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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020 — 第 6 / 20 章 · 4'56" · B2

Santa Tours the Village, Explained：time stands still

Santa walks Kate and Jack through his village, where Mrs. Claus designed every building and a single day's output dwarfs the world's shipping. The tour climaxes at the Christmas Star: "It powers up the entire village," he says, and then explains the veil — and why time here never moves.

あらすじ

Santa gives Kate and Jack a tour of his village, home to over a million elves whose daily output dwarfs the world's shipping. He admits every building was designed by Mrs. Claus, agrees it might be time for a change, and shows them the Christmas Star, the light from Bethlehem that powers the village and hides it behind the veil.

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注目の表現

time stands stillcheck something outHow comebeen known to

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このシーンの表現

time stands still

时间静止、感觉不到时间流逝

圣诞老人向杰克解释北极的规则，所以这里的人不会变老。

When she walked in, time stood still for a second.

このシーンの他の表現

  • check something out

    来看看这个

  • How come

    an informal way of asking why

  • been known to

    to have done something before, used to hint at a skill or habit

このシーンのメモ一覧

65 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1over a million somethingThe village houses over a million elves.
発音over a million

liaison

The village houses over a million elves.
表現 · B1get close to somethingwell, you just might be getting close to what we can accomplish here in Santa's Village in a single day.
表現 · B1in a single daywell, you just might be getting close to what we can accomplish here in Santa's Village in a single day.
発音walking in it

liaison

Why, you're walking in it.
表現 · B2each and every oneAnd each and every one designed by Mrs. Claus.
表現 · B1never thought of that-Me too. -Why, I… I never thought of that.
表現 · B1it's time for a changeit… it might be time for a change.
表現 · A2show someone somethingCome on. Let's go. I wanna show you something.
表現 · B1check something outKatie Cat, Jack, check this out.
表現 · B1pretty coolIt's pretty cool.
表現 · B2be known to do something

to have done something before, used to hint at a skill or habit

Oh, I've been known to code a few in my time.
表現 · B2in one's timeOh, I've been known to code a few in my time.
表現 · B1enough to do somethingEnough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
表現 · B1billions of somethingEnough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
発音billions of

liaison

Enough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
表現 · B1how come ...

an informal way of asking why

How come you never told me?
表現 · A2a lot of thingsThere's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
表現 · B1haven't told someoneThere's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
文法 · B1There's a lot of things

there be

There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
表現 · B2power something upIt powers up the entire village.
文法 · B2a way to connect

a way to do

I devised a way to connect the light from the Star of Bethlehem
表現 · B1the only one who ...And Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
表現 · B2in and out of somewhereAnd Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
文法 · B2the only one who knows

relative clause

And Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
表現 · B2a sliver of somethingTiny sliver of it.
表現 · B2time stands stillMm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.
文法 · B2time stands still

present simple

Mm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.
表現 · B2pipe something inso the elves have to pipe it in from the outside. Look.
発音pipe it in

flap

so the elves have to pipe it in from the outside. Look.
表現 · B1a giant snow globeIt looks like we're in a giant snow globe.

「Santa Tours the Village」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is world-building, but it is also a quiet lesson about who gets credit. Santa shows off his operation, then lets slip that Mrs. Claus designed every house, and the children push the obvious conclusion: it should be named after her. He agrees, and a small piece of the myth shifts. The tour then turns to mechanics: the Christmas Star, the veil, the cannons that fire snow in. The most telling line is about age — "time stands still here in the North Pole" — which explains why Santa never grows old and, quietly, why he can stay a bit blind to the people who keep his world running. Wonder and a touch of irony sit side by side.

Theme

IdentityKate argues the village should carry Mrs. Claus's name, redrawing who the legend credits.
PhilosophyThe tour explains a world where time stands still, and Santa's age is a small mystery solved.

発音のポイント

  • over a million — liaison
  • walking in it — liaison
  • billions of — liaison
  • pipe it in — flap
There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.

The line that admits the trip is also a confession, full of stories kept back.

Mm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.

The explanation for why Santa never ages: the Pole sits outside ordinary time.

It looks like we're in a giant snow globe.

The visitor's wonder at a village sealed inside its own weather.

Oh, I've been known to code a few in my time.

A modest brag that the workshop also makes video games.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Kate say the village should be renamed?

She learns Mrs. Claus designed every building, so she argues the village should be called after her instead of Santa.

What does 'time stands still' mean here?

It means time does not pass in the North Pole, which is why Santa and his elves do not grow old.

What powers the village?

The Christmas Star, which holds light from the Star of Bethlehem and also creates the veil that hides the Pole.

Why do the elves fire cannons?

The veil keeps out everything, including snow, so the elves pipe snow in from outside with cannons.

クリスマス・クロニクル PART2 · 全 20 章

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次のチャプター · 第 7 章whipped upKate and Jack Stay One Night
第 1 章come from a long line ofBelsnickel Reveals Himself第 2 章could care lessKate Grumbles Through a Beach Christmas第 3 章the time of one's lifeKate Sees Through the Bribe第 4 章a real dragKate and Jack Reach the Pole第 5 章took matters into my own handsKate Wakes Up at the North Pole再生中 · 第 6 章time stands stillSanta Tours the Village第 7 章whipped upKate and Jack Stay One Night第 8 章one of a kindMrs. Claus Tells Santa's Origin Story第 9 章buy some timeBelsnickel Steals the Star第 10 章one way or anotherSanta Flies with Seven Reindeer第 11 章not a moment to loseMrs. Claus Arms Jack With Cookies第 12 章hallowed groundSanta Returns to the Elf Forest第 13 章a tear in the fabric of timeThe Sleigh Tears Through Time第 14 章for all I knowKate Gets Stopped at the Airport第 15 章the sky is fallingKate Confesses to a Stranger第 16 章see something throughKate Meets Her Father Doug第 17 章a game of chickenMrs. Claus Stops the Chicken Game第 18 章at the end of the daySanta Talks Belsnickel Down第 19 章from time to timeThe Last Sleigh Ride Home第 20 章one day at a timeKate and Jack Come Home
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