whether his social contacts with known Communists were dangerous, and how he handled secrets during and after the war.

What does Jean accuse him of?

She says he drops in and out of her life and never has to explain why, which is a complaint about how little he commits to her.

What does Oppenheimer admit about his silence?

He admits he left without a word and only wrote pages of nothing, which Jean says made his leaving even worse.

Why does he refuse to see Jean again?

He says he is glad he came but tells her he cannot see her again, ending the relationship even as she asks what she should do if she needs him.

What does "not a word" mean in the hearing?

It refers to his silence: he left her, and did not say a single word about it, which he then claims was consistent with good security.

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次のチャプター · 第 15 章a cock-and-bull storyOppenheimer's Cock-and-Bull Story
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再生中 · 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
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