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Oh, great plan so far. Oh, my god.The Intern · 2015 — 第 12 / 18 章 · 2'13" · B2
Fake Alarm at Jules's Mom's House, Explained：no such thing as
The group is hunting for a computer in Jules's mother's house when a kitchen alarm starts counting down. One line asks, “What's her code?” while someone insists the alarm is fake and “just to scare off burglars.” Panic and confidence pull in opposite directions.
あらすじ
At Jules's mother's house, several people look for a computer while a kitchen alarm begins a countdown. A call goes out for Jules; someone asks for the code, is told the alarm is fake, and the group keeps searching.
注目の表現
put someone onscrew aroundgo offdoing a good job
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このシーンの表現
no such thing as
something does not exist
Once the alarm sounds, someone instantly claims to have known all along that a fake alarm does not exist, mixing vindication with panic.
There's no such thing as a quiet airport.
このシーンの他の表現
- put someone on
connect someone to the phone
- screw around
waste time; fool around
- go off
sound suddenly (alarm)
- doing a good job
ironic praise: it is working
- pull it together
regain control of yourself
このシーンのメモ一覧
66 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
become a real alarm Not becoming a device; the alarm actually sounding.
- Lewis, get Becky. - If we don't know the code, This is gonna turn into an alarm in 60 seconds.conditional clause: The if-clause sets a present condition; the main clause predicts the alarm will sound.
- Lewis, get Becky. - If we don't know the code, This is gonna turn into an alarm in 60 seconds.make someone wait on the phone
She put me on hold. What is wrong with that girl?be expected to do
This is so not good. What are we supposed to do, Ben?really bad — Informal intensifier; avoid in formal writing.
This is so not good. What are we supposed to do, Ben?search for
- Uh-Huh! - Go look for the computer!waste time; fool around — Casual and blunt; not for work or polite company.
Becky, don't screw around. Put Jules on. It's an emergency.busy in a meeting
- She's in a meeting. - Interrupt her.be just about to happen
I'm in her kitchen. It's about to go off. What's her code?In fast speech, about to runs together; keep the t light and move straight to to.
I'm in her kitchen. It's about to go off. What's her code?not know at all
I have no idea. Ben, listen to me.relative clause: The that-clause describes the fake alarm and where she got it.
That is a fake alarm that she bought Off of some infomercial or something, okay?frighten away
It's just to scare off burglars.pay for an alarm
Listen, my parents would never pay for an alarm, okay?believe me about this
Trust me on this one. Have you found the computer?have something repaired
It's white. I got it fixed for her once.causative get: Get plus object plus past participle means having someone else repair it.
It's white. I got it fixed for her once.be arrested
We're gonna get arrested! I knew it!everywhere in this place
Our fingerprints are all over this place!hurry up — A casual command; too blunt for a boss or client.
- Not yet. - Double-Time it, dude.a very nasty woman (vulgar) — A heavy insult; avoid it in any formal or public setting.
"Why is my mother always such a raging bitch?"something has ended; someone's finished Here the full line is hyperbole, not literal death.
Right side facing the bed! Oh, my god! My life is over!do something illegal
I'm gonna be a felon and I have not committed a crime!Gonna is usually light and quick; let be a slide by and stress felon.
I'm gonna be a felon and I have not committed a crime!embedded question: The embedded question uses statement order after how far away.
Can't you hear how far away that is?Put the stress on far and way; start how lightly instead of hitting every word.
Can't you hear how far away that is?not less than
We've got at least 30 seconds until they're here.explain this to
how am I gonna explain this to my parents?「Fake Alarm at Jules's Mom's House」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene sets two clocks running at once. One is the alarm's 60-second countdown; the other is the race to find a computer and delete an email. The reassurance that the alarm is harmless—“It's not real. It's not connected.”—does not slow the countdown, and the line “It's just to scare off burglars” explains the device's purpose but not why it is beeping. The comedy comes from the gap between the confident explanation and the physical evidence in the room. Even the email's subject line, “She's a terrorist,” keeps the stakes exaggerated while the group's panic turns practical: find the computer, delete the message, get out.
Theme
AbsurdityA countdown, a fake alarm, and a race to delete an email turn a private family message into a farcical emergency.
SecretsThe group's real goal is to erase an email from a computer, so the computer becomes more urgent than the alarm.
発音のポイント
- about to — In fast speech, about to runs together; keep the t light and move straight to to.
- gonna be a — Gonna is usually light and quick; let be a slide by and stress felon.
- how far away — Put the stress on far and way; start how lightly instead of hitting every word.
I'm in her kitchen. It's about to go off. What's her code?The speaker is in the kitchen as the alarm is about to activate and urgently needs the code to stop it.
Oh, well, it's doing a good job.A dry response to the claim that the alarm is fake: it is doing its job by scaring the people in the house.
They're the cheapest people in America.The speaker says the family would never pay for a real alarm because they are extremely unwilling to spend money.
I knew there was no such thing as a fake alarm!A panic line: the speaker claims to have known all along that a fake alarm was impossible, now that the alarm is going off.
I'm gonna be a felon and I have not committed a crime!The speaker fears being branded a criminal despite insisting that no crime has been committed.
このシーンについての質問
What email is the group trying to delete?
One line reads the subject as "She's a terrorist." The group deletes the message, then someone says, "Now from the trash!" and the deletion is confirmed with "Got it."
Why does someone claim the alarm is fake?
The phone explanation says it was bought from an infomercial, is "not real," and is "not connected." The same explanation says it is "just to scare off burglars."
Is the alarm actually fake?
Someone insists it is, but the group later reacts to an alarm and runs. The line "I knew there was no such thing as a fake alarm!" treats the alarm as real. The scene does not show a technical check.
What does "double-time it" mean?
It means to hurry up or move faster. One line says it while someone is trying to find the email, so the pressure is about speed rather than a literal double pace.
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