a lecherous old man
- Dirty old man! - What happened?Some Like It Hot · 1959 — 第 11 / 19 章 · 2'08" · B2
Jerry Is Sick of Being a Woman, Explained：wave a red flag
Jerry, dressed as Daphne, has just been groped in the elevator and decides he is done. Wearing a skirt, he says, is "like waving a red flag in front of a bull" — and he is tired of being the flag. Joe refuses to leave: they are broke and on the run, and Jerry suspects Joe is stalling for Sugar.
あらすじ
In their Miami hotel room, Jerry, still posing as Daphne, complains that he was groped in the elevator and says he is sick of the disguise. He wants to quit the band and try a male one, but Joe refuses: they are broke, and Spats's men are searching every male band for them. Jerry accuses Joe of staying because of Sugar.
注目の表現
wave a red flagpick lead out of your navelWhat's the beeflovey-dovey
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このシーンの表現
wave a red flag
provoke trouble on purpose
Jerry says wearing a skirt draws men like waving a red flag at a bull, and Joe agrees he is tired of being the flag.
You are waving a red flag if you tease him about it.
このシーンの他の表現
- pick lead out of your navel
getting shot and surviving
- What's the beef
what is your complaint
- lovey-dovey
sweet and affectionate
- keep an eye on
watch over closely
- you betcha
sure, absolutely
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
lecherous old man — A blunt insult for a lecherous old man; avoid it to his face.
- Dirty old man! - What happened?got groped
I just got pinched in the elevator.groped — Slang for being groped; too raw for formal talk.
I just got pinched in the elevator.how others live
- Well, now you know how the other half lives. - Look at that! I'm not even pretty.condition clause: Just so long as introduces the only condition that matters to them.
They don't care, just so long as you're wearing a skirt.So long as runs together, almost like one word, so-long-as.
They don't care, just so long as you're wearing a skirt.provoke trouble on purpose
Jerry says wearing a skirt draws men like waving a red flag at a bull, and Joe agrees he is tired of being the flag.
- It's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. - Really? Well, I'm sick of being the flag.as soon as
You promised me, Joe, that the minute we hit Florida, we were gonna beat it.time clause: The minute works like as soon as, fixing the exact moment for the escape.
You promised me, Joe, that the minute we hit Florida, we were gonna beat it.out of money — Casual slang for having no money at all.
- How can we? We're broke. - We could find another band. A male band.pals, cronies — Old-fashioned for pals; here it means gang cronies.
Look, stupid, right now Spats Colombo and his chums are looking for us in every male band in the country.continue like this
All right, all right. But how long do you think we can keep this up?The g in sittin' drops, and it glides straight out of We're.
- We're sittin' pretty. - Huh?why bring that up
What are you giving me with the flying fish?be pursuing someone
I know why you want to stay here. You're after Sugar.sweet and affectionate
Joe mocks Jerry and Sugar for acting lovey-dovey on the bus, whispering and sharing lipstick.
all lovey-dovey and whispering and giggling and borrowing each other's lipstick!as close as sisters
We're just like sisters.watch over closely
When Jerry calls them sisters, Joe crowns himself fairy godmother and promises to keep an eye on him.
Well, I'm your fairy godmother, and I'm gonna keep an eye on you.the first letters of my name
You girls seen a brown bag with a white stripe and my initials?join in
A bunch of us girls are gonna go for a swim. You want to come along?sure thing — A folksy, cheerful yes; best among friends.
- A swim? Oh, you betcha. - Just a minute, Daphne.swimsuit
- You haven't got a bathing suit. - She doesn't need one. I don't have one either.either for also: In negatives, either carries the meaning of also at the end of the clause.
- You haven't got a bathing suit. - She doesn't need one. I don't have one either.sit in hot water to relax
While the others head to the beach, Josephine stays in to soak in a hot tub, hiding from the swim.
I think I'll stay in and soak in a hot tub.get too much sun; get hurt
Don't get burned, Daphne.sunscreen
- Oh, I've got suntan lotion. - Well, see?spread it on skin
She'll rub it on me, I'll rub it on her, and we'll rub it on each other.At speed the t in it flaps to a d, blurring into rub-id-on.
She'll rub it on me, I'll rub it on her, and we'll rub it on each other.「Jerry Is Sick of Being a Woman」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene turns the film's central joke into an argument about freedom. Jerry is the one who volunteered for the disguise, and now he is the one who cannot stand it: being a woman means being "pinched in the elevator" and treated as fair game. His image — "like waving a red flag in front of a bull" — captures both the harassment and his own regret. Joe's answer is the practical one: they cannot leave, because "Spats Colombo and his chums are looking for us in every male band in the country." The comedic twist is that Joe also has a personal reason to stay, and Jerry calls it out: "I know why you want to stay here. You're after Sugar." The scene sets up the split between the two friends — one chasing love, one chasing safety — that drives the rest of the film.
Theme
IdentityJerry has stopped wanting to perform womanhood; his line about wanting to be a bull again shows the disguise is now a trap.
FriendshipThe two partners want opposite things — Joe to stay near Sugar, Jerry to run — and the argument exposes the crack between them.
このチャプターで学べること
- A proverb flips into a personal complaint here.
- Joe prices freedom against free room and board.
- Osgood's knock cuts the quarrel short.
発音のポイント
- just so long as — So long as runs together, almost like one word, so-long-as.
- We're sittin' — The g in sittin' drops, and it glides straight out of We're.
- rub it on — At speed the t in it flaps to a d, blurring into rub-id-on.
- It's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. - Really? Well, I'm sick of being the flag.The movie's best image for the disguise: dressing as a woman makes Jerry a target, and he is done playing the bait.
Would you rather be picking lead out of your navel?Joe's blunt question to Jerry: the disguise is annoying, but the alternative is being shot by gangsters hunting them.
Well, I'm your fairy godmother, and I'm gonna keep an eye on you.Joe mocks Jerry's cover story about being 'just like sisters' by casting himself as a watchful fairy godmother who will not let him slip.
I want to be a bull again. What do you say? Let's get outta here. Let's blow.Jerry's plea to stop playing the bait and leave: he wants his old identity and life back, even if it is risky.
They don't care, just so long as you're wearing a skirt.The other 'girls' are not surprised by the harassment; the line makes clear that a skirt is all it takes to become a target.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Jerry want to leave the band?
He is tired of being a woman. After being groped in the elevator he decides the disguise is humiliating and wants to find a male band, even though Joe argues it is too dangerous.
Why won't Joe leave?
Partly because they are broke, and partly because Spats Colombo's men are searching every male band for the witnesses to the garage killing. With no money and no safe place to hide, staying in the all-girl band is the only option.
Is Joe really after Sugar?
Jerry thinks so. He says he saw the two of them 'all lovey-dovey' and borrowing lipstick, and he accuses Joe of wanting to stay because of her, though Joe insists they are 'just like sisters.'
What does "what's the beef" mean?
It is old slang for "what's your problem?" or "what are you complaining about?" Joe uses it when Jerry keeps grumbling about their situation.
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第 2 章flip your wigJoe and Jerry Decide to Be Girls
第 3 章bump someone offSpats Wipes Out Toothpick Charlie
第 4 章get away with itJoe and Jerry Dress as Women
第 5 章fuzzy end of the lollipopJoe and Jerry Meet Sugar
第 6 章get a load ofJerry's First Night as Daphne
第 7 章in cahootsSugar Climbs Into Daphne's Berth
第 8 章have a thing aboutSugar's Weakness for Sax Players
第 9 章the natives are getting restlessSugar Dreams of a Rich Husband
第 10 章more than you can shake a stick atOsgood Courts Daphne
再生中 · 第 11 章wave a red flagJerry Is Sick of Being a Woman
第 12 章for a larkSugar Meets the Man in Glasses
第 13 章fat chanceSugar Falls for Joe's Millionaire Act
第 14 章leave someone coldJoe Invents a Mental Block
第 15 章get away with somethingJerry Gets Engaged to Osgood
第 16 章be caught deadMulligan Grills Spats at the Convention
第 17 章high financeThe Millionaire Breaks Up With Sugar
第 18 章crawl withMobsters Plot to Kill Little Bonaparte
第 19 章to err is humanSpats Gets a Birthday Cake第 11 / 19 章 · 残り約 34 分