M*A*S*H · 1970 — 第 22 / 22 章 · 2'13" · B2

Hawkeye's Center Eligible Trick, Explained:worth a try

With seconds left, the team pulls out a trick: a center-eligible play in which the ball is hidden and carried toward the goal line. The other side screams "Illegal!" while everyone looks for the missing referee. The whole wager now hangs on one strange play.

あらすじ

With only seconds left, the coach checks with the referee and calls a special trick play: the ball will be snapped and hidden, then carried toward the goal line. The opponents cry foul and hunt for the referee, and the game's outcome comes down to whether the trick is legal.

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このシーンの表現

worth a try

reasonable to attempt

The play sounds absurd, but with no time left, Hawkeye decides it is worth a try.

The odds are low, but asking is worth a try.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the hell

    an intensifier of anger

  • make it

    manage to succeed or arrive

  • line up

    arrange in a row or formation

  • drop back

    move back to a position

  • center eligible

    a center allowed to catch the ball

このシーンのメモ一覧

23 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

表現 · A2get back there

return to that spot

Get the hell back there! Where's my— Get back there!
スラング · B2the hell

an angry intensifier — Rough and angry; never use it in polite or formal talk.

Get the hell back there! Where's my— Get back there!
表現 · A2make it

manage to succeed or arrive

Watching the clock, the coach thinks they still have a chance and lets a little hope into the huddle.

Well, looks like we may make it. Seconds to go. All right.
表現 · A2time left

remaining time

Okay, fellas. We don't have very much time left.
スラング · B1fellas

guys, fellas — A casual way to address a group of men; too informal for formal talk.

Okay, fellas. We don't have very much time left.
表現 · B1check with someone

confirm with someone

I just checked with the ref. I got a special play I want to run— a center eligible play.
表現 · B2run a play

execute a play

I just checked with the ref. I got a special play I want to run— a center eligible play.
表現 · B2center eligible play

a center allowed to catch the ball

Hawkeye claims the ref approved a center eligible play, letting the center catch the ball.

I just checked with the ref. I got a special play I want to run— a center eligible play.
スラング · B1ref

referee, shortened — Sports slang for referee; write the full word in formal writing.

I just checked with the ref. I got a special play I want to run— a center eligible play.
表現 · B1line up

arrange in a row or formation

Hawkeye starts the play by telling the team how to line up, who stands where and who stays out.

We line up with everybody to the right ofthe center, except Hawkeye,
表現 · A2to the right of something

on the right side of

We line up with everybody to the right ofthe center, except Hawkeye,
発音line up

Link line and up, and let up run into with.

We line up with everybody to the right ofthe center, except Hawkeye,
表現 · B1drop back

move back to a position

Hawkeye's second step has the eligible man drop back a yard just before the snap.

who drops back one yard just before the snap ofthe ball.
表現 · B2the snap of the ball

the start of the play

who drops back one yard just before the snap ofthe ball.
文法 · B2who drops back one yard

relative clause: The who clause describes Hawkeye from the previous line; it tells us who drops back.

who drops back one yard just before the snap ofthe ball.
文法 · B1just before the snap

time adverbial: Just before the snap pins the action to the exact moment before the ball is hiked.

who drops back one yard just before the snap ofthe ball.
表現 · A2all you have to do is ...

the only thing needed

But all you have to do is take the ball right back from Trapper between your legs...
表現 · A2between one's legs

through the legs

But all you have to do is take the ball right back from Trapper between your legs...
文法 · B2all you have to do is

infinitive after is: All you have to do is takes a bare infinitive: the action itself comes after is.

But all you have to do is take the ball right back from Trapper between your legs...
表現 · A2under one's belly

tucked under the stomach

and hide it under your belly and walk toward their goal line.
表現 · B1the goal line

the scoring line

and hide it under your belly and walk toward their goal line.
表現 · B1be worth a try

reasonable to attempt

The play sounds absurd, but with no time left, Hawkeye decides it is worth a try.

It's worth a try. [ Hawkeye ] This is a miracle if we can.
表現 · B1be short one

one person short

- I'm short. I'm short one. - [Jones ] What do you say? Let's do it now.
表現 · A2do it now

act at once

- I'm short. I'm short one. - [Jones ] What do you say? Let's do it now.
発音What are you

In fast speech what are you blurs toward whatcha.

- What are you doing? Get back there! - I got the ball. I got the ball.
表現 · B1run with it

carry it and run

Run with it!
発音Run with it

Run with it flows as one unit, the th in with softened.

Run with it!
スラング · B1Goddamn it

damn it — A curse blurted in frustration; keep it out of formal settings.

Goddamn it, where's that referee?

「Hawkeye's Center Eligible Trick」を読み解く

What's really going on

The final play is a straight-up con on the field, and the scene loves it. Having gambled on a ringer and stacked the odds, the unit now wins by hiding the ball in plain sight — 'all you have to do is take the ball right back from Trapper between your legs and hide it under your belly and walk toward their goal line.' It is not cheating exactly; it is a loophole, and the referee's absence is the joke. The opponents can only shout 'Illegal!' as the play unfolds, and the whole scheme collapses into a scramble about rules. What the scene shows is that in this film the game is never just a game: the bet, the trick and the missing official are all part of the same contest about who controls the story.

Theme

DeceptionThe winning play hides the ball and exploits a rule, winning by trickery rather than force.
CourageWith seconds left, the team gambles everything on one risky trick play.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A trick play works because the defense reads the wrong thing.
  • Hawkeye explains the whole plan in three short instructions.
  • Owning a play's name can make people trust it.
  • The clock, not the referee, decides how bold they get.

発音のポイント

  • line up — Link line and up, and let up run into with.
  • What are you — In fast speech what are you blurs toward whatcha.
  • Run with it — Run with it flows as one unit, the th in with softened.
Not bad, huh? Did you see that?

A boastful aside after a good play, inviting everyone to admire what just happened.

But all you have to do is take the ball right back from Trapper between your legs...

The heart of the trick, explained in plain steps: receive the snap from under the center and hide it.

and hide it under your belly and walk toward their goal line.

The absurd instruction that makes the trick work: carry the ball casually as if you do not have it.

Okay, fellas. We don't have very much time left.

The huddle's opening line, setting the clock as the real opponent.

I just checked with the ref. I got a special play I want to run— a center eligible play.

The setup for the trick: the rules have been checked, so the loophole is deliberate.

このシーンについての質問

What is a "center eligible play"?

It is a trick based on a rule: if the center drops back behind the line, he becomes an eligible receiver. The play hides the ball with him and sends him toward the goal line while the defense chases the wrong man.

Why do the opponents shout "Illegal!"?

Because the play looks wrong to them: the ball carrier is not supposed to be where he is. They argue the trick breaks the rules, but the referee is nowhere to be found, so the protest goes unanswered.

Why did the unit keep the play secret until the last seconds?

Because it only surprises the defense once. By saving it for the final play, they hope to steal a score before anyone can adjust. The whole point is timing, not strength.

Does the trick actually work?

The film leaves it unresolved in the moment: the ball is run toward the goal line, the opponents protest, and the referee cannot be found. The comedy is that a game built on a bet ends in an argument about the rules.

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