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Jojo Rabbit · 2019 — 第 15 / 18 章 · 2'26" · B2

Officers Praise Jojo's Book on Jews, Explained：give someone a ring

At the registration desk, Jojo hands over the little anti-Jewish book he has made for the Führer, expecting it to be admired. The officers do admire it, and their praise is worse than any insult: "It's an exposé on Jews," one says, then jokes about who operates the machinery inside Jewish heads.

あらすじ

Jojo is having his papers checked when the officers uncover the book he made about Jews. Instead of being in trouble, he is congratulated: they call it an exposé and ask who operates the machinery inside Jewish brains. They tell him to keep going and to phone them if he spots anything suspicious.

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注目の表現

look like a ghostYoohoo Jewexposémachinery of their brains

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このシーンの表現

give someone a ring

call someone

As he leaves, the Captain tells Jojo to give us a ring if he sees anything suspicious, making informing sound neighbourly.

Give me a ring when you land, okay?

このシーンの他の表現

  • look like a ghost

    look pale and ill

  • Yoohoo Jew

    a cruel rhyming nickname

  • exposé

    a revealing report

  • machinery of their brains

    the workings of their minds

  • funny 'cause it's true

    a wry excuse for laughing

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · A1in a photo

in this picture

How old are you in this photo?
表現 · A2date of birth

when someone was born

Date of birth?
表現 · A2get a new photo

get a fresh picture

Get a new photo. You look like a ghost in this one.
発音like a

Link like a into li-ka in fast speech.

Get a new photo. You look like a ghost in this one.
スラング · B2Yoohoo

a cheerful shout to get attention — A friendly shout, twisted here into a nickname.

Yoohoo Jew.
表現 · C1an exposé on something

a revealing report about

It's an exposé on Jews.
文法 · B1How they think

how-clause: The how-clause acts as a noun, naming what the book describes.

How they think, behave, look.
表現 · A2a gift to someone

a present for someone

It'll be a gift to the Führer.
表現 · B1hang upside down

be suspended head down

There's one of them hanging upside down like a bat.
発音one of

Link one of so it sounds like one-ov.

There's one of them hanging upside down like a bat.
表現 · A2a drawing of something

a picture of

This one here, it is a drawing of their heads.
スラング · B1'cause

because — Spoken shorthand for because; avoid in formal writing.

Ah, it's funny 'cause it's true.
表現 · B2tortured by someone

made to suffer by

Nathan being tortured by snakes.
表現 · B1call someone names

insult someone verbally

and just being called names.
文法 · B2being crushed

passive gerund: Being crushed is a passive gerund, turning the action into a noun phrase.

Yeah. Nathan being crushed under the wheel of an old-time penny-farthing bicycle.
表現 · B1that reminds me

that makes me recall

Reminds me, we must get back and...
表現 · B2leave someone hanging

keep someone waiting

- You remember? Cause we left that guy hanging up. - Ja. Ja.
スラング · B1Ja

yes in German — German for yes, used here in casual speech.

- You remember? Cause we left that guy hanging up. - Ja. Ja.
表現 · B1continue with something

keep doing something

I do hope you continue with it.
表現 · B1anything suspicious

anything that looks wrong

if you see anything suspicious, give us a ring.
文法 · B1if you see anything suspicious

conditional clause: The if-clause sets a condition, and anything broadens it to any case.

if you see anything suspicious, give us a ring.
発音give us a

Give us a runs together as giv-usa.

if you see anything suspicious, give us a ring.

「Officers Praise Jojo's Book on Jews」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is built on a sickening mismatch between a boy's eagerness and what the adults around him reward. Jojo offers his project hoping for praise, and he gets it — but the praise confirms every lie he has been taught, which is worse than being punished. The officers read the drawings as evidence, not as a child's fantasy, and one of them asks "who is operating the machinery of their brains?" as if this were serious analysis. The joke "it's funny 'cause it's true" shows how completely the regime has replaced truth with confident nonsense. The most chilling detail is the invitation to phone them: Jojo leaves with a purpose and a phone number, already an informer without understanding what he has agreed to.

Theme

SatireA child's crude drawings are treated as serious intelligence, and the officers' praise exposes how hollow their ideology is.
CorruptionThe scene shows how an institution rewards a boy for hatred, turning him into an informer before he knows it.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A child's notebook can be a weapon.
  • The Captain's politeness is a threat in disguise.
  • One wrong date can undo a cover story.
  • Compliments and menace sit in the same breath.

発音のポイント

  • like a — Link like a into li-ka in fast speech.
  • one of — Link one of so it sounds like one-ov.
  • give us a — Give us a runs together as giv-usa.
Get a new photo. You look like a ghost in this one.

A blunt comment on Jojo's photo, dismissing his appearance and hinting at how pale and worn he looks.

It's an exposé on Jews.

Jojo presenting his homemade book as a serious, revealing work, repeating the language of propaganda.

And who is operating the machinery of their brains?

An officer treating the drawings as evidence, asking who really controls Jewish minds.

Ah, it's funny 'cause it's true.

A joke built on the assumption that the anti-Jewish claims are real, which is what makes the line so uncomfortable.

Thank you for this. You have really made my day.

The officer thanking Jojo warmly, showing how easily hatred passes for a gift.

if you see anything suspicious, give us a ring.

The officers' parting request, inviting Jojo to become an informer and treating it as a friendly favour.

このシーンについての質問

Why are the officers impressed by Jojo's book?

Because it repeats the propaganda they already believe, in the confident voice of a child. They read his drawings as proof rather than as fantasy, which is why he is praised instead of corrected.

Why does Jojo call his book an exposé?

Because he wants it to sound like serious research that reveals hidden truths about Jews. He is copying the language adults use, which is exactly why the officers take it seriously.

What is Jojo planning to do with the book?

He says it will be a gift to the Führer, meaning he hopes to earn approval by handing in his hatred. The officers' reaction tells him he has found the right audience.

What happens at the end of the scene?

The officers thank him, tell him to keep drawing, and ask him to phone them if he sees anything suspicious. Jojo leaves as a potential informer without realising what that means.

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