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Oppenheimer Refuses the Super Bomb, Explained：curse the name of

The war is over, and the film turns to the aftermath: burns, radiation, and the line that the bombings were "the first act of this cold war." Teller asks Oppenheimer to back the Super; he answers, "I neither can nor will." His farewell speech warns that pride must be tempered with concern.

あらすじ

After the bombings, the film describes the human cost in burns and radiation, and notes that a physicist called the attacks the first act of the Cold War. Teller asks Oppenheimer to push for the Super, and Oppenheimer refuses, saying it is not the right use of their resources. At the Los Alamos farewell, he warns that pride must be tempered with concern.

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neither can nor willguru of the atomtempered withcurse the name of

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このシーンの表現

curse the name of

咒骂……的名字；对……恨之入骨

奥本海默在演讲里预警：若把核武器继续塞进各国军火库，将来人们一定会咒骂洛斯阿拉莫斯。

Years later, residents would curse the name of the factory that poisoned the river.

このシーンの他の表現

  • neither can nor will

    既没有能力、也没有意愿（做某事）

  • guru of the atom

    原子领域的宗师、（被神化的）权威

  • tempered with

    被……调和、冲淡

このシーンのメモ一覧

33 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · B2for miles aroundfor nearly a mile around, was instantly and seriously burned.
文法 · B2was instantly and seriously burned

passive

for nearly a mile around, was instantly and seriously burned.
表現 · B2think oneself luckyThere were many who thought themselves lucky, who climbed out of the ruins of their homes
表現 · B1slightly injuredonly slightly injured.
表現 · B2in great numbersfrom the radium-like rays emitted in great numbers
発音emitted in great numbers

flap

from the radium-like rays emitted in great numbers
表現 · B1at the moment of somethingat the moment of the explosion.
発音at the moment of

liaison

at the moment of the explosion.
表現 · B1in the papersDid you read this crap in the papers?
スラング · B1crapDid you read this crap in the papers?
表現 · B2the last act of somethingA British physicist is saying the atomic bombings were not the last act of World War II
表現 · B2the first act of somethingbut the first act of this cold war with Russia.
表現 · B2may not be wrongHe may not be wrong.
表現 · C1essentially defeatedStimson is now telling me we bombed an enemy that was essentially defeated.
表現 · B2all the influenceRobert, you've all the influence now.
表現 · B2urge someone to do somethingUrge them to continue my research on the Super.
表現 · C1neither can nor will do somethingI neither can nor will, Edward.
表現 · B2the right use of somethingIt's not the right use of our resources.
表現 · B2what someone really believesIs that what you really believe?
表現 · C1guru of somethingSphinx-like guru of the atom.
表現 · B2look back on somethingI hope that in years to come you will look back on your work here with pride.
表現 · B1with prideI hope that in years to come you will look back on your work here with pride.
表現 · C1be tempered with somethingBut today, that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.
表現 · B2a profound concernBut today, that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.
発音a profound concern

stress

But today, that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.
文法 · C1are to be added to the arsenals

be-to

If atomic weapons are to be added to the arsenals of a warring world,
表現 · C1curse the name of someonethen the day will come when people will curse the name of Los Alamos.
表現 · B2the day will come when ...then the day will come when people will curse the name of Los Alamos.
文法 · C1the day will come when people will curse the name

relative clause

then the day will come when people will curse the name of Los Alamos.

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What's really going on

The scene is where the film's argument becomes explicit. The war ends, and Oppenheimer's triumph is immediately reframed as danger: a physicist reads the bombings as the opening move of a cold war, and the men around him want the next weapon. His refusal—"I neither can nor will"—is the hinge of his later downfall, because it puts him against the program he built. The farewell speech states the film's view of him in one line, "that pride must be tempered with a profound concern." Even his own warning—that people may one day "curse the name of Los Alamos"—reads as prophecy, since his name will be the one dragged through hearings. He ends the war as a hero and starts his afterlife as a suspect.

Theme

GuiltThe aftermath and the farewell speech turn Oppenheimer's achievement into a source of dread.
PowerHe refuses to keep chasing weapons, and the refusal sets him against the state that made him famous.

発音のポイント

  • emitted in great numbers — flap
  • at the moment of — liaison
  • a profound concern — stress
But today, that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.

His farewell line: the achievement should not be celebrated without deep worry about what it means.

I neither can nor will, Edward.

A flat, formal refusal: he is unable and unwilling to support the next weapon.

Stimson is now telling me we bombed an enemy that was essentially defeated.

A report that questions the justification, suggesting the enemy was already beaten when the bombs fell.

I hope that in years to come you will look back on your work here with pride.

He asks the team to remember the work with pride, before immediately qualifying it.

このシーンについての質問

What happened in the bombings, as described here?

People within nearly a mile were instantly and seriously burned, and many who thought themselves lucky because they were only slightly injured died days or weeks later from radiation.

Why does Oppenheimer refuse to support the Super?

He tells Teller he neither can nor will help, adding that continuing the research is not the right use of their resources.

What does Teller call Oppenheimer?

He calls him a Sphinx-like guru of the atom and says nobody knows what he really believes, pressing him to reveal his true position.

What is the warning in Oppenheimer's farewell speech?

He says pride in the work must be tempered with profound concern, and that people may one day curse the name of Los Alamos.

What does "neither can nor will" mean here?

It means he is both unable and unwilling to do something; used here, it is a firm, formal refusal to support the Super.

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次のチャプター · 第 23 章how the game is playedPlanning Oppenheimer's Downfall
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再生中 · 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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