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The Way Way Back · 2013 — 第 11 / 18 章 · 2'05" · A2

The Kids Make Duncan Dance, Explained：let's get down

Some older kids refuse to give Duncan his cardboard back until he performs for them: "Show us your moves." He says he cannot dance, but they push him anyway, and by the end he is being cheered on as "Pop 'n Lock." It is the first time in the film that Duncan earns respect from his peers.

あらすじ

Duncan is stopped by a group of kids who take his cardboard and will not return it until he dances. He protests that he cannot, but they insist: show us your moves, let's get down. He ends up dancing, and the crowd hypes him up, calling him Pop 'n Lock and saying the man has soul.

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注目の表現

hold upshow us your moveslet's get downPop 'n Lock

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このシーンの表現

let's get down

let's start dancing

When Duncan stalls, the dancer cuts the talk and physically invites him into the circle.

The beat dropped, let's get down!

このシーンの他の表現

  • hold up

    wait a moment

  • show us your moves

    show us your skills

  • Pop 'n Lock

    locking-style nickname

  • stick it

    land the move cleanly

  • got lucky

    had good luck

このシーンのメモ一覧

21 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · A2gotta do something

have got to

I gotta take your cardboard.
文法 · A2gotta take

gotta: Gotta fuses have got to into one word meaning must.

I gotta take your cardboard.
発音gotta take

Gotta weakens and take your runs together as take-yer.

I gotta take your cardboard.
発音Hold up

Link hold up into holla-up and speed up with each repeat.

Hold up, hold up, hold up.
スラング · A2Hold up

wait a second — Casual interruption; use wait a moment in formal talk.

Hold up, hold up, hold up.
表現 · A2someone's moves

dance steps or skills

You know what? Show us your moves.
文法 · B1You know what

discourse opener: You know what is an opener that signals a coming demand, not a real question.

You know what? Show us your moves.
表現 · A2show someone something

show us your skills

The dancers refuse to hand over the cardboard and dare Duncan to dance first.

You want the cardboard? Then show us your moves.
文法 · B1Then show us

conditional imperative: The question sets the condition, and then launches the imperative.

You want the cardboard? Then show us your moves.
表現 · A2what someone got

what you can do

Let's see what you got.
スラング · B1what you got

what you can do — Teasing challenge among friends; not for formal use.

Let's see what you got.
表現 · A2go ahead

go on, feel free

Go ahead. You can take the cardboard.
表現 · A2think so

believe that

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. I don't think so.
スラング · B1I don't think so

no way — Blunt refusal; too sharp for elders or clients.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. I don't think so.
表現 · B1get down

start dancing

You need to show me what you got. Let's get down.
表現 · B1spin on your head

head spin move

Hey, hey, hey! Spin on your head!
発音Spin on your

Link spin on, and weaken on your into on-yer.

Hey, hey, hey! Spin on your head!
表現 · B1stick it

land the move cleanly

As Duncan tries to land his head spin, the crowd shouts for him to stick it.

Stick it, man! Stick it!
表現 · A2nice moves

good skills

Nice moves, Pop 'n Lock.
スラング · B2Pop 'n Lock

locking-style nickname — Scene nickname; explain it as locking to outsiders.

Nice moves, Pop 'n Lock.
表現 · B1got soul

has real feeling

The man's got some soul.
表現 · A2get lucky

had good luck

One dancer credits Duncan's success to luck, a grudging compliment.

You got lucky.

「The Kids Make Duncan Dance」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is the first moment the film gives Duncan a victory. He has spent the summer being ignored, dismissed and dragged around by adults, and here a group of kids demand something from him and then respect him for doing it. The test is framed as a joke — "Show us your moves" — but the result is real: he performs, they cheer, and one of them admits, "The man's got some soul." What makes the scene work is that Duncan does not suddenly become cool; he is the same awkward kid, only now on his own terms. The film is careful to keep the adults away from this. Nobody tells him how to stand or what to say. He is judged only by the thing he does, and for once the verdict is good.

Theme

Coming of agePushed to perform, Duncan earns respect from his peers for the first time all summer, on his own terms.
IdentityHe is judged by what he can do rather than by the adults who define him at home.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Moves here are dance steps, not travel plans.
  • Hold up is a snappy way to interrupt.
  • Stick it praises a clean landing.
  • A nickname can be the highest praise in a crew.

発音のポイント

  • gotta take — Gotta weakens and take your runs together as take-yer.
  • Hold up — Link hold up into holla-up and speed up with each repeat.
  • Spin on your — Link spin on, and weaken on your into on-yer.
You know what? Show us your moves.

The challenge that starts the scene: perform for us, or you do not get your cardboard back.

You want the cardboard? Then show us your moves.

The stakes restated plainly, turning a silly object into the price of admission.

We are not done here.

The crowd refusing to let Duncan off the hook, keeping the pressure on.

You need to show me what you got. Let's get down.

The invitation to dance, part dare and part offer of a place in the group.

The man's got some soul.

The verdict that matters: the kids decide Duncan has real feel, which is more than he gets at home.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. I don't think so.

The interruption that cancels his exit, the moment the test is extended.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the kids take Duncan's cardboard?

It is a challenge. They refuse to give it back until he shows them his moves, turning a small errand into a test he has to pass.

Can Duncan dance?

He claims he cannot, but the kids keep pushing, and eventually he performs well enough to impress them and earn the nickname Pop 'n Lock.

What does 'the man's got some soul' mean?

It is praise. In this context soul means feeling and style, so the kids are saying Duncan's dancing actually has something to it.

Why does this scene matter for Duncan?

It is the first time his peers treat him as someone worth something. He wins their respect through his own effort rather than through the adults around him.

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