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The Way Way Back · 2013 — 第 10 / 18 章 · 3'25" · B1

Owen Hires Duncan at the Water Park, Explained：go to town

Owen puts Duncan through a mock job interview at the water park, firing him and rehiring him in the same breath. Then he gives a speech about the park being where dreams are made or destroyed, and finally pushes Duncan, on his first day, to go deal with some kids dancing on cardboard at Harpoon Lagoon.

あらすじ

Duncan starts his first day at the water park, and Owen greets him by pretending to fire him and then welcoming him back. Owen hypes the place as where dreams are made or destroyed, but the real task is crowd control: someone has to take the cardboard away from a group dancing at Harpoon Lagoon. Owen promises to step in, then sends Duncan to do it.

Office chatTalking to the bossExplainingPromisingBoss & employeeB1mediumamericanClean
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注目の表現

You're firedHarpoon Lagoonmaking a habit of thisexorbitant

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このシーンの表現

go to town

do something with gusto

Owen describes the kids dancing on cardboard with total, unrestrained energy.

They went to town on the decorations.

このシーンの他の表現

  • You're fired

    you're dismissed, joking

  • Harpoon Lagoon

    name of a park area

  • making a habit of this

    doing this repeatedly

  • exorbitant

    absurdly large

  • suit up

    put on the gear

このシーンのメモ一覧

49 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · A2that whole time

the entire time

You were gone that whole time (LAUGHING) and you only brought the marshmallows?
表現 · A2the rest of something

what is left

Joan has the rest.
表現 · A2let something burn

allow them to burn

Don't let them burn.
表現 · A2when do we get something?

when will we receive it

But when do we get new employee T-shirts?
表現 · B1disappoint someone

let someone down

You disappoint me, kid.
スラング · B1kid

kid, buddy — An older person addressing a younger one, slightly bossy.

You disappoint me, kid.
表現 · B1plan on doing something

intend to do

You're late! You planning on making a habit of this?
文法 · B1You planning on making

dropped auxiliary: Dropping are makes the question blunt and confrontational.

You're late! You planning on making a habit of this?
表現 · B2make a valid point

raise a fair argument

You make a valid point. Welcome back. With benefits.
文法 · B1Do you know that?

tag question: Do you know that is a rhetorical tag that sharpens the scolding.

You waste an exorbitant amount of time. Do you know that?
表現 · B1get pumped

get excited

Come on, let's get pumped!
発音let's get

The t in let's and get often drops in fast speech.

Come on, let's get pumped!
文法 · B1how you feel about working

noun clause: How you feel about... is the clause that depends on is waiting for.

Depends on how you feel about working at a water park
表現 · B1a place no one comes to

a place nobody visits

I'm gonna stay here in the booth no one comes to.
表現 · A2grab something

quickly take hold of

They grabbed some cardboard from the snack shack and started going to town.
発音going to town

Going to blurs into gonna, and town takes the stress.

They grabbed some cardboard from the snack shack and started going to town.
スラング · B2going to town

going all out — Casual idiom for going all out; not for formal writing.

They grabbed some cardboard from the snack shack and started going to town.
スラング · B2B-boying

breakdancing — Scene insider term; gloss it as breakdancing for outsiders.

Mostly B-boying. Power, Abstract, Blowup, Flavor.
スラング · B1Mad

impressively wild — Casual praise; say impressive in formal talk.

Mad moves though.
表現 · B1get in there

go in and handle it

Someone needs to get in there and take their cardboard away.
表現 · B2get congested

become overcrowded

It's getting too congested.
表現 · B1take care of something

handle it

Duncan's gonna take care of it. He's got it. Aren't you'?
発音You've got your

You've got your weakens into one running phrase.

You've got your shirt on now. You're official.
表現 · B2step in

intervene

I'll be right here. I'll step in.

「Owen Hires Duncan at the Water Park」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is the film's idea of a job interview as comedy. Owen fires Duncan, rehires him and immediately demands enthusiasm, all as a bit; the park's motto, "This is the place where dreams are made Or destroyed," is offered half as a joke about minimum-wage work and half as real encouragement. The task Owen hands over, dealing with kids dancing on cardboard, is also the first real test — and the film quietly notes the absurdity by treating a dance circle like a crime scene. Owen says he will step in if needed, but the point is that he trusts Duncan. The kid who was told he was a three is being handed a badge and a job.

Theme

Coming of ageDuncan gets a job and a place of his own at the park, his first real role away from his mother and Trent.
FriendshipOwen gives Duncan real responsibility and trusts him to handle it, treating him as capable.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The dream slogan is undercut by a shrug.
  • Fired then rehired: the reversal is the joke.
  • Going to town turns cardboard into a dance arena.
  • Suit up is a two-word order with ceremony.

発音のポイント

  • let's get — The t in let's and get often drops in fast speech.
  • going to town — Going to blurs into gonna, and town takes the stress.
  • You've got your — You've got your weakens into one running phrase.
This is the place where dreams are made Or destroyed

The park's mock-inspirational motto, a joke that is also about how much a summer job can matter.

Depends on how you feel about working at a water park

The deadpan follow-up that undercuts the slogan and makes it funny.

You make a valid point. Welcome back. With benefits.

Owen firing and rehiring Duncan in one breath, turning the interview into a routine.

You waste an exorbitant amount of time. Do you know that?

Owen's fake sternness, delivered as part of the joke rather than real criticism.

They grabbed some cardboard from the snack shack and started going to town.

The report on the dance circle, describing a small problem in mock-serious terms.

We're never gonna die.

A kid's line from the campfire, the film's passing note on the fearlessness of youth.

このシーンについての質問

What job does Duncan get?

He is taken on at the water park, which becomes the place he escapes to all summer. Owen gives him a shirt and treats him as a real employee on his first day.

Why does Owen pretend to fire Duncan?

It is a joke, part of Owen's chaotic way of welcoming him. He fires him, listens to one word of protest, and immediately rehires him with benefits.

What is the 'situation at Harpoon Lagoon'?

Some people have taken cardboard from the snack shack and started dancing on it, and the area is getting crowded. Owen needs someone to go and take the cardboard away.

Why does Owen send Duncan instead of going himself?

He claims he will step in if anything goes wrong, but he wants Duncan to handle it. It is his way of trusting the boy and giving him a first real task.

プールサイド・デイズ · 全 18 章

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次のチャプター · 第 11 章let's get downThe Kids Make Duncan Dance
第 1 章putting yourself out thereTrent Rates Duncan a Three第 2 章off the wagonBetty Welcomes the New Neighbors第 3 章grinding onDinner at Trent's Beach House第 4 章cut your own pathOwen Teaches Duncan to Play Pac-Man第 5 章call it like I see itOwen and Caitlin Banter at Work第 6 章trust and respectTrent Lectures Duncan About Respect第 7 章be my guestThe Water Slide Legend Debate第 8 章help someone outOwen Offers Duncan a Job第 9 章if I were youDuncan and Susanna Chase Ghost Crabs再生中 · 第 10 章go to townOwen Hires Duncan at the Water Park第 11 章let's get downThe Kids Make Duncan Dance第 12 章hold out forOwen Needs a Hero at the Tubes第 13 章fudge the ruleThe Family Plays Candy Land第 14 章seal the dealDuncan Shows Up on His Day Off第 15 章in front of your faceDuncan Exposes Trent's Affair第 16 章deserve betterTrent Apologizes to Pam第 17 章pour one's heart outLewis Gets a Water Park Sendoff第 18 章give someone a minuteDuncan Introduces Owen to His Mom
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