to lower the volume
Get her to turn it down, will you?Beautiful Thing · 1996 — 第 2 / 11 章 · 2'40" · B1
Neighbours Shout Over Leah's Music, Explained：get some kip
Leah locks herself in and plays Mama Cass at full volume, and the whole estate erupts: "Get her to turn it down, will you?" Sandra is frying chips and her father is trying to sleep, while Rose cannot control her daughter. Later, Trevor offers himself to someone with unnerving eagerness.
あらすじ
On a London council estate, Sandra is frying chips and Leah is blasting Mama Cass, driving the neighbours out to shout for quiet. Rose cannot control her daughter, and Sandra shrugs that she has given up. Elsewhere, Trevor is over-eager with a neighbour, offering to do anything for him.
注目の表現
or to youturn downget some kipshould be glad
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このシーンの表現
get some kip
to grab some sleep
Jamie shouts that his dad is trying to sleep inside.
I'm going to get some kip before the night shift.
このシーンの他の表現
- or to you
a suggestive afterthought
- turn down
to lower the volume
- should be glad
grudging tolerance
- bloody
a mild British swear word
このシーンのメモ一覧
41 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
Turn it runs together as one unit.
Get her to turn it down, will you?to grab some sleep
Jamie shouts that his dad is trying to sleep inside.
Me old man's trying to get some kip in there!Get some is reduced to a soft, quick pair.
Me old man's trying to get some kip in there!sleep — British slang, only with friends.
Me old man's trying to get some kip in there!to go and do something surprising
She's only gone and locked herself in her bloody room, ain't she?tag question: The tag ain't she invites agreement and adds a weary tone.
She's only gone and locked herself in her bloody room, ain't she?to be taking medication
Leah! I'm on tablets, you know.to stop trying
I give up.to consider someone else
Leah, spare some thought for all the nice people who live round here.relative clause: The who-clause tells you exactly which neighbours she means.
Leah, spare some thought for all the nice people who live round here.grudging tolerance
Rose says she should be glad it is not worse music, though she is clearly annoyed.
Oh, I suppose I should be glad it's not techno, acidic, housey housey, pop trash.to keep one's children in line
It's her. She can't control her kids.to have just one
I've only got the one, you know.a deafening noise
Rose, turn that bloody racket down, will you?a rough way to call a man — Rough Manchester slang; never use it with strangers.
Oi! Mush!you simply need to ask
You only had to ask, Trevor. You know I'd do anything for you.to tell someone plainly
Your mum told me straight, you know.a match happening nearby
Walking across the park, game going on, my heart, you know, races.to face something as a pair
Hey, we can fight this one together.to feel like a casual game
Do you fancy a knockabout?「Neighbours Shout Over Leah's Music」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene establishes the world of the film in noise. The estate is a place where privacy is thin and everyone's business leaks through the walls: Leah's music becomes a neighbourhood crisis, Sandra defends her chips and her sleeping husband, and other residents trade insults through the windows. It is comic, but it also shows what the boys are up against — narrow rooms, loud talk, and no room to be private. The tender note arrives late and quietly: an older voice admits, "Scared of the ball coming, you know, near me," and the answer is not mockery but company — "Hey, we can fight this one together." The offer to play football is turned down gently, with "some time, yeah?" left open. In a film about learning to be yourself, this is the first lesson: fear is something you can share.
Theme
ClassA crowded council estate where music carries through walls shows how little privacy the characters have.
FriendshipWhen one character admits fear of the ball, the reply is 'we can fight this one together' rather than mockery.
このチャプターで学べること
- Turn it down means lower the volume
- Get some kip is British for a nap
- A knockabout is a casual kickabout
- Spare a thought asks for consideration
発音のポイント
- turn it — Turn it runs together as one unit.
- get some — Get some is reduced to a soft, quick pair.
Leah, spare some thought for all the nice people who live round here.The comic plea for quiet: the speaker appeals to neighbours' feelings while the music keeps blaring through the estate.
Hey, we can fight this one together.An offer of solidarity to someone afraid of the ball, turning a private fear into something shared.
Oh, I suppose I should be glad it's not techno, acidic, housey housey, pop trash.A sarcastic consolation: the music is bad, but at least it is not a worse kind of bad.
She's only gone and locked herself in her bloody room, ain't she?The resigned complaint that Leah has barricaded herself in, the line that sums up the household's chaos.
このシーンについての質問
What does 'get some kip' mean?
It is British slang for getting some sleep. Sandra says her old man is trying to get some kip, meaning her husband is trying to nap through the noise.
Why are the neighbours angry?
Leah is playing Mama Cass at full volume and it carries through the estate. Neighbours come out to shout for quiet, and one complains that Rose cannot control her children.
Who is Leah?
She is Rose's daughter, who locks herself in her room and plays music loud enough to spark a neighbourhood row. Her mother cannot get her to come out.
What does Trevor offer?
He is eager to please someone, saying he would do anything for him if only asked. The line 'you only had to ask' makes the offer sound both flirtatious and needy.
What happens between the two boys?
One admits he is scared of the football coming near him, and the other does not laugh but offers support: 'we can fight this one together.' The offer to play is declined for now.
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再生中 · 第 2 章get some kipNeighbours Shout Over Leah's Music
第 3 章top and tailJamie and Steven Read in Bed
第 4 章butter wouldn't meltSandra and Jamie Trade Insults
第 5 章stink ofJamie Rubs Lotion on Ste
第 6 章nothing more, nothing lessJamie and Ste Talk in the Heat
第 7 章a leopard never changes its spotsSandra's Party Turns Violent
第 8 章a little bird tells meSandra Teases Ste About Love
第 9 章put two and two togetherJamie Comes Out to His Mum
第 10 章fight forLeah's Drunk Award Speech
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