ours to deal with
The colonel tells Roget that in a few hours they will have an ugly business on their hands.
Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?Paths of Glory · 1957 — 第 14 / 17 章 · 2'19" · B2
Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad, Explained：nothing to it
Dax orders Lieutenant Roget, the officer who chose Paris for the trial, to command the firing squad that will shoot him. Roget tries to refuse, citing his inexperience, but Dax denies the request and calmly walks him through the execution, treating it as nothing difficult. Then an artillery captain arrives with information about the court-martial.
あらすじ
Hours before the execution, Dax summons Lieutenant Roget and assigns him to command the firing squad, since Roget is the one who picked Paris to die. Roget asked to be excused from the duty; Dax denies the request and explains the procedure step by step, ending with a bullet through each man's head. Then Captain Rousseau arrives with news about the court-martial.
注目の表現
on our handscowardin charge ofnothing to it
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このシーンの表現
nothing to it
it is easy
The colonel brushes the killing aside as simple procedure: there is nothing to it.
Come on, there's nothing to it once you try.
このシーンの他の表現
- on our hands
ours to deal with
- coward
a person without courage
- in charge of
responsible for
- excused from
let off a duty
- a bearing on
relevant to
このシーンのメモ一覧
43 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
as if clause: Looks as if introduces a full clause; the subject it is left out at the front.
Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?On our links into one sound, like on-nar.
Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?choose a certain person
How'd you happen to pick Corporal Paris?How'd you blurs into how-dja in fast speech.
How'd you happen to pick Corporal Paris?how did — Spoken shorthand; write how did in formal text.
How'd you happen to pick Corporal Paris?a private reason
Of course, you had no personal motive in picking Paris, did you?tag question: The tag turns a statement into a trap; it demands a denial.
Of course, you had no personal motive in picking Paris, did you?a person without courage
You picked him because he was a coward, didn't you?Charge of runs together, with of reduced.
I have to pick someone to be in charge of the firing squad tomorrow.disapproval of
Do you have any objections to taking the job?feel healthy
- Well — - What's the matter? Don't you feel well?very easy — Casual; makes a hard task sound easy.
Oh, there's nothing to it.bind a person to a post
First, you help the sergeant tie the men to the posts.give them blindfolds
Of course , you offer the men blindfolds.move into place
Now, you — you take your position with the firing squad...pull out a gun
Then you draw your revolver out, you walk forward...shoot through
The colonel describes the last step, putting a bullet through each man's head, like a checklist.
and put a bullet through each man's head.subjunctive: After request that, the verb stays as be; this is the formal subjunctive.
Sir, I request that I be excused from this duty.your request is refused — Military and official jargon; blunt and cold.
Request denied.it is yours now
It's all yours. That's all, Lieutenant.strongly relevant to
I have something to tell you, sir, that may have a great bearing on the court-martial.「Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is revenge delivered as routine. Dax knows exactly why he chose Roget, and so does Roget, though neither says it plainly: 'You picked him because he was a coward, didn't you?' is the question Dax uses to make the appointment stick. The cruelty is in the calm voice — the execution is described like a checklist, from tying the men to the posts to the final shot, and capped with 'Oh, there's nothing to it.' Dax is not being sadistic for its own sake; he is forcing the man who selected a scapegoat to face the consequence. But the punishment also implicates Dax, who is carrying out the same unjust sentence he is trying to overturn, and Roget's pale, stammering refusal is the only protest left in the room.
Theme
JusticeThe man who chose a scapegoat is forced to shoot him, and the punishment mirrors the injustice it answers.
PowerDax uses his rank to assign the execution and refuses to hear any objection, showing how orders override feeling.
このチャプターで学べること
- Dax hands off the killing as if it were a shift to fill.
- The tag question makes Roget confirm the worst about himself.
- There's nothing to it works because the task is monstrous.
- Rousseau's 'bearing on the court-martial' turns the scene.
発音のポイント
- on our hands — On our links into one sound, like on-nar.
- How'd you — How'd you blurs into how-dja in fast speech.
- in charge of — Charge of runs together, with of reduced.
Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?Dax's cool understatement before the execution, framing three deaths as an unpleasant item on a to-do list.
How'd you happen to pick Corporal Paris?The question that puts Roget on the spot, inviting him to explain a choice that had no honest explanation.
You picked him because he was a coward, didn't you?Dax's accusation, forcing Roget to admit on the record the exact reason he chose Paris to die.
I have to pick someone to be in charge of the firing squad tomorrow.Dax's parallel: just as Roget needed a body, so does the army, and now Roget will be the one chosen.
Oh, there's nothing to it.His chilling reassurance about the execution, delivered as if the killing were a simple chore anyone could do.
I have something to tell you, sir, that may have a great bearing on the court-martial.The artillery captain's arrival line, which opens the hope that the trial can still be exposed.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Dax choose Roget to command the firing squad?
Because Roget is the one who picked Paris for the trial. Dax makes him carry out the execution of the man he selected, so he cannot avoid what he set in motion.
Why does Roget want to be excused?
He has never commanded a firing squad and is clearly shaken. He asks to be excused from the duty, but Dax denies the request.
How does Dax describe the execution?
As a simple procedure: tie the men to the posts, offer blindfolds, give the order to fire, then walk forward with a revolver. He sums it up as nothing difficult.
What does Captain Rousseau want?
He is an artillery captain who says he has information that may have a great bearing on the court-martial. He is the witness who can expose the order to fire on French troops.
Is Dax harsh with Roget?
Yes. He is cold and firm throughout, refusing the request and dismissing Roget. It reads as punishment for choosing a scapegoat.
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