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Swingers · 1996 — 第 3 / 17 章 · 3'16" · B2

Trent Schools Mike in Vegas, Explained：look like the money

Trent drags Mike into an old-school casino and coaches him on the art of faking it: act like you don't need anything and the perks come rolling in. "Guys like me and you gotta kick it here," he says. But when Mike reaches the blackjack table with $300, he gets a quick lesson in minimum bets.

あらすじ

Trent brings Mike to an old-school casino in Vegas and tells him the plan: look sharp, act cool, and seem like you don't need anyone's attention. Mike tries to play it cool, then sits at a blackjack table and offers $300. The dealer tells him to lay the money on the table and points out the $100 minimum.

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注目の表現

horseshitold schoolthe guy behind the guyskank shift

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このシーンの表現

look like the money

look rich and confident

In his suit, Trent asks Mike whether he now looks rich, sharp and like a winner.

He wore a watch to look like the money.

このシーンの他の表現

  • horseshit

    nonsense, junk

  • old school

    traditional, old-fashioned

  • the guy behind the guy

    the real power behind someone

  • skank shift

    the late, low-status shift

  • cut that out

    stop doing that

このシーンのメモ一覧

58 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · B2the dope spot

the cool place

I always thought Caesar's was more the dope spot.
スラング · B2dope

cool, excellent — Casual slang; fine with friends only.

I always thought Caesar's was more the dope spot.
文法 · B1Back in their day

time adverbial: Back in their day sets the past era before the contrast with now.

Back in their day, this place was a real contender, but now they'll appreciate the business.
表現 · C1fall all over oneself

rush to please someone

They'll probably fall all over themselves for a couple of high-class guys like me and you.
表現 · B1on the strip

on the main boulevard

I know, the new places down on the strip, now, those places are supposed to be it.
文法 · B2those places are supposed to be it

be supposed to: Be supposed to be it means people claim that is the place to be.

I know, the new places down on the strip, now, those places are supposed to be it.
発音fuckin' Pirate

The g in fuckin' drops entirely in fast speech.

Oh, Mike, you don't want all that fuckin' Pirate of the Caribbean horseshit.
スラング · B2kick it

hang out, relax — Very casual; use it with close friends.

Guys like me and you gotta kick it here. Old school.
表現 · C1pull a [name]

do a move like someone

I'm gonna find me two waitresses here and I'm gonna pull me a Fredo.
発音pull me a

Pull me a runs together with a weak me.

I'm gonna find me two waitresses here and I'm gonna pull me a Fredo.
スラング · C1pull me a Fredo

do a Fredo-style move — A movie in-joke; only with people who get it.

I'm gonna find me two waitresses here and I'm gonna pull me a Fredo.
表現 · B1work midnights

work the overnight shift

The beautiful babies don't work midnights to 6:00 on Wednesday.
スラング · B2skank shift

the low-status late shift — Insulting; never say it to the staff.

- This is the skank shift. - Look at all the beautiful honeys here.
発音behind the

Behind the links up and the weakens to tha.

Okay. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy.
表現 · B2cut that out

stop doing that

Mike is embarrassed by Trent's flirting and tells him to stop making a fool of them.

Will you cut that shit out?
表現 · B1screw something up

ruin something

You're gonna screw up our plan.
スラング · B2get laid

have sex — Crude; keep it out of polite talk.

Baby, we're gonna get laid.
表現 · B2play it cool

stay calm and casual

Could we first see if what happens when we play it cool?
文法 · B2see if what happens when

nested clauses: The spoken line nests if and what happens when into one loose clause.

Could we first see if what happens when we play it cool?
表現 · B1the trick is to do something

the secret is

Now the trick is we gotta look like we don't need the shit, then they give us shit for free.
発音like the

Like the links up twice with a weak the.

I think I'm looking like the money, like the bomb, right?
スラング · B2the bomb

excellent, the best — Youthful praise; fine informally.

I think I'm looking like the money, like the bomb, right?
表現 · B2be on a streak

on a run of wins

Nicely done, sir. You're on a streak now.
表現 · B1lay something on the table

put the money on the table

- You have to lay it on the table. - I don't want to bet it all.
表現 · B1as a matter of fact

actually

- Do you have anything smaller? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
表現 · B2a minimum bet

the smallest allowed wager

But this happens to be a $100 minimum bet table.
スラング · A2There you go

there you are, done — Said when handing something over or confirming.

There you go.
表現 · B1as long as ...

provided that

Any scotch will do, as long as it's not a blend, of course.
文法 · B1as long as it's not a blend

as long as clause: As long as introduces the one condition he cares about.

Any scotch will do, as long as it's not a blend, of course.

「Trent Schools Mike in Vegas」を読み解く

What's really going on

Everything here is a performance, and Trent is the director. He sells Mike a theory of cool — that wanting something too much is the one thing that ruins you — and even turns his friend into an audience: "Oh, they're gonna notice me and you, 'cause they're watching." The casino is old and half-empty, which is exactly why Trent calls it old school and claims it as their kind of place. The joke is that the pose of not needing anything collides with a place that runs on wanting things, and the moment Mike actually puts money down, the illusion of being the guy behind the guy meets a table minimum. His scotch order — on the rocks, single malt, any Glen — is the same act: a beginner performing expertise.

Theme

IdentityTrent and Mike are performing a richer, cooler self; the whole Vegas trip is an act that the casino quickly sees through.
MoneyThe plan is to act like money so it comes to you, but the table minimum reduces the fantasy to a $300 bankroll.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Old school is a taste, not just a time period.
  • Ordering scotch is Mike performing confidence.
  • The dealer's politeness is the real power move.
  • Looking like the money is a whole performance.

発音のポイント

  • fuckin' Pirate — The g in fuckin' drops entirely in fast speech.
  • pull me a — Pull me a runs together with a weak me.
  • behind the — Behind the links up and the weakens to tha.
  • like the — Like the links up twice with a weak the.
The beautiful babies don't work midnights to 6:00 on Wednesday.

Trent's snobbish put-down of the women on the night shift: the 'beautiful' ones, he claims, would never be working those hours midweek.

Now the trick is we gotta look like we don't need the shit, then they give us shit for free.

Trent's core theory of seduction and status: act indifferent to what you want, and people will hand it over for free.

Oh, they're gonna notice me and you, 'cause they're watching.

Trent's boast that they will be noticed — and his aside that the room is already watching, which mostly means the staff.

Perhaps you'd be more comfortable at one of our lower stakes tables.

The dealer's polite way of telling Mike he is at the wrong table: it sounds helpful, but it is a quiet humiliation.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Trent insist on the old-school casino?

He thinks the new flashy places are for tourists and that a classic casino suits him and Mike. He wants to be a fresh face in a room he considers his kind of scene.

Why does Trent tell Mike to look like he doesn't need anything?

It is his theory of cool: if you seem indifferent, people and even the casino will offer you things. The pose depends on never appearing eager.

Why does the dealer ask Mike to put the money on the table?

House rules. A dealer cannot take cash by hand; the money has to be laid on the table to be changed into chips. The dealer also notes the table's $100 minimum.

Why does Mike order a single malt scotch?

To look like a high-class regular. Instead of a simple order, he names Glenlivet and Glenfiddich and says any single malt — an outsider performing expertise.

スウィンガーズ · 全 17 章

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第 1 章there's the rubRob Explains the No-Call Rule第 2 章get out of DodgeTrent Talks Mike Into Vegas再生中 · 第 3 章look like the moneyTrent Schools Mike in Vegas第 4 章double downTrent Coaches Mike at Blackjack第 5 章get back out thereMike Opens Up at the Diner第 6 章nail itTrent's After School Special Audition第 7 章a reboundMike Talks About the Breakup第 8 章moneyTrent Tells Mike He's Money第 9 章speakeasyHockey Night and Party Plans第 10 章the moneyDebating Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs第 11 章cry on cueThe 'What Do You Drive' Pickup Line第 12 章moneyTrent's Bear and Bunny Speech第 13 章industry standardThe Three-Day Rule for Calling第 14 章manifest destinyRob Gives Mike the Future Speech第 15 章tell me about itMike Meets Lorraine at the Bar第 16 章be aroundMike Wants to Make Plans第 17 章make a major productionTrent Embarrasses Mike at Dinner
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