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This facility runs on a point system.Bad Boys · 1983 — 第 6 / 9 章 · 3'20" · B2
Moreno Arrives in O'Brien's Dorm, Explained：screw up
The staff explains the point system and warns the new arrival to behave, then leaves two enemies in one dorm. One congratulates the other with fake warmth, and the apologies that follow are anything but sincere. "But in here, time just stops dead," an inmate warns — and the rest of the scene plays out while time is stopped.
あらすじ
A new inmate, Moreno, is brought into the facility, where staff explain the point system that turns behavior into time off. They warn him to stay quiet and behave. Then he comes face to face with O'Brien, the inmate who killed his younger brother, and the two exchange greetings that are barely disguised threats.
注目の表現
point systemscrew upwhat makes you thinktime stands still
00:00 / 03:20Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
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このシーンの表現
screw up
to mess something up
Wagner explains that screwing up is what costs an inmate his points.
I screwed up the booking.
このシーンの他の表現
- point system
a scoring-based rules system
- what makes you think
why do you assume
- time stands still
time seems to freeze
- make good time
behave to earn time off
- break my heart
you wound me, sarcastically
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 34 件のメモ
mess up
You get points for doing good and points for screwing up.stay upbeat
Coping a positive attitude.exactly as
While screwing up is fighting, running for the fence, and coping a shit attitude, just like you're doing right now, for instance.know everything about
Moreno, we know all about you and O'Brien.no trouble — An angry warning; vulgar, so avoid formal settings.
And I just don't want any shit from you.calm and orderly
I want that dorm to stay nice and quiet.The t in want that is often dropped.
I want that dorm to stay nice and quiet.why do you assume
Paco pushes back, asking why Wagner assumes he will cause trouble.
What makes you think I'm gonna give you any trouble?subject clause: The what-clause acts as the subject: what makes you assume this.
What makes you think I'm gonna give you any trouble?Gonna reduces and give you links to giv-ya.
What makes you think I'm gonna give you any trouble?the sole cause
Hey, man, the only reason you're here is because there's no room for you any place else.obtain something for someone
Well, then why don't you get me a room at the Holiday Inn?Get me a blends into one smooth run.
Well, then why don't you get me a room at the Holiday Inn?smart up
Why don't you wise up?what happens
Do you know what goes on inside here?noun clause: The clause is the object of know; what means the things that happen.
Do you know what goes on inside here?carry on living
Outside, everybody else goes on with their lives.earn money
Working, making money, getting laid, all that good shit.The t in getting flaps; laid carries the stress.
Working, making money, getting laid, all that good shit.having sex — Vulgar slang, only with close friends.
Working, making money, getting laid, all that good shit.halt abruptly
But in here, time just stops dead.your cocky self — Street slang, used to joke or taunt.
Look at your bad self, man.be keen on
I was into that gang shit for half my life.behave to earn time off
Wagner tells Paco to behave so he can earn good-time credit before transfer.
So, until we get you transferred, I expect you to make good time.causative have: Have something done means someone else does it to you.
We gonna have your ass shipped down state as soon as there's an opening in another facility.stay calm and obedient
you're gonna be real cool.the big shot here — Mocking and vulgar; do not use with elders.
I hear you're king shit in this place.wife or girlfriend — Casual slang that can sound warm or dismissive.
I'm sorry about your old lady.back off — Vulgar; used to snap at someone.
Stay off my ass, Moreno.ahead of one's review
'Cause I got six months before my review, and I wanna make good time. You got that?here is a truth for you
Yeah, well, let me tell you something, maricón. You're already dead.as...as comparison: As...as marks equal comparison; the colloquial clause breaks agreement.
Only you don't know it because you're just as fucking stupid as you ever was.watch over someone
But you just remember, he's dead because you weren't looking out for him.「Moreno Arrives in O'Brien's Dorm」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene lays out two systems of power. First, the institution: every good act earns points, every mistake costs them, and "points are time." The staff make the rules plain and then warn Moreno that the dorm had better stay quiet. The second system is older and less formal. When O'Brien sees Moreno, he does not attack him; he congratulates him — "I hear you're king shit in this place" — and apologizes for Moreno's brother in a tone that makes the apology an insult. Moreno answers with sarcasm and a death threat. O'Brien's final line, that the brother died because Moreno "weren't looking out for him," is the cruellest move: it turns grief into blame. The whole scene is about who owns the space, and neither man is willing to give it up.
Theme
RevengeMoreno has come to the same facility as the man who killed his brother, and both greet each other as enemies.
PowerThe staff rule by points, and the inmates rule by fear, leaving Moreno to choose how to survive.
このチャプターで学べること
- A point system turns behavior into currency.
- 'Make good time' is prison slang for earning credit.
- O'Brien's apology is a threat in disguise.
- The question 'what makes you think' is pure pushback.
- 'King shit' mocks status while granting it.
発音のポイント
- want that — The t in want that is often dropped.
- gonna give you — Gonna reduces and give you links to giv-ya.
- get me a — Get me a blends into one smooth run.
- getting laid — The t in getting flaps; laid carries the stress.
This facility runs on a point system.The rule of the house, stated plainly. Behavior is converted into points, and points are converted into time, so the system makes every choice a calculation.
You get points for doing good and points for screwing up.The system in one line: good behavior and bad behavior are both measured and both cost or earn time. It frames prison life as a ledger.
Outside, everybody else goes on with their lives.The inmates' real punishment: the world keeps moving without them. The line contrasts ordinary freedom with the frozen time inside.
Working, making money, getting laid, all that good shit.A blunt list of what freedom means to these young men. The casual slang keeps the envy from sounding sentimental.
But in here, time just stops dead.The counter-image to life outside. Inside, nothing advances, which is why the point system — the only way to buy back time — matters so much.
I hear you're king shit in this place.A mocking compliment. O'Brien pretends to defer to Moreno's reputation, but the phrase is really a challenge about who runs the block.
But you just remember, he's dead because you weren't looking out for him.The cruellest line in the scene. O'Brien takes Moreno's grief and turns it into blame, claiming the death was Moreno's own fault.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Moreno sent to this facility?
There is no room for him anywhere else. Staff tell him he is only there until another opening appears, and warn him to behave until he is transferred.
What is the point system?
A way of turning behavior into time. Inmates earn points for good conduct and lose them for mistakes, and the points affect how long they stay, so staff use it to keep order.
Why does O'Brien apologize to Moreno?
He does not mean it. O'Brien mentions Moreno's brother and his girlfriend to provoke him, and the apology is really a boast about what he did and a threat about what is coming.
What does Moreno do when he sees O'Brien?
He mocks and threatens him. Moreno tells O'Brien he is already a dead man and that he does not even know it, making clear the fight will continue inside the facility.
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