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The Way Way Back · 2013 — 第 12 / 18 章 · 3'03" · B1

Owen Needs a Hero at the Tubes, Explained：hold out for

Kids get stuck in the tube slide, and Owen turns the rescue into a performance, singing 'I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night' over the microphone before he asks for a volunteer. When nobody moves, he tells the crowd they are all dead to him, until Malcolm raises his hand.

あらすじ

A group of kids shoots down the tube slide at once and gets stuck in the pipe. Owen grabs the microphone and turns the problem into a show, singing a Bonnie Tyler lyric to shame someone into going down after them. Duncan suggests turning off the water; Owen files it as Plan B. Malcolm volunteers, and Owen warns him this is going to hurt before starting the countdown.

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Mackdumb-assfor the good of sciencehold out for

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このシーンの表現

hold out for

keep waiting for

Owen fires the rescue call as a movie lyric, saying he is waiting for someone brave.

She's holding out for a better offer.

このシーンの他の表現

  • Mack

    nickname, and a truck brand

  • dumb-ass

    idiot, fool

  • for the good of science

    claiming science as an excuse

  • a long time to be nowhere

    gone a long time for nowhere

  • turn off

    stop the flow or power

このシーンのメモ一覧

62 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · A2a long time to do something

a long while to do

That's a long time to be nowhere.
発音time to be

Link time to be into time-tuh-be and stress nowhere.

That's a long time to be nowhere.
表現 · A2where someone was

the place someone was

Well, that's where I was.
表現 · A2be out of order

not working

Sorry, this slide's out of order.
表現 · A2be back in order

working again

It's back in order now.
表現 · A2go ahead

go on, feel free

Go ahead.
スラング · B2dumb-ass

idiot — A crude insult; never use it in formal settings.

No! We're not okay, dumb-ass! We're stuck!
表現 · A2call someone something

name someone as

Did he just call me a dumb-ass?
表現 · B2in this scenario

in this situation

Not sure how I'm the dumb-ass in this scenario.
表現 · A2at the same time

simultaneously

Hold you we shouldn't all go at the same time!
文法 · B1we shouldn't all go

negative modal: Shouldn't all go means it was a mistake for everyone to go at once.

Hold you we shouldn't all go at the same time!
表現 · B2hold out for something

keep waiting for

Owen fires the rescue call as a movie lyric, saying he is waiting for someone brave.

I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night.
文法 · B1till the end of the night

time phrase: The till-phrase marks how long the waiting lasts, right to the end of the night.

I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night.
発音out for a

Link out for a together and stress hero.

I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night.
表現 · B1knock something loose

loosen by hitting

I need someone to throw himself down the tube and knock some kids loose. Anybody? Any volunteers?
文法 · B2someone to throw himself

infinitive modifier: The infinitive tells you what kind of someone is needed: one to throw himself down.

I need someone to throw himself down the tube and knock some kids loose. Anybody? Any volunteers?
表現 · A2the rest of something

all the others

The rest of you, you're all dead to me.
スラング · B2dead to me

I'm done with you — Mock-fatal talk; it can genuinely wound if taken seriously.

The rest of you, you're all dead to me.
表現 · B1get someone going

get someone moving

We're gonna have to get you going fast there, Mack.
発音gonna have to

Gonna have to weakens into a single gonna-haffta sound.

We're gonna have to get you going fast there, Mack.
スラング · B2Mack

buddy, or the truck brand — A casual nickname; don't rename people without checking.

We're gonna have to get you going fast there, Mack.
表現 · A2turn off something

stop the flow or power

Duncan suggests cutting the water so the stuck kids can find their footing.

What if we just turn off the water'? They could get their footing.
文法 · B1What if we

what if suggestion: What if we frames a suggestion as a hypothesis, softer than a direct order.

What if we just turn off the water'? They could get their footing.
表現 · B1plan B

a backup plan

Let's call that Plan B.
スラング · B1Plan B

backup plan — Very common in speech; write backup plan in formal documents.

Let's call that Plan B.
表現 · B1not going to lie

to be honest

Guys, I'm not going to lie to you.
表現 · B2sign a waiver

signed a liability form

Before sending the boy down, Owen reminds him he signed a waiver and cannot sue.

Remember you signed a waiver. You can't sue us.

「Owen Needs a Hero at the Tubes」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is Owen's whole method in miniature: he refuses to treat a small crisis like a small crisis. He quotes a hero song, mocks the crowd, and turns a rescue into a call to glory, because he knows the kids stuck in the tube are also scared and embarrassed. His line "The rest of you, you're all dead to me." is a joke, but it is also a nudge: being the one who steps up is the only way into his world. The kid who raises his hand gets a nickname on the spot. Owen keeps the danger honest, warning that it is probably going to hurt, then jokes about the waiver as insurance. For Duncan, standing right there, this is a lesson in how being a nobody can turn into being chosen.

Theme

CourageMalcolm volunteers to be dropped into the tube, and Owen frames stepping up as the thing that makes you somebody.
Coming of ageDuncan watches how Owen turns a crisis into a chance to be noticed, a lesson he will use later.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A movie lyric becomes a real rescue call.
  • For the good of science is a joke excuse.
  • Dead to me is mock-fatal, not literal.
  • Mack works as nickname and truck brand.

発音のポイント

  • time to be — Link time to be into time-tuh-be and stress nowhere.
  • out for a — Link out for a together and stress hero.
  • gonna have to — Gonna have to weakens into a single gonna-haffta sound.
That's a long time to be nowhere.

Owen's deadpan response to Duncan's vague answer, teasing without being mean.

They said it was for the good of science.

A joke excuse for a mess, using a noble phrase to cover embarrassment.

Not sure how I'm the dumb-ass in this scenario.

Duncan's dry complaint after being insulted while he is the one trying to help.

I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night.

Owen singing a power ballad over the microphone, casting the rescue as an epic.

The rest of you, you're all dead to me.

Owen's mock-betrayed line to the crowd who would not volunteer.

We're gonna have to get you going fast there, Mack.

Owen telling the volunteer he needs speed, giving him a nickname in the same breath.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Owen put on a show instead of just fixing the slide?

Because the crowd is his audience and the crisis is his chance to be the guy in charge. He turns a stuck tube into a spectacle and uses it to shame someone into volunteering.

Who gets stuck in the tube slide?

A group of kids who all went down at the same time and jammed the pipe. They are the ones yelling that they are not okay and cannot move.

Who volunteers to go down the tube?

Malcolm. He is the only one who speaks up when Owen asks for someone to knock the kids loose, and Owen nicknames him Mack.

Why does Owen mention the waiver?

It is a joke about liability. He is about to send a kid into a slide that may hurt him, so he reminds everyone that a signed waiver means they cannot sue.

What is Plan B?

Duncan's suggestion to simply turn off the water so the kids can get their footing. Owen dismisses it as a backup and keeps his more dramatic plan.

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