had better: You better is short for you had better, a strong piece of advice.
You better start thinking about it, because I am.Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 5 / 22 章 · 2'11" · B2
Convinced the job was betrayed, White works himself into a panic — sure the cops know this place and could arrive any minute — while trying not to leave the wounded Orange alone. 'What's done is done,' he is told, and after a smoke he finally settles.
Mr. White fears the police will storm the warehouse because whoever planned the betrayal knows the location. He settles Orange in the next room, promising to stay where Orange can see him, then breaks down about taking the job for money. The others calm him and give him a cigarette.
注目の表現
right offWhat's done is doneset us upgot caught
このシーンの表現
it cannot be undone
As White keeps blaming himself, the other man cuts it short and asks him to stay calm.
It's over now, and what's done is done.
from the very start
frame or trap someone
was caught
what the hell
take a short rest
29 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
had better: You better is short for you had better, a strong piece of advice.
You better start thinking about it, because I am.leave by car
I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.frame or trap someone
White says whoever set them up knows the place, so he nearly drove off instead.
I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.Gonna swallows going to and runs into just.
I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.at this very moment
There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!abandon someone
Please, don't leave me.very soon
I'll be back in a minute, OK? I'll be right there looking at you.Back in a links into one smooth run.
I'll be back in a minute, OK? I'll be right there looking at you.the hell — Angry slang; never in polite speech.
What the fuck am I doing here, man?feel uneasy about
You know I felt funny about this job right off.from the very start
Smoking in the next room, White admits the job felt wrong from the start.
You know I felt funny about this job right off.should have left
As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!Should've reduces to one quick sound before walked.
As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!fucking (intensifier) — A vulgar intensifier; avoid entirely in formal speech.
As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!was caught
White compares his bad feeling to the times he was caught buying weed.
It was like that every time I got caught buying weed.marijuana — Casual slang; formal writing says marijuana.
It was like that every time I got caught buying weed.have that feeling
I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!unreal conditional: The past form after if and the would-clause mark an unreal condition.
I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!because of — Spoken shortening of because; keep it out of writing.
- (Glass shatters) - I didn't cause of the fuckin' money.it cannot be undone
As White keeps blaming himself, the other man cuts it short and asks him to stay calm.
What's done is done. We need you cool.noun clause as subject: The what-clause works as the subject of the sentence.
What's done is done. We need you cool.take a short rest
Seeing White spiral, the other man tells him to pause and catch his breath.
- Take a breather. - (Sighs)The scene is White losing the composure he has been holding all along. His fear is not abstract: 'There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!' He keeps trying to protect Orange even while panicking, promising 'I'm right here looking at you,' and then turns the anger inward — he knew the job felt wrong 'right off,' and he should have walked away. What calms him is not a plan but a sentence: 'What's done is done.' It closes the argument rather than answering it, and after some water and a cigarette he is steady again. The moment matters because it shows how thin the crew's control is, and how quickly the professional mask can slip.
I didn't trust the guy but I wanted to believe him.His explanation for a past mistake, and really for this one: he doubted the man but wanted the deal to be true.
As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!His regret at ignoring his own instinct that the job was wrong.
What's done is done. We need you cool.The blunt attempt to end the panic: the past cannot be changed, and what is needed now is calm.
I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!He reminds himself of his own rule — walk away when a job feels wrong — and admits he broke it.
There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!The fear driving the scene: the police may already know the meeting spot and are possibly on their way.
He suspects the robbery was betrayed and that the person behind it knows the warehouse. If so, the police may already be on their way there.
It means the past cannot be changed, so there is no use arguing about it now. It is said to stop White's spiral and bring him back to the present.
He says he felt something was wrong about the job from the start and should have walked away, but he ignored his own instinct.
He moves him into the next room so he can keep an eye on him from a distance, promising to stay where Orange can see him.
The others tell him the past is past and ask if he is cool, then have him wash his face, take a breather, and smoke a cigarette.
次のチャプター · 第 6 章set someone upThe Crew Reconstructs the Robbery
第 1 章lose my train of thoughtThe Madonna Theory Debate
第 2 章world's smallest violinMr. Pink Refuses to Tip
第 3 章a degree in medicineMr. White Reassures Mr. Orange
第 4 章bless your heartMr. White Refuses the Hospital Run
再生中 · 第 5 章What's done is doneMr. White Panics About the Setup
第 6 章set someone upThe Crew Reconstructs the Robbery
第 7 章null and voidThe Crew Debates Mr. Blonde's Rampage
第 8 章call it quitsThe Crew Hunts the Rat
第 9 章on the up-and-upThe Crew Debates the Hospital Run
第 10 章back offMr. White Defends Telling His Name
第 11 章on the levelWhite and Blonde Nearly Fight
第 12 章chin upVic Comes Home From Prison
第 13 章for crying out loudEddie Sets Vic Up With a Job
第 14 章the stonesJoe Demands the Stolen Stones
第 15 章put up withThe Crew Ditches the Cars
第 16 章move inFreddy Tells Marvin He's a Cop
第 17 章made a killingMr. Orange Briefs Holdaway
第 18 章sell your storyHoldaway Teaches the Commode Story
第 19 章snap out of itFreddy Tells the Men's Room Story
第 20 章lay eyes on someoneEddie Tells the Elois Story
第 21 章my way or the highwayJoe Lays Down the Alias Rules
第 22 章barking up the wrong treeJoe Accuses Orange of Being a Cop