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Breach · 2007 — 第 1 / 20 章 · 2'27" · B2

Eric Is Assigned to Watch Hanssen, Explained：riding the desk

Eric is pulled in on a Sunday and told he'll be "riding the desk of an agent named Robert Hanssen." It sounds like a promotion of sorts, but the briefing is a catalog of Hanssen's brilliance and his sins — a first hint that this desk job is really about getting close to a man under suspicion.

あらすじ

On a Sunday, Eric O'Neill's family day is cut short when he's temporarily assigned to FBI headquarters. At the field office he learns the job: sit at the desk of Robert Hanssen, a legendary analyst just brought back from the State Department. The briefing includes Hanssen's unrivaled knowledge of Russian intelligence — and a warning that he is under investigation.

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このシーンの表現

riding the desk

sitting at someone's desk, in name

The handler says Eric will sit at Hanssen's desk, which is really a cover for watching him.

For now he is just riding the desk at the front office.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the rest of

    the others, what remains

  • I'd rather

    I would prefer

  • hack into

    break into a system

  • I bet

    I'm sure, I'd guess

  • deviant

    someone whose behavior is abnormal

このシーンのメモ一覧

36 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1that's all I said

that is all I said

That's all I said, right? Right. Sorry.
表現 · A2take someone to somewhere

bring someone to a place

Hey, Mom and Dad want to take us to Mass today.
表現 · A2go to a movie

go see a film

I'd rather go to a movie.
表現 · B1should have done

should have, but did not

I should have been one alley over. The light was better.
発音should have been

Should have is usually squeezed into should've.

I should have been one alley over. The light was better.
表現 · B1the rest of something

the others, what remains

His wife teases him about becoming an agent and asks if the others work as hard.

Are the rest of those guys working as hard as you?
表現 · B1as ... as someone

to the same degree as

Are the rest of those guys working as hard as you?
発音the rest of

The rest of runs together, so listen for one blur, not three words.

Are the rest of those guys working as hard as you?
表現 · A2leave a message

record a voicemail

You've reached the O'Neills. Please leave a message.
文法 · B2You've been TD Y'ed

passive voice: The passive hides who ordered the transfer and puts Eric in the receiving role.

Get dressed. You've been TD Y'ed.
スラング · C1TD Y'ed

temporarily assigned — In-house Bureau shorthand that outsiders will not recognize.

Get dressed. You've been TD Y'ed.
表現 · B1be due in + time

scheduled to happen in

We're due in 20 minutes. On a Sunday?
表現 · B2get right to something

start without delay

I'll get right to it, if you don't mind.
表現 · B1if you don't mind

if that is all right with you

I'll get right to it, if you don't mind.
発音get right to it

The t's in get right to it are flapped and run together.

I'll get right to it, if you don't mind.
表現 · C1ride the desk

sitting at someone's desk, in name

The handler says Eric will sit at Hanssen's desk, which is really a cover for watching him.

You're being tasked to Headquarters, where you'll be riding the desk of an agent named Robert Hanssen.
文法 · B2where you'll be riding the desk

relative clause: The where-clause tells us what the posting at Headquarters actually is.

You're being tasked to Headquarters, where you'll be riding the desk of an agent named Robert Hanssen.
表現 · B2the most knowledgeable ... on ...

the leading expert on

Former head of our Soviet Analytical Unit, considered our most knowledgeable analyst on Russian intel.
スラング · B2intel

intelligence — Everyday shorthand in the intelligence world for intelligence.

Former head of our Soviet Analytical Unit, considered our most knowledgeable analyst on Russian intel.
表現 · B2someone's liaison at a place

the contact posted at

Last six years, he's been our liaison at the State Department.
文法 · C1safeguarding the Bureau's IT system

participial phrase: The -ing phrase adds what the new division does, without a second sentence.

We're bringing him back to Headquarters where he's gonna start our new Information Assurance Division, safeguarding the Bureau's IT system from cyberterrorism and infiltration.
スラング · B2the Bureau

the FBI — How agents refer to the FBI among themselves.

We're bringing him back to Headquarters where he's gonna start our new Information Assurance Division, safeguarding the Bureau's IT system from cyberterrorism and infiltration.
表現 · A2hear of someone

know of by reputation

Wait, I've heard of this guy.
表現 · B1post something on the Internet

publish something online

Been posting on the Internet. Lurid material.

「Eric Is Assigned to Watch Hanssen」を読み解く

What's really going on

The briefing sounds like a promotion and functions as a test. Eric is told he will be "riding the desk" of a man described as the Bureau's foremost expert on Russian intelligence, and the praise is laid on thick — "He's the best computer guy we've got." Then the tone shifts without warning: Hanssen is also "a sexual deviant" who has been posting lurid material online. The details Eric is handed are not accidental. They give him a reason to watch Hanssen closely while believing he is only minding an eccentric's desk, and they let the people running the operation see how he reacts. The scene's real subject is the distance between the flattering job title and the covert purpose behind it.

Theme

DeceptionEric is handed a normal-sounding assignment while the real purpose — getting someone close to Hanssen — stays unspoken.
SecretsThe briefing mixes praise with a buried scandal, teaching Eric just enough to suspect the man he is about to work for.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A desk job can be the cover for surveillance.
  • 'TD Y'ed' is shorthand for a temporary posting.
  • The handler praises Hanssen before naming the risk.
  • The wife repeats his future back to steady him.

発音のポイント

  • should have been — Should have is usually squeezed into should've.
  • the rest of — The rest of runs together, so listen for one blur, not three words.
  • get right to it — The t's in get right to it are flapped and run together.
That's all I said, right? Right. Sorry.

A nervous walk-back — checking that nothing more slipped out, agreeing with the answer, then apologizing for having pressed at all.

I should have been one alley over. The light was better.

Someone in surveillance second-guessing their position after the fact, thinking about light and angles rather than the mission.

You're going to be an agent.

The words spoken at home to encourage Eric: his ambition said out loud as if it were already settled.

Are the rest of those guys working as hard as you?

A question that praises Eric by comparison, and quietly asks whether the job is worth what he is giving it.

I'll get right to it, if you don't mind.

A polite, eager agreement to start at once — cooperative and professional, even on a Sunday.

You're being tasked to Headquarters, where you'll be riding the desk of an agent named Robert Hanssen.

The formal assignment: Eric will work at Hanssen's desk at headquarters, which is the whole plot delivered as a bureaucratic order.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Eric pulled in on a Sunday?

The Bureau wants the assignment to start immediately and quietly. Bringing him in on a weekend, with a small errand and little warning, is part of how the Hanssen operation is kept off the books.

What does 'riding the desk' mean?

It is FBI slang for being assigned to sit at a desk under a given agent — in Eric's case, working as Hanssen's assistant at headquarters.

Why does the briefing mention Hanssen's private life?

The people assigning Eric need him to have a reason to monitor Hanssen closely. The lurid material gives them an official-sounding cover so Eric can keep watch without knowing the larger suspicion.

Why is Hanssen described as both the best and a deviant?

Both facts matter to the people briefing Eric: Hanssen's skill is why he is valuable, and the scandal is the excuse to place someone beside him. The combination is what makes the assignment plausible.

What is the Information Assurance Division?

A new unit Hanssen is being brought back to create, meant to protect the Bureau's computer systems from cyberterrorism and infiltration. It is the public reason for his return to headquarters.

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次のチャプター · 第 2 章keep an eye onKate Recruits Eric to Spy on Hanssen
再生中 · 第 1 章riding the deskEric Is Assigned to Watch Hanssen第 2 章keep an eye onKate Recruits Eric to Spy on Hanssen第 3 章lapsedHanssen Interrogates His New Assistant第 4 章wipe off the mapHanssen Explains Why He Stayed第 5 章turf protectionEric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection第 6 章the varsityHanssen Lectures Eric on God and Empire第 7 章work miraclesKate Explains Why They Picked Eric第 8 章play the gameHanssen Invites Eric to His Home第 9 章shoot his mouth offKate Reveals Hanssen Is a Traitor第 10 章caught in the actEric Learns the Real Story第 11 章be read inKate Reveals the Mole Was Hanssen第 12 章insanely loyalHanssen's Letter to the KGB第 13 章boundariesJuliana Confronts Eric About Hanssen第 14 章put on yourselfEric Asks His Father About Quitting第 15 章come out firingHanssen's DIA Meeting Cut Short第 16 章power playHanssen Dumps His Tail第 17 章sure as hellEric Confesses He Lied to Hanssen第 18 章keep 'em straightJuliana Reads Herself Into the Case第 19 章keep your head on straightEric Questions If It's Worth It第 20 章at the end of the dayHanssen Pulls a Gun on Eric
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