Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 11 / 22 章 · 4'00" · B2

White and Blonde Nearly Fight, Explained:on the level

The warehouse argument nearly turns into a shootout, with one man taunting another: 'Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy... or are you gonna bite?' Eddie arrives to break it up and tells them what they need is solidarity, not blame. Then he has a surprise to show them.

あらすじ

The crew's argument in the warehouse gets out of hand: White and one of the others nearly come to blows over who is to blame for the failed job. Eddie arrives and forces them to stop, reminding them that they need unity, and then says he has something outside to show them.

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on the levelassholewas really excitingstick around

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このシーンの表現

on the level

honest and trustworthy

Trying to calm the room, Mr White vouches for each man and calls this one on the level.

The dealer looked shady, but his paperwork is all on the level.

このシーンの他の表現

  • asshole

    a strong insult for a jerk

  • was really exciting

    saying 'exciting' sarcastically

  • stick around

    stay in place for a while

  • stay put

    do not move from here

  • set off

    trigger an alarm

このシーンのメモ一覧

64 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

発音got a

Link got and a into one sound.

- We think we got a rat in the house. - I guarantee we got a rat in the house.
スラング · B2rat

a traitor or informer — Underworld slang for an informer.

- We think we got a rat in the house. - I guarantee we got a rat in the house.
表現 · B1what makes someone say that

what makes you think so

What makes you say that?
表現 · B1be supposed to be something

meant to be a joke

Is that supposed to be funny?
スラング · A2ain't

nonstandard for is not — Street speech; keep it out of writing.

Look, we think this place ain't safe.
スラング · B2turd

a piece of shit; a jerk — Very crude; do not use it.

Piss on this fuckin' turd!
表現 · A2be out of here

leave this place

- We're out of here - Don't take another step, Mr White.
表現 · B2a trigger-happy someone

too eager to shoot

with any trigger-happy madman who almost gets me shot!
文法 · B2who almost gets me shot

relative clause: The who-clause describes the madman who endangered him.

with any trigger-happy madman who almost gets me shot!
表現 · B2set off something

trigger an alarm

Mr Blonde shrugs off the shooting, saying the store staff set off the alarm themselves.

Oh, fuck 'em. They set off the alarm.
表現 · B1deserve what one gets

had it coming

They deserve what they got.
スラング · B2Asshole

a strong insult — Fine among friends, never in formal talk.

Asshole!
表現 · B1agree to work with someone

accepted working with someone

If I'd known what kind of guy you were, I never would have agreed to work with you.
文法 · B2If I'd known what kind of guy you were

third conditional: A past unreal condition: the fact is he did agree.

If I'd known what kind of guy you were, I never would have agreed to work with you.
発音gonna

Gonna reduces and blurs into going to.

Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy...
表現 · C1take someone out

kill or remove someone

- You said you thought about taking him out! - You said that?
スラング · A2wanna

want to — Everyday speech; avoid in formal settings.

Somebody stuck a red-hot poker up our ass and I wanna know whose name's on the handle!
表現 · B1figure out something

work something out

Look, I know I'm no piece of shit, and I'm pretty sure you're OK, and I'm positive you're on the level, so let's try and figure out who the bad guy is, all right?
発音try and

Try and often reduces to try'n before the next verb.

Look, I know I'm no piece of shit, and I'm pretty sure you're OK, and I'm positive you're on the level, so let's try and figure out who the bad guy is, all right?
表現 · B1be about to do something

on the point of doing

My heart's beating so fast I'm about to have a heart attack here.
スラング · A2gotta

have got to — Common in speech, not in writing.

We still gotta get out of here, you know.
表現 · B1stick around

stay in place for a while

Instead of fleeing, Joe says they will stick around and wait for Eddie.

No. We're gonna stick around and wait.
表現 · B1halfway to somewhere

part of the way to

Nice Guy Eddie? What makes you think he isn't on a plane right now, halfway to Costa Rica?
文法 · B1What makes you think

embedded question: An embedded question after think, kept in statement order.

Nice Guy Eddie? What makes you think he isn't on a plane right now, halfway to Costa Rica?
表現 · B1stay put

do not move from here

Asked what Eddie said, Joe repeats the order: stay put.

- What did he say? - He said stay put.

「White and Blonde Nearly Fight」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is the crew coming apart at the seams. Two men who are supposed to be partners are ready to shoot each other, and the trigger is blame rather than any new evidence. The taunt 'Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy... or are you gonna bite?' reduces the whole standoff to a playground dare, which is roughly how mature the men are being. Eddie's intervention is the only thing that stops it, and his message is practical: they need 'a little solidarity,' and someone has set them up, so the question is who. His image for it — a red-hot poker with a name on the handle — turns the search for the informer into the film's central hunt. Then he opens the trunk, and the argument about a traitor stops being abstract.

Theme

BetrayalThe crew turns on itself over the informer, and the search for the rat becomes the center of the scene.
TrustEddie insists they need solidarity, but the men can barely stop accusing each other long enough to work together.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A nickname can hide a threat or a joke.
  • Profanity here marks bonding as much as anger.
  • The rat hunt turns allies into suspects fast.
  • Staying put is a choice, not weakness.

発音のポイント

  • got a — Link got and a into one sound.
  • gonna — Gonna reduces and blurs into going to.
  • try and — Try and often reduces to try'n before the next verb.
If I'd known what kind of guy you were, I never would have agreed to work with you.

The regret of a man who has just seen his partner's temper up close: he would never have joined the job if he had known.

Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy...

The taunt that turns the standoff into a dare: a man who only complains, they suggest, is not going to do anything.

Somebody stuck a red-hot poker up our ass and I wanna know whose name's on the handle!

Eddie's vivid way of saying they have been betrayed and he wants to find out exactly who did it.

Nice Guy Eddie? What makes you think he isn't on a plane right now, halfway to Costa Rica?

The doubt about Eddie: given the disaster, why would anyone assume he has not simply run for it?

このシーンについての質問

What are White and the others arguing about?

They are turning on each other over the failed job, blaming one another for the shooting and for almost getting each other killed.

What does 'Are you gonna bark all day' mean?

It is a taunt: it accuses the other man of only making noise and threatening, without ever acting. It reduces the fight to a dare.

How does Eddie stop the fight?

He shouts at them to calm down and tells them what they need is solidarity, not sides. He also reminds them that someone set them up.

What surprise does Eddie have?

He brings out a captured police officer from his car, suggesting they can get answers about the informer from him.

Why does the crew decide to stay put?

Someone reveals they spoke to Nice Guy Eddie on the phone, who said he is on his way and told them to stay where they are.

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