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Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 2022 — 第 16 / 22 章 · 4'10" · B1

Governor Pardons the Wrong Inmates, Explained：a stroke of good luck

The governor arrives to surprise-pardon two inmates as part of her new 'Soft on Crime' initiative, only to learn Beavis and Butt-Head were never at this facility — the warden already bused them home. She pardons two other criminals instead and calls it "a stroke of good luck." It doesn't end well.

あらすじ

A governor visits a detention facility to surprise-pardon two inmates, part of her new crime initiative, and plans to drive them back to the Capitol herself. The warden insists the two boys she means were never there — they were already put on a bus home. To save face, she pardons two other inmates instead.

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to that endthe hella stroke of good luckthe lesson to learn

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このシーンの表現

a stroke of good luck

a sudden piece of luck

Relieved by the news, the governor calls it a welcome piece of luck.

Finding that apartment was a stroke of good luck.

このシーンの他の表現

  • to that end

    for that purpose

  • the hell

    on earth, as emphasis

  • the lesson to learn

    the takeaway, said mock-seriously

  • score

    to hook up, in slang

  • cool

    great, awesome

このシーンのメモ一覧

86 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1no record of something

no trace of

Nope, no record of them at this facility.
表現 · A2for long

for a long time

- No jail is going to hold those two for long.
表現 · B2the ability to do something

the power to

And apparently they have the ability to wipe people's memories.
文法 · B2the ability to wipe

infinitive modifier: The infinitive to wipe modifies the noun ability.

And apparently they have the ability to wipe people's memories.
表現 · B2to that end

for that purpose

The governor frames her visit as official business before announcing the pardon.

- And to that end, I'm here to surprise pardon two criminals as part of my new "Soft on Crime" initiative.
表現 · B2minor offense

small infractions

- We heard about two youngsters arrested over at TSU for some minor offenses.
文法 · B2no one fitting that description

participle phrase: The participle phrase fitting that description modifies no one.

- No, no one fitting that description was ever here.
発音sure about

Sure about blends into one smooth sound.

Are--are you sure about that?
スラング · A2Shut up

be quiet, rudely — Rude and blunt; not for elders or work.

We appreciate-- - Shut up.
スラング · B1the hell

on earth, emphatic — Rough spoken emphasis; avoid it in formal settings.

Where the hell are Beavis and Butt-Head?
表現 · B2a stroke of luck

a sudden piece of luck

Relieved by the news, the governor calls it a welcome piece of luck.

Finally a stroke of good luck.
文法 · B2should have pardoned

past modal: Should have done points at a past choice that was wrong.

- You know, I guess the lesson to learn from this is, you probably should have pardoned someone smaller, because-- - God damn it!
スラング · B2God damn it

damn it — A vulgar outburst; never in polite company.

- You know, I guess the lesson to learn from this is, you probably should have pardoned someone smaller, because-- - God damn it!
表現 · A2a long journey

a long trip

It's been a long journey.
発音What do you

What do you often reduces to whaddaya.

- What do you think's gonna happen when we score?
スラング · B1score

hook up — Teen slang for hooking up; keep it casual.

- What do you think's gonna happen when we score?
表現 · A2be different

not be the same

- Beavis, everything is gonna be different.
表現 · A2someone's girlfriend

the girl you date

- Yes, and now I'm your girlfriend.
表現 · A2check something out

take a look

- Check it out.
表現 · A2something is cool

is great

- You're right, Beavis, fire is cool.
表現 · A2from now on

starting now

Beavis, from now on, it's just gonna be you and me.
発音from now on

From now on runs together as one phrase.

Beavis, from now on, it's just gonna be you and me.
スラング · B1thingy

a vague body-part word — A childish euphemism with a sexual hint.

- Hey Butt-Head, I heard you put your thingy in a girl's thingy.
表現 · B1be worried that ...

never feared

And I was never worried that it would.
表現 · B1score with someone

hook up with

- Oh, Butt-Head, would you please score with us?
表現 · B1every other ...

each of the rest

- And every other girl you know?
表現 · B2the end of the line

the last stop

- Highland, end of the line.
表現 · A2make it

arrived or succeeded

The bus reaches the stop, and Butt-Head wakes Beavis to say they arrived.

Beavis, wake up. We made it.
発音made it

The d in made it flaps like a quick r.

Beavis, wake up. We made it.
表現 · A2all these people

everyone here

- Um, Butt-Head, what are all these people doing in our house?
文法 · A2what are all these people doing

present continuous question: What are they doing asks about action happening right now.

- Um, Butt-Head, what are all these people doing in our house?

「Governor Pardons the Wrong Inmates」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a small farce about political optics colliding with reality. The governor's pardon is staged for effect — she talks about 'my new "Soft on Crime" initiative' and offers to drive the men back to the Capitol herself. But the target of the gesture has already vanished, so the benevolent act lands on whoever happens to be available. "So, who do you want to surprise pardon?" the official asks, turning the grand gesture into a shrug. The inmates she does free clearly aren't grateful in the way she hoped, and the closing jab — that she 'probably should have pardoned someone smaller' — makes the point: a pardon aimed at headlines can backfire in ways no one planned. Beavis and Butt-Head, meanwhile, sleep through all of it, dreaming of a romance that turns out to be a deer.

Theme

CorruptionA pardon is handed out as political theater, with no regard for who actually deserves it.
SatireThe governor's image-driven pardon misfires into freeing the wrong men, mocking performative justice.

このチャプターで学べること

  • To that end is a formal way to say for that purpose.
  • Score can mean to hook up in slang.
  • A stroke of luck is one sudden lucky break.
  • The hell adds anger, not a literal place.

発音のポイント

  • sure about — Sure about blends into one smooth sound.
  • What do you — What do you often reduces to whaddaya.
  • from now on — From now on runs together as one phrase.
  • made it — The d in made it flaps like a quick r.
- No jail is going to hold those two for long.

An official warns that Beavis and Butt-Head can't be kept locked up, setting up why the governor's plan is already doomed.

And apparently they have the ability to wipe people's memories.

The men reportedly can erase memories, explaining why there is no record of the duo ever being at the facility.

- And to that end, I'm here to surprise pardon two criminals as part of my new "Soft on Crime" initiative.

The governor explains her purpose: a staged, last-minute pardon meant to showcase her lenient crime policy.

So, who do you want to surprise pardon?

The official turns the grand gesture into an awkward question, since the intended recipients aren't available.

- You know, I guess the lesson to learn from this is, you probably should have pardoned someone smaller, because-- - God damn it!

A wry summary of the fiasco: pardoning two small-looking men was a mistake they are now paying for.

It's been a long journey.

On the bus, one of them reflects that the trip home has taken a very long time.

Beavis, from now on, it's just gonna be you and me.

A line from the dream: the imagined girlfriend promises a future with just the two of them — before it curdles.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the governor want to pardon Beavis and Butt-Head?

It's a gesture for her new 'Soft on Crime' initiative. She plans to pardon two inmates and drive them to the Capitol herself, but the two she means aren't at the facility.

Who actually gets pardoned instead?

Two other inmates who happen to be available. They thank her, but the closing joke implies the pardon backfires, since she 'should have pardoned someone smaller.'

Why does the warden say there's no record of the two boys?

The facility denies they were ever there, and one line claims they can wipe memories. Either way, the warden already put them on a bus back to Highland, Texas.

What do Beavis and Butt-Head do on the bus?

They sleep and dream. Beavis imagines he scored and got a girlfriend, then wakes to find it was a deer; they reach Highland and walk into a house full of strangers.

What does 'score' mean here?

In the duo's slang it means hooking up. Beavis asks what will happen 'when we score,' and later the dreamed girlfriend says 'you just scored with me.'

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · 全 22 章

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