Clue · 1985 — 第 10 / 17 章 · 3'03" · B1

Trapped in the Secret Passage, Explained:a likely story

Curiosity opens a hidden door: "Looks like a secret passage," someone says, and a volunteer even offers to go first. The joke turns when the passage locks behind them, and the rescue goes wrong — someone shoots the door open, then has to explain how they knew the gun was there.

あらすじ

A group exploring the house finds a secret passage and climbs in, one of them volunteering to go first. The door locks behind them, trapping them, while the others outside discover the key is gone. After failed attempts to open it, someone fires a gun at the lock to free them — then faces suspicion.

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注目の表現

break it downgo firsta good lifetake any more

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このシーンの表現

a likely story

an unbelievable excuse

Someone offers a convenient excuse about the cupboard, and the answer makes clear nobody believes it.

A likely story, coming from you.

このシーンの他の表現

  • break it down

    force a door open

  • go first

    go ahead of others

  • a good life

    a happy, full life

  • take any more

    endure more of it

  • get at

    reach and obtain

このシーンのメモ一覧

53 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

表現 · A2look like something

appears to be

Looks like a secret passage.
表現 · B1where something leads

where it goes

Should we see where it leads?
表現 · A2go first

go ahead of others

Nobody wants to enter the dark passage first, so one guest volunteers with a joke.

I'll go first. I've had a good life.
表現 · A2get someone out of somewhere

free us from this place

Down here! Get us out of here! Please!
発音Get us out

Get us out links into one quick burst of sound.

Down here! Get us out of here! Please!
表現 · A2come from somewhere

originate from

Where's it coming from?
表現 · A2where are we going

where are we headed

Where are we going?
表現 · A2never mind about something

forget about it

Never mind about the key. Unlock the door!
文法 · A2without the key

without + noun: Without names the missing thing that makes the action impossible.

I can't unlock the door without the key!
表現 · B1there's no alternative

no other option

There's no alternative. I'm just going to have to break it down.
文法 · B1going to have to

going to have to: Going to have to stacks future intent on obligation, so it sounds resigned.

There's no alternative. I'm just going to have to break it down.
表現 · B2could have done something

almost did something bad

You know you could've killed us.
文法 · B2could've killed

modal perfect: Could have done points at something that nearly happened in the past.

You know you could've killed us.
表現 · B1take any more

endure more of it

After being locked in and shot at, one guest admits she cannot handle another shock.

I can't take any more scares.
発音take any more

Take any runs together into ta-kany.

I can't take any more scares.
表現 · A2find someone

discovered him

We found him together.
表現 · B1a secret passageway

a hidden route

There's a secret passageway from the conservatory.
発音passageway from

Passageway links into from without a break.

There's a secret passageway from the conservatory.
表現 · B1get at something

reach and obtain

The question presses the guest on how he knew the gun was reachable at all.

How did you know that you could get at the gun?
表現 · B1break something open

force it open

I think I would break it open, but it was open already.
表現 · A2go away

leave

Maybe they'll just go away.

「Trapped in the Secret Passage」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene plays the horror beat for laughs. A hidden passage promises adventure, so someone volunteers with a joke about having 'had a good life' — and is immediately punished when the door locks and the group is trapped. From there the rescue becomes its own farce: the outside crew can't find the key, a gunshot both frees them and nearly kills them, and the freed captives' first reaction is outrage: 'You know you could've killed us.' The real turn comes after — the person who fired is asked how they knew the gun was reachable, and the answer convinces nobody: 'A likely story.'

Theme

Dark humorA life-threatening trap — locked in, then shot at during the rescue — is played entirely for laughs.
TrustThe scene ends by turning on the rescuer, whose explanation of how he knew the gun was there convinces no one.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A secret passage can be a trap when someone else has the key.
  • Break it down is what you say when there is no other way through.
  • Get at something describes reaching what is hard to touch.
  • A likely story is never a compliment.

発音のポイント

  • Get us out — Get us out links into one quick burst of sound.
  • take any more — Take any runs together into ta-kany.
  • passageway from — Passageway links into from without a break.
I'll go first. I've had a good life.

A brave-but-jokey offer to lead the way, its cheerfulness undercut by the implication that going first might be fatal.

There's no alternative. I'm just going to have to break it down.

The decision to smash the locked door, delivered with the calm of someone who has run out of options.

You know you could've killed us.

The freed group's angry point: the rescue by gunfire was nearly as dangerous as the trap itself.

Will you shut up? We're doing our best.

An exasperated reply to the shouting from inside the passage, snapping at panic while still trying to help.

このシーンについての質問

How do the guests get trapped?

They find a secret passage and climb in, and the door locks behind them. The others outside then discover the key is gone, which keeps the group stuck inside.

Who shoots the door open?

Another character fires a gun at the lock to free the trapped group. It works, but the group is furious that they could have been shot instead.

Why is the rescuer suspected?

Afterward someone asks how they knew the gun cupboard was unlocked and the weapon reachable, and the answer — that it was already open — is met with 'A likely story.'

Where does the secret passage lead?

One line says there is a secret passageway from the conservatory, and the trapped group's shouts are eventually traced to the lounge.

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