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My Fellow Americans · 1996 — 第 12 / 13 章 · 1'38" · B2

Tanner Corners Them in the Tunnel, Explained：the end of the world

Lost in the tunnels and bickering, the two ex-presidents are interrupted by the man they were just insulting. Tanner announces himself with dead calm — "No need for concern, it's only me" — then makes clear he intends to kill them and asks who wants to go first.

あらすじ

Trying to reach a ceremony and clear their names, the two ex-presidents get lost in a tunnel, trading jokes about how someone as unstable as Tanner ended up in the NSA. Then Tanner appears in person, calmly announces himself, and says he is going to kill them — asking which of them will go first.

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注目の表現

out of businessthe end of the worldtwisted psycholadies' man

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このシーンの表現

the end of the world

a total disaster, something unbearable

一人抱怨走错路，另一人没好气地让他别大惊小怪，说又不是天塌下来。

Missing one bus is not the end of the world.

このシーンの他の表現

  • out of business

    finished, no longer able to operate

  • twisted psycho

    心理扭曲的疯子；变态狂

  • ladies' man

    很有女人缘的男人；讨女性喜欢的男人（略带调侃）

このシーンのメモ一覧

27 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1gotta get to somewhereRight now we gotta get to that ceremony.
発音get to

flap

Right now we gotta get to that ceremony.
表現 · B2get oneself seenIf we can get ourselves seen on TV, then everyone's gonna know we're not dead in North Carolina,
文法 · B2If we can get ourselves seen

conditional clause with if

If we can get ourselves seen on TV, then everyone's gonna know we're not dead in North Carolina,
表現 · B2put someone out of business

finished, no longer able to operate

and Tanner is out of business.
表現 · B2break it downBreak it down.
発音Come on

liaison

Come on!
表現 · B1where the hellWhere the hell are they?
表現 · A2hurry upCome on. Hurry up.
表現 · B1be glad something is the caseBe glad I'm not Gerry Ford.
文法 · B2Be glad I'm not

imperative plus a clause

Be glad I'm not Gerry Ford.
表現 · C1lie in a heapWe'd be lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs.
表現 · A2at the bottom of somethingWe'd be lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs.
表現 · B1the way outIt's been a while, but I think the way out is straight down and to the left.
表現 · B1straight down and to the leftIt's been a while, but I think the way out is straight down and to the left.
表現 · B1the whole thing is crazyThis whole thing is crazy.
表現 · B1can't figure something outYou know what I can't figure?
表現 · B2end up in somewhereHow does a twisted psycho like Tanner end up in the N.S.A?
文法 · B2end up in the N.S.A

end up for a final outcome

How does a twisted psycho like Tanner end up in the N.S.A?
スラング · B2twisted psychoHow does a twisted psycho like Tanner end up in the N.S.A?
表現 · B2where someone belongsI know. Why isn't he in the postal service where he belongs?
表現 · C1cork itOh, cork it! It's not the end of the world, you know?
表現 · B2the end of the world

a total disaster, something unbearable

Oh, cork it! It's not the end of the world, you know?
表現 · B2no need for concernNo need for concern, it's only me.
表現 · B1have a long chatWe're not gonna have a long chat.
発音not gonna

elision

We're not gonna have a long chat.
表現 · B2can't stand to listen to someoneIn fact, I don't think I could stand to listen to either one of you another second.
表現 · A2who goes firstSo, who goes first?
表現 · B2a ladies' manThe old man or the ladies' man?
表現 · A2nice workNice work, Russell.
表現 · C1change one's shortsI've got to change my shorts now.

「Tanner Corners Them in the Tunnel」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene plays as a chase turned standoff. The two ex-presidents bicker like an old married couple even while fleeing, which is the film's running joke: they cannot stop needling each other long enough to be afraid. Their talk about Tanner gives the villain his entrance, and he uses their own insult as a greeting — "No need for concern, it's only me," followed by "The twisted psycho." That calm is what makes him threatening; he does not shout, he just announces the plan and asks, "who goes first?" The choices he offers, the old man or the ladies' man, are also a jab at how the two see themselves. The scene ends the only way this movie can: the menace collapses into farce, and someone jokes about needing clean shorts.

Theme

Dark humorA killer introduces himself with the same insult used about him, turning a threat into a joke.
SurvivalThe two ex-presidents are cornered and have to act fast to get out alive.

発音のポイント

  • get to — flap
  • Come on — liaison
  • not gonna — elision
No need for concern, it's only me.

The villain's chillingly polite entrance, which borrows the exact tone of a host welcoming guests.

Be glad I'm not Gerry Ford.

A joke about clumsiness: with a more accident-prone president, they would already have fallen down the stairs.

Oh, cork it! It's not the end of the world, you know?

The attempt to calm a panicking partner by insisting the situation is not a catastrophe.

How does a twisted psycho like Tanner end up in the N.S.A?

The running complaint that a man this unstable should never have been trusted with a security post.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Tanner introduce himself that way?

He uses the insult the ex-presidents just aimed at him — the twisted psycho — as his own introduction, which makes his calm arrival more unsettling than a threat would be.

What does Tanner want?

He says he is not going to have a long chat and intends to kill them, then asks which one goes first, offering them the choice of the old man or the ladies' man.

Why is the 'Gerry Ford' line funny?

It jokes that a clumsy escape could be worse: if the speaker were Gerald Ford, they would already be lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs.

How does the scene end for Tanner?

His confidence does not last. Someone turns the tables on him — a line calls it nice work, Russell — and the tension breaks as one of them jokes about having to change his shorts.

My Fellow Americans · 全 13 章

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次のチャプター · 第 13 章a way aroundThe Presidents Confront Each Other
第 1 章too little too lateGolf Talk Turns Awkward第 2 章shift the stinkThe Missing Appointment Log第 3 章skedaddleTanner Summons the Presidents第 4 章in the middle of nowherePresidents Hijacked in the Woods第 5 章get away with itWalking to Ohio for Evidence第 6 章stick a fork inPassengers Gossip About the Presidents第 7 章steams my clamsPresidents Trade a Watch for a Ride第 8 章live in the pastOld Rivals Almost Bond第 9 章shut your cake holeWayne Gets the History Wrong第 10 章put on a spreadKramer and Douglas Find the Fix第 11 章up to its knees inHaney Confesses to the Cover-Up再生中 · 第 12 章the end of the worldTanner Corners Them in the Tunnel第 13 章a way aroundThe Presidents Confront Each Other
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