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American Underdog · 2021 — 第 20 / 27 章 · 3'05" · B2

The Barnstormers Lose the Arena Bowl, Explained：slow as molasses

Kurt's record-setting season ends one yard short: Tampa Bay wins the Arena Bowl. Afterward a Rams man offers him a tryout — 'We want you to come and try out for us' — while in the Rams' meeting room the coaches argue over whether an arena-league quarterback is worth a shot.

あらすじ

After four months and sixteen games, the Arena Bowl comes down to one yard, and the Barnstormers can't get in — Tampa Bay wins. Kurt takes the loss hard, and a man from the Rams named David Gillis approaches him about a tryout. In the Rams' meeting room, the coaches disagree: some call Kurt old and slow, while Dick Vermeil argues for him.

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このシーンの表現

slow as molasses

extremely slow

A coach dismisses Kurt as old and slow as molasses in front of John.

The old printer is slow as molasses on big files.

このシーンの他の表現

  • come down to

    boil down to one moment

  • keep contain on

    hold the edge on someone

  • buy some time

    win a little time

  • hate it for

    feel bad for someone

  • put off

    keep postponing

このシーンのメモ一覧

58 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B2come down to something

boil down to one moment

After 4 months and 16 games, it has come down to this.
文法 · B1it has come down to this

present perfect: The present perfect links four months of work to the moment now.

After 4 months and 16 games, it has come down to this.
表現 · B2rocking and rolling

full of loud energy

A barn dance in Des Moines. And they are rockin' and rollin' here at the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines.
表現 · B1the defending champions

last year's winners

The defending champions Tampa Bay Storm against the Iowa Barnstormers.
表現 · B2a go-ahead score

the score that takes the lead

The outcome. Hear the momentum switching to Iowa here as they drive for a go-ahead score...
表現 · B2keep contain on someone

hold the edge on someone

A defender warns that losing the edge on this runner will cost them.

If you don't keep contain on this guy, he's gonna hurt ya.
発音gonna hurt ya

Blend gonna and hurt ya into one chunk instead of separate words.

If you don't keep contain on this guy, he's gonna hurt ya.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech only; keep it out of formal writing.

If you don't keep contain on this guy, he's gonna hurt ya.
表現 · B1earn something

win it through effort

If they want a championship, this is where they have to earn it.
文法 · B2this is where they have to earn it

predicative clause: The where-clause defines this moment as the place the title must be won.

If they want a championship, this is where they have to earn it.
表現 · B1buy someone some time

win a little time

Warner fakes a throw to buy a moment, then releases the ball.

Pump fakes, is able to buy some time. He gets rid of it.
表現 · A2get rid of something

dispose of something

Pump fakes, is able to buy some time. He gets rid of it.
表現 · B1look back at something

revisit it later

And they're gonna look back at that, you can see the pressure applied there...
表現 · B1a heck of a something

a remarkable showing

Heck of a game for you, Kurt.
スラング · B1Heck

a mild hell — A softened stand-in for hell in casual complaints.

Heck of a game for you, Kurt.
表現 · B1hate to do something

really dislike losing

I hate to lose, sir. I hate it for the team.
表現 · B2hate it for someone

feel bad for someone

After the loss Kurt says the defeat hurts him most on the team's behalf.

I hate to lose, sir. I hate it for the team.
発音hate it for

The t between vowels can flap, so hate it sounds like ha-dit.

I hate to lose, sir. I hate it for the team.
表現 · B1reach someone

get in touch with someone

We've been trying to reach you.
表現 · B1try out for something

audition for a team

We want you to come and try out for us.
表現 · B1put off something

keep postponing

I've been putting off his calls for a while.
表現 · B2can you blame someone

who could fault me

Can you blame me?
発音blame me

Run the m of blame straight into me.

Can you blame me?
表現 · B2have a hunch

a gut feeling

It's a hunch.It's arena football.
表現 · B2something translates

work in a new setting

You think that'll translate?
表現 · B2as slow as molasses

extremely slow

A coach dismisses Kurt as old and slow as molasses in front of John.

John, this guy is old. Slow as molasses.
表現 · C1beneath the standards of something

below what is expected

One coach says flatly that Kurt is below what this franchise expects.

And frankly, he's beneath the standards of this franchise.
文法 · B2he's beneath the standards

prepositional predicate: Beneath turns a physical position into a judgment of quality.

And frankly, he's beneath the standards of this franchise.
表現 · B2have a howitzer for an arm

a cannon for an arm

He got a howitzer for a right arm, though.
表現 · B1make the team

earn a roster spot

There is no way this guy makes the team.
スラング · A2No way

absolutely not — A flat refusal; fine with friends, blunt at work.

No way.

「The Barnstormers Lose the Arena Bowl」を読み解く

What's really going on

The loss is the setup for the offer. Kurt plays the best game of his arena career — a record twenty-sixth completion — and still loses, which is exactly the audition the Rams are watching. He answers the praise with 'Well, thank you, but it didn't help us win,' and 'I hate it for the team,' telling you where his head is. The Rams' debate is the real tension: one side only sees the league — 'It's arena football,' 'You think that'll translate?' — and the other sees the man. 'Character translates anywhere, Mike,' is the line that decides it, and it echoes when someone says the knock on Kurt ('Slow as molasses,' 'beneath the standards') is the same one once aimed at Dick: 'That's what people said about me when I came here.'

Theme

DreamsThe loss doesn't end it: a Rams tryout arrives the same night, and Kurt's answer to praise is that it didn't help the team win.
RedemptionThe Rams bet on a man the league has written off — 'Character translates anywhere' — setting up Kurt's second chance.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'Come down to this' names the moment a whole season shrinks to.
  • 'I hate to lose' owns the sting instead of hiding it.
  • 'Try out for' is the phrasing for chasing a roster spot.
  • 'Slow as molasses' dismisses someone as painfully slow.

発音のポイント

  • gonna hurt ya — Blend gonna and hurt ya into one chunk instead of separate words.
  • hate it for — The t between vowels can flap, so hate it sounds like ha-dit.
  • blame me — Run the m of blame straight into me.
I hate to lose, sir. I hate it for the team.

Kurt's answer to praise after the loss: he isn't looking for credit, he's stung that his big game still ended in a team loss.

That's what people said about me when I came here.

Dick's defense of Kurt: every knock on him — old, slow, beneath the standards — was once said about Dick too, which is why he believes in the hunch.

If they want a championship, this is where they have to earn it.

A sideline line during the final drive: the title has to be won on this play, not given, before the Barnstormers fail at the one-yard line.

Well, thank you, but it didn't help us win.

Kurt takes the compliment but refuses to enjoy it: a good personal game means nothing when the team lost the Arena Bowl.

このシーンについての質問

Did the Barnstormers win the Arena Bowl?

No. They lose to the Tampa Bay Storm, failing to score from the one-yard line as the game ends. Tampa Bay are the champions.

Who offers Kurt a tryout?

A man who introduces himself as David Gillis and says he is 'with the Rams.' He has been trying to reach Kurt, whose calls he had been putting off.

Why are the Rams coaches arguing about Kurt?

Some think an arena-league quarterback won't translate to the NFL — too old and slow — while Dick Vermeil calls it a hunch and says 'character translates anywhere.'

What does 'slow as molasses' mean here?

It's a jibe at Kurt's speed: molasses pours very slowly, so the line means he's painfully slow — one of the reasons the coaches doubt him.

Does the Rams meeting end with a decision?

Not on-screen. The doubters insist 'there is no way this guy makes the team,' but Vermeil's support keeps the tryout alive, and the scene cuts away.

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