Bad Boys · 1983 — 第 7 / 9 章 · 2'16" · B1

Inmates Bet on the New Guy, Explained:mess up

The block gets its work assignments, and the men turn the routine into a show: bets go down on who will fight, with "The new guy" as the pick. Under the noise, old hatreds are being stoked — someone reminds Moreno what O'Brien did to his face and his brother. "He's not getting out of here alive," Moreno says.

あらすじ

Inmates are assigned their work details for the day — farming, the commons, and the worst job of all. As the list is read, other prisoners open a betting pool on an upcoming fight. The pick is the new arrival, and the stakes jump from five dollars to double. One inmate keeps needling Moreno about O'Brien.

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pay attentionquiet downshithousesmash

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このシーンの表現

mess up

ruin, injure badly

Someone needles Paco about the beating that messed up his face.

Be careful not to mess up the schedule.

このシーンの他の表現

  • pay attention

    watch and listen carefully

  • quiet down

    become quiet

  • shithouse

    toilet (vulgar)

  • smash

    beat someone badly

  • forget it

    drop it, never mind

このシーンのメモ一覧

27 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

表現 · A2pay attention to something

watch and listen carefully

The guard yells at the inmates upstairs to listen up during the work call.

All you guys up there, pay attention!
発音you guys

You is often reduced to ya before guys.

All you guys up there, pay attention!
表現 · A2we've got something

we have

Hey, we've got a theater, man!
表現 · A2quiet down

become quiet

The guard tells the noisy crowd to quiet down so the roll call can go on.

All right, quiet down!
スラング · B2shithouse

toilet — Vulgar slang for a toilet; avoid in polite company.

shithouse.
スラング · B2pretty

a taunting term of address — A taunting nickname; risky to use with strangers.

You like it, pretty?
表現 · A2start with something

begin with

Lopez, get a mop and start with this.
表現 · B1keep something

hold on to

Hey! You gonna keep that all day?
表現 · B1the new guy

the newcomer

- Who's it gonna be? - The new guy.
文法 · A2Who's it gonna be

wh-question: A wh-question in reduced speech asks who it will be.

- Who's it gonna be? - The new guy.
表現 · B1N bucks

dollars

Five bucks.
スラング · B1bucks

dollars — Informal word for dollars.

Five bucks.
表現 · B1a white dude

a white guy

- He's gonna smash that white dude. - Yeah.
スラング · B1dude

guy — Casual American address; can sound mocking.

- He's gonna smash that white dude. - Yeah.
表現 · B1mess up something

ruin, injure

I hear O'Brien messed up your face.
発音messed up

Messed up links across the d, sounding like mess-tup.

I hear O'Brien messed up your face.
表現 · B1it's too bad

unfortunate (often sarcastic)

Someone fakes sympathy with it's too bad right after twisting the knife.

You know, it's too bad.
表現 · B1get out of somewhere

leave here alive

He's not getting out of here alive.
文法 · B1not getting out of here alive

negative continuous: The negative continuous states what will surely not happen.

He's not getting out of here alive.
発音getting out of

The t in getting is often flapped, linking into out of.

He's not getting out of here alive.
表現 · B1forget it

drop it, never mind

Someone tells Moreno to forget it because he has already claimed the target.

You forget it, Moreno. He's mine.

「Inmates Bet on the New Guy」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene shows how a prison turns everything into a contest. Work details are read out like a lottery, with the worst jobs handed to the newest or weakest men. Almost immediately the block drifts to violence: "Who's it gonna be?" "The new guy," and money goes down. It is not really about entertainment — it is about status, and about watching who can hurt whom. The taunting of Moreno is part of the same game. Someone reminds him what O'Brien did to his face and to his brother, pushing him toward a fight he cannot win alone. His answer, "He's not getting out of here alive," shows the plan is already set, and the final line — "He's mine" — makes clear that O'Brien is a prize two men want to claim. The point system may run the institution, but revenge runs the inmates.

Theme

RevengeMoreno's grudge against O'Brien is openly nursed by the block, and he vows O'Brien will not leave alive.
PowerWork details and betting both sort the inmates, showing who commands respect and who is prey.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Smash here means to beat someone up.
  • Forget it is how you shut down a topic.
  • The betting pool turns violence into a game.
  • Shithouse is prison slang for a toilet.

発音のポイント

  • you guys — You is often reduced to ya before guys.
  • messed up — Messed up links across the d, sounding like mess-tup.
  • getting out of — The t in getting is often flapped, linking into out of.
All you guys up there, pay attention!

The guard opening the day's announcements. The blunt command sets the tone of the block: orders come from above, and everyone else listens.

Hey! You gonna keep that all day?

A complaint about someone hogging something — a mop, a spot, a moment. Even the smallest resource becomes a point of conflict in here.

I hear O'Brien messed up your face.

A taunt disguised as news. The speaker drags up a fresh humiliation, reminding Moreno of the beating and of why he has a score to settle.

- Who's it gonna be? - The new guy.

The betting pool in miniature. In the block, a fight is scheduled like a card game, and a newcomer is the safest bet to be tested.

- He's gonna smash that white dude. - Yeah.

Open talk about the coming fight. The casual certainty shows that violence is not a surprise here; it is expected and wagered on.

He's not getting out of here alive.

Moreno's quiet promise. It states the plan without heat, which makes it more frightening than a shouted threat would be.

このシーンについての質問

What jobs are handed out in the scene?

Farming, the commons, and the worst job of all. Inmates are read out by name, and the new prisoner Moreno is sent to clean the toilets.

Why do the inmates start betting?

A fight is coming, and they want to wager on it. Betting on who will win the fight is part of the block's culture, and the new guy is the pick for who will be beaten.

Why is Moreno being provoked about O'Brien?

The other inmates know the history between them and use it to push Moreno. They mention his face and his brother because O'Brien is behind both, hoping to trigger a fight.

What does Moreno plan to do to O'Brien?

He says O'Brien is not getting out of the facility alive. Another inmate immediately claims O'Brien for himself, so the plan may not proceed as Moreno wants.

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