the story is as follows
The story goes like this.Buffalo '66 · 1998 — 第 9 / 15 章 · 3'06" · B2
The Bookie Frames Billy, Explained：out of touch
The bookie tells Billy a story about a $10,000 bet nobody could cover, then turns it into a deal: take the fall for an arrested friend or "some very evil and very bad things could happen." The tale is a threat dressed up as a fable, and the price is five years.
あらすじ
In the bookie's room, a story is laid out for Billy: a man bet $10,000 on Buffalo to win the Super Bowl without the money to cover it. The bookie then offers a way out for his arrested friend — Billy will confess to the crime, or worse things follow. Billy confesses and is sentenced to five years.
注目の表現
hard to believeout of touchthe only waya happy ending
00:00 / 03:06Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
このシーンの表現
out of touch
not realistic or aware
The bookie mocks the gambler for being unrealistic, betting big without the money to back it.
His advice is out of touch with reality.
このシーンの他の表現
- hard to believe
difficult to accept
- the only way
the sole option
- a happy ending
a good outcome
- bet against
wager that someone loses
- out of my sight
away from my presence
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
Comes in links into come-zin in fast speech.
One day, this big asshole comes in.a jerk, a contemptible man — A strong insult; never use it in polite speech.
One day, this big asshole comes in.difficult to accept
Starting his tale, the bookie preempts Billy's doubt, sounding calm while pressing him down.
I know what you're thinking. This story's hard to believe.which sort of
What kind of an idiot would bet...promise solemnly
It's true. I swear to God it happened.not realistic or aware
The bookie mocks the gambler for being unrealistic, betting big without the money to back it.
This guy was so out of touch, ...he didn't even have the 10 large to cover his bet.have the money to pay a wager
This guy was so out of touch, ...he didn't even have the 10 large to cover his bet.Out of blurs into outa, with touch clipped at the end.
This guy was so out of touch, ...he didn't even have the 10 large to cover his bet.ten thousand dollars — Slang for ten thousand dollars; keep it informal.
This guy was so out of touch, ...he didn't even have the 10 large to cover his bet.have a reason to give
...they're all the same. Everybody's got an excuse.the sole option
The bookie calls doing harm the only way he could feel better, turning cruelty into simple arithmetic.
The only way he could make himself feel better...become happier or healthier
The only way he could make himself feel better...modal could: Could marks what was possible in the past, naming the one action available to him.
The only way he could make himself feel better...the one making excuses
To do very, very bad things to the excuse-maker.how about it
So what do you say?a good outcome
The bookie frames a forced confession as giving the story a happy ending, even politely phrased as a suggestion.
Why don't we give this story a happy ending?Got an runs together as god-an.
I've got an acquaintance, a friend, ...a very good friend of ours...be taken by police
...who just got arrested.damned, used for emphasis — A mild-to-strong curse used as emphasis; avoid in formal talk.
His arrest is a goddamn injustice, ...a tragedy.admit doing something
So you, the asshole, ...will confess to the crime of which he is accused,relative clause: The of which clause describes the crime, the formal way to attach a preposition in a relative clause.
So you, the asshole, ...will confess to the crime of which he is accused,in order to
...so as to free the innocent man.decline to
...or if you refuse to try to, ...some very evil and very bad things could happen.if-clause: The if-clause sets the condition, and could points to the possible consequence.
...or if you refuse to try to, ...some very evil and very bad things could happen.wager that someone loses
As a parting lesson, the bookie tells Billy to bet against Buffalo if they ever reach the Superbowl again.
...if Buffalo ever makes it back to the Superbowl, ...bet against them.away from my presence
The threat delivered, the bookie curses Billy out and ends both the story and any courtesy.
Now get the fuck out of my sight.「The Bookie Frames Billy」を読み解く
What's really going on
The bookie never calls it a threat. He calls it a story, complete with a character, a stupidity, even a moral: "Everybody's got an excuse." The fable does the work of a warning without ever naming one. First he establishes that the excuse-maker gets hurt, then that the hurt extends to a man's mother and father, and only then does he reveal what he actually wants — for Billy to confess to someone else's crime. The phrase "a happy ending" lands as pure irony, since the ending on offer is prison. What makes the scene work is the calm: the bookie sounds patient and reasonable while every sentence tightens the trap, and Billy answers only with silence.
Theme
PowerA bookie with all the leverage tells a story that leaves Billy one choice: confess to a crime he did not commit.
DeceptionThe "story" is a cover for a threat, and the deal is dressed up as a favor to an innocent friend.
このチャプターで学べること
- A threat lands harder when it is wrapped in a story.
- Owning the other person's doubt is a classic manipulation.
- The bookie turns cruelty into a matter of arithmetic.
- The kindest sentence here is the most dangerous.
発音のポイント
- comes in — Comes in links into come-zin in fast speech.
- out of touch — Out of blurs into outa, with touch clipped at the end.
- got an — Got an runs together as god-an.
I know what you're thinking. This story's hard to believe.The bookie heads off Billy's disbelief before it can become an objection, keeping the fable moving toward its real purpose.
The only way he could make himself feel better...The setup of the threat: the bookie's frustration is presented as the reason bad things become inevitable.
Now get the fuck out of my sight.The polite fable ends with a crude command, showing how quickly the bookie drops the storytelling voice once the deal is done.
...they're all the same. Everybody's got an excuse.The moral of the story: everyone begging the bookie for time sounds identical to him, which is how Billy's situation gets folded into it.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the bookie tell Billy a story instead of just threatening him?
A story lets him lay out the danger without saying it outright. He shows what happens to people who make excuses, then presents confessing as the reasonable choice.
Did Billy actually commit the crime he confesses to?
No. The man who was arrested is described as innocent, and Billy is told to confess so as to free him. Billy takes the punishment for another person's case.
What does the bookie want in return?
Nothing money can buy. He wants Billy to confess to the arrested friend's crime, and he adds one final piece of advice about betting on Buffalo.
What is the bookie's advice about Buffalo?
After everything, he tells Billy that if Buffalo ever makes it back to the Super Bowl, he should bet against them — a bitter reminder of the team at the center of the bet.
バッファロー’66 · 全 15 章
すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 10 章on purposeBilly Reveals the Fixed Field Goal
第 1 章the old neighborhoodBilly Calls His Mother From the Hotel
第 2 章say a wordBilly Kidnaps Layla
第 3 章a little situationBilly Can't Drive a Stick Shift
第 4 章right off the batBilly Asks Layla to Play His Wife
第 5 章That's really greatBilly Brings Layla Home
第 6 章can't standBilly's Dad Shows Old Photos
第 7 章God forbidBilly Brings His Wife Home to Dinner
第 8 章madly in loveBilly Bets $10,000 on the Super Bowl
再生中 · 第 9 章out of touchThe Bookie Frames Billy
第 10 章on purposeBilly Reveals the Fixed Field Goal
第 11 章Hello to you, tooBilly Asks Goon for Help
第 12 章miss the pointBilly and Layla in the Photo Booth
第 13 章have a crush onBilly Runs into His Childhood Crush
第 14 章go by fastBilly Tells Layla About Wendy
第 15 章how you startLayla Joins Billy in the Bathroom第 9 / 15 章 · 残り約 16 分