under investigation or pressure
Jem asks whether Doug is leaving because the police are closing in on him.
Are you taking heat?The Town · 2010 — 第 16 / 20 章 · 5'04" · B1
Doug Answers Claire's Questions, Explained：taking heat
Claire interrogates Doug and he answers everything: he knew she managed the bank, he followed her, and he has robbed six trucks and two banks. His answer is a promise — “I will never lie to you again” — and a warning that the truth will hurt. The scene is a confession delivered as a courtship.
あらすじ
Doug comes to Claire and lets her question him. She asks whether he knew she managed the bank, whether he followed her, how many banks he has robbed, and whether he has ever killed anyone; he answers each one honestly and admits six trucks and two banks. He promises never to lie to her again and asks her to wait for him.
注目の表現
taking heattell you the truthfor the rest of my lifeto save his life
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このシーンの表現
taking heat
under investigation or pressure
Jem asks whether Doug is leaving because the police are closing in on him.
After the story broke, the whole department was taking heat.
このシーンの他の表現
- tell you the truth
tell you honestly
- for the rest of my life
for as long as I live
- to save his life
even if his life depended on it
- weak spot
a vulnerable point
- motherfucker
something brutally hard
このシーンのメモ一覧
65 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
Are you often reduces to a soft urya with a rising end.
Are you taking heat?under investigation — Casual for being investigated or blamed; common in crime talk.
Are you taking heat?agree to something
Tell him I say yes for me, will you?on someone's own turf
And I'm gonna kill both of you in your own shop.tell someone a lie
I will never lie to you again.tell you honestly
Doug invites Claire to ask him anything, offering the truth to win back a little trust.
Ask me anything you want. I'll tell you the truth, -Why? I won't believe you. -Yes, you will.fused relative: Anything you want packs a whole clause into the object of ask.
Ask me anything you want. I'll tell you the truth, -Why? I won't believe you. -Yes, you will.Tell you can blur into tellya with a weak you.
Ask me anything you want. I'll tell you the truth, -Why? I won't believe you. -Yes, you will.dislike what you will hear
Because you'll fucking hate the answers.take a life
Have you ever killed anyone?all my remaining days
...and if I lose you, I will regret that for the rest of my life.if-clause: The if-clause states the feared loss, and the main clause measures the lifelong regret.
...and if I lose you, I will regret that for the rest of my life.bet on horse races
He likes to play the ponies. Has a gambling sickness.racehorses — Betting slang for racehorses, not actual ponies.
He likes to play the ponies. Has a gambling sickness.even at any cost
He couldn't pick a horse to save his fucking life.everyone has arrived — A joking, familiar way to say the whole group has shown up.
Well, the gang's all here.a vulnerable point
Fergie concludes that every security system has a soft point, and that is where you strike.
There's always a weak spot.bring something down
Taking down the cathedral of Boston.the person planted inside
How long you think it's gonna take Rusty to dump the inside man...parenthetical: You think is dropped into the question, softening it to asking for an opinion.
How long you think it's gonna take Rusty to dump the inside man...Gonna be a runs together so the word breaks disappear.
This is gonna be a motherfucker. You know that, right?a brutally hard task — Extremely vulgar; never use it in polite or formal talk.
This is gonna be a motherfucker. You know that, right?rather, somewhat
Seem to be having a bit of a staring contest over there.「Doug Answers Claire's Questions」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is a confession dressed as a romance. Claire asks the questions a person asks when trust is already broken — “Were you following me?” — and Doug answers all of them, including the ones that should end things: he followed her, he knew who she was, and he robs banks for a living. The scene's power is that his honesty is both real and tactical; he promises “I will never lie to you again” while the crew keeps planning a job. And when he says “Just wait for me,” he is asking her to suspend everything she now knows. Later, the men around the heist repeat the colder version of the same logic: “There's always a weak spot. We just need to find it.”
Theme
TrustClaire questions Doug until she has the whole truth, then has to decide whether to believe his promise.
LiesDoug admits long concealment even as he swears he will never lie to her again.
このチャプターで学べること
- Doug trades honesty for trust he has already broken.
- The threat is aimed at Claire long before she appears.
- Fergie treats a cathedral like a lock to be picked.
- A plain truth hurts more than any excuse here.
発音のポイント
- Are you — Are you often reduces to a soft urya with a rising end.
- tell you — Tell you can blur into tellya with a weak you.
- gonna be a — Gonna be a runs together so the word breaks disappear.
Tell him I say yes for me, will you?Doug's roundabout way of agreeing to the job, asking someone else to pass his answer along.
And I'm gonna kill both of you in your own shop.A threat meant to protect Claire: if she is harmed, he will come back and kill the men who arranged the job.
Because you'll fucking hate the answers.His warning that the truth she is asking for is not something she is going to want to hear.
...and if I lose you, I will regret that for the rest of my life.A promise that losing her would be the mistake he carries for the rest of his life.
Well, if they were easy, kid, everybody would do them.A veteran's line about hard jobs: if they were easy, there would be no value in doing them.
このシーンについての質問
What does Claire ask Doug?
Whether he knew she managed the bank, whether he was following her, how many banks he has robbed, and whether he has ever killed anyone.
Why does Doug threaten Fergie's people?
He agrees to do the job but warns that if anything happens to Claire, he will come back and kill the men who set it up.
What does "taking heat" mean?
It means being under pressure from the police or being actively investigated; someone asks Doug whether he is taking heat before he leaves town.
Why does Doug tell Claire the truth?
He wants to keep her, so he answers her questions honestly and promises never to lie to her again, even knowing the answers may drive her away.
Who is the inside man in the heist plan?
A gambling addict on the inside of the target who owes money and passed plans to the crew; the older man jokes that he could not pick a winning horse to save his life.
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