idiotic jerks — A crude insult between friends; never in polite company.
- They're a bunch of wankers. - Hey. Language.24 Hour Party People · 2002 — 第 1 / 10 章 · 4'54" · B2
Tony Wilson Names the Factory, Explained：harp on about
Tony and his partners go to sign a run-down Manchester club, only to meet an owner also named Tony. "There's two Tonys on equal pegging, there's a confrontation," one of them jokes. The meeting ends with a deal, a band list — and a name lifted off a sign: "Factory closing" becomes "Factory opening."
あらすじ
In Manchester, Tony Wilson and his friends check out a shabby club they want for their Friday nights. They haggle with the owner, Don Tonay, and stumble over the fact that both men are named Tony. After rejecting ska and asking for heavy metal, the group finds the club's name on a wall sign — 'Factory closing' — and flips it into 'Factory opening.'
注目の表現
nicka bit of a dumplost her bottleharp on about
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このシーンの表現
harp on about
talk about it endlessly
Tony apologises for going on about the name, then keeps going anyway.
My uncle harps on about the old days at every dinner.
このシーンの他の表現
- nick
to steal
- a bit of a dump
a shabby little place
- lost her bottle
lost her nerve
- wankers
idiotic jerks
- Factory opening
a closing sign flipped to opening
このシーンのメモ一覧
88 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
a shabby little place
Looking over the venue, they admit in a light tone that the place is run down.
- It's a bit of a dump, isn't it? - Not Las Vegas, is it?Say a-bit-of-a as one weak run.
- It's a bit of a dump, isn't it? - Not Las Vegas, is it?crap, rubbish — Vulgar slang for rubbish; keep it informal.
- Go round to the left, Tony. - Dog shite everywhere. Disgusting.Link it's and urban into one smooth run.
Yeah, well, it's urban, it's exciting. It's exactly the place we should be.to steal — Everyday British for stealing; too casual for formal use.
You don't think those kids will nick the car?falling behind
..and I just think that, culturally, Manchester's slightly lagging behind.dress like a hairdresser
Yeah, to get into a nightclub you have to dress like a hairdresser.Glide from dress into like a without a pause.
Yeah, to get into a nightclub you have to dress like a hairdresser.be entitled to do it
..but some people aren't, and they've got a right to dance and party.the television, dismissively
Tony dismisses television with a nickname, and the others echo it back.
You know what I call television? The idiot box.split the ticket money Door here means the ticket money, not the door itself.
We split the door 60/40 to me.object clause: The how-clause is what he cannot see, and the negative question turns it into an accusation.
Can you not see how that's a potential problem?be the one in charge
He's in charge of the club, I'm in charge of whatever it is we're doing.nominal clause: The whatever-clause is the object of of, naming the vague thing they are doing.
He's in charge of the club, I'm in charge of whatever it is we're doing.on the same footing
There's two Tonys on equal pegging, there's a confrontation.have it cleaned up
Yeah, I know, but we can get it cleaned up for the nights we're in.talk about it endlessly
Tony apologises for going on about the name, then keeps going anyway.
Sorry to harp on about this, but that makes him Mr Tonay and I'm just Tony.accept the idea
See if he goes for that. Call him Don.start a club
- Don... - We're trying to set up a club.past intention: Was gonna marks an old intention that the till-clause then cancels.
I was gonna be a Virgil till me mum lost her bottle at the last minute.catch a quick look
..can you just make sure you just get a glimpse of my boot?spread the word
Go forth and preach the gospel. Good night.「Tony Wilson Names the Factory」を読み解く
What's really going on
It's a business meeting about a nightclub, but the real clash is about status and taste. The venue is a 'bit of a dump,' and Tony keeps needling the deal — yet the funniest tension is the name collision: 'There's two Tonys on equal pegging, there's a confrontation.' Being plain Tony while the other is Mr Tonay bothers him enough that he complains about the hierarchy of 'Mister.' Meanwhile the musical choices are a power move too: ska is waved off, heavy metal is requested, and the band that will drink 'like the fuckin' Queen Mother' gets the booking. The scene shows Factory being invented on the fly — half deal, half joke — which is exactly how the film treats the whole Manchester myth.
Theme
AmbitionTony turns a shabby club with dog mess outside into 'Factory,' chasing a scene he believes Manchester deserves.
IdentityThe 'two Tonys' mix-up forces a question of status: who gets to be Mr Tonay, and who stays plain Tony?
このチャプターで学べること
- A nightclub door here means the ticket money.
- On equal pegging says the two men rank the same.
- Harp on about means to keep bringing it up.
- Nick the car is plain British for steal.
発音のポイント
- a bit of a — Say a-bit-of-a as one weak run.
- it's urban — Link it's and urban into one smooth run.
- dress like a — Glide from dress into like a without a pause.
Yeah, to get into a nightclub you have to dress like a hairdresser.A joke about Manchester's club dress codes: only people who look styled — like hairdressers — get past the door, which is exactly the scene Tony wants to open up to everyone.
Yeah, well, it's urban, it's exciting. It's exactly the place we should be.Tony spins the club's grimy location into a selling point. Where others see dog mess and a dump, he sees authenticity — the perfect home for a new scene.
There's two Tonys on equal pegging, there's a confrontation.The comic problem in one line: if the club owner and the Factory man share a name and equal status, they'll clash. It's why one of them has to become 'Don.'
Get one of them bands in here. They drink like the fuckin' Queen Mother.Don Tonay's booking advice: pick a heavy metal band because they drink enormously, which means money at the bar. Practical, unromantic, and funny.
このシーンについての質問
Why do they change the club owner's name to 'Don'?
Because both men are called Tony. If the owner stays 'Mr Tonay' while the other is plain Tony, the hierarchy is awkward, so they start calling him Don to tell the two apart.
How does the club get the name Factory?
From a sign on the wall that reads 'Factory closing.' Tony flips it: if the building is closing as a factory, their night can be 'Factory opening' — so the club and later the label take the name.
What music are they looking for?
Not ska, which Don Tonay rejects, and not the polished club crowd. They settle on a New Wave/indie vibe and, on Don's tip, consider a heavy metal band because those crowds drink heavily.
What does 'nick' mean here?
It's British slang for steal. When someone asks whether the kids outside will 'nick the car,' they mean: will they steal it?
Does the deal work out?
Yes — they get Fridays at the Russell Club and split the door 60/40, with the owner taking the larger cut and the band paid in a crate of ale. The Factory night then opens with a decent crowd.
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