to make something endure
-What? -Okay, if you're careful, you can make it last a year.Bad Education · 2019 — 第 17 / 18 章 · 3'10" · B2
Frank Is Arrested in the Car, Explained：testify against
Frank is arrested in the car beside Kyle. He tells Kyle there is money in a drawer and warns him never to let anyone exploit his gift. Later, questioned by the D.A., he claims to be a domestic partner so he won't have to testify against his spouse — only to be told his "wife" is a fiction.
あらすじ
Police stop the car and arrest Frank while Kyle watches helplessly. Frank tells Kyle there is $30,000 in a drawer and warns him never to let anyone exploit his gift. In the interrogation room, he admits his company was only him, and when pressed to testify, he claims domestic partnership and federal protections — until the D.A. reveals his supposed wife has been dead for years.
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under arrestwhat the helltestify againstdomestic partners
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このシーンの表現
testify against
to give evidence against someone
Frank refuses to give evidence against the man he calls his spouse.
She refused to testify against her brother in the fraud case.
このシーンの他の表現
- under arrest
taken into police custody
- what the hell
a blunt exclamation of confusion
- domestic partners
an unmarried couple living together
- what with
because of, considering
- closed on
to finalize a property purchase
このシーンのメモ一覧
52 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
Make it blends together, almost like may-kit.
-What? -Okay, if you're careful, you can make it last a year.to seize something from someone
-What are you talking about? -What you've got in you is so special that you can't ever, ever let anyone take it away from you or exploit it.subject clause: The what-clause is the subject: what you've got in you.
-What are you talking about? -What you've got in you is so special that you can't ever, ever let anyone take it away from you or exploit it.taken into police custody
The officer tells Frank he is under arrest on a New York warrant.
Officer: You're under arrest for a warrant out of the state of New York.Link under and arrest; they run into one sound.
Officer: You're under arrest for a warrant out of the state of New York.to get out of a place
Please step out of the car.a blunt exclamation of confusion
Kyle keeps shouting the line as officers pull Frank out of the car.
a mild curse of frustration — Fine among friends; avoid it at work or with elders.
to place both hands on a surface
Sir, I need your hands on the dash.and similar things
Handbooks and such.to move something to someone
I only ask because it looks like half your corporation's earnings were transferred over to one Francis A. Tassone.passive voice: The passive hides who moved the money, keeping the focus on the transfer.
I only ask because it looks like half your corporation's earnings were transferred over to one Francis A. Tassone.to give evidence against someone
Frank refuses to give evidence against the man he calls his spouse.
make me testify against my spouse.an unmarried couple living together
Frank calls his long-term relationship a domestic partnership to claim legal cover.
We're domestic partners.to be in a relationship
We've been together 33 years.to have a right to
We're entitled to federal protections.emphatic do: Did before the verb stresses that he really did mention a spouse.
Everybody we spoke to said Tassone did talk about a spouse, a wife.because of, considering
The D.A. pretends to sympathize, using what with to drag in the suspicious contract.
I'm sure you were over by his office all the time what with that $800,000 job you were doing for the school.another way to try
let's try another avenue.to finalize a property purchase
closed on a property in Nevada earlier this year with another man?「Frank Is Arrested in the Car」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter cuts between panic and performance. In the car, Frank drops the mask for a moment: he tells Kyle where the money is and warns him that his gift is 'so special that you can't ever, ever let anyone take it away from you or exploit it.' It is a strange blessing to give while being arrested, and it shows what Frank values most — talent and control. Then, in the interrogation room, the mask goes back on, and language becomes a weapon. He tries to turn a partner into a 'spouse' to avoid testifying, insisting, 'We're domestic partners' and 'We're entitled to federal protections.' The D.A. dismantles it with a smaller fact: everyone they interviewed said his wife had been dead for years. The scene ends with a question about a Nevada property bought with another man, and Frank's carefully built story beginning to come apart.
Theme
DeceptionFrank's public life is a performance, and even under arrest he invents a spouse to avoid testifying.
IdentityThe scene exposes the gap between the man he presents — married, respectable — and the life he has hidden.
このチャプターで学べること
- Under arrest means the police have taken you into custody
- What the hell adds heat, not real cursing
- Testify against means giving evidence that harms someone
- Domestic partners is a legal label, weaker than spouse
発音のポイント
- make it last — Make it blends together, almost like may-kit.
- under arrest — Link under and arrest; they run into one sound.
There's $30,000 in the top drawer of the dresser.Frank's practical last instruction in the car: cash for Kyle, showing he planned for a life that might end at any moment.
We're entitled to federal protections.His legal-sounding claim in the interrogation: he argues that as domestic partners they deserve the same protection as spouses.
I only ask because it looks like half your corporation's earnings were transferred over to one Francis A. Tassone.The D.A.'s quiet revelation: money from the company flowed straight back to Frank himself.
Everybody we spoke to said Tassone did talk about a spouse, a wife.The line that punctures his story: the wife he claims is a fiction, and the people around him only ever heard him describe one.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Frank arrested?
Police stop the car and tell him there is a warrant out of New York state. He is taken out of the car while Kyle watches, unable to do anything.
What does Frank tell Kyle before he is taken away?
He says there is $30,000 in the top drawer of the dresser, and warns Kyle that his gift is special and must never be taken from him or exploited.
Why does Frank claim to be a domestic partner?
To avoid testifying against his partner. He argues that as domestic partners they are entitled to federal protections, like a married couple.
What does 'testify against' mean?
It means to give evidence in court that incriminates someone. Frank says he cannot be forced to 'testify against my spouse,' using the claim to refuse.
What does the D.A. reveal?
That everyone they interviewed said Frank talked about a wife who had been dead for years, and that his partner recently bought a Nevada property with another man.
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第 1 章play favoritesFrank Reassures an Angry Parent
第 2 章puff pieceRachel Interviews School Officials
第 3 章a little somethingBob Spicer Gives the School a Gift
第 4 章the annals of historyRachel Asks About the SkyWalk Bids
第 5 章burnt outKyle Reunites With His Old Teacher
第 6 章making out like a banditJenny Asks Pam for a Loan
第 7 章of all peopleBob Gets the Call About the Fraud
第 8 章the tip of the icebergThe Board Learns About the Theft
第 9 章back to square oneFrank Covers Up Pam's Theft
第 10 章a lapse in judgmentThe Board's Quiet Settlement With Pam
第 11 章land on your feetPam Melts Down at Home
第 12 章cosmeticsRachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending
第 13 章rest assuredFrank Demotes Jenny and Sweet-Talks Her
第 14 章falsify recordsPhil Confronts Frank About the Flights
第 15 章an open secretBob Confronts Frank Over His Spending
第 16 章trot outFrank Teaches Chad With a Racecar
再生中 · 第 17 章testify againstFrank Is Arrested in the Car
第 18 章whip into shapeBob's Tribute to Frank Tassone第 17 / 18 章 · 残り約 2 分