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Wreck-It Ralph · 2012 — Chapter 11 of 19 · 4'11" · B1

Vanellope Makes a Deal, Explained: an accident waiting to happen

On the surface it's a playground spat: the other racers mock a girl's homemade kart and call her a glitch. Underneath, both sides are negotiating. She needs a real kart and someone strong enough to wreck for her; he needs a way back to his medal. One line says it plainly: "You're an accident just waiting to happen."

What happens

A girl brings her homemade kart to a race and the other racers mock it and her. Before it turns ugly, a big stranger steps in and tells them to leave her alone. Sensing an opening, the girl pitches a trade: he breaks something for her, she wins the race and gets his medal back. They argue, then shake.

NegotiationTeasingTeasingBargainingRivalsB1slowamerican
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an accident waiting to happenshake on itpixslexiaa crumb snatcher

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Phrase of the scene

an accident waiting to happen

迟早要出事的隐患

塔菲塔当众说范罗佩就是个迟早会出事的隐患，用成语把排挤说成客观判断。

That old ladder is an accident waiting to happen.

Also in this scene

  • shake on it

    握手表示成交

  • pixslexia

    像素阅读障碍（自造词）

  • a crumb snatcher

    抢食的小鬼；小屁孩

Everything marked in this scene

30 notes across 78 lines

Phrase · B1for a secondHey, kids! Can I talk to you for a second?
Phrase · B2a crumb snatcherIt's that little crumb snatcher.
Phrase · B1check something outCame by to check out the competition, huh?
Phrase · B2back out of somethingBut you have to back out of the race. Yeah.
Grammar · B1I've just got pixslexia

present perfect with just

I'm not a glitch, Taffyta. I've just got pixslexia, okay?
Grammar · B1To protect us

infinitive of purpose

To protect us. Say I'm you.
Phrase · B1all of a suddenAnd then, all of a sudden, oh no.
Soundall of a sudden

liaison

And then, all of a sudden, oh no.
Phrase · C1an accident waiting to happenYou're an accident just waiting to happen.
Grammar · B2You will never be a racer because you're a glitch

because-clause

You will never be a racer because you're a glitch.
Phrase · B1leave someone aloneHey! Leave her alone!
Phrase · B2rotten little ...Scram, you rotten little cavities!
Soundrotten little cavities

flap

Scram, you rotten little cavities!
Slang · B2ScramScram, you rotten little cavities!
Phrase · B2watch where you stepI bet you really got to watch where you step in a game called Hero's Doodie!
Phrase · B1wash one's handsI hope you washed your hands after you handled that medal.
Slang · C1guttersnipeYou little guttersnipe!
Phrase · B1earn a medalI earned that medal.
Phrase · B2the fat folds of one's neckWell, unless you've got a go-kart hidden in the fat folds of your neck, I can't help you!
Grammar · B2unless you've got a go-kart hidden in the fat folds of your neck, I can't help you!

unless-clause

Well, unless you've got a go-kart hidden in the fat folds of your neck, I can't help you!
Slang · B1moronWhat a moron.
Phrase · B1here's what someone is thinkingSo here's what I'm thinking.
Phrase · B1get someone back somethingAnd I'll win the race and get you back your medal.
Phrase · B1break something for someoneAll you gotta do is break something for me.
Phrase · B1what do you sayCome on. What do you say, friend?
Phrase · B2son of a gunCome on, pal. You son of a gun.
Phrase · B1shake on itCome on, buddy. Let's shake on it.
Soundshake on it

liaison

Come on, buddy. Let's shake on it.
Phrase · B2someone's main manRalph, my man. My main man.
Phrase · B1have a dealMy arm's getting tired. Do we have a deal or not?

Vanellope Makes a Deal, explained

What's really going on

The scene runs on a simple exchange of needs. The girl can't win without a working kart, and the big guy can't get his medal without wrecking something first, so the mockery from the other racers ends up pushing them together. She is the one who takes control: she shrugs off being called "that little crumb snatcher," trades barbs about his medal, then lays out the offer—"You help me get a new kart... And I'll win the race and get you back your medal." When he calls her friend, she shuts it down with "We are not friends," and makes him seal it with a handshake. Under the jokes, it's two outsiders deciding they can use each other.

Theme

PowerThe bullied girl flips the moment by naming her price and making the stronger one accept her terms.
IdentityThe other racers reduce her to a glitch, and the deal is her way of forcing them to treat her as a real racer.

What you'll learn

  • Use back out of something to describe withdrawing
  • Make a concrete offer with a condition
  • Recognize shake on it as agreement
  • Catch the Hero's Duty / Doodie pun

Listen for

  • all of a sudden — liaison
  • rotten little cavities — flap
  • shake on it — liaison
Fastest pedal-power, west of the Whac-A-Mole.

She brags about her homemade kart with a mock-epic claim, turning a joke into a real boast.

You're an accident just waiting to happen.

The insult says she is not just clumsy now but destined to cause disaster, framing her glitch as a threat.

Well, unless you've got a go-kart hidden in the fat folds of your neck, I can't help you!

She mocks his size and shuts down his request, making clear she thinks he has nothing she needs.

My arm's getting tired. Do we have a deal or not?

After the flattery fails, she pushes for a yes-or-no answer, showing she is the one setting the pace.

Questions about this scene

Why do the other racers refuse to let the girl race?

They say she is a glitch and that glitches aren't allowed to compete, using the rule as an excuse to push her out.

Why does she want the big guy to break something?

She needs a real kart to enter the race, and she offers to win his medal back if he wrecks something for her first.

Does he actually agree to help her?

Yes. After she refuses to call them friends, she still gets him to shake on it, which seals the deal.

What does "pixslexia" mean in her line?

It is a made-up blend of pixels and dyslexia, her joking excuse for glitching, so she can deny being a glitch.

Wreck-It Ralph · 19 chapters

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Chapter 1name of the gameRalph's Opening MonologueChapter 2come to terms withRalph Shows Up to Bad-AnonChapter 3the end of the worldRalph Crashes the Anniversary PartyChapter 4a four-letter wordCalhoun's Hero's Duty BriefingChapter 5out to pastureFix-It Felix Jr. Breaks DownChapter 6state your businessFelix Searches Hero's Duty for RalphChapter 7a ticket to a better lifeVanellope Outsmarts RalphChapter 8a smoking huskCalhoun Explains the Cy-Bug ThreatChapter 9wipe the slate cleanVanellope Crashes the Roster RaceChapter 10another thing comingKing Candy Threatens RalphWatching · Chapter 11an accident waiting to happenVanellope Makes a DealChapter 12stole Turbo's thunderCalhoun Explains the Turbo WarningChapter 13outside your comfort zoneRalph Bakes a Kart in a MinuteChapter 14in the bagRalph Learns to Drive a KartChapter 15talk a little sense intoKing Candy Visits RalphChapter 16go down with the shipRalph Betrays VanellopeChapter 17take it to my graveRalph Licks Sour Bill for AnswersChapter 18pull yourself togetherRalph Pleads With Felix in the DungeonChapter 19a nice ring to itVanellope Rejects the Crown
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