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His Girl Friday · 1940 — 第 13 / 18 章 · 4'59" · B1

Earl Walks Into the Press Room, Explained：lay low

Earl Williams, escaped and armed, slips into the press room and finds Hildy Johnson alone. "You can't trust anybody in this crazy world," he tells her, but he lets her talk, and she talks him out of using the gun.

あらすじ

The escaped Earl Williams walks into the press room with a gun and finds Hildy Johnson alone. She keeps him talking, tells him she is writing his story, and promises not to give him away. Then she phones Walter Burns to come at once and tells him Earl is in the room.

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lay lowtake care ofproduction for useon the level

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このシーンの表現

lay low

stay out of sight

Fred quietly tells a man on the run to disappear and stay silent until things cool down.

Just lay low until the reporters stop calling.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take care of

    look after

  • production for use

    making goods for need, not profit

  • on the level

    honest, for real

  • try any tricks

    attempt a trick

  • draw up a chair

    pull up a chair and sit

このシーンのメモ一覧

106 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1lay low

stay out of sight

Fred quietly tells a man on the run to disappear and stay silent until things cool down.

Lay low and keep your mouth shut.
スラング · B1Lay low

stay out of sight — Casual; keep it out of formal talk.

Lay low and keep your mouth shut.
表現 · A2take care of someone

look after

Fred hands the man off to a household that will look after him once his name is dropped.

They'll take care of you. Tell them Fred sent you.
表現 · B2pay something on account

as a partial payment

- Here's $50 on account. - Wait, I'll tell you in one minute.
表現 · B2shoot to kill

shoot without warning

Shoot to kill. That's the orders. Pass the word along.
表現 · A2be right over

come at once

I'll be right over.
表現 · B2double-cross someone

betraying someone

You double-crossing hyena.
スラング · B2double-crossing

betraying — A sharp accusation; not for the workplace.

You double-crossing hyena.
スラング · C1albino

albino; here an insult — An insult about looks; do not use it.

- Who, me? - You and that albino of yours.
表現 · B1someone will do

be good enough for now

- Evangeline's no albino. - She'll do, till one comes along.
表現 · B1blame someone for something

hold someone responsible for

All right, you can't blame a guy for trying.
表現 · A2put something down

lay a weapon down

Put that gun down, Earl.
発音Put that

The t in put can flap toward a d in American speech.

Put that gun down, Earl.
表現 · A2come nearer

move closer

But don't come nearer.
表現 · B1can't trust anybody

no one can be trusted

You can't trust anybody in this crazy world.
発音can't trust

The t in can't is often dropped before trust.

You can't trust anybody in this crazy world.
文法 · B2wouldn't trust anybody either

hypothetical would: Would frames what the speaker would do in the other's place.

I don't blame you. I wouldn't trust anybody either.
文法 · B1If you try any tricks, I'll shoot you

first conditional: A first conditional states the condition and its threat.

If you try any tricks, I'll shoot you. I can do it right from here.
文法 · B1so nobody'd see you

purpose clause: The so-clause gives the purpose of closing the door.

I was going to close the door so nobody'd see you.
文法 · B2was going to

future in the past: Was going to marks an intention held at that past moment.

I was going to close the door so nobody'd see you.
表現 · B1be left alone

undisturbed

But I don't want that. All I want is to be left alone.
表現 · A2in the middle of the night

late at night

- Quiet! - Waking me in the middle of the night.
表現 · A2keep quiet

stay silent

They will if you don't keep quiet.
表現 · B2on the level

honest, for real

On the phone, Hildy insists she is telling the truth so the other man will come at once.

On the level. Hurry, I need you!
発音On the level

Link on and the so it sounds like onna-level.

On the level. Hurry, I need you!
表現 · B2shoot someone down

gun someone down

They got him surrounded. They'll shoot him down like a dog.
スラング · A2ain't

am not (nonstandard) — Nonstandard speech; avoid in writing.

I don't care. Tell me. I ain't afraid of them.
表現 · B2draw up a chair

pull up a chair and sit

When Mollie bursts in, Hildy invites her to sit and pull up a chair to keep things calm.

Come in, Mollie. Draw up a chair.
スラング · C1Down the pipe

via the pipe — Criminal slang; rarely heard elsewhere.

Down the pipe. I didn't mean to shoot him. Really, I didn't.
表現 · B2get someone out

help someone escape

Mollie, desperate to save Earl, says she wants to get him out of the building.

I want to get him out.
発音get him

The h in him often drops, so get him blurs into geddim.

I want to get him out.

「Earl Walks Into the Press Room」を読み解く

What's really going on

Earl comes in talking like a man who has stopped believing in anything. "You can't trust anybody in this crazy world," he says, and for a moment Hildy agrees with him: "I don't blame you. I wouldn't trust anybody either." That is the whole method of the scene. She does not argue him out of his suspicion; she joins it, and then gives him a reason to lower the gun — the story she is writing, "production for use." What looks like a hostage scene is really a seduction by understanding, done for a newspaper. When Mollie arrives and wants to save him, Hildy is already thinking about the reporters coming back, not about the man's life. Earl is wanted by everyone in the room, for different reasons.

Theme

SurvivalEarl is hunted and exhausted, all he wants is to be left alone, and Hildy survives the gun by talking rather than fighting.
TrustThe scene turns on Earl's line that no one can be trusted, and on Hildy pretending to agree while waiting for her chance.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A gunman's calm is scarier than his shouting.
  • Hildy buys time by sounding like an ally.
  • The scene runs on threats and soft answers.
  • Small idioms carry the scene's nerve.

発音のポイント

  • Put that — The t in put can flap toward a d in American speech.
  • can't trust — The t in can't is often dropped before trust.
  • On the level — Link on and the so it sounds like onna-level.
  • get him — The h in him often drops, so get him blurs into geddim.
You can't trust anybody in this crazy world.

Earl's reason for keeping the gun: after being hunted and lied about, he has decided that no one, not even a friendly reporter, can be believed.

No, you're right. I don't want to kill anybody.

Earl gives in to Hildy's insistence that he is not a killer; it is the moment his threat starts to fall apart.

They got him surrounded. They'll shoot him down like a dog.

Mollie brings word from the streets: the police have Earl surrounded and will kill him on sight rather than take him alive.

I'm not afraid to die. I told the guy that when he handed me the gun.

Earl says he has already accepted death, and that he even said so to the man who gave him the gun.

Thanks for the roses. They were beautiful.

Earl's quiet thanks to Mollie for flowers she sent him in jail — a human moment in the middle of the standoff.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Earl Williams come to the press room?

He has escaped and needs somewhere to hide. He comes in on Hildy Johnson, who is alone, and holds her at gunpoint so she will not tell anyone where he is.

Does Hildy Johnson help Earl or turn him in?

She does not turn him in, but she does not purely help him either. She keeps him calm, hides him from the reporters, then calls Walter Burns to claim the story before anyone else can.

What does 'production for use' mean here?

It is the phrase attached to Earl's case, meaning goods should be made for people to use rather than for profit. Hildy repeats it to win his trust, and he recognizes it at once.

Why does Mollie Malloy come back to the press room?

She is looking for Earl after the jailbreak and wants to save him. She warns that the police have him surrounded and will shoot him down like a dog, then begs to be told where they are.

Who is the man who says he is not afraid to die?

Earl Williams. Cornered in the press room, he tells Hildy that he isn't afraid to die and that he said as much to the man who gave him the gun.

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第 1 章gum up the worksHildy Tells Walter She's Remarrying第 2 章hard feelingsHildy Quits the Post第 3 章take the wind out of someone's sailWalter Meets Bruce Baldwin第 4 章kick the bucketWalter Schemes to Keep Hildy第 5 章blood on your handsWalter Bets Bruce an Insurance Policy第 6 章sour grapesBruce Names Hildy His Beneficiary第 7 章give something six monthsHildy Interviews Earl Williams第 8 章make a fool out of someoneMollie Rounds on the Reporters第 9 章double-crossingHildy Tears Up Her Story第 10 章go over the wallEarl Williams Escapes the Jail第 11 章tear it out of someoneHildy Sells Her Scoop for $450第 12 章a tissue of liesWalter Bribes the Governor's Messenger再生中 · 第 13 章lay lowEarl Walks Into the Press Room第 14 章sitting prettyEarl Hides in the Press Room Desk第 15 章best interest at heartHildy Chooses the Story Over Bruce第 16 章kid glovesWalter Double-Crosses Bensinger第 17 章barking up the wrong treeHartwell Finds the Escape Gun第 18 章whistle in the darkEarl Is Captured in the Desk
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