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Rabi Defends Oppenheimer, Explained：Mermaids

At Oppenheimer's security hearing, Rabi is called to vouch for him. The questions dig into old rumours and old friends, but Rabi stands firm: he calls Oppenheimer a man of upstanding character and asks why they are going after someone with such a record. Then comes the one-word rebuke: "What more do you want?"

あらすじ

Rabi testifies at Oppenheimer's security hearing. He is asked about Strauss's claims, an alleged affair, and the way friends like Lawrence were turned against Oppenheimer, then asked to speak to his loyalty and character. Rabi answers that Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character and loyal to his country, and asks why the board is going after such a man.

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died of a broken heartat the expense ofMermaidsin the event

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このシーンの表現

Mermaids

美人鱼（这里是讽刺性的夸张反问）

拉比列举美国已有的原子弹与超级炸弹，最后用一句美人鱼反问质询方还想要什么。

Mermaids? What more could you want from me?

このシーンの他の表現

  • died of a broken heart

    心碎而死；因极度悲伤而垮掉

  • at the expense of

    以牺牲……为代价

  • in the event

    结果（事实证明如此）；也可表“万一、倘若”

このシーンのメモ一覧

42 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · C1call a witnessDo you know who else the prosecution has called?
表現 · B2wasn't going to do somethingHe wasn't going to help them, but...
表現 · B2have an affair with someoneStrauss told him that you and Ruth Tolman have been having an affair for years.
発音having an affair

liaison

Strauss told him that you and Ruth Tolman have been having an affair for years.
表現 · B2die of a broken heartHe convinced Lawrence that Richard died of a broken heart.
表現 · B2never find outRichard never found out.
表現 · B2hold a positionwhat governmental positions do you currently hold?
表現 · B1know someone quite wellI... I know him quite well.
表現 · C1upstanding characterDr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character.
表現 · B1loyal to someoneAnd he is loyal to the United States, to his friends,
文法 · C1the institutions of which he is part

relative clause

to the institutions of which he is part.
表現 · B1nothing to worry aboutNothing to worry about.
表現 · B2be better off doing somethingYou'd be better off asking him.
表現 · B2fully intend to do somethingWell, I fully intend to.
表現 · C1unalterably opposed to somethingWould you say that Dr. Oppenheimer was unalterably opposed to the H-bomb?
発音unalterably opposed to

stress

Would you say that Dr. Oppenheimer was unalterably opposed to the H-bomb?
表現 · B2at the expense of somethingNo, he-he thought that a fusion program would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.
発音at the expense of

weak form

No, he-he thought that a fusion program would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.
表現 · B2not be the caseBut that proved not to be the case.
表現 · C1in the eventIn the event both could be done.
表現 · B2both could be doneIn the event both could be done.
表現 · B2feel satisfied that ...Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied that in his testimony here, Dr. Oppenheimer had been wholly truthful.
表現 · C1wholly truthfulSuppose that this board did not feel satisfied that in his testimony here, Dr. Oppenheimer had been wholly truthful.
文法 · C1Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied

supposition

Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied that in his testimony here, Dr. Oppenheimer had been wholly truthful.
表現 · C1be clearedWhat would you say whether or not he should be cleared?
文法 · C1whether or not he should be cleared

whether-clause

What would you say whether or not he should be cleared?
表現 · B2go through somethingWhy go through all this against a man who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has?
表現 · B1a whole series of somethingWe have an A-bomb and a whole series of it.
表現 · B2what more do you wantWhat more do you want?

「Rabi Defends Oppenheimer」を読み解く

What's really going on

The hearing is less a trial than a war over reputations. Rabi is brought in to vouch for Oppenheimer, and the questions reach back through old friendships and old rumours, including the tale that Strauss used to turn one friend against another. What makes Rabi's testimony matter is that he refuses the frame: instead of defending each charge, he goes to character - "Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character" - and then to incredulity: why go through all this against a man with such a record? The scene's final beat is the most telling, when he asks what more anyone could want and answers his own question with the absurd word "Mermaids?" It is a courtroom moment that turns exasperation into argument.

Theme

TrustRabi is called to vouch for a friend's character while old rumours are used against him.
BetrayalThe hearing weaponizes private lives, turning one friend's gossip into another's testimony.

発音のポイント

  • having an affair — liaison
  • unalterably opposed to — stress
  • at the expense of — weak form
Why go through all this against a man who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has?

Rabi argues that the man's record should settle the matter before the accusations do.

Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character.

A direct statement of moral support, offered as testimony rather than a defense of policy.

You'd be better off asking him.

A polite deflection that refuses to answer for someone else.

What more do you want?

Exasperation that becomes an argument: the achievements are already more than enough.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Rabi testifying?

He is called to speak to Oppenheimer's loyalty and character at the security hearing, and he uses his testimony to defend his friend's integrity.

What rumours come up at the hearing?

They involve an alleged affair and old gossip that Strauss used to turn one friend against Oppenheimer, including the claim that Richard died of a broken heart.

What does Rabi say about Oppenheimer?

He says Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character, loyal to the United States, to his friends, and to the institutions he belongs to.

What does "Mermaids?" mean here?

It is a sarcastic retort. Rabi has just listed the bombs the country already has and asks what more anyone could want, then offers Mermaids as an absurd example.

Does Rabi think the hearing is fair?

No. He asks why they are going through all this against a man who has accomplished so much, implying the pursuit is unjustified.

オッペンハイマー · 全 28 章

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