Thread: The movie "The Search For John Gissing" - help please!

I'm watching a movie which has neither a Russian translation, nor Russian or at least English subtitles (and I cat't find any on the Internet). Its name is "The Search For John Gissing". I understand a lot of things in the movie without subtitles, but not everything; and there are some scenes and lines which and I'd like to understand better.
Could someone please write what's said in this fragment (it's 30 seconds long)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-EopCgqqjA

My attempt:
Back to that (.....) at Heathrow (.....) I can't deny that. When you work for one of these international conglomerates like I do, you cannot expect that every (.....) takes your life along with.

Every few years the company gets involved (.....) which leads(?) to be (.....) for me a transfer, and that, of course, the most difficult part of my job. Explaining to Linda, my wife, that we have to move again.

EDIT: Of course I don't need help with the whole thread! Some videos have been removed already. I only need help with the latest (for the present time) excerpt in the thread. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Оля

The fact that we were not met at the Heathrow was frustrating I can't deny that. When you work for one of these international conglomerates like I do, you kind of expect that every now and then it's gonna be a paper jam that takes your life along with it.

Every few years the company gets involved in a buy out or a merger which leads to an inevitable reshuffle which can mean for me a transfer, and then, of course, the most difficult part of my job: explaining to Linda, my wife, why we have to move again.

Thank you so much, Lampada!

By the way, after the 100th listening I think the beginning of the first sentence is: "The fact that we were not met at the Heathrow..." (То, что нас не встретили, было неприятно). I hope I'm right.

Originally Posted by Оля

Thank you so much, Lampada!

By the way, after the 100th listening I think the beginning of the first sentence is: "The fact that we were not met at the Heathrow..." (То, что нас не встретили, было неприятно). I hope I'm right.

You are right.

Originally Posted by Lampada

which leads to an inevitable reshuffle

Почему я упорно слышу "to be" или "to the", но только никак не "to an"?..

you kind of expect that every now and then it's gonna be a paper jam that takes your life along with it

Никак не могу понять, что значит это предложение, особенно то, что выделено. Помогите.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by Lampada

which leads to an inevitable reshuffle

Почему я упорно слышу "to be" или "to the", но только никак не "to an"?..

Аналогично - "to the".

[quote:7742swew]you kind of expect that every now and then it's gonna be a paper jam that takes your life along with it

Никак не могу понять, что значит это предложение, особенно то, что выделено. Помогите. [/quote:7742swew]
Мой очень вольный перевод - "...ты уже вроде как ожидаешь, что время от времени происходит какая-то неприятность и всё летит кувырком."

every now and then - время от времени, иногда.
paper jam - в меня получилась просто "неприятность", но возможно имеется в виду, что где-то зажевало какую-то бумажку и из-за этого их не встретили.

Originally Posted by E-learner

но возможно имеется в виду, что где-то зажевало какую-то бумажку и из-за этого их не встретили.

Может быть, и так, но мне сначала показалось, что он использовал это выражение в переносном смысле. Типа "бумажный затор" - по аналогии с traffic jam. И в результате какие-то бумаги не попали, куда нужно.

Originally Posted by translationsnmru

Типа "бумажный затор" - по аналогии с traffic jam. И в результате какие-то бумаги не попали, куда нужно.

Тогда смысл можно довольно точно передать на подобии русского языка: ...возникает бумажная неразбериха, которая вовлекает в себя твою жизнь.

Originally Posted by Lampada

The fact that we were not met at the Heathrow was frustrating I can't deny that. When you work for one of these international conglomerates like I do, you kind of expect that every now and then there's gonna be a paper jam that takes your life along with it.

Every few years the company gets involved in a buy out or a merger which leads to the inevitable reshuffle which can mean for me a transfer, and then, of course, the most difficult part of my job: explaining to Linda, my wife, why we have to move again.

It may not change anything but I hear there’s and the here. Hush me if I'm wrong

Ясно. Спасибо.

I'll be back

I've listened to the film excerpt on Youtube and make more corrections:

Originally Posted by alexB

Originally Posted by Lampada

The fact that we weren't met at Heathrow was frustrating, I can't deny that. But when you work for one of these international conglomerates like I do, you kind of expect that every now and then there's gonna be a paper jam that takes your life along with it.

Every few years the company gets involved in a buy out or a merger, which leads to the inevitable reshuffle, which can mean for me a transfer, and then of course the most difficult part of my job: explaining to Linda, my wife, why we have to move again.

Thank you very much, Ken. You are always so helpful
Yes, I felt that there was the "but" in the beginning of the second sentence.

Help me with another excerpt please:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSWkjpYF2gM

What I hear:

- Good. Hi (why does he always say "hi"? Is it something like "OK"?) (.....)
- I have to go (to? I actually don't hear the "to") the bathroom.
- You have to go (to?) the bathroom... (....) went to the bathroom at Heatrow and (when we were on the plane?)
- (...) journal?
- OK. OK, good. Hi(?). We'll go this way. This is nice, uh? It's great!
- Beautiful.
- Look at this, look at this. Look at this lady. So typical British. Look at this. How lovely(?)

Вот что мне услышалось:

- Good. Hi. We just get out there and (or in)...
- Hush(? Not even sure if that's she who says it) I've to go(to) (the) bathroom.
- Have to go to bathroom... You just went to the bathroom at Heatrow and you went on the plane.
- Keeping a journal?
- OK. OK, good. Hi(?). We'll go this way. This is nice, uh? It's great (??? Я тут не уверен, мне здесь слышится то great (с нечётким r), то quaint (c нечётким n). Я все же склоняюсь к quaint)
- Beautiful.
- Look at this, look at this. Look at this lady. So typical British. Look at this. How lovely(?)

Originally Posted by translationsnmru

- Keeping a journal?

Мне тоже слышалось "Keeping a journal", но тогда я не понимаю, что значит эта фраза...
И еще я не понимаю, как можно принять ванну в аэропорту и тем более в самолете. Или она имеет в виду туалет?

P.S. А, всё, я въехала. Она его спрашивает - ты что, журнал ведешь, как часто я в [туалет?] хожу. Блин, начинается типичное американское кино.

Originally Posted by Оля

Она его спрашивает - ты что, журнал ведешь, как часто я в [туалет?] хожу.

Ну да, имеется в виду именно это . И когда американец говорит "to go to the bathroom", это одназначно понимается именно как "сходить в туалет" (хотя, конечно, могут быть контексты и ситуации, диктующие другое понимание, но такие исключения редки). Если человек хочет принять ванную, он скажет "I want to take a bath".

We just get out there and (or in)...

Я тут слышу
I will just get our bearings

- You're keeping a journal?

Originally Posted by E-learner

Я тут слышу
I will just get our bearings

АААА! Точно.

- Good. All right. We’ll just get our bearings.
- I have to go to a (a при произношении теряется) bathroom.
- I have to go to a bathroom... (он повторяет её слова, передразнивает) You just went to the (сдесь же the отчётливо , имеется в виду bathroom уже упоминавшийся) bathroom at Heathrow and you went on the plane.
- You keeping a journal?
- OK. OK, good. All right. We'll go this way. This is nice, uh? It's quaint!
- Beautiful.
- Look at this, look at this. Look at this lady. So typical British. Look at this. I love this.

to Оля:
I think nobody will mind if you go on with that movie sorting out thing. Make fragments a little longer though.

English speaking audience in their turn could offer their choice of a movie for Russians to help them out with.

And what’s the most appropriate word for English speaking people by the way ? The English speaking?