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The Mist · 2007 — 第 8 / 11 章 · 2'25" · B2

Carmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run, Explained：leave well enough alone

The survivors are about to leave for the pharmacy when Mrs. Carmody plants herself by the door. 'Are you so anxious to make your boy an orphan?' she asks David. On the surface it is a fight about safety; underneath, it is about who gets to decide what the group does when everyone is terrified.

あらすじ

A small group volunteers to walk to the pharmacy next door for medicine, and David's son's friends are among those waiting inside. As they line up at the door, Mrs. Carmody blocks their way and warns that leaving will only bring the creatures back to everyone left behind.

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leave well enough alonetorn to shredsno concern of yourshubris

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このシーンの表現

leave well enough alone

to stop interfering when things are fine

卡莫迪太太阻拦众人出门，大卫回她：你就不能别多管闲事吗？

The engine is running fine, so leave well enough alone.

このシーンの他の表現

  • torn to shreds

    ripped into many pieces

  • no concern of yours

    not your business or responsibility

  • hubris

    excessive pride that invites disaster

このシーンのメモ一覧

58 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ

表現 · B1where do you think you're goingWhere do you think you're going, Mr. David Drayton?
表現 · B2be no concern of someone's

not your business or responsibility

My boy is no concern of yours.
表現 · B1listen upListen up.
発音Listen up

liaison

Listen up.
表現 · A2bring something backWe're gonna bring back some supplies.
表現 · B1be trappedAlso, there may be people trapped over there who need help.
表現 · B1take a chanceWe're not gonna take any chances. If there's any trouble, we'll come straight back here to the supermarket.
表現 · B1come straight backWe're not gonna take any chances. If there's any trouble, we'll come straight back here to the supermarket.
表現 · B2the fiends of hellAnd bring the fiends of hell down on our heads, thank you.
表現 · B2leave well enough alone

to stop interfering when things are fine

Why can't you just leave well enough alone? Lady, is this what you call well enough?
表現 · B1explain to someoneYou better explain to Bobby here why we're not bringing painkillers and medicine back for his brother. No, I'm going.
文法 · B2You better explain to Bobby here why

had better for advice

You better explain to Bobby here why we're not bringing painkillers and medicine back for his brother. No, I'm going.
表現 · B2be torn to shreds

ripped into many pieces

You'll walk out that door and be torn to shreds, and then your hell-bound pride...
表現 · B1the rest of someoneWill have them come get the rest of us.
表現 · B1come back for someoneYes, they'll come back for all of us, just like this good lady said.
文法 · B2it is this kind of hubris that brought the wrath of God

it-cleft

Well, it is this kind of hubris that brought the wrath of God in the first place.
表現 · B2miserable buzzardShut up, you miserable buzzard.
スラング · C1You old bitchYou old bitch.
表現 · B2piss someone offStoning people who piss you off is perfectly okay.
文法 · B1They do it in the Bible, don't they

tag question

They do it in the Bible, don't they?
表現 · A2lots of somethingAnd I got lots of peas.
表現 · B1now's the timeDavid, please, if you want to go, now's the time.
表現 · B1how about itHow 'bout it, Army?
表現 · B2the armed forcesAny help from the armed forces?
表現 · A2a pair ofA pair of underachievers. After you, Jim.
スラング · B2ShitShit.
表現 · B2single fileSingle file, one by one, all right?
表現 · B2get something over withLet's get this thing over with.
発音get this thing over with

liaison

Let's get this thing over with.
表現 · A2after youAfter you.
発音After you

liaison

After you.
表現 · A2stay togetherStay together.
表現 · B1not helpingMrs. Carmody, you're not helping.
スラング · B2Shut the hell upShut the hell up.
表現 · B1save somethingSave the batteries.

「Carmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run」を読み解く

What's really going on

Nobody in the store can agree on the same facts, so the argument becomes about authority. Mrs. Carmody does not simply disagree with the trip; she frames it as sin. 'Well, it is this kind of hubris that brought the wrath of God in the first place,' she says, turning a supply run into evidence of human arrogance. The others try to answer her with logic — 'Why can't you just leave well enough alone?' — but logic is not what is being contested. What is really on the line is whether a frightened crowd will follow the person who sounds certain. Her threat that the volunteers will be 'torn to shreds' works because everyone is already imagining exactly that.

Theme

FaithCarmody turns a trip for medicine into a question of God's will, using faith to control the room.
PowerThe scene is a contest over who decides: David's group wants to act, Carmody wants the crowd to obey her.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Notice how "Listen up" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "Listen up".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

発音のポイント

  • Listen up — liaison
  • get this thing over with — liaison
  • After you — liaison
My boy is no concern of yours.

David cuts Carmody off: his son is not her business, and he refuses to let her use the boy to control him.

Well, it is this kind of hubris that brought the wrath of God in the first place.

Carmody claims the disaster is punishment for human arrogance, so the trip out is not brave but blasphemous.

Stoning people who piss you off is perfectly okay.

A mocking reply that turns Carmody's Bible talk against her: if scripture excuses violence, then it excuses hers too.

Are you so anxious to make your boy an orphan?

Carmody attacks David through his child, implying that leaving will get him killed and leave the boy alone.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mrs. Carmody try to stop the group from leaving?

She believes the creatures were drawn by human defiance, so she argues that walking out will anger God further and bring the monsters back to everyone still inside the store.

Is Mrs. Carmody right that leaving will bring the creatures back?

The film never confirms it. Her warning is a guess dressed up as certainty, and it happens to be useful to her because it keeps the group under her influence.

Why does David insist on going to the pharmacy anyway?

People are hurt and need medicine, and he refuses to let fear decide for him. When told to explain that to Bobby, whose brother is injured, he says he will go even alone.

Whom does David take with him on the trip?

A handful of volunteers line up at the door, including Amanda and the soldier Jessup. The scene lingers on how few people are willing to go.

Why does someone tell Mrs. Carmody to shut up?

She keeps pressing her religious warnings while the group is trying to organize, and someone finally snaps at her, which only makes the argument louder.

ミスト · 全 11 章

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第 1 章the end of daysThe Mist Reaches the Store第 2 章sense of proportionDavid Argues With His Neighbor第 3 章at stakeDavid Argues the Mist Is Real第 4 章meet one's makerMrs. Carmody Preaches the End第 5 章tightly woundThe Group Debates Seeking Rescue第 6 章for the bestAftermath at the Grocery Store第 7 章cut and runThe Crowd Turns on David再生中 · 第 8 章leave well enough aloneCarmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run第 9 章at bayDavid Plans His Escape第 10 章point the fingerThe Arrowhead Project Revealed第 11 章wait and seeDavid Promises Billy He'll Never Leave
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