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An American Crime · 2007 — 第 11 / 16 章 · 2'32" · A2

Gertrude Says Sylvia Went to Juvenile, Explained：learns her lesson

Gertrude has told the family a lie: Sylvia "had to go to juvenile." In truth she is locked in the basement, and the household is told she must stay until she "learns her lesson." The talk about working together and getting along better is the cover for it.

あらすじ

At the Baniszewski house, Gertrude says she called the children's parents: they have taken a Florida tour and cannot collect the girls until late November. She tells everyone they must work together as a family. Meanwhile Sylvia is held in the basement, and Gertrude instructs the household to say that she was sent to juvenile.

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注目の表現

work togetherget along betterpicked upslowed down

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  11. ❝ 独白Gertrude's household speech6 行練習ページ ↗
  37. ❝ 独白Gertrude's cover story5 行練習ページ ↗
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このシーンの表現

work together

pull together as one

Gertrude lays out the household money and tells the children they must now pull together like a family.

If we work together, the deadline stops being scary.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get along better

    learn to live together

  • picked up

    took on a booking

  • slowed down

    became less busy

  • what about

    then what of it

  • had to go to

    was sent away to

このシーンのメモ一覧

43 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

発音Stop hitting

The t in hitting flaps toward a d sound in fast speech.

Stop hitting me!
表現 · A2get someone something

fetch me something

Johnny, get me my medicine, please.
表現 · A2be not good for something

be bad for something

Oh, this area here, it's not good for my health.
発音not good for

The t links into good, and for weakens to fer.

Oh, this area here, it's not good for my health.
発音don't wanna

The t in don't often drops before wanna.

I don't wanna move.
スラング · A2wanna

want to — Casual speech only; keep it out of formal writing.

I don't wanna move.
表現 · A2have a call with someone

talk to someone by phone

I had a call with your parents today.
表現 · B1pick up a job

took on a booking

Gertrude relays that the parents picked up a Florida Labor Day circuit, so they cannot come for the girls.

Well, they picked up the Florida Labor Day circuit...
文法 · A2wont be here for you

future tense: The future negative will not be here tells the girls their parents are staying away until November.

so, they wont be here for you, until the end of November, now.
表現 · B1come in regular

arrive on schedule

Their checks are coming in regular, though.
表現 · A2slow down

became less busy

Gertrude complains that her ironing work slowed down, setting up the demand she is about to make.

My ironing slowed down...
表現 · A2quite a bit

a fair amount

quite a bit.
表現 · A2work together

pull together as one

Gertrude lays out the household money and tells the children they must now pull together like a family.

So, we all have to work together, as a family.
表現 · A2eat over at someone's place

dine at someone's home

Maybe, I can eat over at Coy's house, mama, if that'll help.
表現 · B1if that helps

if it makes things easier

Maybe, I can eat over at Coy's house, mama, if that'll help.
表現 · B1take up more shifts

take on extra shifts

Baby, you gonna have to take up more shift's at work.
発音gonna have to

Gonna and have to blur together into one weak run.

Baby, you gonna have to take up more shift's at work.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; avoid it in formal settings.

Baby, you gonna have to take up more shift's at work.
表現 · A2for a while

for some time

Maybe quit Tech for a while.
表現 · A2what about something

then what of it

Told to quit school and work more, Paula pushes back with a question about Stephanie.

What about Stephanie?
文法 · A2Why she have to go

dropped auxiliary: In casual speech the auxiliary does is dropped, so why does she have to becomes why she have to.

- Why she have to go to school? - Because she's smarter than you.
スラング · A2Shut up

be quiet — Blunt and rude; do not use it with strangers or in formal settings.

- Shut up, Johnny! - I'm smarter than you!
表現 · A2the both of you

you two

- I'm smarter than the both of you! - Give me my Teddy!
表現 · A2work on something

try to fix something

That's another thing we have to work on around here.
文法 · B1another thing we have to work on

relative clause: A relative clause after thing describes exactly what they still have to fix around the house.

That's another thing we have to work on around here.
表現 · B1get along with someone

have a good relationship

We all have to learn to get along better.
表現 · B1learn a lesson

learn one's lesson

Until she learns her lesson.
表現 · B1need to be punished

deserve punishment

She needs to be punished, Paula.
表現 · B1if anyone asks

if anyone asks

Now, if anybody asks...
文法 · B1if anybody asks

conditional clause: The if-clause uses the present tense to set a real future condition: should anyone ask.

Now, if anybody asks...
表現 · A2have to go to somewhere

was sent away to

Gertrude coaches the children to say Sylvia had to go to juvenile if anyone asks, and she pauses before saying it.

Sylvia... had to go to juvenile.

「Gertrude Says Sylvia Went to Juvenile」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a masterclass in covering tracks. Gertrude doesn't just punish Sylvia; she gives the family a sentence to repeat — "Sylvia... had to go to juvenile" — so that the punishment looks like something the state did, not something she chose. Earlier she frames the whole arrangement as family teamwork: "We all have to learn to get along better." That phrase sounds warm, but it really means everyone should accept her version of things. Paula's question, "How long is Sylvia, down in the basement?", is the one moment the truth almost surfaces, and Gertrude shuts it down: "Until she learns her lesson." The language is domestic and calm, which is exactly what makes the arrangement so chilling. The lie is the point.

Theme

LiesGertrude invents the juvenile story and drills the family into repeating it, turning a crime into a cover-up.
PowerShe controls the household by deciding what is true, punishing Sylvia while telling everyone she was sent away.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A family order can sound like kindness.
  • Calm wording can hide a violent act.
  • Had to go to frames force as routine.
  • What about turns a demand back on the asker.

発音のポイント

  • Stop hitting — The t in hitting flaps toward a d sound in fast speech.
  • not good for — The t links into good, and for weakens to fer.
  • don't wanna — The t in don't often drops before wanna.
  • gonna have to — Gonna and have to blur together into one weak run.
Sylvia... had to go to juvenile.

Gertrude's cover story: she claims the state took Sylvia away, so no one will ask where she really is.

We all have to learn to get along better.

Framed as a call for family harmony, it actually asks the children to accept Gertrude's rules and her version of events.

She needs to be punished, Paula.

Gertrude justifies keeping Sylvia in the basement, telling her daughter that punishment is necessary rather than cruel.

How long is Sylvia, down in the basement?

Paula's question shows part of the family knows the cover story is false, and that Sylvia is being held below the house.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Gertrude tell the family Sylvia was sent to juvenile?

To hide what is really happening. Sylvia is locked in the basement, so Gertrude invents an official-sounding reason for her absence and tells everyone to repeat it if anyone asks.

Does the family believe the story about juvenile?

Paula's question, "How long is Sylvia, down in the basement?", shows she knows the truth. The invented story is less about belief than about giving the household one shared lie to tell outsiders.

Why does Gertrude talk about working together and getting along?

It makes her demands sound like ordinary family cooperation. By framing money troubles as a shared problem, she can push the children to take on more work and accept her control.

Why does Gertrude make Paula work more shifts?

She says the family has to pull together because the parents' checks and her ironing income have shrunk. In practice she is shifting the household's burden onto her children.

What does "juvenile" mean in this scene?

It means juvenile detention, a facility for underage offenders. Gertrude uses the word to make Sylvia's disappearance sound official and legal.

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