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How long you been out here?Breach · 2007 — 第 14 / 20 章 · 2'12" · B1
Eric Asks His Father About Quitting, Explained：put on yourself
A father waits in the cold to talk his son out of giving up. On the surface it's a quiet chat about a childhood paper route; underneath, both men are talking about duty and the fear that Eric is only serving to prove something. "So you can't quit, can you?" the father asks — and it isn't really a question.
あらすじ
Eric comes home late and finds his father waiting outside in the cold. He asks whether his dad ever quit anything; the answer is a paper route he abandoned because he hated early mornings. The conversation turns to Eric's grandfather and, finally, to why Eric joined the Bureau at all.
注目の表現
gave upshrugput on yourselfdoing his duty
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このシーンの表現
put on yourself
burden yourself with
The father warns his son that he is taking on more blame than he should.
Don't put all the blame on yourself.
このシーンの他の表現
- gave up
quit
- shrug
lift the shoulders
- doing his duty
fulfilling his duty
- ship out
leave on a deployment
- an apology for
a way to make up for
このシーンのメモ一覧
31 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
The have is dropped, so it sounds like you been.
How long you been out here?let yourself in
It's freezing. Why didn't you let yourself in?quit
Asked if he ever quit, the father offers one small example: a paper route.
I think I gave up a paper route once.Gave up a runs together as one sound.
I think I gave up a paper route once.fed up with
He explains the paper route ended because he was tired of getting up so early.
Got tired of waking up so early.a heavy burden on
Well, that's a lot to put on yourself, son.fulfilling his duty
The father defends his own father: he was just a kid doing what he was told.
I mean, he was just a kid doing his duty.child — Casual; rare in formal writing.
I mean, he was just a kid doing his duty.leave on a deployment
He recalls what his father told him the first time he shipped out to sea.
That's what he said to me the first time I shipped out.the first time
That's what he said to me the first time I shipped out.left on a ship — Sailor or soldier talk for leaving.
That's what he said to me the first time I shipped out.kept it plain
He knew I was scared, so he just kept it simple.should have gone
Maybe I should have gone to Annapolis.a way to make up for
The father suggests that joining the Bureau was his son's way of making up for not going to Annapolis.
that your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do.joining the agency
that your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do.non-restrictive clause: The which-clause adds that he never actually had to go.
that your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do.gerund phrase: The gerund turns an action into the subject of the sentence.
that your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do.the FBI — Jargon; capitalized, it means the FBI.
that your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do.serve your country
I wanted you to serve your country.can't walk away
So you can't quit, can you?tag question: The tag asks the son to confirm what the father already believes.
So you can't quit, can you?The t in can't is often dropped before quit.
So you can't quit, can you?「Eric Asks His Father About Quitting」を読み解く
What's really going on
Most of the talk is about quitting, but the real subject is why Eric can't. His father refuses to let him frame the job as a sacrifice: "your joining the Bureau was an apology for not going to Annapolis, which you never had to do." That single line reframes Eric's whole career as guilt rather than duty. The father isn't proud or disappointed, just honest — he served too, and he knows the difference between doing your job and proving something. When he says "So you can't quit, can you?", it lands less as encouragement than as recognition: he sees the trap his son is in, because he was in it himself.
Theme
DutyBoth men measure themselves by service, and the father warns that duty and self-punishment are not the same thing.
GenerationsA grandfather's shrugs, a father's paper route and a son's FBI career show the same lesson passed down.
このチャプターで学べること
- The father deflects a heavy question with a small memory.
- A tag question can hand someone a conclusion gently.
- Duty and sacrifice are the quiet themes of this talk.
- Saying less is how this father shows care.
発音のポイント
- you been — The have is dropped, so it sounds like you been.
- gave up a — Gave up a runs together as one sound.
- can't quit — The t in can't is often dropped before quit.
I think I gave up a paper route once.The father's only example of quitting is almost funny — a childhood paper route — which quietly raises the stakes of what he's really being asked.
He could kill you with those shrugs.Eric's description of his grandfather: a silent shrug could carry more judgment than any lecture.
He knew I was scared, so he just kept it simple.The grandfather understood fear and gave only the shortest pep talk — proof that the family values plain words over speeches.
Get on the boat, do your job, get back home again.The grandfather's advice to a young sailor: no heroics, just the task in front of you and coming home.
I wanted you to serve your country.The father says his wish for Eric was service, not sacrifice, separating the job from the guilt Eric has attached to it.
So you can't quit, can you?His closing line leaves Eric no exit: quitting would betray the duty he claimed to want.
このシーンについての質問
Why did Eric's father quit the paper route?
He says he got tired of waking up so early. It's a small, almost comic example, but it lets him admit that even he has quit something before.
What does Eric's father mean by 'an apology for not going to Annapolis'?
He thinks Eric joined the FBI to make up for skipping the Naval Academy he was never required to attend. In other words, the career looks like service but may really be guilt.
Why does Eric ask whether his father ever quit anything?
Eric is struggling with the job and looking for permission or a model. His father's answer — the paper route — is the only easy exit the older man can offer.
Does Eric's father want him to quit the Bureau?
Not exactly. He says he wanted Eric to serve his country, and then points out, 'So you can't quit, can you?' — he seems to accept that Eric is trapped by his own sense of duty.
What advice did Eric's grandfather give?
One piece: get on the boat, do your job, get back home again. The family's idea of heroism is simply doing the task in front of you and returning safely.
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