what's going on with
At the pool Jimmy asks Ray what is going on with the girl being held down.
Yo, Ray. What's with the girl, man?The Last Boy Scout · 1991 — 第 1 / 20 章 · 2'39" · B1
Joe Comes Home After Midnight, Explained：a hard time
Joe Hallenbeck gets home long after midnight and walks straight into a domestic argument. His wife needles him about their daughter's makeup, the braces and the nickname the boys still use, and every line is a jab with a joke underneath. "I'm sure all the girls at that school don't put it on with a paint sprayer," he says.
あらすじ
Joe finally comes home after a long night, and the conversation with his wife Sarah turns into a sparring match within seconds. They trade barbs about their daughter Darian: the boys still tease her about her braces, and she wears far too much makeup. Every insult lands with a punchline.
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このシーンの表現
a hard time
trouble or criticism
Joe asks whether the boys are still teasing Darian about her braces.
The kids kept giving him a hard time about his new glasses.
このシーンの他の表現
- what's with
what's going on with
- skip trace
a search for a missing debtor
- son of a bitch
a strong insult, literally a dog's son
- put it on
apply makeup
- tempt me
try to lure me into it
このシーンのメモ一覧
43 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
The t in what's often drops, and with runs lightly into the.
Yo, Ray. What's with the girl, man?in the early morning
It's too early in the morning for that shit. Let her go.dummy subject: It stands for the time of day, and too ... for marks what the time is too early for.
It's too early in the morning for that shit. Let her go.am not, is not — Casual nonstandard speech; keep it out of writing.
She ain't coming up till she starts blowing.going to — Spoken shorthand; avoid it in formal writing.
Ray, she's gonna drown, man.be forced to leave
What are you doing here? This is a league party. You got kicked out, remember? Huh?a contemptible man — A heavy insult; strangers would take it as a fight.
You bastard!I assumed you were
Thought you were in Las Vegas.a search for a missing debtor
Joe explains that his Vegas trip was a skip trace, tracking a debtor who vanished.
I was doing a skip trace.dollars — Everyday American slang for money; fine with friends.
Fifty bucks.staying at someone's place
- Where is she? - She's up at a friend's.trouble or criticism
Joe asks whether the boys are still teasing Darian about her braces.
Boys still giving her a hard time about the braces?present continuous: The continuous is doing and still marks an action that has kept going until now.
Boys still giving her a hard time about the braces?the newest trend or word
"Metal mouth," that's the latest. Little bastards.when the moment arrives
She'll be screwing them by the time she's 14.future continuous: Will be doing pictures an action in progress at a future moment.
She'll be screwing them by the time she's 14.having sex with — Vulgar; not for polite company.
She'll be screwing them by the time she's 14.enter a place
I come in the house, I think it's a burglar. I almost shot her twice.Link come and in so it sounds like one word.
I come in the house, I think it's a burglar. I almost shot her twice.apply makeup
Joe mocks how much makeup his daughter wears, saying nobody puts it on like paint.
I'm sure all the girls at that school don't put it on with a paint sprayer.many, a great deal of
...a lot of people think I'm very funny. - Yeah? Well, go live with them.In American speech the t in lot of flaps into a d sound.
...a lot of people think I'm very funny. - Yeah? Well, go live with them.try to lure me into it
When Sarah tells Joe to go live with his fans, he answers Don't tempt me, half joking.
Don't tempt me.「Joe Comes Home After Midnight」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene disguises a failing marriage as a comedy routine. Joe and Sarah barely say a warm word to each other, yet the subject they circle is their daughter — her braces, her makeup, the boys at school — which is the one thing they still share. "Boys still giving her a hard time about the braces?" The jokes are protective as much as they are cruel: Joe's line about almost shooting her because of the makeup gets a laugh, and then a real complaint. "Don't tempt me" ends the exchange, half a joke and half a threat to leave. The banter is the marriage in miniature: expert timing, no affection left.
Theme
Family conflictJoe and Sarah speak almost entirely in insults, turning a conversation about their daughter into a fight.
ParenthoodThe argument keeps circling their daughter's braces and makeup, the one concern they still share.
このチャプターで学べること
- A poolside insult starts a fight and ends the party.
- Being kicked out is remembered long after the punch.
- Teasing about braces is a parent's quiet worry.
- Makeup becomes the fuse for a marriage argument.
発音のポイント
- What's with — The t in what's often drops, and with runs lightly into the.
- come in — Link come and in so it sounds like one word.
- a lot of — In American speech the t in lot of flaps into a d sound.
It's too early in the morning for that shit. Let her go.A rare flicker of decency in the club scene: even the violence has a line it will not cross at this hour.
What are you doing here? This is a league party. You got kicked out, remember? Huh?The crowd turns on the intruder, using the rules of the party as a weapon.
Remember that, you fat son of a bitch.The punchline after a thrown punch: a threat delivered as a baseball boast.
She'll be screwing them by the time she's 14.Sarah's blunt, crude defence of her daughter's looks, delivered as a joke.
I come in the house, I think it's a burglar. I almost shot her twice.Joe's way of saying the makeup is excessive, with a joke that hides real anxiety.
I'm sure all the girls at that school don't put it on with a paint sprayer.The nitpicking at its sharpest: a comparison designed to wound rather than inform.
このシーンについての質問
Who is usually speaking in the opening of the film?
The opening is a strip-club incident involving Jimmy Dix's friend Ray and a woman being held underwater, before the film cuts to Joe Hallenbeck coming home.
Why are Joe and Sarah arguing?
The argument is really about their daughter Darian: the boys teasing her about her braces, and how much makeup she wears. Neither parent says it kindly.
What does 'skip trace' mean?
It is detective work: tracing someone who has skipped out on a debt or jumped bail. Joe mentions it to explain what he was doing in Las Vegas.
What is the joke about the raccoon?
Joe says Darian's heavy eye makeup makes her look like a raccoon, and claims he almost shot her thinking she was a burglar. It is cruel and funny at once.
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第 2 章count to threeJoe Catches Mike in the Closet
第 3 章get a rise out ofJoe and Sarah's Bitter Fight
第 4 章rain on your paradeJoe Faces Off With Jimmy Dix
第 5 章chopped liverHenchman Taunts Before the Hit
第 6 章beef with someoneJoe Reads Mike's Statement
第 7 章circumventJoe and Jimmy Banter in the Car
第 8 章by the nutsJoe and Jimmy Find the Evidence
第 9 章take the heatJoe and Jimmy Survive a Car Bomb
第 10 章go figureJoe and Jimmy Team Up
第 11 章go easy onJoe and Darian Argue Over Ice Cream
第 12 章out of nowhereJoe Tells Jimmy About Alex
第 13 章feel sorry for yourselfJimmy Tells Joe How He Fell
第 14 章in the meantimeJoe Kills Chet and Meets Milo
第 15 章for the cheap seatsMarcone Explains His Football Plan
第 16 章cover your tracksDarian Follows Joe on the Case
第 17 章friskMilo's Briefcase Bomb Plan
第 18 章dance a jigJoe and Jimmy Race to the Coliseum
第 19 章have no truck withMarcone Holds Darian Hostage
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