crazy, absurd — Dated slang; means absurd or deluded, best avoided in polite talk.
Madam, you're a cockeyed liar...His Girl Friday · 1940 — 第 18 / 18 章 · 4'04" · B2
Earl Is Captured in the Desk, Explained：whistle in the dark
The desk flies open, Earl Williams is pulled out, and the Post claims the capture as its own. The sheriff tries to bury the three of them in charges and a fake 'imposter' story — "When you think you've licked the Post, it's time to get out" — but the reprieve arrives anyway.
あらすじ
The desk is opened and Earl Williams is dragged out, caught in the act and handed over to the sheriff as the Post's prize. In the aftermath the paper and the sheriff trade threats, and a messenger named Pettibone turns up with a genuine reprieve, refusing the bribe that was meant to make it disappear.
注目の表現
take any chanceswhat a breakhang ondeliver the goods
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このシーンの表現
whistle in the dark
bravado to hide fear
One man blusters to steady himself, and the other says it is just whistling in the dark.
Stop whistling in the dark and admit we need help.
このシーンの他の表現
- take any chances
risk anything
- what a break
what luck
- hang on
hold on, don't give up
- deliver the goods
came through, produced results
- a sight for sore eyes
a welcome sight
このシーンのメモ一覧
99 行のセリフに 32 件のメモ
risk anything
Someone warns the group at the desk not to take chances as they move in.
Don't take any chances.You've weakens to jəv while got keeps the stress.
He can't hurt anybody, you've got his gun.a sneaky, low person — A sneaky insult; avoid saying it to anyone's face.
Go on, you gray-haired old weasel.The v in of drops, giving something like outta.
Let me out of here!search everywhere for someone
Mother! I was looking all over for you. What happened?hold on, don't give up
As the desk slips, someone shouts to Jake to hold on and keep his grip.
Jake, hang on.beaten to a scoop — Newsroom jargon for being beaten to a story.
- No! - You want to see us scooped?at both ends of
Okay, one of you get on each end of the desk.Link got and you so it sounds like gotcha.
Three. I got you, Williams.put up no fight
- He offered no resistance. - His gun wouldn't work.hand someone over
The Post turned Williams over to the sheriff.result in
An anonymous note led to Williams' capture. Hold on.reveal
The sheriff's tracing a call that gave away Williams' hiding place.return a call later
Call you back.past perfect: The past perfect states a wish about the distant past.
- Give me the warden's office. - You'll wish you'd never been born.an accusation of a crime
And a little charge of kidnapping... What's that?each, per person
Looks like about ten years apiece for you two birds.guys, fellows (dismissive) — Dated slang for people, mildly dismissive.
Looks like about ten years apiece for you two birds.in a tight spot
We've been in worse jams than this, haven't we, Hildy?guard and protect
You forget the power that watches over the Post.relative clause: The relative clause pins down which power guards the paper.
You forget the power that watches over the Post.drag someone out of
We'll pull your nose out of that feedbag.a food bag, one's feed — A mocking image of a kept, well-fed person.
We'll pull your nose out of that feedbag.execute an innocent person
Trying to hang an innocent man to win an election, eh?at first glance
As Pettibone's story unravels, someone calls it absurd on the face of it, dismissing it at a glance.
- Those. Them. - It's absurd on the face of it.children speak the truth
- Out of the mouths of babes. - Hi, babe.a term of address, babe — Affectionate or cheeky address; keep it informal.
- Out of the mouths of babes. - Hi, babe.delighted
With the reprieve in hand, he claims to be tickled to death and turns the line into a taunt.
If Williams has been reprieved, I'm tickled to death. Aren't you?conditional clause: The if-clause uses the present perfect passive to set the condition.
If Williams has been reprieved, I'm tickled to death. Aren't you?granted a reprieve
This document is authentic. Williams has been reprieved.remove something from someone
Take those handcuffs off my friends.「Earl Is Captured in the Desk」を読み解く
What's really going on
After the capture, the movie stops pretending the press is a neutral observer. The Post doesn't just report the manhunt — it runs it, hides its source in a desk, and then broadcasts the arrest as its own victory. The sheriff's answer is pure power too: charges, threats and a suggestion that the messenger is a fraud. What undoes him is a single piece of paper carried by a man who refuses to be bought, and Walter's boast — "You forget the power that watches over the Post" — turns out to be less a bluff than a description. When the sheriff finally has to accept the reprieve, the language turns grandiose: 'Our commonwealth has been saved the necessity of shedding blood.' It is a happy ending built on blackmail, and the film knows it.
Theme
PowerThe paper doesn't just cover the manhunt — it hides the fugitive and announces the capture as its own, and the sheriff can only answer with threats.
CorruptionCharges are invented, a messenger is branded a fraud, and a reprieve is almost buried, until the Post's leverage forces the law to stand down.
このチャプターで学べること
- A desk becomes both a hiding place and a battleground.
- The capture is real, yet the win barely holds.
- Old slang makes the newsroom talk feel lived in.
- A reprieve lands like a punchline, not a mercy.
発音のポイント
- you've got — You've weakens to jəv while got keeps the stress.
- out of — The v in of drops, giving something like outta.
- I got you — Link got and you so it sounds like gotcha.
I'll tell more. I could tell you why they did it.Mrs. Baldwin promising to expose the whole scheme. It's the loose end the paper and sheriff most need to silence.
You forget the power that watches over the Post.Walter's warning to the sheriff: the paper has protectors bigger than the law, and it will use them.
When you think you've licked the Post, it's time to get out.The sheriff's own rule of survival, said to the schemers: once you've beaten the paper, you're finished, so leave while you can.
Our commonwealth has been saved the necessity of shedding blood.The pompous official line on the reprieve. It dresses up a saved execution — and a blackmail win — as civic virtue.
このシーンについての質問
How is Earl Williams finally caught?
Mrs. Baldwin gives away the hiding place, and the reporters tip the desk open. Earl is pulled out from inside it in the criminal courts building and handed to the sheriff.
Why won't Pettibone take the bribe?
He's the messenger who carried the real reprieve, and he refuses the city job. His refusal is what forces the sheriff to face the document instead of burying it.
Why does the sheriff call Pettibone an imposter?
If the reprieve is real, the sheriff and mayor lose their law-and-order election issue. Branding the messenger a fraud is the last way to make the document go away.
What does 'the power that watches over the Post' mean?
Walter's claim that the paper has political protection strong enough to beat the sheriff's office. By the end of the scene, the threat turns out to be real.
What happens to Walter and Hildy at the end?
The charges against them are dropped and the handcuffs come off. Walter uses the reprieve to win the round, and Hildy is still on the story rather than on a train.
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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
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
再生中 · 第 18 章whistle in the darkEarl Is Captured in the Deskこの作品の 18 章はここまでです