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Strauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job, Explained：the man for the job

Strauss welcomes Oppenheimer, corrects how to say his own name, and works the room before offering him the institute. The flattery lands on a single line — "You are the man for the job" — though Oppenheimer answers that times change.

あらすじ

Strauss greets Oppenheimer at the institute and opens with jokes about how to pronounce his own name. He admits he was never trained in physics and calls himself a self-made man, then shows Oppenheimer the office and makes his pitch: Oppenheimer is the man for the job.

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the man for the jobself-made manby traininglowly

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the man for the job

最适合这份工作的人；非他莫属

斯特劳斯邀请奥本海默出任研究院院长，在介绍职位和房子之后，用这句话强调他是唯一合适的人选。

We need someone decisive, and she is the man for the job.

このシーンの他の表現

  • self-made man

    白手起家、靠个人奋斗成功的人

  • by training

    科班出身；受过某方面的专业训练

  • lowly

    卑微的；地位低微的

このシーンのメモ一覧

53 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B2whatever way you say itWhatever way you say it, they know I'm Jewish.
表現 · B1come with somethingThe position comes with that house for you and your wife
発音comes with

liaison

The position comes with that house for you and your wife
表現 · B2be a great admirer of somethingI'm a great admirer of your work.
表現 · B2be something by trainingAnd you're a physicist by training, Mr. Strauss?
表現 · B2a self-made man-I'm a self-made man. -Ah.
表現 · B2relate to something-I can relate to that. -Really?
表現 · B2involve someone in somethingYou know, I've always wondered why you didn't involve him in the Manhattan Project.
文法 · B2involve him in the Manhattan Project

why-clause

You know, I've always wondered why you didn't involve him in the Manhattan Project.
表現 · B1a scientific mindGreatest scientific mind of our time.
文法 · C1Of his time

ellipsis

Of his time.
文法 · C1the quantum world it revealed

reduced relative clause

But never embraced the quantum world it revealed.
表現 · B2play dice"God doesn't play dice."
表現 · B1know someone for yearsI have known him for years.
発音known him

elision

I have known him for years.
表現 · B1be aware of somethingyou ought to be aware of.
表現 · B2have access to somethingWell, as chairman of the AEC, I have access to your security file.
文法 · B2as chairman of the AEC

as

Well, as chairman of the AEC, I have access to your security file.
表現 · B2times changeWell, times change, Mr. Strauss.
表現 · B2a haven for someoneWell, the purpose of this institute is to provide a haven for independent minds.
表現 · B2the man for the jobThat's you. You are the man for the job.
発音man for the job

liaison

That's you. You are the man for the job.
表現 · C1a prestigious appointmentThis is one of the most prestigious appointments in the country.

「Strauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is an audition in reverse: the man doing the hiring spends most of it selling himself. Strauss opens with his own name, which sounds like a small joke and is really a claim about background, and he keeps circling the same themes, calling himself "a self-made man" and admitting he has no formal training. The flattery is careful. He praises Oppenheimer's work, name-drops Einstein, and frames the institute as high purpose: "a haven for independent minds." Then he delivers the offer and the line that seals it, "You are the man for the job." Oppenheimer's reply — "times change" — is polite and non-committal, and it is the first sign that these two will not stay on the same side.

Theme

AmbitionStrauss builds up to offering a prestigious post, mixing flattery and self-promotion to win Oppenheimer over.
PowerThe offer is a move in a larger game, and Oppenheimer's cautious reply hints the alliance will shift.

発音のポイント

  • comes with — liaison
  • known him — elision
  • man for the job — liaison
Whatever way you say it, they know I'm Jewish.

A wry remark on how his name will be heard, turning a joke about pronunciation into a comment on identity.

Well, I had offers, but I chose to sell shoes.

His way of owning his humble start: he had other chances and deliberately took the shoe business instead.

Well, the purpose of this institute is to provide a haven for independent minds.

The high-minded framing he uses to make the job sound like a calling rather than a favor.

That's you. You are the man for the job.

The moment the flattery becomes an offer, naming Oppenheimer as the only real candidate.

Why would I be worried after everything you've done for your country?

Reassurance that his record should protect him, which the rest of the film will test.

No, I'm not trained in physics or anything else.

A self-deprecating admission that sets up his claim to be a self-made man.

このシーンについての質問

What job is Strauss offering Oppenheimer?

The directorship of the Institute, which comes with a house for him and his family. Strauss calls it one of the most prestigious appointments in the country.

Why does Strauss joke about his name?

He insists his name is pronounced "straws," the Southern pronunciation. The joke lets him bring up that he is Jewish and then pivot to his own rise as a self-made man.

What does Oppenheimer think of the offer?

He does not accept on the spot. He says he will consider it and later answers with "times change," which sounds polite but keeps his distance from Strauss.

Why does Strauss mention Oppenheimer's security file?

He says that, as chairman of the AEC, he has read Oppenheimer's file, which shows the trust he is extending even as he brings up Oppenheimer's past.

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