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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943 — 第 9 / 30 章 · 3'50" · B2

German Officers Demand a Duel, Explained：draw lots

Two German officers call at the British Embassy about Clive Candy, and their request turns out to be a duel: he has insulted the German Army, and an officer must answer for it. Fitzroy is horrified, while the British side works out that Candy has no real choice.

あらすじ

German officers visit the British Embassy to find out about Clive Candy, and reveal that they mean to challenge him to a duel for insulting the German Army. Fitzroy is aghast. Colonel Goodhead explains that Candy has no option: militarily he must fight or run, politically he must fight. The Germans draw lots to choose their man.

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このシーンの表現

draw lots

decide by random draw

With dozens of officers eager to fight, they are drawing lots to pick one, which sounds absurd to the British side.

We drew lots to see who would present first.

このシーンの他の表現

  • give satisfaction

    answer a challenge

  • lost touch

    stopped being in contact

  • get in touch with

    contact someone

  • something of the sort

    something like that

  • code of honour

    a set of honour rules

このシーンのメモ一覧

56 行のセリフに 36 件のメモ

表現 · A2speak in a language

talk in English

Being on British territory, shouldn't we speak in English?
文法 · B2Being on British territory

participle clause: The Being clause gives the reason for the question, short for since we are on British territory.

Being on British territory, shouldn't we speak in English?
スラング · B2Righto

all right then — Old-fashioned British agreement; too casual for formal use.

Righto. How can I help you gentlemen?
表現 · A1sit down

take a seat

- Won't you sit down? - Thank you.
表現 · B1come to the right person

the correct person

You've come to the right man. We were at Harrow together.
表現 · B1lose touch with someone

stopped being in contact

Fitzroy says he and Candy were schoolmates but lost touch after the war, so he only knows him second-hand.

We've lost touch a bit since the war. He's Army, you know.
発音lost touch

The t in lost is often dropped before touch.

We've lost touch a bit since the war. He's Army, you know.
表現 · A2return from somewhere

came back from

- An officer of the British Army? - Just returned from South Africa.
表現 · B2give satisfaction

answer a challenge

The German officers worry Candy cannot give satisfaction, meaning he may not be eligible to answer a challenge.

We were worried he might not be able to give satisfaction.
文法 · B2who is not his equal in position and honour

relative clause: The who clause defines the opponent as unequal in rank and honour, which is the whole point.

An officer of the Imperial German Army cannot demand satisfaction from an opponent who is not his equal in position and honour.
表現 · A2at once

immediately

Hurry to the Kaiserhof. Bring Mr Clive Candy here at once.
発音at once

Link at once into a-twunce and stress the second word.

Hurry to the Kaiserhof. Bring Mr Clive Candy here at once.
表現 · A2come back

return here

Don't come back without him.
表現 · B1the whole of something

all of something

Mr Candy has insulted the whole of the German Army.
表現 · A2belong to something

be a member of

I didn't, sir. I only said if the officers belonged to the Alldeutscher Verband with Kaunitz...
文法 · B2if the officers belonged to the Alldeutscher Verband

conditional clause: The if clause uses the past tense to set up a hypothetical, with the conclusion coming after.

I didn't, sir. I only said if the officers belonged to the Alldeutscher Verband with Kaunitz...
表現 · A2by the way

incidentally

By the way, that girl you mentioned, is she trustworthy?
発音By the way

Keep By the way light and quick, with a weak the.

By the way, that girl you mentioned, is she trustworthy?
表現 · B2draw lots

decide by random draw

With dozens of officers eager to fight, they are drawing lots to pick one, which sounds absurd to the British side.

They're drawing lots to decide who is to fight this gentleman... who has not insulted anybody.
文法 · B2who has not insulted anybody

non-defining clause: The comma who clause adds a mocking aside rather than defining the gentleman.

They're drawing lots to decide who is to fight this gentleman... who has not insulted anybody.
表現 · B2militarily speaking

from a military view

Militarily speaking, Mr Candy has no option.
表現 · B1have no option

no choice at all

Militarily speaking, Mr Candy has no option.
表現 · A2run away

flee

If he cannot fight a duel, he must run away.
表現 · A2if necessary

if it is needed

- I'll fight if necessary, sir. - Yes, my dear boy. I know that.
スラング · B1my dear boy

my good fellow — An affectionate, slightly patronising address from an elder.

- I'll fight if necessary, sir. - Yes, my dear boy. I know that.
スラング · A2You'd better

you ought to — A soft command; fine to a peer, rude upward.

- You'd better go to your hotel and stay there. - Yes, sir.
表現 · B1get in touch with someone

contact someone

The colonel wants Hunter to play along, and Candy asks whether he can get in touch with her.

Could you get in touch with Miss er...
表現 · B2give the impression

create the impression

Tell her to give the impression that your reasons for coming to Berlin were to see her.
表現 · A2be in love with someone

romantically attached to

- You're in love with her or something of the sort. - But I'm not.
表現 · B2something of the sort

something like that

The colonel suggests Candy pretend he came for Hunter, adding 'or something of the sort'; Candy denies it at once.

- You're in love with her or something of the sort. - But I'm not.
発音in love with

Link love with smoothly and keep the th soft.

- You're in love with her or something of the sort. - But I'm not.
文法 · B1the best way to get you out of this

infinitive as modifier: The infinitive modifies the best way, naming what the way is meant to achieve.

Meanwhile, I and these gentlemen will discuss the best way to get you out of this.
発音out of this

Practise linking out of as one unit before this.

Meanwhile, I and these gentlemen will discuss the best way to get you out of this.
表現 · B2code of honour

a set of honour rules

The Germans present their Brown Codex as the code of honour every duellist follows, spoken with solemn pride.

The code of honour observed by all duellists.
表現 · B1be familiar with something

know something well

We thought you might not be familiar with it.
表現 · B2be in the position to do something

be able and entitled to

We are now in the position to announce who will fight Lieutenant Candy.

「German Officers Demand a Duel」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a comedy of incompatible codes. The German officers are scrupulously polite about the most violent of requests — a duel is only proper if both men are equals in "position and honour" — while the British side can barely process the word "Duel?!" at all. Candy's own views are set aside by everyone: his superiors decide what he must do, and the officers he insulted are "drawing lots to decide who is to fight this gentleman... who has not insulted anybody." The humour comes from the fact that every side is following a code that makes perfect sense to itself, and the film lets you see how much suffering those codes can produce. Even the effort to protect Candy's reputation involves telling a lie about Miss Hunter, which is presented as the only honourable option left.

Theme

DutyCandy's choice is made for him: the code says an officer must answer a challenge, so he must fight whether he wants to or not.
PhilosophyTwo national codes of honour collide, and the scene shows how a rule everyone respects can still be absurd.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'Give satisfaction' means answering a challenge.
  • 'Militarily speaking' frames a verdict.
  • 'Draw lots' hands a decision to chance.
  • 'No option' closes every exit.

発音のポイント

  • lost touch — The t in lost is often dropped before touch.
  • at once — Link at once into a-twunce and stress the second word.
  • By the way — Keep By the way light and quick, with a weak the.
  • in love with — Link love with smoothly and keep the th soft.
An officer of the Imperial German Army cannot demand satisfaction from an opponent who is not his equal in position and honour.

The rule that makes the duel possible: a challenge is only valid between equals, so the Germans must first confirm that Candy is an officer.

Militarily speaking, Mr Candy has no option.

The colonel's blunt verdict: in matters of honour, the Army sees only one acceptable action, and Candy is bound by it.

If he cannot fight a duel, he must run away.

The choice reduced to two bad options: fight, or be branded a coward and flee.

They're drawing lots to decide who is to fight this gentleman... who has not insulted anybody.

The absurdity named out loud: eighty-two officers want satisfaction, so chance must pick one, even though no one was really insulted.

Being on British territory, shouldn't we speak in English?

A small joke about protocol: even in a confrontation, the British side reaches for the rules of manners before anything else.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the German officers want to duel Candy?

Because he insulted the German Army. They explain that any officer whose honour is touched can demand satisfaction, and that Candy, being an officer, can be challenged.

Why is the duel only possible if Candy is an officer?

Because of the code. An officer of the Imperial German Army cannot demand satisfaction from a man who is not his equal in position and honour, so rank had to be confirmed first.

Why does Colonel Goodhead say Candy must fight?

Because the alternatives are worse. Militarily, refusing means running away; politically, that would be disastrous. So, by the logic of everyone in the room, Candy has no option.

How is the German side going to choose their fighter?

They are drawing lots. Eighty-two Ulan officers want to challenge Candy, so chance selects one of them, and the lot falls to Theodor Kretschmar-Schuldorff.

Why does Fitzroy want Candy to pretend he came to Berlin for a woman?

To hide the political reason for the visit. If people believe Candy travelled to see Miss Hunter, the duel looks like a private matter rather than an insult to a foreign army.

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