Minions · 2015 — 第 12 / 14 章 · 3'22" · A2

Scarlet Gives Kevin Until Dawn, Explained:how's that working out for you

Scarlet has lost her crown to the Minions, and now she has two of them. She tells the little one who took her throne, "And how's that working out for you?", then broadcasts a threat: bring Kevin back, or Bob and Stuart die.

あらすじ

The Minions are loose in London — a gaggle of them on the Underground, hearing the endless "Mind the gap" announcement. Scarlet Overkill runs into one of them at a pub, the very Minion who cost her the throne. Back on television, she reveals she's holding Bob and Stuart, and gives Kevin until dawn to return.

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注目の表現

mind the gaphow's that working out for youteeth crownedtelly

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このシーンの表現

how's that working out for you

a dry way to ask whether a plan is really working

斯嘉丽抓到偷王位的小黄人,故意用这句假客气来嘲弄他们。

You quit your job to nap all day. How's that working out for you?

このシーンの他の表現

  • mind the gap

    watch your step at the platform edge

  • teeth crowned

    a dental crown and a royal crown in one joke

  • telly

    电视(英式口语)

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ

表現 · B1you're mineYou're mine!
表現 · B1got oneHey! I got one!
発音got one

flap

Hey! I got one!
表現 · C1mind the gap

watch your step at the platform edge

Mind the gap.
発音Mind the gap

elision

Mind the gap.
表現 · B1what about this oneWhat about this one?
表現 · B2tell us another oneTell us another one, Lizzy!
表現 · B2steal something from someoneEveryone, this is one of the little fellows who stole the monarchy from me.
表現 · C1how's that working out for you

a dry way to ask whether a plan is really working

And how's that working out for you?
表現 · B1what is going onOh, yes, yes, I saw what was going on on the telly.
スラング · B1tellyOh, yes, yes, I saw what was going on on the telly.
表現 · B2go terribly wrongWhat was meant to be the coronation of Scarlet Overkill has gone terribly wrong as...
表現 · B2think you've gotten awayYou think you've gotten away? Well, what do we have here?
表現 · C1what do we have hereYou think you've gotten away? Well, what do we have here?
文法 · B2You think you've gotten away

object clause after think

You think you've gotten away? Well, what do we have here?
表現 · B1my goodnessOh, my goodness! Bob? Stuart?
表現 · C1which one shall I ... firstWhich one shall I kill first?
表現 · B2back by a timeI will do it, Kevin, if you are not back here by dawn!
文法 · B2if you are not back here by dawn

conditional clause

I will do it, Kevin, if you are not back here by dawn!
発音back here

liaison

I will do it, Kevin, if you are not back here by dawn!

「Scarlet Gives Kevin Until Dawn」を読み解く

What's really going on

Scarlet's whole entrance is theatre. She greets the Minion who wrecked her coronation with a smirk — "And how's that working out for you?" — a line that sounds like small talk and is actually the point of the scene. She doesn't want an answer; she wants him to know she's still in charge. Everything after is a performance for an audience: she says she saw it "on the telly," lets the news replay her humiliation, then turns the camera on her hostages. "Which one shall I kill first?" isn't a real question either. It's a deadline dressed up as cruelty, and it works — Kevin has to decide whether to trade himself for his friends.

Theme

RevengeScarlet, robbed of her throne, hunts the Minions and makes Kevin pay for stealing her coronation.
FriendshipKevin must choose between his own safety and returning to save Bob and Stuart by dawn.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use crowned in a comparable exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude around crowned.
  • Notice how the reply changes the scene.

発音のポイント

  • got one — flap
  • Mind the gap — elision
  • back here — liaison
And how's that working out for you?

Scarlet's fake-friendly dig at the Minion who took her crown — asking how his takeover is going when she knows it ended badly.

You think you've gotten away? Well, what do we have here?

Scarlet taunts the Minions, believing they escaped, then realizes she is holding two of their friends as leverage.

I will do it, Kevin, if you are not back here by dawn!

Her ultimatum: unless Kevin returns before sunrise, she will carry out the killing of his captured friends.

Which one shall I kill first?

A staged, cruel question that turns her hostages into a countdown, forcing Kevin to act.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Scarlet want the Minions back?

They ruined her coronation and stole the monarchy from her. Now that she has Bob and Stuart, she uses them as bait to force Kevin to return.

Is Scarlet really asking Kevin a question?

No. "And how's that working out for you?" is pure sarcasm — she's gloating over the Minion who seized her throne, and she doesn't want an answer.

Where are Bob and Stuart during Scarlet's broadcast?

They're in Scarlet's hands. She reveals them on television and names them, 'Bob? Stuart?' and 'Little Bob? Stuart?', as leverage against Kevin.

What happens if Kevin doesn't come back by dawn?

Scarlet promises she 'will do it' — kill the captured Minions — if Kevin isn't back by sunrise. Her threat sets the deadline that drives the next scene.

Why do the Minions keep hearing 'Mind the gap'?

It's the standard announcement on the London Underground, warning passengers about the space between the platform and the train. The film uses it as a running bit while the Minions wander London.

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