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Bad Education · 2019 — 第 12 / 18 章 · 2'45" · B2

Rachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending, Explained：cosmetics

Student reporter Rachel asks Pam Gluckin for the basement key again, saying she has 'done the math': the SkyWalk will cost about eight million dollars. She calls it spending on 'cosmetics' while classrooms are shut down, then mentions the pizza oven, and Pam's calm begins to crack.

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Student journalist Rachel Bhargava asks assistant superintendent Pam Gluckin for the key to the basement so she can check records. She says she has done the math and the SkyWalk will cost around eight million, calls it spending on 'cosmetics,' and points to leaking ceilings and a pizza oven that no one at the cafeteria knew about. Pam deflects, then hands over the key.

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do the mathcosmeticsshut downat the crack of dawn

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このシーンの表現

cosmetics

surface polish, not real needs

Rachel calls the SkyWalk cosmetics; Pam repeats the word back in disbelief.

The budget went on cosmetics, not repairs.

このシーンの他の表現

  • do the math

    to work out the figures

  • shut down

    to close something off

  • at the crack of dawn

    very early in the morning

  • in a bit of a state

    upset and not quite composed

  • get out of my way

    move aside, roughly

このシーンのメモ一覧

49 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · A2the key to something

the key for something

Could I get the key to the basement again?
表現 · B1look up something

to search for information

I just want to look up a few more things.
表現 · B1end up doing something

to turn out or finish as

I did the math, and it looks like the SkyWalk is gonna end up costing around eight million dollars.
文法 · B1end up costing

gerund complement: End up takes the gerund costing to name the final result.

I did the math, and it looks like the SkyWalk is gonna end up costing around eight million dollars.
発音end up

End up links into one sound, en-dup.

I did the math, and it looks like the SkyWalk is gonna end up costing around eight million dollars.
表現 · A2spend something on something

to put money into something

It just seems like a lot of our resources to be spending on cosmetics.
表現 · B2bring something up with someone

to raise a topic with someone

Sounds like you should bring that up with your student government.
表現 · B2a line item

a single budget entry

-What? -I saw a line item in the expense reports for a pizza oven.
表現 · B2an expense report

a record of spending

-What? -I saw a line item in the expense reports for a pizza oven.
表現 · A2know nothing about something

to have no knowledge of

But then I asked Paula in the cafeteria and she said she knew nothing about it.
表現 · B2keep something from someone

to hide something from someone

I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but no one is keeping anything from you, okay?
表現 · B2on the contrary

quite the opposite

On the contrary, we come in here every day at the crack of dawn because we care.
文法 · B1because we care

reason clause: The because-clause gives the reason and carries her whole defense.

On the contrary, we come in here every day at the crack of dawn because we care.
表現 · B2provide someone with something

to supply someone with

We care about providing you with a proper quality education because we're good people.
表現 · B2be public record

open to public view

The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.
表現 · B2a purchase order

an order to buy goods

The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.
表現 · B2have something for days

more than enough for days

Yeah, they have pizza for days down there.
表現 · B1get out of someone's way

to move aside

Get out of my way, Mary Ann.
発音out of my

Out of my runs together, with of almost gone.

Get out of my way, Mary Ann.

「Rachel Questions the SkyWalk Spending」を読み解く

What's really going on

Pam never answers the question. When Rachel brings numbers and documents, Pam shifts to character — 'we come in here every day at the crack of dawn because we care,' 'because we're good people' — as if good intentions were a defense against an audit. She also tries to redirect Rachel to student government and to a slice of pizza, treating an investigation of public money as a teenager's petty concern. Rachel's calm reply is the real threat: 'The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.' That single line says the paperwork is out there and the story is not going away, which is why Pam, minutes later, is in a state and shoving past an assistant to reach Frank.

Theme

CorruptionPublic money is treated as a matter of image, and the official in charge answers an audit with charm, deflection and pizza rather than facts.
LiesPam's motherly speech hides a simple fact: she cannot explain the purchase orders, so she drowns the question in good intentions.

このチャプターで学べること

  • At the crack of dawn means very early
  • Do the math invites someone to check figures
  • On the contrary formally flips an accusation
  • A line item is one entry in a budget

発音のポイント

  • end up — End up links into one sound, en-dup.
  • out of my — Out of my runs together, with of almost gone.
The individual purchase orders are still public record, though.

Rachel's quiet counter: the documents are public, so the story can be checked by anyone and cannot simply be denied away.

On the contrary, we come in here every day at the crack of dawn because we care.

Pam answers an audit with her work ethic and feelings, trying to make effort and sincerity stand in for an explanation of the money.

Yeah, they have pizza for days down there.

Pam's brush-off line: the middle school supposedly has so much pizza it will last for days, turning the suspicious purchase into a joke.

We care about providing you with a proper quality education because we're good people.

Pam's closing defense: she frames herself as a good person doing good for students, avoiding any real account of the spending.

このシーンについての質問

What is Rachel trying to find in the basement?

Records and purchase orders tied to the district's spending. She already suspects the SkyWalk and a pizza oven are not being paid for the way they should be.

Why does Pam refuse to answer Rachel's questions?

The numbers point to money that cannot be explained, so Pam avoids the facts and talks about how hard she works and how much she cares instead.

What changes when Rachel mentions public record?

Pam realizes the purchase orders can be checked independently, so she stops arguing and hands over the key, then tries to distract Rachel with pizza.

Why is Pam in a state at the end?

She knows the documents are public and the story is spreading, so she rushes to Frank, pushing past Mary Ann, hoping he can contain what is coming.

What does 'at the crack of dawn' mean?

It means very early in the morning, when the sky first gets light. Pam uses it to say she and her staff arrive at work before sunrise.

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