require you to
I need you to feed little Kenny.An American Crime · 2007 — 第 3 / 16 章 · 2'50" · B1
Gertrude Takes In the Likens Girls, Explained：make a difference
Lester brings Sylvia and Jennie to a woman he barely knows and, over milk and ironing, they work out a price: "20 dollars a week and you don't have to worry." He says he couldn't do it, then leaves them anyway. The scene is the deal that hands the girls over.
あらすじ
Lester Likens arrives at Gertrude Baniszewski's house looking for Sylvia and Jennie. He explains that the circuit he travels with ends in September and he has no one to leave them with. Gertrude suggests he leave the girls with her, notes she already has six children, and asks for twenty dollars a week. Lester says he couldn't do that, says he'll ask his wife, and then pays and says goodbye.
注目の表現
all out ofall day longmake a differencewilling to
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このシーンの表現
make a difference
change the outcome
Gertrude tells Lester that two extra children will not change her household, making the favor sound easy.
One more player won't make a difference to the team.
このシーンの他の表現
- all out of
be completely without
- all day long
through the whole day
- willing to
ready and agreeing to
- down and done
completely finished
このシーンのメモ一覧
53 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
be completely without
Gertrude is ironing and minding the house when the family runs out of milk and asks Marie to fetch some.
- We're all out of milk. - Well, then get some.Run all out of together as one smooth unit.
- We're all out of milk. - Well, then get some.stop allowing a tab
They wont give us no more credit at the store.double negative: The two negatives do not cancel here; in casual speech they simply stress that no credit is left.
They wont give us no more credit at the store.word is that
Huh, somebody said they saw my girls here.leave them in the care of
Well, not that I could leave'm with.elliptical clause: The opening is dropped, so the clause softly denies that any relative is available to take them.
Well, not that I could leave'm with.Them reduces to 'm, so leave'm lands as a single word.
Well, not that I could leave'm with.partly each
A little of both.traipse in and out
Looks like, you've got kids running in and outta here, all day long.through the whole day
Gertrude watches children stream in and out of her house and tells her visitor it never stops.
Looks like, you've got kids running in and outta here, all day long.Link in and outta together, with out of squeezed into outta.
Looks like, you've got kids running in and outta here, all day long.casual 'out of' — A relaxed spoken form of 'out of', best kept out of formal writing.
Looks like, you've got kids running in and outta here, all day long.how about you
Why don't you leave Sylvia and Jenny, here with me?would not go that far
No, I... I couldn't do that.change the outcome
Gertrude tells Lester that two extra children will not change her household, making the favor sound easy.
I got six kids, two more wont make a difference.short for 'will not' — A common spoken and subtitle spelling; write the full form in exams.
I got six kids, two more wont make a difference.give someone a hand
You'd be helping me out too.discuss it at home
I could talk to my wife about it.as if her own children
and treat them like they were her own.here-inversion: Moving here to the front marks something being handed over right now.
Okay! Here is 20 now...completely finished
Before leaving, Lester tells the girls that the carnival circuit will be over by the end of September.
The circuit will be down and done, at the end of September.be certain to
You girls make sure you get everything you need.assist you with
We'll help you unpack.「Gertrude Takes In the Likens Girls」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene reads as a favor and plays as a transaction. Gertrude opens with her own household chaos — no milk, no credit, ironing to deliver — which makes the offer sound practical rather than eager. "I got six kids, two more wont make a difference" is the pitch: the girls are nearly costless, so taking them isn't a burden. Then she puts a number on it. The trial later reframes the same moment: "But, you were willing to leave your children, with a complete stranger?" What Lester calls trust, the prosecutor calls neglect. His defense is that Gertrude offered to treat them like her own, and he promises to come back. He does what he has to, and the girls stay.
Theme
MoneyThe offer turns childcare into a weekly price: twenty dollars, paid on Thursdays, with Gertrude pressing for the money.
ParenthoodLester leaves his daughters with a stranger he just met, framing it as a short-term arrangement and a promise to return.
このチャプターで学べること
- A price can be wrapped in kindness until it feels like care.
- Willing to turns a choice from forced into voluntary.
- Promises of return are the hardest lines for a child to hear.
- Small household shortages can carry a whole family's money worries.
発音のポイント
- all out of — Run all out of together as one smooth unit.
- leave'm — Them reduces to 'm, so leave'm lands as a single word.
- in and outta — Link in and outta together, with out of squeezed into outta.
I got six kids, two more wont make a difference.Gertrude's pitch: she already has a full house, so two extra girls are barely a burden. It makes a big decision sound routine.
20 dollars a week and you don't have to worry.The whole arrangement in one line. She turns the girls' care into a simple weekly price and promises Lester he can stop worrying about them.
But, you were willing to leave your children, with a complete stranger?The prosecutor's challenge at trial. Willing is the key word: it accuses Lester of agreeing to something no careful parent should.
And I promise, I will be back, and get you girls then.Lester's parting promise to his daughters. The film later measures it against what actually happens to them.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Lester leave Sylvia and Jennie with Gertrude?
He travels with a carnival circuit that ends in September, and he has no family in Indianapolis to leave them with. Gertrude offers to take them for twenty dollars a week.
Did Lester know Gertrude before that day?
No. At trial he confirms he had never met her before, which is exactly what the prosecutor presses him on.
Why does Gertrude say two more kids won't make a difference?
She already has six children in the house. She uses that to make taking in two more girls sound like a small, practical thing.
Does Lester keep his promise to come back?
He promises to return and get the girls when the circuit ends in September. Whether he does becomes the turn the film builds toward.
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次のチャプター · 第 4 章take them inSylvia and Jennie Move In
第 1 章have a chance toSylvia Meets Friends at Church
第 2 章for a livingPaula Brags About Her Married Boyfriend
再生中 · 第 3 章make a differenceGertrude Takes In the Likens Girls
第 4 章take them inSylvia and Jennie Move In
第 5 章none of your businessPaula Reveals Her Pregnancy
第 6 章knows bestBradley Shows His True Face
第 7 章narrow gatePaula Accuses Sylvia of Spreading Lies
第 8 章long-distance callSylvia and Jennie's Long-Distance Call
第 9 章nothing but troubleGertrude Catches Sylvia's Call
第 10 章come betweenGertrude Lays Down the Rules
第 11 章learns her lessonGertrude Says Sylvia Went to Juvenile
第 12 章tie someone upThe Children Testify Against Gertrude
第 13 章know what it's likeGertrude's Basement Confession
第 14 章get to the bottom of somethingReverend Collier Visits Gertrude
第 15 章faking itSylvia Dies While No One Acts
第 16 章take the standJennie and Gertrude Take the Stand第 3 / 16 章 · 残り約 43 分