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Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 12 / 22 章 · 4'18" · B2

Vic Comes Home From Prison, Explained：chin up

Just out of prison, Vic is welcomed by Joe with a drink and old loyalty: the packages Joe sent him inside, and a promise never to lie to a man who "just done four years in the slammer." Then Eddie arrives, and the reunion turns into an all-out brawl.

あらすじ

Vic Vega, just released from prison, arrives at Joe's office. Joe pours him a drink, tells him to make himself at home, and thanks him for the packages Vic received inside; Vic answers that it was the least he could do. Then Eddie shows up, apologizes for not picking Vic up, and before long the reunion becomes a wrestling match.

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注目の表現

head up my assfuck-upthe least I could dothe slammer

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このシーンの表現

chin up

stay cheerful in hard times

Before hanging up, Joe cheers up the friend on the line with a short, warm phrase.

Chin up, the results come out tomorrow and you did your best.

このシーンの他の表現

  • head up my ass

    scattered and clueless

  • fuck-up

    a person who keeps failing

  • the least I could do

    the smallest possible favour

  • the slammer

    prison

  • pay me back

    return the money to me

このシーンのメモ一覧

70 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1pay someone back

return the money to me

Joe tells his nervous debtor he is not worried, expecting to be paid back eventually.

I've known you a long time. I'm not worried. I know you'll pay me back.
文法 · B1I've known you a long time

present perfect: The present perfect stresses a relationship lasting until now.

I've known you a long time. I'm not worried. I know you'll pay me back.
発音you'll pay

You'll reduces; put the beat on pay.

I've known you a long time. I'm not worried. I know you'll pay me back.
表現 · B1have a few bad months

a rough stretch of months

So you had a few bad months.
表現 · B2ride something out

endure until it passes

I don't care if it's JP Morgan or Irving the tailor - you ride it out.
文法 · B2I don't care if it's

concessive clause: I don't care if introduces any case: the advice stays the same.

I don't care if it's JP Morgan or Irving the tailor - you ride it out.
表現 · B1chin up

stay cheerful in hard times

Before hanging up, Joe cheers up the friend on the line with a short, warm phrase.

A friend of mine's outside. Keep your chin up, I'll be talking to you. Don't worry.
スラング · A2Ain't

nonstandard for isn't — Street speech; avoid in writing.

- It's a change. - Ain't that the sad truth.
表現 · B1make yourself at home

relax like at your own home

Sit down, take your coat off, make yourself at home.
表現 · B2someone's parole officer

an officer who supervises parole

Who's your parole officer?
表現 · B2a halfway house

a home that helps ex-inmates

Won't even let me leave the halfway house.
スラング · C1ball-bustin'

tough and demanding — Crude; do not say it to someone's face.

Good fella like you winds up with a ball-bustin' prick.
表現 · B2on the inside

in prison here it means while in prison

I want you to know I appreciate all the packages you sent me on the inside.
発音could have

Could have often reduces to coulda.

Hey, it was the least I could do. I wish to hell I could have done a lot more.
表現 · A2what are your plans

what do you intend to do

So, tell me your story, kid. What are your plans?
表現 · B2have your head up your ass

scattered and clueless

Apologising for missing the pickup, Eddie uses a crude idiom to admit he was a mess all week.

I've had my head up my ass the whole time.
表現 · B2do time

serve a prison sentence

You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer.
文法 · B2a guy who's just done four years

relative clause: The who-clause with the present perfect describes the man just released.

You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer.
発音done four

Link done four and four years smoothly.

You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer.
スラング · B2the slammer

prison — Casual slang; use prison in formal speech.

You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer.
表現 · B1roll around on the floor

wrestle on the ground

You guys wanna roll around on the floor, you do it in Eddie's office, not mine.
表現 · C1throw someone to a group

hand someone over to others

Listen, if I was a butt cowboy, I wouldn't even throw you to the posse.
スラング · C1butt cowboy

a slur for a gay man — A slur; recognise it, never use it.

Listen, if I was a butt cowboy, I wouldn't even throw you to the posse.
スラング · B2break you in

train or tame someone new — Means to train or tame, with a dominant edge.

I might break you in, Nice Guy, but I'd make you my dog's bitch.
表現 · B1come out of someone's mouth

be said aloud

it's backed into your fuckin' brain, it's coming out your mouth!

「Vic Comes Home From Prison」を読み解く

What's really going on

The welcome is warm, but the ground is already shifting under it. Joe's line — 'You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer' — sounds like respect, and it doubles as a warning: whatever he's about to say about the business is being said straight because Vic can't be fooled. The warmth also has a hierarchy built into it. Joe and Vic talk like old partners while Eddie, the son, is talked about in the third person before he even sits down — 'My son Eddie is a fuck-up.' By the time Eddie arrives, the affection and the resentment are too close together to separate, and the horseplay tips into a real fight that Joe has to break up.

Theme

Family loveJoe and Eddie's bond shows in the teasing and the fight, and in how freely Joe criticizes his son to an old friend.
FriendshipVic's welcome is built on old loyalty: the packages Joe sent to prison, and a promise not to lie to him.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A prison nickname can be affection or a jab.
  • Old debts are settled with teasing, not receipts.
  • Family pride explodes into a fake wrestling match.
  • Thanks can be loud without being sentimental.

発音のポイント

  • you'll pay — You'll reduces; put the beat on pay.
  • could have — Could have often reduces to coulda.
  • done four — Link done four and four years smoothly.
A friend of mine's outside. Keep your chin up, I'll be talking to you. Don't worry.

Joe ends his first call on a reassuring note: someone is waiting, so lift your head, I'll handle it. 'Keep your chin up' means don't lose heart.

What the hell was I supposed to do, forget about you?

Joe's answer to Vic's thanks: looking after him in prison wasn't charity, it was unthinkable to do otherwise. It defines their loyalty.

I've had my head up my ass the whole time.

Eddie's self-mocking apology for being scattered and useless lately. 'Head up my ass' means completely disorganized, out of touch.

You don't lie to a guy who's just done four years in the slammer.

Joe's reason for telling the truth about the business: a man fresh out of prison deserves the real story. 'The slammer' is slang for prison.

このシーンについての質問

Who is Vic Vega, and why is he back?

Vic is Mr. Blonde — the man who tortures a cop later in the film. He has just finished four years in prison and comes to Joe's office, where Joe welcomes him like family.

Why does Joe say he can't lie to Vic?

Because Vic has just done four years in the slammer. Joe's rule is that a man fresh out of prison deserves the truth, so he speaks plainly about the business instead of flattering him.

What does "the slammer" mean?

It's slang for prison. "Four years in the slammer" simply means four years behind bars.

Why do Eddie and Vic end up fighting?

It starts as rough horseplay between two men who know each other well, but Eddie resents Vic and Vic gives it right back. The teasing escalates into a real brawl until Joe orders them to stop.

How does Joe treat Eddie in this scene?

He criticizes him openly — calling him a "fuck-up" who is ruining the business — and only breaks up the fight when it becomes a scene in his office.

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