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Rounders · 1998 — 第 19 / 26 章 · 2'11" · B2

Pitching the Binghamton Game, Explained：total fish

Two men are short on cash and need to double $7,300 in two days. One pitches a juicy Binghamton game full of municipal workers; the other worries about getting a seat. "You're gonna clean this game up," one says, while the fear of coming up short hangs over the plan.

あらすじ

Two men sit and work out how to turn $7,300 into twice that in two days. One describes a Binghamton poker game with two full tables of municipal workers who play right after payday. To get a seat, he explains, they can use a prison contact and a nephew named Sean Frye.

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注目の表現

get whackedcome up a little shortin the jointtotal fish

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このシーンの表現

total fish

a clueless, easy-to-beat player

Someone recalls losing about ten thousand to a guard over eighteen months, and says the guard sees him as an easy mark.

At the poker table, he acts like a total fish and then takes your chips.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get whacked

    be killed or beaten

  • come up a little short

    fall just short of a target

  • in the joint

    in prison

  • clean this game up

    win all the money in this game

  • play straight

    play honestly, without cheating

このシーンのメモ一覧

30 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B1double something in [time]

make that amount twice as large in two days

We got 7,300, Mike. We gotta double that in two days.
発音gotta double

In fast speech 'gotta' compresses; lean on 'double' and glide over 'that'.

We got 7,300, Mike. We gotta double that in two days.
表現 · B2come up short (on something)

fall just short of a target

Someone tries to play down the risk of missing the target, and the next line spells out a far harsher consequence.

Well, we're gonna get close. I'm sure if we come up a little short, Grama...
文法 · B2We come up even a little short

if-less conditional: The first clause is an if-clause with 'if' dropped; it sets the condition for the threat.

We come up even a little short, Grama will shoot us and bury us in a hole somewhere.
発音come up even

Let 'come up even' run together; keep the p brief.

We come up even a little short, Grama will shoot us and bury us in a hole somewhere.
表現 · B1right after someone gets paid

immediately after they receive their wages

They come play right after they get their paychecks. It's very fat.
スラング · B1grand

a thousand dollars — Casual for a thousand dollars; avoid it in formal writing.

Well, look, I figure there's 15 or 20 grand in that room, okay?
表現 · B1we're home

we're set; we've made it not literally at home; means we're set

If we get even half of that, we're home.
表現 · B1any better ideas?

a better plan

- You got any better ideas? - How the hell am I supposed to even get in this game?
表現 · B1get in a game

get into this poker game

- You got any better ideas? - How the hell am I supposed to even get in this game?
スラング · B2the hell

used to intensify a question — Informal intensifier in questions; avoid in formal settings.

- You got any better ideas? - How the hell am I supposed to even get in this game?
表現 · B2dump money to/into [someone]

pouring money into guards' pockets

No, it's easy. The whole time I was in the joint, I was just dumping money to guards.
発音in the joint

Keep 'the' weak and put the beat on 'joint'.

No, it's easy. The whole time I was in the joint, I was just dumping money to guards.
表現 · B1lose [amount] over [period]

lost about ten thousand over eighteen months

This one guy, Pete Frye, I probably lost like ten grand over 18 months.
表現 · B1look someone up

get in touch with his nephew

He told me anytime I wanted a game when I got out, just look up his nephew.
文法 · B2anytime I wanted a game when I got out

time clause: The 'anytime' clause sets the time and condition for looking up the nephew.

He told me anytime I wanted a game when I got out, just look up his nephew.
表現 · A2you're in

you're admitted; you're in not physically inside; means you are admitted

You just go in there, you ask for Sean Frye, you're in.
表現 · B2clean up [a game/event]

win all the money in this game

Someone urges his partner on, treating the poker table as easy money to be swept up.

You're gonna clean this game up. These guys are total suckers.
スラング · B1suckers

easy marks — Casual put-down; avoid in formal settings.

You're gonna clean this game up. These guys are total suckers.
表現 · A2sit for a while

sit for a short time

- Why don't I come in? I'll sit for a little while. - No.
表現 · B1not a chance

no way; absolutely not

- No, not a chance. - I'll sit at the other table and play straight.
表現 · B2play it straight

play honestly, without cheating

Someone offers to sit at a separate table and play honestly, but the offer is still refused.

You wanna play straight? You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours.
文法 · B2You wanna play straight?

spoken conditional: The question works as a condition: if you want to play straight, here is the deal.

You wanna play straight? You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours.

「Pitching the Binghamton Game」を読み解く

What's really going on

The pitch sounds like a simple road trip, but every number carries pressure. $7,300 has to double in two days, and the fear is not total failure but coming up short: "We come up even a little short, Grama will shoot us and bury us in a hole somewhere." The Binghamton game is presented as easy money, and the way in is a story of losing to a guard who thinks he is "a total fish." The exchange over playing straight is a standoff about who sits at the table: one asks to sit in, and the answer is "You wanna play straight? You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours." The plan may be about cards, but the scene is about risk and how far each man will go for a seat.

Theme

MoneyThe whole plan is driven by a hard deadline: $7,300 must double in two days, and every poker table is measured in cash.
DeceptionAccess depends on being underestimated: one player is remembered as a "total fish," and that false reputation becomes the way in.

発音のポイント

  • gotta double — In fast speech 'gotta' compresses; lean on 'double' and glide over 'that'.
  • come up even — Let 'come up even' run together; keep the p brief.
  • in the joint — Keep 'the' weak and put the beat on 'joint'.
We got 7,300, Mike. We gotta double that in two days.

They have $7,300 and need twice that in two days; the line sets the deadline and the size of the hole.

We come up even a little short, Grama will shoot us and bury us in a hole somewhere.

Even a small shortfall is treated as fatal; it shows how little room for error they think they have.

If we get even half of that, we're home.

Half the $15,000–$20,000 in that room would be enough; "we're home" means they'd be safe or set.

You're gonna clean this game up. These guys are total suckers.

The game is seen as easy money because the players are suckers; "clean it up" means win heavily.

You wanna play straight? You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours.

If the other man insists on playing honestly, the plan changes: he can go in alone while the speaker stays out.

このシーンについての質問

How long do they have to double $7,300?

Two days. One line puts it plainly: "We got 7,300, Mike. We gotta double that in two days." The dialogue does not say why they need the money.

Why is the Binghamton game considered easy money?

The players are municipal workers who come right after payday, and the room is said to hold $15,000–$20,000. One line calls them "total suckers," so the game looks fat.

How does one man plan to get into the game?

By asking for Sean Frye. The plan relies on a prison contact: someone lost money to Pete Frye for 18 months, was seen as "a total fish," and was told to look up his nephew.

How does the other man respond to the offer to sit at the table?

He refuses with a flat "No, not a chance." The offer to sit in for a little while is turned down.

What compromise does one man propose?

He offers to sit at the other table and play straight—meaning honestly, without tricks. The reply rejects that too: "You wanna play straight? You go in there, I'll be back in eight hours."

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