paid something off
That is, if he ever finished paying for it.Double Indemnity · 1944 — 第 1 / 21 章 · 2'27" · B1
Walter Meets Phyllis, Explained：for my money
Walter arrives to talk auto renewals and instead sizes up Phyllis. Their small talk is a duel: he feigns concern about her coverage, she signals she is nobody's fool. "No pigeons around, I hope," she says, turning the insurance man's own game back on him.
あらすじ
Walter Neff, an insurance salesman, calls at the Dietrichson house to discuss car renewals. The maid Nettie says Mr. Dietrichson is out. Phyllis Dietrichson comes downstairs and takes the call herself, and the two strike up a flirtatious back-and-forth that has little to do with insurance.
注目の表現
pay for somethinghow soonhate to thinkpigeon
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このシーンの表現
for my money
in my opinion
Phyllis jokes about her makeup and Neff slips in for my money, a compliment delivered as offhand opinion.
For my money, the smaller shop does better work.
このシーンの他の表現
- pay for something
settle the cost of something
- how soon
how quickly, by when
- hate to think
dread even imagining it
- pigeon
literally a bird; slang for a dupe
- take up your time
use up someone's time
このシーンのメモ一覧
46 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
state who is asking — a clipped, cool way to screen a caller
Who wants to see him? My name is Neff. Walter Neff.not at home or in the office
Listen, Mr. Dietrichson is not in. How soon do you expect him?how quickly, by when
The housekeeper blocks Neff with not in, then turns how soon into a question that hands the waiting back to him.
Listen, Mr. Dietrichson is not in. How soon do you expect him?if that is of any use
He'll be home when he gets here, if that's any help to you.What is it runs together as wha-tiz-it in fast speech.
What is it, Nettie? Who is it?attempting to reach someone
I've been trying to contact your husband for the past two weeks...over the last two weeks
I've been trying to contact your husband for the past two weeks...For the reduces to a soft fər-ðə before past.
I've been trying to contact your husband for the past two weeks...always out of his office
but he's never in his office. Is there anything I can do?any way I can help
but he's never in his office. Is there anything I can do?dread picturing it
I'd hate to think of your having a smashed fender...gerund with possessive: The possessive plus gerund turns a whole event into the object of the preposition.
I'd hate to think of your having a smashed fender...fully insured
fully covered.understand someone's point
Perhaps I know what you mean, Mr. Neff.sunbathing
I've just been taking a sunbath. No pigeons around, I hope.use up someone's time
Neff apologizes for taking up her time, and the hanging but makes clear he is not leaving yet.
About those policies, Mrs. Dietrichson, I hate to take up your time, but...dress in something
If you'll wait till I put something on, I'll be right down.conditional clause: The if-clause states a condition and the main clause promises the result.
If you'll wait till I put something on, I'll be right down.secured under lock
In there, but they keep the liquor locked up.self-sufficient, ready to help himself — a sly joke about helping himself to a drink
It's all right. I always carry my own keys.made something visible
showed up the dust in the air.fronted inversion: The fronted place phrase triggers inversion, so the room is scanned before the subject appears.
On the piano, in a couple of fancy frames, were Mr. Dietrichson and Lola...honestly speaking
In the flashback Neff pauses at the goldfish bowl and uses to tell you the truth to swing back to what he really noticed.
But to tell you the truth, Keyes...very much
I wasn't a whole lot interested in goldfish right then.a woman, old slang — dated slang for a woman; playful but disrespectful now
I was thinking about that dame upstairs, and the way she had looked at me...did not take long
I wasn't long, was I? (Walter) Not at all, Mrs. Dietrichson.in my opinion
Phyllis jokes about her makeup and Neff slips in for my money, a compliment delivered as offhand opinion.
Hope I've got my face on straight. It's perfect, for my money.makeup applied neatly
Hope I've got my face on straight. It's perfect, for my money.The t in got is often dropped, so got my sounds like go-my.
Hope I've got my face on straight. It's perfect, for my money.「Walter Meets Phyllis」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is not about car insurance. Walter is bored and immediately drawn to Phyllis, and he tests the water with a line that sounds like concern: "I'd hate to think of your having a smashed fender... or something while you're not fully covered." Phyllis hears the pitch underneath and answers in kind, telling him she has been sunbathing and adding, "No pigeons around, I hope." A pigeon is a sucker, and she is letting him know she is not one. He matches her with "I always carry my own keys," a small boast that says he gets into places. By the time she comes down and he tells her "It's perfect, for my money," the two have quietly agreed to play a game whose stakes the audience already feels.
Theme
DeceptionWalter sells protection with a practiced pitch, while Phyllis answers every line with a hidden meaning of her own.
RomanceThe insurance call turns into flirtation, and both leave the business talk behind the moment they size each other up.
このチャプターで学べること
- A gatekeeper answers without giving an answer.
- how soon hands the waiting back to the asker.
- hate to think plants a worst case before a sales push.
- for my money dresses an opinion as a throwaway.
発音のポイント
- What is it — What is it runs together as wha-tiz-it in fast speech.
- for the past — For the reduces to a soft fər-ðə before past.
- got my — The t in got is often dropped, so got my sounds like go-my.
He'll be home when he gets here, if that's any help to you.Nettie's dry answer to Walter's question about when Mr. Dietrichson returns: she will not guess, and she lets him know the wait is his problem.
I was thinking about that dame upstairs, and the way she had looked at me...Walter's narration admits the sales call is already over in his mind; what holds his attention is Phyllis and the look she gave him.
Hope I've got my face on straight. It's perfect, for my money.Phyllis pretends to worry about her makeup; Walter's "for my money" answer turns a plain compliment into a flirtatious verdict.
It's all right. I always carry my own keys.Walter's reply when the maid mentions the liquor cabinet is locked: a cool boast that he does not need anyone to open doors for him.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Walter visit the Dietrichson house?
He works for Pacific All Risk and is following up on auto insurance renewals for Mr. Dietrichson, whom he has been unable to reach at his office.
Is Phyllis flirting with Walter, or just being polite?
She is playing along. When he hints at her car being underinsured, she answers with a sunbathing joke and says she hopes there are no pigeons around, which signals she sees his game.
What does "No pigeons around, I hope" mean?
A pigeon is a slang term for a sucker or easy mark. Phyllis is saying she hopes no gullible man is nearby, which is her way of telling Walter she is not one.
Why does Walter say he always carries his own keys?
The maid says the family keeps the liquor locked up, and Walter answers that he carries his own keys. It is a boast that he can get into anything, aimed at Phyllis.
What happens next between Walter and Phyllis?
Walter waits in the living room and cannot stop thinking about her. When she comes down, he compliments her, and the flirtation sets up the affair that drives the rest of the film.
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次のチャプター · 第 2 章a honey of aNeff Flirts With Phyllis
再生中 · 第 1 章for my moneyWalter Meets Phyllis
第 2 章a honey of aNeff Flirts With Phyllis
第 3 章tie knots in one's stomachKeyes Busts Garlopis's Fake Claim
第 4 章worried sickPhyllis Pitches Accident Insurance
第 5 章knock someone offPhyllis Proposes Killing Her Husband
第 6 章a red-hot pokerPhyllis Returns in the Rain
第 7 章get ideasPhyllis Tells Walter Her Story
第 8 章crook the houseNeff's Roulette Wheel Speech
第 9 章at a crackNeff Fools Dietrichson Into Signing
第 10 章take it or leave itWalter Drives Lola to Nino
第 11 章accidentally on purposeWalter Meets Phyllis at the Market
第 12 章shaking like a leafKeyes Offers Neff the Claims Job
第 13 章back inWalter Builds His Alibi
第 14 章got the ballNorton Says It Wasn't an Accident
第 15 章a leg to stand onNorton Questions the Widow
第 16 章through the wringerKeyes Suspects the Beneficiary
第 17 章gets his teeth intoLola Tells Neff About the Nurse
第 18 章like a hawkKeyes Explains the Dietrichson Murder
第 19 章come apart at the seamsKeyes Exposes the Impersonation
第 20 章hang on to your hatKeyes Blames the Wrong Man
第 21 章brushed offWalter Confronts Phyllis第 1 / 21 章 · 残り約 65 分