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United 93 · 2006 — 第 4 / 17 章 · 3'18" · B2

A Real Hijacking During the Exercise, Explained：real world

As the FAA and NORAD run a morning exercise, the day's real crisis arrives: a controller reports a hijacking, and the first question is whether it's a drill. The answer is "No, real world" — not a simulation, but an emergency unfolding in the same room as the drill.

あらすじ

Captain Dahl apologizes over the PA for the Newark delay, calling it routine. In the operations centers, the morning is dominated by a NORAD exercise, including tracking Russian bombers. Then a controller takes a call: it's a hijacking, and when someone asks if it's a simulation, the answer is real world. The exercise and the real emergency now share the room.

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このシーンの表現

real world

not a drill

An officer reports that this is not a drill but a real event, keeping his voice level.

This is real world, so treat every call as urgent.

このシーンの他の表現

  • fucking

    an intense swear word

  • no-shit

    the real thing

  • squawking

    broadcasting a transponder code

  • apologize for

    say sorry for

  • sim

    a simulation

このシーンのメモ一覧

51 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · B1run into something

run into

Looks like we've run into a little bit of rush hour traffic here at Newark this morning, and that's a typical day at Newark.
表現 · B1rush hour traffic

peak-hour congestion

Looks like we've run into a little bit of rush hour traffic here at Newark this morning, and that's a typical day at Newark.
表現 · A2apologize for something

say sorry for

The captain apologizes over the cabin PA in the formal register of service.

I apologize for the delay and I appreciate your patience, and I'll get back to you with an update. Thank you.
表現 · B1keep something away from someone

keep clear of him

Guys, just keep your planes away from him, man.
文法 · B1the only guy I have

relative clause: A relative clause with that omitted; it narrows the guy down to the only one he has.

This guy right here is the only guy I have.
表現 · A2right now

at this moment

He's westbound right now. I heard some voices in my ears.
発音What's up

Link What's and up so they sound like one word.

What's up, Pete? Where are we at?
文法 · B1if we hear anything back

if-clause: The if-clause sets a condition that interrupts the main sentence mid-flow.

I just put it up into the speaker here, if we hear anything back, but right now we just have the guy.
表現 · B2due westbound

heading due west

He's due westbound. He's climbing...
発音going back

The g in going often drops, giving goin-back.

I'm going back to the airport. That's it.
表現 · B1pull the tapes

retrieve the recordings

Somebody's got to pull these fucking tapes right now.
表現 · B1keep one's eyes open

stay alert

so you'll want your tracker techs keeping their eyes open.
表現 · A2on the phone

over the phone

Hey, I got a hijack on the phone. Boston.
表現 · C1a no-shit something

the real thing

When a colleague assumes it is a drill, he cuts in with a crude word: this is real.

No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.
スラング · C1no-shit

the real thing — Crude emphasis; never use it in formal settings.

No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.
表現 · B2a real world situation

a real emergency

We have a real world situation here.
発音real world

Run real and world together without a gap.

We have a real world situation here.
表現 · C1squawk a code

broadcasting a transponder code

An officer asks if the aircraft is still transmitting a code; the answer is no.

Still squawking? No, sir.
スラング · C1squawking

transmitting a code — Air-traffic jargon; not used in everyday talk.

Still squawking? No, sir.

「A Real Hijacking During the Exercise」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is about two realities colliding. On the surface it is a routine morning: Dahl's calm PA announcement about rush-hour traffic at Newark, and a NORAD exercise complete with bombers and drills. The tension is that the controllers cannot immediately tell which world they are in — when the hijacking call comes in, the first instinct is to ask whether it is part of the simulation: 'Is this a sim?' The answer — 'No, real world' — is the hinge of the whole film. From there, the language shifts from exercise chatter to urgent procedure: bring everyone to the operations floor, get the recordings, call the general. The scene's power is that the ordinary and the unthinkable look identical for a few seconds, and the people in the room have to choose fast.

Theme

DutyControllers and officers move from a routine drill to a real emergency, following procedure while the situation refuses to be a simulation.
SurvivalThe first hijacking call sets the film's countdown in motion, and the chapter ends with everyone racing to their stations.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A drill and a real event use almost the same words.
  • The captain's calm PA makes the coming shock worse.
  • One crude word is what turns a room serious.
  • Real world is the hinge between rehearsal and response.

発音のポイント

  • What's up — Link What's and up so they sound like one word.
  • going back — The g in going often drops, giving goin-back.
  • real world — Run real and world together without a gap.
No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.

The line that ends all doubt: not a drill, not a report — a genuine hijacking, and it is coming from Boston.

Somebody's got to pull these fucking tapes right now.

The urgency in one sentence: the recordings have to be pulled immediately, before anything else, to hear what is on the flight.

Looks like we've run into a little bit of rush hour traffic here at Newark this morning, and that's a typical day at Newark.

Dahl's PA announcement, deliberately light: Newark delays are so common that rush-hour traffic is just another normal morning.

I'm going back to the airport. That's it.

A controller's decision as something strange unfolds: he is turning back to the airport, and that is the whole plan.

I have no idea what this guy's doing.

The admission of confusion at the center: no one can explain what the aircraft they are watching is doing.

このシーンについての質問

Why do they ask if it's a sim?

Because a NORAD exercise is already under way that morning, with bombers and drills. When a real hijacking call comes in, the first question is whether it is part of the exercise.

What does 'real world' mean here?

It's the opposite of a simulation: an actual emergency, not a drill. The answer to 'Is this a sim?' is 'No, real world,' which tells the room the crisis is genuine.

What does Captain Dahl announce to the passengers?

That they are stuck in rush-hour traffic at Newark and facing a normal delay. He apologizes, thanks them for their patience, and promises an update.

What happens once the hijacking is confirmed?

The tone changes to urgent procedure: they need the recordings pulled, and officers call all operations personnel to the floor — including Major Nasypany and, by phone, General Arnold.

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