beginning to have doubts
Someone who had already decided to leave now admits doubt, while the other man deflects with a joke.
I'm having second thoughts.Clerks II · 2006 — 第 12 / 16 章 · 3'25" · B2
A Man Confesses He's the Father, Explained：You and what army?
A pregnancy confession turns a going-away plan into a secret with a countdown. The response is not comfort but teasing, a hard question, and a dare: “You and what army?” What sounds like banter is really about who gets told, who gets protected, and who has to grow up.
あらすじ
At Mooby's, one man admits he is having second thoughts about Florida, then says Becky is pregnant and he is the father. The reply is mockery rather than comfort, then a demand for secrecy and a threat, and finally a push to follow her and talk things out.
注目の表現
second thoughtsMay your first child be a masculine childsweating mebusting your balls
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このシーンの表現
You and what army?
a mocking challenge to a threat
The threat is met with a flat, mocking question that treats the promised violence as bluster.
You're going to fire me? You and what army?
このシーンの他の表現
- second thoughts
beginning to have doubts
- May your first child be a masculine child
an old-fashioned blessing for a son
- sweating me
to pressure or interrogate someone
- busting your balls
to nag or give someone a hard time
- keep your mouth shut
to stay silent about something
このシーンのメモ一覧
83 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ
suddenly
Why now, all of a sudden?a party for an expectant mother
So, what, are you afraid you're gonna miss the baby shower?You're gonna often collapses into a single rushed unit.
So, what, are you afraid you're gonna miss the baby shower?is awful — Casual complaint; avoid it in formal settings.
This sucks, man.to become a child's father
Oh, fuck him! How the fuck did you father a child with a chick that's not your fiancé?!woman, girl — A flippant word for a woman; not respectful in formal settings.
Oh, fuck him! How the fuck did you father a child with a chick that's not your fiancé?!became pregnant
She got pregnant off the toilet seat you jerked off onto!to end a relationship
Oh, my God, so she wants you to break it off - with Emma and marry her? - No.nagging or pressuring you — Crude and casual; avoid it in polite company.
If Becks isn't busting your balls about it, what's the big deal?to live happily from then on
You could still go down to Florida and live happily ever after.a child born outside marriage
Knowing I have a love child up in Jersey?!participle phrase: The opening participle sets up the speaker's objection before the question lands.
Knowing I have a love child up in Jersey?!competing for someone
You're the most hideous fucking CHUD I've ever met, and you always have a pair of girls fighting over you.relative clause: The clause limits the insult to everyone the speaker has met so far.
You're the most hideous fucking CHUD I've ever met, and you always have a pair of girls fighting over you.an ugly or disgusting person — An insult between friends; do not use it on strangers.
You're the most hideous fucking CHUD I've ever met, and you always have a pair of girls fighting over you.Put the weight on never and anybody; let tell pass quickly.
Listen, you can never tell anybody about this.In fast speech, what'd you blurs into one chunk; don't wait for a clean d.
Then what'd you tell me for?betrayed or screwed someone
Look, you've fucked me over in the past, but this is huge.to stay silent about something
The request for secrecy hardens into a warning, with an old grievance folded into the same breath.
Promise me that you'll keep your mouth shut, because if you fuck me over this time,informant, tattletale — An angry label for someone who tells on others.
You fucking snitch.only to confirm
Maybe she went to get a home pregnancy test just to be sure.become worse
How the fuck could this day get any worse?absolutely right — A milder stand-in for damn right.
You're darn right, I do.to resolve a problem
You two have got to work this out.to risk something happening
He gives practical advice: keep the talk to an hour, because extra time invites another wrong remark.
L-I've found that any more time than that, you run the risk of saying the wrong thing again.to say something inappropriate
L-I've found that any more time than that, you run the risk of saying the wrong thing again.object clause: The that-clause packages a condition and its consequence into one piece of advice.
L-I've found that any more time than that, you run the risk of saying the wrong thing again.on the point of doing something
Fucking A, man, you're about to become a father!damn right, absolutely — Vulgar emphasis between friends; keep it out of formal talk.
Fucking A, man, you're about to become a father!to behave responsibly
Time to start acting responsibly!「A Man Confesses He's the Father」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene keeps turning confession into comedy because neither man can sit still with the news. One line lands as a gross joke—“She got pregnant off the toilet seat you jerked off onto!”—but the laugh covers panic: a future that was supposed to be simple now includes a child, a fiancée, and a secret. The demand “Promise me that you'll keep your mouth shut” is about control as much as privacy, and the retort “You and what army?” shows how little weight the threat carries. Even the practical advice at the end—talk for an hour, then come back—tries to put a timer on a mess with no clean exit.
Theme
ParenthoodA pregnancy forces a man who planned to leave to face responsibility before he has decided what he wants.
SecretsA private confession becomes a demand for silence, turning friendship into a test of trust.
発音のポイント
- you're gonna — You're gonna often collapses into a single rushed unit.
- never tell anybody — Put the weight on never and anybody; let tell pass quickly.
- what'd you — In fast speech, what'd you blurs into one chunk; don't wait for a clean d.
Listen, you can never tell anybody about this.A demand for total secrecy: the pregnancy is not to leave the room.
Then what'd you tell me for?A pointed objection: if it must stay secret, why was I the one told?
She was sweating me. It just came out.An excuse: the speaker was pressured with questions and blurted the secret out.
How the fuck could this day get any worse?A rhetorical complaint: the day has already piled up bad news, and more seems inevitable.
You two have got to work this out.A push for the two people involved to talk directly instead of letting the mess sit.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the Florida plan suddenly become shaky?
The reason given is a pregnancy: “Becky's pregnant,” followed by “I'm the father.” A move to Florida now means leaving a child behind in Jersey, which is why the plan no longer feels clean.
Why does the confession come with a demand for secrecy?
One line says, “Listen, you can never tell anybody about this.” Another says the person involved “doesn't want anybody to know.” The point is that the news is meant to stay between the people in the room.
Is “I will beat the shit out of you” a real threat here?
It is answered with 'You and what army?', so the threat is treated as bluster. The reply mocks the threat instead of backing down.
What does “She was sweating me” mean?
It means she was pressing him with questions. The second sentence, 'It just came out,' suggests pressure made him blurt it out.
Why is there a one-hour limit on the talk?
The instruction is 'talk to her for an hour, then come back here,' with the warning that more time means you 'run the risk of saying the wrong thing again.' The limit is meant to keep the conversation from making things worse.
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