may I ask
Could I ask, uh, how many of our stores have you visited today?Bad Education · 2019 — 第 7 / 18 章 · 2'40" · B2
Bob Gets the Call About the Fraud, Explained：of all people
On the golf course, Bob takes a call about school money that seems to lead somewhere it shouldn't: a Roslyn contractor buying tool chests and shower heads miles away, under a name nobody at the district recognizes. When Lorraine mentions Pam Gluckin's first husband, the disbelief lands: "No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people?"
あらすじ
A store clerk tells a customer about free ship-to service for high-value customers. On a golf course, Bob takes a call from Larry about a Roslyn school contractor who bought tool chests and shower heads far outside the district and used an expense card under the name James McCarden. Lorraine wonders if Pam Gluckin's first husband was a McCarden.
注目の表現
high-valueadd upof all peoplehome improvement
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このシーンの表現
of all people
the last person you would expect
Hearing Pam's name, the speaker reacts with total disbelief.
You, of all people, should know better.
このシーンの他の表現
- high-value
worth a lot to the business
- add up
to make sense when combined
- home improvement
work done to upgrade a home
- wholesale
bought in bulk at low prices
- motherfucking shit
a very strong curse
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
the thing one wants
The ones in Farmingdale and Islip didn't have what I was looking for.noun clause: The what-clause is the object of have, naming the thing he wanted.
The ones in Farmingdale and Islip didn't have what I was looking for.free delivery service
I mean, you know, we actually offer free ship-to service for our high-value customers.worth a lot to the business
The clerk flatters Frank as a high-value customer to offer him free shipping.
I mean, you know, we actually offer free ship-to service for our high-value customers.someone's opinion of
Honey, come on, you know how they feel -about the phones on the course. -It's Larry, for you.my contact or colleague
So this kid, he gives my guy a home address.my contact — Casual for your contact; not for formal writing.
So this kid, he gives my guy a home address.beyond a place
Full 50 miles outside of Roslyn.the whole distance out
You know? So I say to myself, I say, "What's a Roslyn school's contractor "doing buying supplies all the way out in Selden for, anyway?"All the runs together as awl-thuh.
You know? So I say to myself, I say, "What's a Roslyn school's contractor "doing buying supplies all the way out in Selden for, anyway?"to buy in bulk cheaply
We get our materials wholesale, anyway.to invite tenders
We, we put out bids.work done to upgrade a home
The caller names the items and labels them home improvement, not school supplies.
Tool chest, shower heads. That's home improvement.to make sense when combined
After listing the evidence, the caller concludes the story does not add up.
-It doesn't add up, Bob. -Who is this James McCarden and why does he have a Roslyn expense card?a card for work spending
-It doesn't add up, Bob. -Who is this James McCarden and why does he have a Roslyn expense card?the first man she married
Oh, hang on, honey, wasn't Pam Cremona or Gluckin or whatever she is, wasn't her first husband a McCarden?negative question: The negative question signals a sudden, uncertain recollection.
Oh, hang on, honey, wasn't Pam Cremona or Gluckin or whatever she is, wasn't her first husband a McCarden?the last person you would expect
Hearing Pam's name, the speaker reacts with total disbelief.
No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people?no chance, disbelief — Spoken disbelief; fine among friends.
No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people?to give your time freely
Frank: And, uh, I want to thank you all for volunteering time out of your day to speak with me. I would just love to hear from each of you what you hope to achieve in the sixth grade.Out of reduces to ow-tuh; the of nearly vanishes.
Frank: And, uh, I want to thank you all for volunteering time out of your day to speak with me. I would just love to hear from each of you what you hope to achieve in the sixth grade.for the sake of this occasion
Great, uh, but just for the purposes of today...「Bob Gets the Call About the Fraud」を読み解く
What's really going on
The fraud starts to surface in a routine phone call. Larry lays out the pattern for Bob: a school contractor buying home-improvement goods far from the schools and billing them to the district, all under a name no one recognizes. Bob's instinct is to explain it away — "We get our materials wholesale" — but the details keep piling up, and the line "It doesn't add up, Bob" is the moment the excuse stops working. What makes it land is how ordinary the setting is: two men talking golf and receipts while a career quietly comes apart. Lorraine's throwaway guess — "wasn't her first husband a McCarden?" — is the thread that pulls it together, and Bob's "No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people?" is less an alibi than the sound of him realizing who is about to be exposed.
Theme
CorruptionA school contractor's odd purchases and a borrowed name surface a scheme built on district money.
DeceptionBob tries to explain the receipts away while the details expose a name the district denies exists.
このチャプターで学べること
- Doesn't add up means the facts do not fit
- High-value customers get the best treatment
- Of all people marks the last person expected
- An expense card is for work spending
発音のポイント
- all the way — All the runs together as awl-thuh.
- out of your day — Out of reduces to ow-tuh; the of nearly vanishes.
-It doesn't add up, Bob. -Who is this James McCarden and why does he have a Roslyn expense card?The accusation in two beats: the records are inconsistent, and the unexplained name on a district card is the thread that unravels the scheme.
No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people?The reaction to Lorraine's guess: disbelief that a familiar school official could be behind the charges, mixing shock with recognition.
I wanna get all A's and become a cardiothoracic surgeon like my mom.The sixth-grader's earnest answer, a contrast cut that shows the district's ordinary students while the adults' scandal unfolds.
There is no McCarden at Roslyn.A flat denial that no one by that name works in the district, which makes the expense card in that name all the more suspicious.
このシーンについての質問
What does Larry's call reveal?
A district contractor has been buying home-improvement goods far from Roslyn and charging them to a district expense card under the name James McCarden, a name no one at the school recognizes.
How does Bob respond to the accusations?
He insists the district buys materials wholesale and puts purchases out for bids, an attempt to explain the receipts away. But the details keep not adding up, and he cannot identify McCarden.
Who is James McCarden?
No one at Roslyn recognizes the name, and Bob denies knowing any McCarden. Lorraine suggests it may be the first husband of Pam Gluckin, which turns the paperwork into a personal suspicion.
Why is Pam Gluckin's name brought up?
Lorraine remembers that Pam's first husband may have been a McCarden, linking the mysterious expense card to someone inside the district. The mention shifts the call from paperwork to a possible suspect.
Why does the clerk mention free ship-to service?
It is a sales line aimed at a high-value customer, offering to ship hard-to-find items to him. The scene runs alongside the phone call, contrasting ordinary retail talk with the district's hidden spending.
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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
再生中 · 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
第 17 章testify againstFrank Is Arrested in the Car
第 18 章whip into shapeBob's Tribute to Frank Tassone第 7 / 18 章 · 残り約 34 分