burn down with fire
I firebombed the bowling alley, killed three people.Bad Boys · 1983 — 第 2 / 9 章 · 2'05" · B2
New Inmates Arrive in the Cell Block, Explained：only thing was
A new arrival asks the routine question — "So, what's the toke?" — and the cell block answers with stories. One kid claims an accident; another brags about firebombing a bowling alley and killing the wrong people. Under the chatter, the guards are already sorting everyone into order.
あらすじ
At the detention center, new boys size each other up before lineup. One asks what the other is in for; the answer is a claimed accident, followed by a louder story about firebombing a bowling alley and killing three people by mistake. The guards then call the block to order, count them, and hand out the worst jobs.
注目の表現
goof aroundonly thing wasshit-for-brainsshut your fucking mouth
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このシーンの表現
only thing was
the only problem was
After admitting the fire killed three people, Horowitz calls the real problem a mix-up.
I passed the test, the only thing was, I studied the wrong chapter.
このシーンの他の表現
- goof around
fool around
- shit-for-brains
idiot
- shut your fucking mouth
shut up
- the rest of
the others
- shithouse patrol
toilet-cleaning duty
このシーンのメモ一覧
28 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
beat someone badly
I was goofing around with some girls. Their boyfriends didn't like it too much, beat the shit out of me.past continuous: Past continuous sets the ongoing action that the later events interrupt.
I was goofing around with some girls. Their boyfriends didn't like it too much, beat the shit out of me.Out of often blends into outta in fast speech.
I was goofing around with some girls. Their boyfriends didn't like it too much, beat the shit out of me.destroy completely
Came back the next night, totaled the place.the following night
Came back the next night, totaled the place.subject omission: The subject I is dropped, which speeds up the narration.
Came back the next night, totaled the place.the only problem was
After admitting the fire killed three people, Horowitz calls the real problem a mix-up.
Only thing was, I wasted the wrong three people.killed — Street slang for killing someone.
Only thing was, I wasted the wrong three people.be counted
Well, time to get counted.queue up and obey here it means fall in and obey.
Get in line, asshole.jerk — An insult; avoid it in polite company.
Get in line, asshole.snap out of it
Come on, get in line. Let's go, let's go. Come on, wake up, wake up.hurry up
Come on, move it, move it. Let's get in line. You, too.prison guards — Prison slang for the guards who run the block.
They're smacks.the others
Someone explains that these inmates keep the rest of the prisoners in line and hand out work.
They keep the rest of the animals in line and give out the work assignments.keep under control here it means keeping them under control.
They keep the rest of the animals in line and give out the work assignments.hand out
They keep the rest of the animals in line and give out the work assignments.assigned job
They keep the rest of the animals in line and give out the work assignments.assign someone to
They're gonna put you on shithouse patrol.Put you runs together and sounds like putcha.
They're gonna put you on shithouse patrol.all present here it means everyone is present.
All accounted for, Mr. Daniels.first warning bell
All right, that's five minutes to first bell.The word to is reduced to a weak form after minutes.
All right, that's five minutes to first bell.「New Inmates Arrive in the Cell Block」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is an introduction to the prison's economy of status. The first exchange sets the tone: "So, what's the toke?" is small talk, but what you answer with defines where you stand. One boy keeps it vague — an accident — while another turns his crime into a performance, ending on the punchline "Only thing was, I wasted the wrong three people." That told-you-so swagger is the currency here. Then the guards arrive and replace all of it with pure order: get in line, be counted, take the assignment you are given. Horowitz mocks Lofgren, the block has nicknames like Viking and Tweety, and the threat of shithouse patrol makes clear that talk means nothing once the state starts handing out jobs. The two halves of the scene are the same lesson: everyone is being sorted, by reputation or by a guard's list.
Theme
PowerThe cell block ranks the boys by crime and nickname, and the guards replace all of it with raw authority.
IdentityNew arrivals define themselves through the story of their crime, while the institution assigns them a number and a job.
このチャプターで学べること
- Get in line means obey as much as it means queue up.
- Beat the shit out of someone is a brutal, informal threat.
- Only thing was introduces a horror with deadpan irony.
- Shithouse patrol names the lowest chore in the block.
発音のポイント
- out of — Out of often blends into outta in fast speech.
- put you — Put you runs together and sounds like putcha.
- minutes to — The word to is reduced to a weak form after minutes.
I firebombed the bowling alley, killed three people.A boast delivered like a résumé. In the cell block, the size of your crime is the size of your reputation, so the line is meant to be impressive.
I was goofing around with some girls. Their boyfriends didn't like it too much, beat the shit out of me.The excuse behind the crime: he was only messing around, and the beating he took explains why he came back for revenge. It makes him sound wronged.
Came back the next night, totaled the place.The payback, told in clipped, matter-of-fact style. The flat tone is part of the performance, making violence sound routine.
Only thing was, I wasted the wrong three people.The punchline that turns a brag into a confession of incompetence. The casual delivery is the point — even killing the wrong people is delivered as a joke.
They keep the rest of the animals in line and give out the work assignments.A veteran's description of the guards. Calling the inmates animals says everything about how the system sees them, and the phrase 'keep in line' is literal here.
They're gonna put you on shithouse patrol.A prediction aimed at the new kid: the worst, dirtiest assignment is coming. It is both a warning and a way of putting him at the bottom of the pecking order.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the new inmate say his crime was 'an accident'?
It is his way of downplaying what he did and avoiding the cell-block competition over whose crime is bigger. Whether it is true, the flat answer refuses to perform.
Who is 'Viking'?
Viking is the nickname for Lofgren, an inmate the others point out during lineup. Another inmate immediately undercuts the name by calling him a shit-for-brains.
What are the smacks?
They are the guards. According to one inmate, they keep the rest of the prisoners in line and hand out the work assignments, which is why the new boys want to stay on their good side.
What is shithouse patrol?
It is the worst work assignment in the block, cleaning the toilets. One inmate warns the new arrival that this is where he is likely to end up.
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次のチャプター · 第 3 章a real class actMick Is Confronted with His Record
第 1 章top of the classDaniels Welcomes the New Inmates
再生中 · 第 2 章only thing wasNew Inmates Arrive in the Cell Block
第 3 章a real class actMick Is Confronted with His Record
第 4 章get to the bottom ofOfficials Interrogate the Inmates
第 5 章something elseInmates Forced to Read Aloud
第 6 章screw upMoreno Arrives in O'Brien's Dorm
第 7 章mess upInmates Bet on the New Guy
第 8 章odds-on favoriteTeacher Reads Lofgren's Footnote
第 9 章ready to blowHorowitz Gets Called the Wrong Name第 2 / 9 章 · 残り約 20 分