manage without something
At the diner one crew member shrugs off Madonna, cool and unbothered.
Personally, I can do without her.Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 1 / 22 章 · 2'18" · B2
The Madonna Theory Debate, Explained：lose my train of thought
The crew's diner talk drifts from Madonna's career to a wild theory about what 'Like a Virgin' is really about. The argument is loud, obscene, and completely unserious, until Joe's address book gets grabbed and the banter turns into a threat.
あらすじ
Over breakfast, the men talk about Madonna. One says he could do without her; another liked her early singles but tuned out after 'Papa Don't Preach.' Then the conversation turns into an argument about the real meaning of 'Like a Virgin,' until Joe's address book is snatched and tempers rise.
注目の表現
do withoutin a coon's agesick ofLike a Virgin
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このシーンの表現
lose my train of thought
forget what you were saying
Mid-speech, the talker is interrupted so often that he complains he has lost his thread.
Don't interrupt me or I'll lose my train of thought.
このシーンの他の表現
- do without
manage without something
- in a coon's age
in a very long time
- sick of
tired of something
- Like a Virgin
song title read literally
- when we leave
turning the excuse back on him
このシーンのメモ一覧
42 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
did in the past, not now
I used to like her early stuff - Borderline.used to: Used to marks a past habit that no longer holds true.
I used to like her early stuff - Borderline.stop paying attention
But when she got off with that Papa Don't Preach phase, I tuned out.forget what you were saying
Mid-speech, the talker is interrupted so often that he complains he has lost his thread.
You guys are like making me lose my train of thought here.The are in guys are is often reduced in speech.
You guys are like making me lose my train of thought here.family name
Oh, Toby's that little Chinese girl. What was her last name?in a very long time
A crew member finds an old address book in a coat he has not worn in years.
It's an old address book I found in a coat I haven't worn in a coon's age.the hell (intensifier) — Angry slang among friends; never in polite speech.
- What was that name? - Look, what the fuck was I talking about?a symbol for something
A sensitive girl who meets a nice guy, but Like A Virgin was a metaphor for big dicks.Let me often blurs into lemme in fast speech.
OK, let me tell you what Like A Virgin's about.a crude word for a woman — A vulgar slur for a woman; avoid it entirely.
It's all about this cooze who's a regular fuck machine.someday in the past
So, one day she meets this John Holmes motherfucker and it's like, whoa, baby!for a very long time
She's getting serious dick action, and she's feeling something she ain't felt since forever.relative clause: A relative clause follows something with the pronoun dropped.
She's getting serious dick action, and she's feeling something she ain't felt since forever.am not — Nonstandard speech; keep it out of writing.
She's getting serious dick action, and she's feeling something she ain't felt since forever.at this point
It hurts. It hurts her. It shouldn't hurt her. Her pussy should be Bubble Yum by now, but when this cat fucks her, itexactly as
hurts. It hurts just like it did the first time.noun clause: A what-clause serves as the object of reminding.
You see the pain is reminding a fuck machine what it was once like to be a virgin, hence...Like A Virgin.tired of something
The argument over the address book escalates, and one man snaps that he is tired of it.
I'm sick of fuckin' hearin' it, Joe. I'll give it back when we leave.fucking (intensifier) — A vulgar intensifier; avoid in formal talk.
I'm sick of fuckin' hearin' it, Joe. I'll give it back when we leave.emerge from something
I got Madonna's big dick coming out of my lefta slur for a Japanese person — An ethnic slur; never use it.
ear, and Toby the Jap l-don't-know-what coming out of my right.store something back
Are you gonna put it away?whatever the hell — Aggressive slang, used in an argument.
I'm gonna do whatever the fuck I want with it.stop sleeping
Shit! You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise.Wake up and runs together as one sound.
Shit! You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise.damn (exclamation) — A swear of surprise or anger; informal only.
Shit! You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise.「The Madonna Theory Debate」を読み解く
What's really going on
The opening scene is Tarantino's way of making a table of criminals sound like any other table of men: they argue about pop music as if it mattered. The Madonna discussion is deliberately ridiculous — nobody is really listening, and one of them admits he keeps losing his train of thought as the others talk over him. What the banter hides is the hierarchy. The argument over the address book is the first glimpse of who takes what from whom: 'Well, then I'm afraid I'm gonna have to keep it,' one says, and the threat that follows — you shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise — tells you these men joke about violence the way other people joke about traffic. The scene is funny and it is also a warning about everyone in it.
Theme
Dark humorThe crew debates Madonna and threatens each other over a notebook, treating violence as ordinary banter.
FriendshipThe scene shows the men's easy, crude camaraderie, and how quickly it can turn into a threat.
このチャプターで学べること
- A song title can hide a crude double meaning.
- Old phrases like in a coon's age add color.
- Losing your train of thought is universal.
- Being sick of something is stronger than being tired.
発音のポイント
- guys are — The are in guys are is often reduced in speech.
- let me — Let me often blurs into lemme in fast speech.
- wake up and — Wake up and runs together as one sound.
Personally, I can do without her.One man's verdict on Madonna: he doesn't need her, and says so flatly in the middle of the table's talk.
It's an old address book I found in a coat I haven't worn in a coon's age.He explains the notebook he is reading from: an old address book found in a coat he hasn't worn in years.
Shit! You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise.A joking threat, delivered as if a dream were as real as waking life: shoot me in a dream and you owe me an apology when you wake.
But when she got off with that Papa Don't Preach phase, I tuned out.He liked Madonna until she moved into her 'Papa Don't Preach' period, when he stopped paying attention.
Well, then I'm afraid I'm gonna have to keep it.The polite-sounding response that is really a claim of possession: if you won't put the book away, I'll just hold on to it.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the men argue about Madonna?
It is idle talk before the job. They treat pop music as something worth fighting over, which is part of how the film makes them feel ordinary.
What does 'in a coon's age' mean?
It means a very long time. The expression comes from an old saying about raccoons, and here it just means he hasn't worn the coat in years.
Why does the argument turn into a threat?
The men grab Joe's address book and refuse to give it back. When one jokes about shooting the other, the conversation shows how fast talk slides into violence.
What is the Madonna theory the men discuss?
One of them claims the song 'Like a Virgin' is not about what it sounds like, and launches into a long, absurd explanation. Nobody takes it seriously.
Why does Joe want his book back?
The address book is his, and he is annoyed that someone keeps reading it aloud. He demands it returned before they leave.
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