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映画 - 【王様のためのホログラム A Hologram for the King (2016)】英語

王様のためのホログラム [Blu-ray]

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Overview

  • Director: Tom Tykwer
  • Writers: Dave Eggers (novel), Tom Tykwer (screenplay)
  • Stars: Tom Hanks(Alan), Alexander Black(Yousef), Sarita Choudhury(Zahra), Sidse Babett Knudsen(Hanne), Tracey Fairaway(Kit), Jane Perry(Ruby), Tom Skerritt(Ron), Michael Baral(Young Ron), Lewis Rainer(Young Alan)

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A Hologram for the King Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Tom Hanks Drama HD

単語・例文

pivotal

極めて重要な、important because other things depend on it

Ex) She played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement.

ALAN's BOSS : You're in charge of a deal that's pivotal for the company,
which makes it even more pivotal for you.

make an estimate

見積もる、to guess the size, cost, etc., of something

ALAN : This is sales.
You make estimates.
And you make plans.
But then you get there and everything changes.
But you make the sale.

due diligence

デュー・デリジェンス、精査、the detailed examination of a company and its financial records, done before becoming involved in a business arrangement with it

ALAN : I've done my due diligence.
I'm presenting out there.
It's full steam ahead.
YOUSEF : Okay.
See for yourself.

  • full steam ahead : 〔仕事などの進行を〕全力で、with all your energy and enthusiasm

Ex) Now that problem is out of the way, it's full steam ahead to get the job finished.

tardiness / inconsequential
  • tardiness : 遅刻
  • inconsequential : 重要ではない

    SAYED : I'm sorry to hear that you missed the shuttle.
    I understand the hotel had some trouble waking you.
    ALAN : I'm sorry I'm late.
    SAYED : The king won't be coming today. So your tardiness is inconsequential.

uncharted

未知の、未開拓の、(of a place) never before described, or (of a situation) completely new

Ex) New drugs lead doctors into uncharted territory.

ALAN : It's a brand-new city.
It's uncharted territory.
And we are the trailblazers.

  • trailblazer : 先駆者、開拓者、a person who is the first to do something that other people do later
ludicrous

〔ひどく〕滑稽な、ばかげた、ridiculous or foolish

ALAN : Well, it was a joke.
I was joking. He asked me... it was a ludicrous question.
YOUSEF : It's not ludicrous to him.
Now I have to convince him you're not with the CIA. How do I do this?