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American Hustle · 2013 — 第 19 / 20 章 · 3'35" · B2

The Lawyer Takes the Wire, Explained：pay somebody off

Two sides sit down over a $2 million wire and stall on a missing man: "Mr. Tellegio is not here." One side calls the trip a sign of respect, the other calls it a dealbreaker — until a phone call and an account number settle it and "Pleasure doing business with you" closes the room.

あらすじ

A group meets in a room to hand over $2 million of a promised $10 million. Introductions are made — "Alfonse Simone," "Edith Greensly," "Irving Rosenfeld" — but the man everyone came to see is absent. Someone offers a wire number instead; someone else says no deal without him. A call to the sheik settles it.

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注目の表現

power of attorneyhang in therepay somebody offthank you for clarifying that

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このシーンの表現

pay somebody off

bribe someone with money

While discussing licenses, someone describes bribery as routine business; the calm tone makes the offer sound more brazen.

They tried to pay somebody off to get the permit, but it backfired.

このシーンの他の表現

  • power of attorney

    legal authority to act for another

  • hang in there

    keep going; don't give up yet

  • thank you for clarifying that

    sarcastic thanks for saying too much

  • make some money on the side

    earn extra money unofficially

  • lean on somebody

    pressure or threaten someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

76 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · B1come in person / do something in person

physically present, not represented by someone else

I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.
表現 · B2a simple wire transfer / by wire transfer

electronic bank transfer

I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.
文法 · B2could've been done

modal perfect passive: It shifts the line from a simple fact to a mild reproach: this could have been handled remotely.

I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.
発音could've been

In fast speech could've been blurs; catch the stressed could and let been trail off.

I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.
表現 · B1as a matter of fact

actually; in fact

As a matter of fact, this is the number of our wire right here.
表現 · B2be called out of town on business

summoned away for work

Mr. Tellegio, unfortunately, was called out of town on business' Oh, that's not good.
表現 · B1as a sign of respect

to show respect

You know, we were willing to come here today in person to meet with Mr. Tellegio as a sign of respect lo give $2 million... Well, listen, I can assure you that I have the power of attorney...
発音power of attorney

The of in power of attorney is almost swallowed; stress power and attorney.

You know, we were willing to come here today in person to meet with Mr. Tellegio as a sign of respect lo give $2 million... Well, listen, I can assure you that I have the power of attorney...
表現 · B2have the authorization to do something

have official permission to do something

You don't have the authorization to make this kind of choice, so don't be hasty, all right?
表現 · B2be hasty about something

rush a decision

You don't have the authorization to make this kind of choice, so don't be hasty, all right?
表現 · B1be smart about something

handle it wisely

Just, let's be smart about it, all right?
文法 · B1The sheik don't like surprises

subject-verb agreement: Standard English would use doesn't; the nonstandard don't makes the threat sound rougher.

This is a surprise. The sheik don't like surprises.
表現 · B2not somebody's decision to make

not someone's call to make

Edith, this is not your decision to make.
表現 · B1go over something

review something point by point

But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.
表現 · A2be used for something

be intended for a purpose

But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.
文法 · B2what this money will be used for

embedded question: The whole what-clause is the object of go over; for stays at the end.

But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.
表現 · B2construction permits

official permits to build

What we will do is we guarantee all proper licenses and construction permits for any hotel-casino that plans to open before the end of the year,
文法 · B2What we will do is

pseudo-cleft: The what-clause front-loads 'the thing we will do', then the rest explains it.

What we will do is we guarantee all proper licenses and construction permits for any hotel-casino that plans to open before the end of the year,
表現 · B2throw something in

include something extra here, adding protection as a bonus

and we'll throw in the customary, uh,
表現 · C1customary privileges of protection

customary protection services in context, mob protection bought with money

privileges of protection.
表現 · B2overcome obstacles

get past any problems

We are prepared to overcome any obstacles.
スラング · C1skimming

skimming cash off the top — criminal jargon for taking a cut; avoid it in formal settings

At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.
スラング · C1cut it up

split the money — crime-world slang for splitting dirty money; not for ordinary bill-splitting

At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.
表現 · B2take the wire

receive the wire transfer wire means a bank transfer here, not a physical wire

Simone can take the wire. What's the number?
表現 · B1have a deal

reach an agreement

I think we have a deal.
発音with you

In pleasure doing business with you, the final with you is light and quick.

Pleasure doing business with you.
表現 · B1get sick of somebody/something

grow tired of someone or something

You might even get sick of me.

「The Lawyer Takes the Wire」を読み解く

What's really going on

This looks like a routine handover, but almost every line is about who is allowed to say yes. One line insists they came 'as a sign of respect' and will put up $2 million today. A later line says that without Mr. Tellegio, 'We can't make that decision.' The pressure stays soft — 'don't be hasty,' 'let's be smart about it,' 'hang in there' — before the talk turns explicit: 'If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off... If we have to lean on somebody, intimidate somebody, we'll intimidate somebody.' The room is being asked to hear muscle as a service and protection as a perk. 'Thank you, thank you for clarifying that' lands like a raised eyebrow, and the money moves anyway.

Theme

CorruptionBribery and intimidation are pitched as standard service: "If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off."
DeceptionNames, titles and a phone call do the work of closing the deal; what is said aloud is procedure, not proof.

発音のポイント

  • could've been — In fast speech could've been blurs; catch the stressed could and let been trail off.
  • power of attorney — The of in power of attorney is almost swallowed; stress power and attorney.
  • with you — In pleasure doing business with you, the final with you is light and quick.
This is not how we do business. I'm sorry.

A polite refusal: the speaker says the offer breaks a rule, then apologizes as if the fault were theirs, not the other side's.

If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off.

Said as reassurance, not confession: bribery is offered as a capability the partners can count on.

This is a surprise. The sheik don't like surprises.

A warning dressed as a preference: the absent investor is invoked to stop the other side improvising and keep the plan as it was.

You might even get sick of me.

Closing small talk that quietly promises a long partnership — and plenty more meetings like this one.

At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.

The pitch goes past permits: quietly skimming money off the top is offered as a bonus lesson from the people who claim to have invented it.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the deal stall when Mr. Tellegio isn't there?

Someone says the call isn't theirs to make: "We can't make that decision." Without him, the $2 million of the ten isn't handed over — at least not yet.

Why is the wire sent to Simone?

Because a phone call authorizes it: "Simone can take the wire. What's the number?" The money goes to the name on offer; the man everyone asked for never shows up here.

Is "Thank you, thank you for clarifying that" sincere?

It's hard to take at face value. It comes right after a line about skimming and "make some money on the side," so it reads as a dry, skeptical reply.

Why does someone say "the sheik don't like surprises"?

It's pushback when someone starts backing out: the name of the sheik is used as the reason to keep everything exactly as planned.

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