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The whole USC mafia.All the President's Men · 1976 — 第 15 / 18 章 · 3'34" · B2
Deep Throat: Look at the Overall, Explained：double-cross
A source lays out the mechanics of political sabotage — ballot-box stuffing, dirty tricks, a secret fund — then stops the reporters from chasing one name. "Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall." The argument is not about Segretti at all; it's about how far up the chain the story really runs.
あらすじ
In a parking garage, Woodward meets his secret source, who explains that political sabotage, or "rat-fucking", was standard practice, and warns him not to fixate on Donald Segretti. The source names Mitchell and Haldeman, refuses to say more about Haldeman, and points to the attack on Muskie as the real pattern.
注目の表現
rat-fuckingscrew upgo on the recordnail down
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このシーンの表現
double-cross
a betrayal, a stab in the back
The veteran source dryly notes that in his day this was just called a double-cross, mocking the new label.
He double-crossed the crew that had trusted him.
このシーンの他の表現
- rat-fucking
dirty political sabotage
- screw up
to ruin or wreck
- go on the record
to speak openly and attributably
- nail down
to pin down firmly
- slush fund
secret money for dirty work
このシーンのメモ一覧
54 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
to take part in
And that's when you got involved in the student elections...Link got and involved; keep in weak and quick.
And that's when you got involved in the student elections...to wreck or botch
What was that term you guys used for screwing up the opposition?you people — Casual address among peers, not for formal settings.
What was that term you guys used for screwing up the opposition?past subjunctive: Would have done with were marks an unreal past, inviting Carl to imagine himself in that spot.
What would you have done if you were just out of the Army...to receive a phone call from
...and one day you get a call from an old friend...to take a job with someone
...asking if you wanna go to work for the president of the United States?wow, geez — A mild exclamation of surprise; keep it out of formal writing.
Jeez. Chapin was the appointment secretary for Nixon when he called.to be aware of
If those sinister things really happened, I don't think Dwight knew about them.conditional clause: The if-clause concedes the premise, then the main clause distances Dwight from it.
If those sinister things really happened, I don't think Dwight knew about them.a betrayal, a stab in the back
The veteran source dryly notes that in his day this was just called a double-cross, mocking the new label.
In my day, it was simply known as a double-cross.passive voice: The passive puts the name, not the namers, in focus and keeps his tone detached.
In my day, it was simply known as a double-cross.to speak openly and attributably
Woodward reasons that Segretti will not speak on the record, yet would still implicate Chapin if he did.
Segretti won't go on the record...to place someone within
And that would put you inside the White House.to like or think much of Not to look after someone; here it means to like or respect.
I don't care for inexactitude and shallowness.to pin down firmly
...that financed the rat-fucking, we've just about got that nailed down.to handle or concern
If it didn't deal directly with the break-in, they didn't pursue.a matter of this scale
Do you think something this size just happens?Run something and this together; the g almost disappears.
Do you think something this size just happens?to focus on something
The source's closing warning is to stop focusing on one man or the larger scheme is lost.
Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall.to lose the big picture
Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall.Stress concentrate, weaken on, and land the sentence on overall.
Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall.「Deep Throat: Look at the Overall」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a lesson in zooming out. Deep Throat keeps telling Woodward that the individual operative is a distraction: "Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall." Names like Mitchell and Haldeman matter not because they are the story but because they show how high the operation reached. When the reporters push for specifics, the source refuses to hand over what they should find themselves — "You'll have to find that out for yourself" — and coldly dismisses the press as full of "inexactitude and shallowness." His hint about Muskie reframes everything: the point was never one dirty trick but a coordinated campaign to cripple the strongest opponents. The reporters want a name they can print; the source wants them to see a system.
Theme
CorruptionDirty tricks, hush money and a slush fund show the campaign paying for sabotage instead of winning votes fairly.
PowerThe source points from one operative to Mitchell and Haldeman, showing the sabotage reaches the top of the White House.
このチャプターで学べること
- The source refuses to name anyone higher up.
- Miss the overall means losing sight of the whole scheme.
- Go on the record signals speaking openly and on paper.
- A slush fund is secret money for dirty work.
発音のポイント
- got involved in — Link got and involved; keep in weak and quick.
- something this — Run something and this together; the g almost disappears.
- concentrate on — Stress concentrate, weaken on, and land the sentence on overall.
Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall.Deep Throat's warning: fixating on one operative hides the larger sabotage campaign behind the break-in.
They were frightened of Muskie, and look who got destroyed.The dirty tricks were aimed at the strongest Democrats; the point was to knock out the real threats, not just anyone.
Do you think something this size just happens?A rebuke to the idea that the sabotage was random: an operation this large had to be ordered from above.
I don't care for inexactitude and shallowness.The source's contempt for sloppy reporting, and a demand that the reporters be precise if they want his help.
このシーンについての質問
What does "rat-fucking" mean here?
It's campaign slang for dirty tricks against the opposition, from stuffing ballot boxes to planting false stories. In the film it names the whole sabotage operation.
Why won't the source talk about Haldeman?
The source draws a line: he will discuss the wider sabotage but not Haldeman directly, saying "You'll get nothing from me about Haldeman." It shows even a friendly source limits how far he will go.
Why does the source tell Woodward not to focus on Segretti?
Because Segretti is only one operative. Chasing him alone would miss the overall design, which reaches up to Mitchell and Haldeman and includes the attack on Muskie.
What is the significance of the Muskie letter?
It shows the dirty tricks were not random but targeted at the strongest Democratic candidate. The source uses it to point to the real purpose of the sabotage campaign.
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