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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943 — 第 10 / 30 章 · 3'39" · B2

The Seconds Set the Duel Rules, Explained：Strictly between ourselves

The seconds negotiate a duel like a contract: sabres weighed to the decagram, doctors, baths, a start at seven sharp. "It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other," one of them admits, as the ritual rolls on regardless.

あらすじ

The two sides meet to fix the terms of the duel: the presiding officer, the sabres, their weight, the doctors, and the hour. One of the seconds finds it absurd to arrange a fight between two men who have never met. On the day itself, the principals arrive, joke about breakfast and names, and are briefed on the commands.

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make a note ofStrictly between ourselvesGet it overshow up

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このシーンの表現

Strictly between ourselves

in strict confidence

The German second confides that his own man dislikes duels, marking it as strictly between ourselves.

Strictly between ourselves, the team is being restructured.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make a note of

    write something down

  • Get it over

    finish it quickly

  • show up

    arrived, appeared

  • learn by heart

    memorised completely

  • do not count

    carry no weight

このシーンのメモ一覧

56 行のセリフに 37 件のメモ

表現 · B1make a note of something

write something down

As the seconds agree each rule, one asks to make a note of it, businesslike and precise.

- May I make a note of that? - With pleasure.
表現 · A2with pleasure

gladly

- May I make a note of that? - With pleasure.
表現 · B1choice of something

the selection of

Have you any suggestions regarding choice of leader for the duel?
表現 · B2military attache

military diplomat

We suggest the military attache to the Swedish legation.
表現 · A2as well

also

- We shall supply a number, as well. - Certainly, Colonel.
表現 · B2decide something by lot

by random draw

The choice of sabres will be determined by lot.
表現 · B2exceed the maximum

go above the limit

You know, of course, that sabres must not exceed the maximum weight of 60 decagrams?
文法 · B2that sabres must not exceed the maximum weight of 60 decagrams

noun clause: The that clause is the object of know, spelling out the weight rule.

You know, of course, that sabres must not exceed the maximum weight of 60 decagrams?
表現 · A2prefer to do something

would rather do

Do you prefer to strip the upper parts of the bodies of the combatants, - or do you prefer shirtsleeves? - Shirtsleeves.
表現 · B2previous to something

before something

I see here that paragraph 133 says, "A few hours previous to the duel
文法 · B2who've never even seen each other

relative clause: The who clause defines the two men as total strangers, which is the joke.

It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other.
発音seen each other

Link seen each other into one smooth run.

It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other.
表現 · B2strictly between ourselves

in strict confidence

The German second confides that his own man dislikes duels, marking it as strictly between ourselves.

Strictly between ourselves, Theo doesn't really approve of duels.
表現 · B1approve of something

be in favour of

Strictly between ourselves, Theo doesn't really approve of duels.
表現 · B2something does not count

carry no weight

Asked whether the duel is truly necessary, the officer says a soldier's feelings sometimes do not count.

Sir, there are moments in a soldier's life when his personal feelings do not count.
文法 · B2when his personal feelings do not count

relative clause: The when clause defines the moments as times when private feeling has no weight.

Sir, there are moments in a soldier's life when his personal feelings do not count.
発音do not count

The t in not is often dropped before count.

Sir, there are moments in a soldier's life when his personal feelings do not count.
表現 · B2agree upon something

settled by agreement

- We have not agreed upon the time. - Will seven in the morning be agreeable to you?
表現 · B2be agreeable to someone

acceptable to you

- We have not agreed upon the time. - Will seven in the morning be agreeable to you?
発音agreeable to you

Link agreeable to and reduce to to a weak tə.

- We have not agreed upon the time. - Will seven in the morning be agreeable to you?
表現 · B2get it over with

finish it quickly

Choosing the hour, one second says to get it over early rather than let the dread build.

- Get it over early. - I agree.
表現 · A2half an hour

thirty minutes

- Seven o'clock. - It'd be advisable to meet half an hour earlier.
表現 · B2it is advisable to do something

sensible to do

- Seven o'clock. - It'd be advisable to meet half an hour earlier.
表現 · A2sleep well

rested well

- Morning. Slept well? - Very.
発音Slept well

The t in slept is often dropped before well.

- Morning. Slept well? - Very.
スラング · A2Morning

good morning — A clipped good morning for people you know; formal settings keep the full form.

- Morning. Slept well? - Very.
文法 · B1when I called

time clause: The when clause fixes the moment of the call against the ongoing past action.

- He was still sleeping when I called. - They forgot to wake me.
スラング · B2It would

of course it would — A clipped, wry agreement that something would indeed do that.

- Because the book says not. - It would.
スラング · B2you'll do

you'll be fine — A casual verdict that someone is good enough; too blunt for superiors.

Ah, you'll do.
表現 · B1show up

arrived, appeared

With the duel near, the other principal is missing; nobody knows why he hasn't shown up.

- Where is Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff? - He hasn't shown up yet.
発音shown up

Practise linking shown up as show-nup.

- Where is Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff? - He hasn't shown up yet.
表現 · B1congratulate someone on something

praise you for

I congratulate you on your pronunciation.
表現 · B2learn something by heart

memorised completely

I learnt it by heart, so when my grandchildren say, "Grandpa,
表現 · A2at the beginning

at the start

I'll try. At the beginning, I'll be sure you mean "start".
表現 · B1be likely to do something

probably won't

During the combat, you're not likely to say "start" again.
文法 · B1you're not likely to say "start" again

be likely to: Be likely to expresses probability; negated, it means probably will not, softer than won't.

During the combat, you're not likely to say "start" again.
表現 · B2entrance fee

a joining fee

Seven o'clock. Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff will forfeit his entrance fee if he doesn't...

「The Seconds Set the Duel Rules」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene treats a duel as an administrative problem, and that is the joke. Two men have insulted each other, yet here the seconds are calmly fixing sabre weights and ordering baths, as if what follows were a parade. The absurdity is stated outright: "It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other," and the reply — that marriages happen the same way — shows how little the ritual has to do with the people involved. Under the protocol, the film quietly shows what these men believe: that private feeling must give way to duty, since "there are moments in a soldier's life when his personal feelings do not count." Humour and honour sit side by side, and the comedy comes from taking the rules dead seriously.

Theme

DutyThe duel is justified as a duty that overrides private feeling; the second insists that a soldier's personal wishes 'do not count' once honour is at stake.
AbsurdityThe ritual is meticulous and completely divorced from the two men it concerns, which makes the whole preparation feel like a joke told with a straight face.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'Get it over' means finish something unpleasant fast.
  • 'Strictly between ourselves' marks a confidence.
  • 'Make a note of' is to write something down.
  • 'Do not count' means carry no weight.

発音のポイント

  • seen each other — Link seen each other into one smooth run.
  • do not count — The t in not is often dropped before count.
  • agreeable to you — Link agreeable to and reduce to to a weak tə.
  • Slept well — The t in slept is often dropped before well.
It's very strange to be preparing a duel between two people who've never even seen each other.

A quiet note of absurdity: the whole apparatus is being arranged for two men with no personal quarrel, which makes the ritual look mechanical.

Sir, there are moments in a soldier's life when his personal feelings do not count.

The officer's creed, stated plainly: when duty calls, what he personally wants is irrelevant, which is how he justifies fighting at all.

During the combat, you're not likely to say "start" again.

A dry joke about the command 'los': once the swords are moving, the leader will not need to tell the fighters to begin a second time.

Strictly between ourselves, Theo doesn't really approve of duels.

A confidence that undermines the whole event: the man who is about to fight does not even believe in duelling, which makes the ritual stranger still.

Nobody could invent a name like that.

A throwaway joke at the briefing: the opponent's long name is so odd that it sounds made up, cutting the tension with a laugh.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the seconds spend so long on the rules?

Because the duel has to look legitimate. By fixing weights, doctors, and hours, they turn a private quarrel into a formal procedure that neither side can dispute.

What does "Strictly between ourselves" mean?

It introduces a confidence: what follows is private and should not be repeated. Here it lets one second admit that his own man dislikes duels.

Why is the duel between two men who have never met?

The insult was exchanged between their countries, not their persons, so the seconds are arranging a fight between representatives rather than acquaintances.

What does the colonel's 'los' and 'halt' scene show?

That command is the only thing that matters once combat begins. Candy jokes that he will confuse 'los' with 'start,' and is told he will not need the word twice.

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