allow me to tell you
I know how you lot love fables, so let me share a little fable with you. 1994The Gentlemen · 2020 — 第 5 / 15 章 · 4'55" · C1
A crew of young raiders breaks into Mickey's farm expecting an easy score, but the man guarding it toys with them until they attack. He tells them to "wait your turn," then drops them in seconds and delivers the scene's point: "Grown ups fight with their heads."
A group of youths storm one of Mickey's weed farms, convinced it will be an easy haul. The man watching the place doesn't panic. He mocks them, makes them step back and wait, and when they finally rush him, he takes them down in moments and tells them where real fighting happens: in the head.
注目の表現
fuck offend of storyI betwarm up
このシーンの表現
knock someone unconscious
One of the lads is knocked cold by the coach and tells his mate he was sparked out.
One clean punch sparked him out cold.
tell someone to go away crudely
that settles it, no argument
mocking certainty, not real belief
light exercise before real effort
be patient until it is your turn
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allow me to tell you
I know how you lot love fables, so let me share a little fable with you. 1994once upon a time there was
There once was a young and foolish dragon who came to ask a wise and cunning lionclever and sly
There once was a young and foolish dragon who came to ask a wise and cunning lionrelative clause: The who-clause describes the dragon and what he came to do.
There once was a young and foolish dragon who came to ask a wise and cunning lionLink came to ask into one run of sound.
There once was a young and foolish dragon who came to ask a wise and cunning liontake over his turf
about acquiring his territory.The t in about links onto acquiring.
about acquiring his territory.go away, crudely — A blunt crude rejection; never in polite speech.
Now the lion, he wasn't interested, so he told the little dragon to fuck off.noun clause: The what-clause is the object of understand, naming the meaning he missed.
But the dragon couldn't understand what fuck off meant, so he persisted and continued to ask the lion.that settles it, no argument
Mickey closes his fable with End of story, cutting off any discussion.
End of story.think it over slowly Literally to marinate; here it means letting an idea sit and sink in.
Just marinade on it.meanwhile
In the meantime, fuck off.a plague of rats
Didn't Mickey get a rat infestation at one of his farms?British exclamation of shock — Casual British surprise; common among younger speakers.
Oh my days.cannabis, slang — Slang for cannabis; avoid in sensitive settings.
He said there'd be a bit of puff.waste time, fool around
Let's not mess about.this place, in British slang
Do you know who owns this gaff?Do you often blurs into d-ya in fast speech.
Do you know who owns this gaff?place, home, in British slang — British street slang; say place in formal talk.
Do you know who owns this gaff?get off at the wrong place
I think you got off on the wrong stop.do you want a fight
What? Fancy a row?our stuff or drugs Gear here means drugs or goods, not equipment.
They want our gear.drugs or goods, slang — Street slang for drugs or kit; context decides.
They want our gear.a very offensive insult — Extremely offensive; never use it at all.
Who's this cunt?light exercise before real effort
At the gym the coach offers the lads a warm up, teasing them before any real fight starts.
You lads fancy a warm up? Not for you, Jelly Babies.count to three, then go
On three, lads.ask someone to return
What? You wanna call him back, Granddad?be patient until it is your turn
The coach refuses to budge and orders the lad back two steps to wait his turn.
Take two steps back and wait your turn.step back a little
Now, back two steps.push it in
Stick it in him, bruv.conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition and the bare verb repeats it as a command.
Now if you're gonna stab, stab, Trigger.performing brilliantly
The coach is winning easily inside the brawl and shouts that he is on fire, urging more back and forth.
I'm on fire over here, lads. Come on. I need some back and forth. Come on 19945.to and fro, exchange
I'm on fire over here, lads. Come on. I need some back and forth. Come on 19945.hurry up
What have you got for me? Now make it quick. Make it funny.do it once more
Go again. Go again.make it quick and biting
Now make it sharp. Cut me with it.the actual fight that matters
Kids stab, girls shoot, boys punch. Grown ups fight with their heads. That's where the real battle is.mate, brother, London slang — London street address for a mate; keep it informal.
He sparked me out, bruv.elliptical clause: Both clauses drop is; the full form would be life is quick, you are slow.
Now wake up, lads. Life's quick, you're slow.Two scenes here pair two ways of winning a fight. In Mickey's fable, a young dragon asks a lion how to take his territory; when the dragon won't take no for an answer, "the lion took the little dragon for a walk and put five bullets in his little dragon head." The moral is never explained — the clever ones don't argue, they act. The farm raid makes the same point physically. The youths think numbers and knives make them dangerous, but the older man treats the fight as a game, telling them to "wait your turn" and mocking their weapons. His verdict, "Kids stab, girls shoot, boys punch. Grown ups fight with their heads," reframes strength as patience and intelligence. Both scenes sell the same brand of power: calm, control, and the willingness to hurt.
Kids stab, girls shoot, boys punch. Grown ups fight with their heads. That's where the real battle is.The coach's whole philosophy in three lines: weapons and fists are childish; real fights are won by outthinking the other person.
So the lion took the little dragon for a walk and put five bullets in his little dragon head.The punchline of Mickey's fable: the lion never negotiates with the dragon, he simply removes him. The calm phrasing makes the killing sound like a small errand.
Come on down the gym. We'll see what we can do with yous.The coach's invitation after the fight: he offers to train the same youths who attacked him, turning the beating into a recruitment pitch.
Now wake up, lads. Life's quick, you're slow.A taunt with a lesson in it: the youths are too slow for a world that moves fast, and the coach frames their defeat as a wake-up call.
Because the lesson matters more than the win. By making them wait and mocking their weapons, he shows that he is in control long before anyone throws a punch.
It is British slang for knocking someone out cold. In the fight, the coach drops the attackers so fast that the word fits exactly: one clean hit and they are done.
It warns the people who came to negotiate: the lion does not debate or bargain, he ends the problem. The unspoken message is that Mickey will do the same.
A crew of small-time raiders who assume the farm is easy prey. They do not know who owns it, which is exactly the mistake the scene punishes.
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第 3 章pay top dollarMickey Pitches His Weed Empire
第 4 章laying pipeMickey and Rosalind Plan His Exit
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第 8 章come in peaceRoadmen Try to Rob a Phone Buyer
第 9 章keep your cards close to your chestThe Coach Apologizes for His Lads
第 10 章eyebrows deep in somethingLord George and Mickey Debate Vice
第 11 章under the weatherA Warning in a Cup of Tea
第 12 章give someone the slipDry Eye Kidnaps Rosalind
第 13 章on the cheapDry Eye Warns His Host
第 14 章blood sportThe Pig Film Blackmail
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