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Paths of Glory · 1957 — 第 1 / 17 章 · 4'00" · B2

Broulard Pitches the Anthill Offensive, Explained：out of the question

General Broulard visits Mireau with a request: take the Anthill from the Germans, and do it within two days. Mireau refuses outright — "It's out of the question" — and says his battered division cannot even hold it. Broulard then lets slip a hint about a promotion, and Mireau slowly reconsiders.

あらすじ

General Broulard arrives at Mireau's headquarters to propose a major offensive: seizing the Anthill, a German strongpoint held for a year, within two days. Mireau flatly refuses, saying his depleted division cannot manage it. Broulard answers softly, suggesting another officer would simply take the job, and Mireau gradually talks himself into accepting.

NegotiationSuggestingPersuadingBoss & employeeB2fastamericanClean
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注目の表現

out of the questionlet someone downcome firstdiscretion

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このシーンの表現

out of the question

not possible at all

Mireau refuses Broulard's attack order outright; his division is already shattered.

Another delay is out of the question; we ship today.

このシーンの他の表現

  • let someone down

    disappoint someone

  • come first

    be the top priority

  • discretion

    good judgement in keeping secrets

  • on the grounds that

    using something as the reason

  • goes without saying

    is obviously true

このシーンのメモ一覧

71 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

文法 · B2in which to work

preposition plus which: In which to work replaces a place to work in, pointing back to the place.

Well, I've tried to create a pleasant atmosphere in which to work.
表現 · B1come to someone about something

visit someone to discuss something

Paul, I've come to see you about something big.
表現 · B2go no further than someone

be shared with no one beyond someone

It's top secret and must go no further than your chief of staff...
表現 · C1trust someone's discretion

trust someone to keep quiet

and not to him unless you can trust his discretion.
発音not to him

In fast speech the t in not can drop before to him.

and not to him unless you can trust his discretion.
表現 · B2make a breakthrough

achieve a decisive breakthrough

Headquarters is determined to make a complete breakthrough.
表現 · A2be about to do something

be just going to do something

I never knew you were a mind reader. What did you think I was about to say?
発音about to

About to often blurs into about-ta; listen for it as one unit.

I never knew you were a mind reader. What did you think I was about to say?
文法 · B2who can do this for me

relative clause: The who-clause narrows one man down to the one who can do the job.

Paul, if there's one man in this army who can do this for me, it's you.
表現 · B1be out of the question

not possible at all

Mireau refuses Broulard's attack order outright; his division is already shattered.

It's out of the question, George. Absolutely out of the question.
発音out of the

Link out of the so it runs together like outta the.

It's out of the question, George. Absolutely out of the question.
表現 · B2let alone do something

much less

What's left of it is in no position to even hold the Anthill, let alone take it.
表現 · B1as someone's friend

in my role as your friend

However, as your friend, maybe I should tell you.
表現 · A2good enough to do something

sufficiently good

Now, we both know that your record is good enough...
表現 · B2on the grounds that/of

using something as the reason

Broulard admits Mireau has solid stated reasons to refuse the assignment.

for you to refuse this assignment on the grounds you've stated.
文法 · B1let this influence your opinion

causative verb: Let plus object plus bare verb means to allow something to act.

So you shouldn't let this influence your opinion, Paul.
表現 · B1someone/something comes first

be the top priority

Mireau states his priority plainly: his men before everything, and they know it.

My men come first of all, George, and those men know it too.
表現 · B1let someone down

disappoint someone

Mireau tells Broulard he would never fail the soldiers who trust him.

You see, George, those men know that I would never let them down.
表現 · B2it goes without saying that

is obviously true

Broulard agrees that Mireau's loyalty to his men needs no explanation.

That goes without saying.

「Broulard Pitches the Anthill Offensive」を読み解く

What's really going on

What's really going on is a seduction. Broulard never orders Mireau to take the Anthill; he packages it as an honor, lets Mireau refuse, and keeps the door open. "Paul, if there's one man in this army who can do this for me, it's you," he says, and when Mireau pushes back, Broulard applies the softest possible pressure: your record is good enough to refuse, someone else would simply do it. That is the trap, because Mireau hears 'someone else' and starts measuring himself against it. His pride does the rest. He barely resists an attack he has just called impossible, and by the end he is telling Broulard, "We just might do it."

Theme

PowerBroulard uses politeness and a hint of a promotion to steer Mireau into a mission he first refuses.
PrideMireau flips once another officer is mentioned, letting vanity override his own judgment about the attack.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A flat refusal can end a negotiation before it starts.
  • Flattery here is a tool, not a compliment.
  • His loyalty to the men is real and it is his lever.
  • Formal words like discretion carry quiet warnings.

発音のポイント

  • not to him — In fast speech the t in not can drop before to him.
  • about to — About to often blurs into about-ta; listen for it as one unit.
  • out of the — Link out of the so it runs together like outta the.
It's out of the question, George. Absolutely out of the question.

Mireau's flat refusal: he will not accept the assignment, and he repeats the phrase to make sure there is no room for argument.

Paul, if there's one man in this army who can do this for me, it's you.

Broulard's flattery, which frames an impossible order as a compliment and puts the pressure on Mireau's pride.

My men come first of all, George, and those men know it too.

Mireau's stated creed: he claims his soldiers outrank his own ambition and reputation, which the scene quietly undercuts.

Nothing is beyond those men, once their fighting spirit is aroused.

Mireau's shift: having called the attack impossible, he now says his men can do anything if they are motivated.

What is my ambition against that?

Mireau insists his career matters less than his men's lives, a claim the coming battle will test.

What are you trying to say, George?

Mireau cutting through Broulard's hedging, sensing that the friendly chat has a hidden purpose.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mireau first refuse to attack the Anthill?

He says his division has been cut to pieces and what remains cannot even hold the Anthill, let alone take it. He calls the assignment out of the question.

Why does Mireau change his mind?

Broulard never orders him. He flatters him, mentions that another officer would simply take the job, and hints at a promotion, and Mireau talks himself into agreeing.

What is the Anthill?

A key German position the enemy has held for about a year. Taking it is the object of the offensive Broulard is proposing to Mireau.

What does "out of the question" mean?

It means something is impossible or will not be considered. Mireau uses it to reject the attack outright before he later reverses himself.

What does Broulard hint at to draw Mireau in?

He brings up a star, suggesting a promotion may follow, though Mireau insists it had nothing to do with his decision.

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