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Deathtrap · 1982 — 第 27 / 30 章 · 3'01" · B1

The Rehearsal Turns Deadly, Explained：spill the beans

A rehearsal of the play's final scene becomes the real thing. As the two men work out the ax and the gun, Sidney keeps the acting lesson going - then turns it: "We're going to say goodbye." The gun, he says, is now loaded with live bullets, and he finally admits why.

あらすじ

Sidney and Clifford rehearse the last scene of their play: the detective corners Julian, Julian snaps and shoots, then grabs a weapon to finish him off. They test every move, ax in hand, working out what looks natural. Then Sidney tells Clifford to stand still - the rehearsal is over, and the weapon is loaded with real bullets.

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注目の表現

spill the beansfinish someone offgo berserkout of commission

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このシーンの表現

spill the beans

reveal a secret

Before the run-through, Sidney explains the plot: Victor has let the secret out, setting the scene in motion.

Don't spill the beans about the party.

このシーンの他の表現

  • finish someone off

    kill or defeat someone

  • go berserk

    go violently crazy

  • out of commission

    not working, out of action

  • when in doubt

    if unsure

  • feels natural

    feels right

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B2be going to be a bitch

will be brutal here bitch means a rough thing, not a person

Just made it. It's really going to be a bitch.
発音made it

The d in made it flaps between two vowels.

Just made it. It's really going to be a bitch.
スラング · B2a bitch

something brutally hard — Casual grumbling with friends; keep it out of polite talk.

Just made it. It's really going to be a bitch.
表現 · C1beard someone in his den

confront someone at home

And our detective has come to beard Julian in his den. Right?
スラング · C1berserk

violently crazed — Everyday word for a sudden, wild rage.

Julian goes berserk, shoots the detective in the left arm.
表現 · A2get to a place

reach a place

He's got to get to the upstage wall...
表現 · B2in very good physical condition

very fit

Now, the first question is: Can a one-armed inspector in very good physical condition...
文法 · B1Me Julian, you detective

elliptical sentence: It drops I am and you are, a casual way to assign roles in two beats.

Me Julian, you detective.
文法 · B1When in doubt, physicalize

imperative: The imperative gives the rule directly, with when in doubt setting the condition.

Don't you remember the seminar? When in doubt, physicalize.
発音When in doubt

Link when in so it sounds like one word.

Don't you remember the seminar? When in doubt, physicalize.
表現 · B2be out of commission

not working, out of action

Playing the wounded detective, Clifford says his left arm is out of action to match the gunshot.

All right, so my left arm is out of commission.
発音out of

In fast speech out of blurs into outta.

All right, so my left arm is out of commission.
スラング · A2Voilá

there you go — A showy little flourish, often half joking.

Voilá. It works.
表現 · B1less + adjective

less tiring

Now, the next bit is less strenuous and very brief Glad to hear it.
表現 · B1take something off the wall

down from the wall here it means taking the ax down

Now take the ax off the wall.
表現 · B1look natural

seem natural

No, it doesn't look natural that way.
表現 · A2the other way

the opposite way

-Try it the other way. -The other way.
表現 · B1the way someone had it

as you had it before

All right. Put it back the way you had it, then.
表現 · A2put something down

set something down

I'll tell you what, Cliff, put the ax down on the floor.
表現 · A2stand very still

do not move

Stand very still, Clifford.
表現 · A1say goodbye

bid farewell

We're going to say goodbye.
表現 · B2have something done

get something done

I just can't have the play written, Cliff.
文法 · B2have the play written

causative have: Have something done means having an action carried out, or here, refusing to let it happen.

I just can't have the play written, Cliff.

「The Rehearsal Turns Deadly」を読み解く

What's really going on

On the surface it's a working session - two collaborators fixing a staged fight. Underneath, Sidney is deciding something. He keeps the rehearsal useful as long as it is useful to him, using the play's logic to put Clifford exactly where he wants him: one arm out of commission, a weapon in reach. The turn is spoken almost gently: "We're going to say goodbye." Then the stage prop is revealed to be real - "I loaded it myself last night" - and the play is no longer a play. The darkest joke is that the acting advice is sincere; it just applies to a role Clifford never expected to play for real.

Theme

BetrayalSidney uses a shared writing session as the setup for a real attack, turning collaboration into a trap.
DeceptionThe rehearsal is sincere as rehearsal and false as friendship; the play's script hides a plan the other man can't see.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A rehearsal can be a weapon when it moves a man into place.
  • Sidney stays calm on purpose; the calm is the threat.
  • Stage jargon hides the trap inside the instruction.
  • The last line turns a plot problem into a person.

発音のポイント

  • made it — The d in made it flaps between two vowels.
  • When in doubt — Link when in so it sounds like one word.
  • out of — In fast speech out of blurs into outta.
I just can't have the play written, Cliff.

The real reason for everything: Sidney won't let Clifford finish the play, and he says it while holding a loaded weapon. It's a confession disguised as a line.

Just made it. It's really going to be a bitch.

He barely arrived in time, and the work ahead will be brutal. A casual opener that hides how much is riding on this rehearsal.

And the answer has to be no. So let's try it.

The staged logic says a one-armed man can't stop a two-armed one - so they'll test it on their feet rather than argue about it.

Don't you remember the seminar? When in doubt, physicalize.

A callback to a writing class: when you're unsure how a scene should work, act it out physically. Here the advice becomes literally dangerous.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sidney rehearse the scene at all?

He says they need to test whether the action works on its feet - can a one-armed inspector stop a two-armed playwright? Working it out physically also lets him place Clifford exactly where he wants him.

When does the rehearsal stop being a rehearsal?

The shift comes when Sidney tells Clifford to stand very still and says, "We're going to say goodbye." From there the talk of live bullets makes clear the scene is now real.

Was the gun loaded the whole time?

Sidney says he loaded it himself the night before, so the bullets were there before the rehearsal began. The practice session was the setup, not an accident.

What does "when in doubt, physicalize" mean?

It's advice from a writing seminar: when a scene is unclear, act it out with your body instead of talking it to death. Sidney quotes it as a lesson - and uses it as a weapon.

Does Clifford realize he's in danger?

Only at the end. He treats the session as normal work, correcting his position and complaining about what feels natural, right up to the moment Sidney tells him to stand still and stops pretending.

デストラップ・死の罠 · 全 30 章

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次のチャプター · 第 28 章send someone packingClifford Turns the Gun on Sidney
第 1 章truth in advertisingSidney's Play Flops on Opening Night第 2 章add insult to injurySidney Rants About Being Written Out第 3 章top billingSidney Plots to Steal a Play第 4 章a god-sent opportunityMyra Urges Sidney to Call Anderson第 5 章all the makingsSidney Calls Clifford About His Play第 6 章got hooked onClifford Anderson Visits the Bruhls第 7 章feet on the groundMyra Pushes Sidney to Collaborate第 8 章go out of your wayClifford Asks for a Second Opinion第 9 章hit a snagSidney Handcuffs Clifford第 10 章untypical of meClifford Is Handcuffed第 11 章the envy ofSidney Kills Clifford第 12 章night and dayMyra Finally Tells Sidney to Leave第 13 章guilt-riddenHelga Ten Dorp Arrives第 14 章keep uncloudedHelga Foresees the Knife第 15 章skeptical aboutHelga Predicts the Deathtrap第 16 章once and for allMyra Hears Something Downstairs第 17 章be my doingSidney Promises Nothing Will Go Wrong第 18 章for future referenceThe Fake Murder Kills Myra第 19 章lay an eggPorter Milgrim Meets the Secretary第 20 章on the agendaPorter Reviews Sidney's Will第 21 章a death wishSidney Pitches Deathtrap第 22 章knock offClifford Wants a Shortcut第 23 章be in on itClifford Talks Sidney Into Deathtrap第 24 章kid a kidderBruhl and Anderson Team Up第 25 章psychicHelga Meets the Man in Boots第 26 章fed up withHelga Warns Sidney Again再生中 · 第 27 章spill the beansThe Rehearsal Turns Deadly第 28 章send someone packingClifford Turns the Gun on Sidney第 29 章a snapClifford Turns the Tables on Sidney第 30 章a can of wormsClifford Spares Sidney
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