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American History X · 1998 — 第 17 / 17 章 · 2'37" · B2

Sweeney Asks Derek for Help, Explained：take someone to school

Dr. Sweeney comes to Derek at a diner with bad news: Cameron and Seth were jumped and are in the ICU. He wants Derek to talk to the old crew. "I'm out, OK?" Derek says, but Sweeney keeps pushing, and Derek finally agrees — then jokes that the favor may get him "shot by white boys."

あらすじ

At a diner, Dr. Sweeney finds Derek and tells him Cameron Alexander and Seth Ryan are in the ICU after being jumped the night before. Sweeney asks Derek to talk to his old crew, because they will still listen to him. Derek refuses at first, saying he's out and wants to keep his family clear, but Sweeney argues that walking away won't bring him peace. Derek agrees.

Asking for helpPersuadingSaying noTeacher & studentB2fastamerican
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注目の表現

to gojump someonehate to tell youin the clear

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このシーンの表現

take someone to school

beat or teach someone a lesson

Sweeney says he will take Derek in hand and show him how things work.

Our team will take them to school in the second half.

このシーンの他の表現

  • to go

    for takeaway

  • jump someone

    be attacked by a group

  • hate to tell you

    I say this reluctantly

  • in the clear

    free from blame or danger

  • fuckin'

    damn, as an intensifier

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · A1something to go

for takeaway

Derek orders coffee and a pastry and adds to go, meaning takeaway.

a maple bar, and a large milk to go.
発音to go

To go links into one smooth sound, close to tuh-goh.

a maple bar, and a large milk to go.
表現 · A2we need to talk

there is something serious to discuss

Derek,we need to talk.
発音need to

Need to weakens in fast speech to something like needa.

Derek,we need to talk.
表現 · B1be in the ICU

in intensive care

Cameron Alexander and Seth Ryan are at the ICU at St. John's.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; avoid it in writing.

Well, it looks like they're gonna live.
表現 · A2get lucky

get lucky

-Then they got lucky. -Somebody's gotta lose,though.
スラング · A2gotta

has got to — Casual shorthand; use has to in formal speech.

-Then they got lucky. -Somebody's gotta lose,though.
文法 · B2maybe you'd talk

polite would: You'd is a polite, tentative would inside a request.

We were kinda hoping maybe you'd talk to your old crew-- Come on. No way.
スラング · A2kinda

kind of, somewhat — Softens a request in casual talk; not for formal use.

We were kinda hoping maybe you'd talk to your old crew-- Come on. No way.
表現 · B1listen to someone

take someone's advice

If there's anybody they're gonna listen to, it's you.
文法 · B2If there's anybody they're gonna listen to

conditional clause: The if-clause sets up the condition; it's you gives the conclusion.

If there's anybody they're gonna listen to, it's you.
表現 · A2ask for help

request someone's help

We're asking for your help here, Derek.
表現 · B1have nothing to do with something

be unrelated to

This has got nothing to do with me anymore.
表現 · A2do one's best

try as hard as one can

God,what are you doing to me? I'm doing my best!
表現 · A2take a break

step away for a while

You helped create it. You wanna take a break now?
文法 · B2You take a break

imperative condition: The first clause is an imperative that works like a condition.

You take a break, you'll find no peace.
表現 · B2find peace

reach a calm state

The way to find peace is to stick.
表現 · B2get shot by someone

be shot by someone

You know what you're gonna do? Get me shot by white boys.
スラング · B2white boys

white guys, said casually — A dismissive way to label people by race; avoid it.

You know what you're gonna do? Get me shot by white boys.
表現 · A2in half an hour

thirty minutes

I'm gonna take him to school. I'll be back in half an hour.
発音half an hour

Half an hour links into one smooth run.

I'm gonna take him to school. I'll be back in half an hour.
表現 · B1have something good for someone

have something nice for someone

Hey,you. You got something good for me this morning?

「Sweeney Asks Derek for Help」を読み解く

What's really going on

On the surface this is a favor between a mentor and a former student. Underneath, it's a question of responsibility. Sweeney frames Derek's past as a debt he can't walk away from — "You helped create it. You wanna take a break now?" — and offers a hard paradox: 'You take a break, you'll find no peace. The way to find peace is to stick.' Derek's resistance isn't cowardice; he has a real reason, telling Sweeney he's 'going like this just to keep my family in the clear.' What settles it is Sweeney's refusal to let guilt be optional, and Derek's weary 'All right.' He knows the cost: 'Get me shot by white boys.' The diner scene is where his private change becomes a public obligation.

Theme

DutySweeney argues that Derek can't stay neutral: walking away still leaves the violence he helped create, so he owes the community action.
RedemptionAgreeing to intervene is Derek's first step from private change to making amends in public.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A request can be pressure in polite clothing.
  • Family is the reason Derek keeps his head down.
  • Sweeney argues that peace comes from staying, not leaving.
  • Calling in an old student is its own kind of debt.

発音のポイント

  • to go — To go links into one smooth sound, close to tuh-goh.
  • need to — Need to weakens in fast speech to something like needa.
  • half an hour — Half an hour links into one smooth run.
If there's anybody they're gonna listen to, it's you.

Sweeney's pitch: Derek's old crew still respects him, so he's the only one who can calm them down.

You take a break, you'll find no peace.

Sweeney's warning that opting out won't end the conflict; it will follow Derek anyway.

The way to find peace is to stick.

His prescription: staying involved and pushing through is the only route to calm, not retreat.

Yes. I'm asking you to do whatever's in your power to do.

Sweeney limits his request to what Derek can realistically manage — but refuses to let him do nothing.

This has got nothing to do with me anymore.

Derek's stated position: he considers himself finished with the movement and its consequences.

Those guys are probably gunning for me now.

Derek's fear that his own former side now sees him as a target, which is why he wants distance.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sweeney want Derek to help?

Cameron and Seth were jumped and land in the ICU. The old crew will still listen to Derek, so Sweeney thinks he is the only one who can stop the violence from getting worse.

Why does Derek refuse at first?

He insists he is out of the movement. He also fears his former allies now see him as an enemy, and says he is going like this just to keep his family in the clear.

Does Derek agree in the end?

Yes. After Sweeney argues that quitting will not bring peace, Derek gives in with a weary 'All right,' then warns that the request could get him 'shot by white boys.'

Why does Derek worry the crew is gunning for him?

He left the movement, so the men he once led may now treat him as a traitor. He tells Sweeney, 'Those guys are probably gunning for me now.'

What does Derek mean by 'take him to school'?

It is an idiom for beating or thoroughly teaching someone a lesson, not a literal trip to school. He means he intends to deal with someone directly.

アメリカン・ヒストリーX · 全 17 章

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