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Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 13 / 22 章 · 3'18" · B2

Eddie Sets Vic Up With a Job, Explained：for crying out loud

Vic is on parole, and the men work out how to keep him out of trouble: set him up in a fake dock-worker job so his record looks clean. 'But as far as the records are concerned, you do,' Eddie explains. Then Eddie suggests bringing Vic in on a new job.

あらすじ

Vic has a parole officer who keeps him under strict rules, so he cannot return to work with the crew. Eddie's solution is to give him a fake dock-worker job at Long Beach: no real crates, but a time card, a paycheck, and a clean record. Then Eddie proposes using Vic on the next robbery.

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as far as ... concernedsilly-assfor crying out loudcome back to work

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このシーンの表現

for crying out loud

an exclamation of frustration

Eddie pushes hard for Vic and lets his exasperation show with a mild oath.

For crying out loud, just tell me the truth.

このシーンの他の表現

  • as far as ... concerned

    as far as something is concerned

  • silly-ass

    stupid or ridiculous

  • come back to work

    return to a job

  • fixed up with

    arranged with someone

  • parole

    release from prison under supervision

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

スラング · B2PO

parole officer — Jargon shorthand; spell it out in writing.

- (Eddie) Who's your PO? - Seymour Scagnetti.
スラング · C1motherfucker

a nasty bastard — A very heavy insult; do not use it.

- I hear he's a motherfucker - Oh, he's a fucker.
表現 · B1a shitty job

a terrible job

Won't even let me leave the halfway house unless I get some shitty job.
スラング · B1shitty

bad or lousy — Casual complaint word; not for formal use.

Won't even let me leave the halfway house unless I get some shitty job.
スラング · C1asshead

a stupid jerk — Crude insult; recognise it, do not use it.

Well, I wanna, but first I gotta prove to asshead that I can get a regular, you
文法 · B2before I can move out

time clause: The before-clause sets the condition that must come first.

know, job, job-type job, before I can move out on my own.
表現 · B1a ten o'clock curfew

a ten pm curfew

I can't come back to work for you guys if I gotta worry about making some silly-ass ten o'clock curfew every fuckin' night.
発音gotta

Gotta reduces to one word for got to.

I can't come back to work for you guys if I gotta worry about making some silly-ass ten o'clock curfew every fuckin' night.
文法 · B1can't we

tag question: The tag seeks agreement and softens the proposal.

All right, we can work this out, can't we, Eddie?
表現 · B2legitimate jobs

real, lawful jobs

Look, we can get you a lot of legitimate jobs.
表現 · B1a dock worker

a port labourer

I'll get you down in Long Beach as a dock worker.
発音as a

Link as a and dock worker smoothly.

I'll get you down in Long Beach as a dock worker.
表現 · B1don't even work somewhere

not work there at all

You don't even work there.
表現 · B2clock in and out

record work hours

You get a time card, it's clocked in and out for you every day.
表現 · A2at the end of the week

by the week's end

At the end of the week you get a nice paycheck. Dock workers do very well.
表現 · B2halfway decent something

reasonably good

So you can move into a halfway decent place without Scagnetti going, "Where the fuck's the money come from?"
表現 · B1pick up a load of something

collect a shipment

that's the day we've sent you to Tustin, to pick up a load of shit and bring it back.
表現 · B1go different places

travel to various places

Part of your job is going different places, that's the beauty of it.
表現 · B2tell someone what's what

explain how things stand

We'll get you fixed up with Matthews, I'll tell him what's what.
表現 · A2get ready for something

prepare for something

We're just getting ready for a big meeting now in Vegas.
表現 · B2get someone off your back

stop someone pestering you

Get you a job, give you some cash, and get this Scagnetti fuck off your back.
表現 · B2use the boys

put your own kids to work

I know you don't like using the boys on these jobs...
表現 · B2a rabbit's foot

a lucky charm

The guy's a fuckin' rabbit's foot, for crying out loud.
スラング · B2rabbit's foot

a lucky charm — Said half-jokingly about someone lucky.

The guy's a fuckin' rabbit's foot, for crying out loud.
文法 · B1you can trust him

object clause: The clause after know states exactly what is certain.

You know he can handle himself and you damn sure know you can trust him.
発音you can

Can reduces; the beat falls on trust.

You know he can handle himself and you damn sure know you can trust him.

「Eddie Sets Vic Up With a Job」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a business meeting dressed up as a favour. Vic's parole is a practical problem for the crew: he cannot work unless he has a legitimate job on paper, and a parole officer watching him is a risk for everyone. Eddie's answer is paperwork — a dock worker's time card that is clocked for him, a paycheck every week, and an employer who will lie if the officer comes asking. 'But as far as the records are concerned, you do,' he says, and the phrase captures how the crew operates: reality matters less than what can be proven. What looks generous is also self-interested. By the end of the scene Eddie is not just solving Vic's problem, he is recruiting him, calling him a lucky rabbit's foot and asking how he would feel about pulling a job with five other guys. Joe's hesitation and Eddie's push make the family business feel like a negotiation.

Theme

MoneyA fake paycheck and a clean record are arranged so Vic can work and the crew can keep using him.
Family loveEddie argues for Vic as if he were family, vouching for him in front of his father Joe.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A no-show job is built on paper, not labour.
  • Favours between family blur the line with crime.
  • Vic wants real work, not a cover story.
  • The pitch to join the next job comes wrapped in flattery.

発音のポイント

  • gotta — Gotta reduces to one word for got to.
  • as a — Link as a and dock worker smoothly.
  • you can — Can reduces; the beat falls on trust.
I can't come back to work for you guys if I gotta worry about making some silly-ass ten o'clock curfew every fuckin' night.

Vic's condition for returning: he cannot work with them while a ridiculous nightly curfew hangs over him.

But as far as the records are concerned, you do.

Eddie's point about the fake job: Vic will not really work there, but on paper he will.

Part of your job is going different places, that's the beauty of it.

Eddie turning the fake job into an advantage: since dock work involves travel, there is always an excuse for where Vic was.

You know he can handle himself and you damn sure know you can trust him.

Eddie's argument for bringing Vic into the job: he is capable and reliable, and Joe knows it.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Vic have a parole problem?

He is on parole and has a strict officer, Seymour Scagnetti, who will not even let him leave the halfway house without a regular job.

What is Eddie's plan for Vic?

He gets Vic a fake dock-worker job at Long Beach: no real work, but a time card, a paycheck, and a record that satisfies his parole officer.

What happens if the parole officer visits?

Eddie has an excuse ready: the officer will be told Vic was sent out of town to pick up a load, which fits the travel that dock work involves.

Why does Eddie want Vic on the next job?

He says Vic brings good luck, can handle himself, and can be trusted, and he argues for him to his father Joe.

What is Joe's reaction to using his son and Vic?

Joe is cautious and would rather not use the boys on jobs, but Eddie keeps pushing, and the scene ends with him asking Vic how he would feel about pulling a job with five others.

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