what benefits you
Listen to Papa. He knows what's good for you.Night and the City · 1950 — 第 17 / 19 章 · 2'04" · B1
The Strangler Breaks Nikolas's Wrist, Explained：a grudge fight
The Strangler mocks old Gregorius and goads Nikolas into a brawl. Harry watches it as business—"It'll make a good grudge fight"—while Mickey tries to keep the peace. In the scramble, Nikolas's wrist is broken, and nobody can stop it.
あらすじ
At the gym, the Strangler taunts the old champion Gregorius and calls Nikolas a dancing boy. Mickey tries to pull him away, but Harry lets it ride, seeing a good grudge fight. When the men finally clash, Nikolas's wrist is broken. Beer and Mickey want to stop it, but admit they cannot.
注目の表現
come away froma grudge fighta sell-out showdancing boy
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このシーンの表現
a grudge fight
a fight born of a grudge
An onlooker says to let them go at it, since it will make a fine grudge fight.
Their rematch was a real grudge fight.
このシーンの他の表現
- come away from
move away from
- a sell-out show
a show that sells every seat
- dancing boy
a mocking name for a dancer
- the Great
a mocking grand title
- stop 'em
stop them
このシーンのメモ一覧
34 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
embedded clause: The what-clause acts as the object of knows, so it keeps statement order.
Listen to Papa. He knows what's good for you.escaping
- Trels... tessera... - That's your idea for running away?study from someone
I only watch to learn from Nikolas' good wrestling.a fight born of a grudge
An onlooker says to let them go at it, since it will make a fine grudge fight.
Let 'em. It'll make a good grudge fight.let them — Spoken shortening; fine with friends, not in formal talk.
Let 'em. It'll make a good grudge fight.a show that sells every seat
Mickey eyes the match as a guaranteed sell-out and half jokes about taking a cut.
It's a natural, Harry. A sell-out show. Maybe I should have a cut of it.take a share of it
It's a natural, Harry. A sell-out show. Maybe I should have a cut of it.a mocking name for a dancer
The Strangler jeers that Nikolas is a fine name for a dancing boy, trying to provoke him.
Nikolas! Fine name for a dancing boy!a mocking name — An insult to someone's face; never a joke.
Nikolas! Fine name for a dancing boy!squash you
Go teach a woman! I crush you like...Crush you runs together into one sound.
Go teach a woman! I crush you like...like a brittle bone
- Go away! - I break you like a chicken bone!simile with like: The like-phrase compares the opponent to something brittle, sharpening the threat.
- Go away! - I break you like a chicken bone!a mocking name for a shoe shiner
- That's enough of that. - Get behind old man, shoeshine boy!a contemptuous label — A contemptuous label; do not use it on anyone.
- That's enough of that. - Get behind old man, shoeshine boy!never beaten
He never lose. Never lose? He never wrestles!simple present: Standard English needs loses; the bare form marks the speaker's uneducated speech.
He never lose. Never lose? He never wrestles!let go of someone
- Get off him, will you? Get off! Get off! - Let me go!The t in get often drops before off.
- Get off him, will you? Get off! Get off! - Let me go!leave now
Nikolas, I told you to get out! Get out!a madman — A heated insult for someone out of control.
Maniac!come out of there
Fabian! Fabian, come out of there!stop them
As the ring descends into chaos, Beer says they have to stop them, though neither can.
Beer, we gotta stop 'em.'Em is a swallowed them, barely a short um.
Beer, we gotta stop 'em.「The Strangler Breaks Nikolas's Wrist」を読み解く
What's really going on
The injury is not the accident everyone treats it as; it follows directly from how the men handle the insults. The Strangler attacks the legend first, calling Gregorius "The greatest wrestler the world has ever known" and then cutting him down—"He never wrestles!"—because a legend who never fights cannot answer back. Harry ignores all of it. To him the same outburst is inventory: "Let 'em. It'll make a good grudge fight." He is already counting the gate with Mickey, talking about "a sell-out show" and asking for a cut. So when the wrist snaps, the violence has been priced in advance. Mickey's "We gotta stop 'em" and the flat "We can't" say who is really in charge here: not the men in the ring, but the promoter who let it happen.
Theme
BetrayalHarry turns a brawl that injures his own wrestler into a selling point instead of protecting the old champion who trusted him.
PrideThe Strangler destroys a legend's reputation with words before the fight, because Gregorius's greatness rests on a career he can no longer defend.
このチャプターで学べること
- The crowd treats a real brawl as a show.
- Insults about a dancer's name start the fight.
- The old champion pays for his pride.
- The Strangler's threats are mostly theatre.
発音のポイント
- crush you — Crush you runs together into one sound.
- Get off — The t in get often drops before off.
- stop 'em — 'Em is a swallowed them, barely a short um.
Let 'em. It'll make a good grudge fight.Harry's cold response to the coming brawl: he sees a marketable feud, not danger to the men he is promoting.
- Go away! - I break you like a chicken bone!The Strangler's threat to Nikolas, turning the fight into something personal and brutal before a punch is thrown.
The greatest wrestler the world has ever known.Mock praise aimed at Gregorius: the crowd knows the title is being used against him rather than honoured.
He never lose. Never lose? He never wrestles!The insult that lands hardest: it is not that Gregorius loses, but that he no longer steps into the ring at all.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the Strangler taunt Gregorius?
He wants to humiliate the old champion in front of the crowd. By calling him the greatest wrestler and then saying he never wrestles, he attacks the legend instead of the man.
Why doesn't Harry step in to stop the fight?
He sees it as good for business. He says it will make a good grudge fight and is already talking about a sell-out show with Mickey, so he lets it run.
How does Nikolas get hurt?
In the brawl, his wrist is broken. Voices in the room call out that Nikolas's wrist is broken and that it is broken, turning the show into a real injury.
Why can't Mickey and Beer stop it?
By the time they move, the men are already fighting. Beer is told they have to stop it, but the answer is simply that they cannot.
Who calls for Fabian to come out?
Someone in the crowd shouts 'Fabian! Fabian, come out of there!' as the brawl goes on, tying the chaos back to the promoter hiding from it.
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第 3 章start off on the right footHarry Gets the Club Rules
第 4 章what do you knowHarry's Wallet Trick at the Club
第 5 章take it easyHarry Is Thrown Out of the Arena
第 6 章in the palm of my handHarry Pitches His Wrestling Plan
第 7 章with the best will in the worldHarry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds
第 8 章talk down your noseMary Waits for Harry Outside
第 9 章go through the motionsHelen Gives Harry Two Hundred
第 10 章silent partnerHarry Makes Phil His Silent Partner
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第 12 章hear me outHoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill
第 13 章throw good money after badPhilip Withdraws from the Partnership
第 14 章turn tailHarry Buys The Strangler
第 15 章once and for allThe Strangler Crashes Harry's Gym
第 16 章the sharp edge of the knifePhilip Betrays Harry to Kristo
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