a lucky accident
The Lakers are a flare-up, a fluke.American History X · 1998 — 第 14 / 17 章 · 2'31" · B1
Derek Tells His Prison Story, Explained：judge a book by its cover
Two inmates argue about basketball, then one asks how the other ended up in prison. The answer is a comic confession: a stolen TV, a shopkeeper, three cops, and a foot that got broken. "They said I threw the TV at him. Assault. Six years."
あらすじ
In the prison yard, two inmates start by arguing over whether the Lakers or the Celtics are the greater team. The talk turns personal when one asks the other what landed him in prison. At first the answer is 'none of your business,' but the other keeps pushing, and the story comes out: a stolen television, a fall onto a cop's foot, and a six-year sentence.
注目の表現
judge a book by its coverland someone in somethingtweakingwhat I'm talking about
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このシーンの表現
judge a book by its cover
judge by appearance
A cellmate sizes Derek up by his build, and Derek answers with the old warning about looks.
Don't judge a book by its cover; she is tougher than she looks.
このシーンの他の表現
- land someone in something
put you in this situation
- tweaking
acting strangely
- what I'm talking about
that is exactly right
- get away with
escape punishment for
- motherfucker
a very heavy insult
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
a long-running champion
One good coach for four years. The Celtics are a dynasty!ever in that field
The ugliest team in the history of sports.a head shaped oddly
James Worthy. That guy has a head like a melon.cannot possibly
I can't even talk to you. I don't know what you're saying.noun clause: The what-clause serves as the object of know, naming what he cannot follow.
I can't even talk to you. I don't know what you're saying.In fast speech what you're blurs toward a single sound.
I can't even talk to you. I don't know what you're saying.stopped counting
-I lost count, man. -Doesn't matter, man.nobody cares to count
Who's counting anyway?The stress lands on fuck, which drives the whole challenge.
What the fuck landed you in here?not fit to be
You didn't kill anybody, too skinny for a gangbanger.ellipsis: The second clause drops you are, leaving a compact judgment about his build.
You didn't kill anybody, too skinny for a gangbanger.that is rough — Casual complaining only; never in polite company.
Ain't that a bitch? Don't judge a book by its cover.who cares — Dismissive; it can sound rude to elders.
Whatever. Come on. What did you do?what is so shameful
So you stole a TV. What's embarrassing about that?bump into
Bam! I run into three cops.Run links into into, almost like one word.
Bam! I run into three cops.police — Everyday speech; say police in formal contexts.
Bam! I run into three cops.nonstandard agreement: Standard English says does not; the singular don't is a common spoken variant.
That don't make sense.be sentenced to six years
Nah,you didn't get six years for stealing a TV. Come on.drop onto
the TV falls on his foot and breaks it.threw it hard
Come on. Tell the truth. You chucked it at him.threw — Casual for threw; use threw in writing.
Come on. Tell the truth. You chucked it at him.「Derek Tells His Prison Story」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface it's two guys passing time in the yard, one arguing about basketball and the other telling a funny story about a botched robbery. Underneath, the scene is doing the work of getting Derek to talk. He keeps saying it's none of the other man's business, and the other man answers, 'Nobody in here got away with anything' — a line that says the yard has no secrets. The embarrassment Derek describes isn't about the theft; it's about being caught in the most undignified way possible, and about a sentence that doesn't match the accident. The joke is also a first crack in his pride: for once he isn't the one in control of how the story ends. The easy back-and-forth is what makes the friendship believable, and it's what the rest of his time inside is built on.
Theme
FriendshipThe easy back-and-forth in the yard turns two strangers into friends, built on teasing and a shared story.
IdentityDerek's prison reputation meets the plain fact of a clumsy crime, and the gap between the two is the joke.
このチャプターで学べること
- Trash talk about teams opens the only safe conversation in the cell.
- The TV story is a cover, and the numbers do not add up.
- Get away with is about escaping blame, not leaving a place.
- The joke about looks hides how he was judged by his build.
発音のポイント
- what you're — In fast speech what you're blurs toward a single sound.
- What the fuck — The stress lands on fuck, which drives the whole challenge.
- run into — Run links into into, almost like one word.
The Lakers are a flare-up, a fluke.One inmate's verdict on the Lakers: a brief spark, not a real dynasty, dismissive and confident at once. It kicks off the argument that opens the scene.
The ugliest team in the history of sports.An insult aimed at the rival basketball team, said as a joke. It's the kind of teasing that makes the scene feel like real friendship, not exposition.
What the fuck landed you in here?The blunt question that turns basketball talk into a personal one. 'Landed you in here' is a casual way of asking what crime sent him to prison.
Ain't that a bitch? Don't judge a book by its cover.A mocking line with a proverb attached: don't assume you know someone from how they look. It's the cue for the story about to be told.
Nobody in here got away with anything.The rule of the yard, stated flatly: everybody here was caught. It's both a joke and a reason for Derek to stop hiding his own story.
They said I threw the TV at him. Assault. Six years.The punchline: a stolen TV, a broken foot and a charge of assault. The sentence sounds absurd, which is exactly why it's memorable.
このシーンについての質問
Who is the other inmate talking to Derek in the yard?
It's Lamont, the man Derek befriends in prison. Their argument about basketball is how the conversation starts, and it leads into Derek telling the story of why he was locked up.
Why was Derek sent to prison for six years?
He stole a television and, while running out, collided with police. The TV fell and broke an officer's foot, and he was charged with assault — six years for what he calls an accident.
Why does Derek say the story is embarrassing?
Because of how ridiculous it looks: he was caught immediately, and the sentence came from a clumsy accident rather than a serious plan. The humiliation, not the crime, is what stings.
What does 'Don't judge a book by its cover' mean here?
It means don't assume what someone has done from how they look. The line is aimed at the inmate who assumed Derek was too skinny to have done anything serious.
Does the other inmate believe Derek's story?
Not at first. He says the story doesn't make sense and that nobody gets six years for a stolen TV, and he accuses Derek of throwing the set on purpose, which Derek keeps denying.
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第 9 章screw upDerek Apologizes to His Family
第 10 章done with itDerek Quits the Movement
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