The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013 — 第 24 / 30 章 · 5'03" · B2

Jordan Refuses to Leave, Explained:take no for an answer

Jordan stages a farewell speech, thanks his loyal brokers, and tells the story of one employee he lifted out of poverty — then refuses to leave at all. "I'm not leaving," he insists, canceling the promotions he just promised. The goodbye turns into a power grab.

あらすじ

Jordan Belfort gathers his staff to announce he is stepping down from Stratton Oakmont, the firm he built with Donnie Azoff. He praises the room, calls the place the land of opportunity, and brings up early broker Kimmie Belzer, recalling how he once wrote her a check when she was broke. Then he tears up the plan.

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moving onthe land of opportunitysingle mombehind on her rent

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このシーンの表現

take no for an answer

accept a refusal

Jordan reminds the room of his own rule: never accept a no and keep pushing until they give in.

She never takes no for an answer.

このシーンの他の表現

  • moving on

    leaving and starting anew

  • the land of opportunity

    a place where anyone can succeed

  • single mom

    a mother raising children alone

  • behind on her rent

    late with rent payments

  • believe in

    have faith in

このシーンのメモ一覧

69 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

発音would eventually

The d in would drops, and eventually starts with a weak sound.

would eventually come where I'd have to be moving on.
表現 · A2the point is ...

the key idea is

But the point is this.
文法 · B2moving into key management positions

participial phrase: The opening participial phrase sets up the new management before the main claim about the firm.

moving into key management positions, this place really is gonna be better than ever!
表現 · B1give someone a round of applause

a burst of clapping

Give them a round of applause. Come on.
表現 · A2where someone is from

someone's origin

I don't care who you are, where you're from, whether your relatives came over on the fucking Mayflower
表現 · B1the land of opportunity

a place where anyone can succeed

Jordan calls the trading floor the gateway to the American dream, firing up the whole room.

this right here is the land of opportunity.
スラング · B1Fuck you

an angry curse — A harsh curse; avoid it in any polite setting.

Fuck you.
表現 · B1one of the first ...

among the earliest

What you probably didn't know is, Kimmie was one of the first brokers here,
表現 · B2not have two nickels to rub together

have almost no money

The Kimmie that I met didn't have two nickels to rub together.
スラング · B2two nickels to rub together

no money at all — Casual for having no money; don't say it to someone's face.

The Kimmie that I met didn't have two nickels to rub together.
表現 · A2be a single mom

a lone mother

She was a single mom on the balls of her ass with an 8-year-old son.
スラング · C1on the balls of her ass

completely broke — Crude slang for being broke; only among friends.

She was a single mom on the balls of her ass with an 8-year-old son.
表現 · B1be behind on something

late with rent payments

Jordan lists how broke Kimmie was, three months late on rent and nearly out on the street.

Okay? She was three months behind on her rent.
表現 · B1just so someone could do something

only in order to

just so she could pay her son's tuition.
表現 · A2believe in someone

have faith in

It's because I believed in you.
表現 · B1each and every one of ...

every single one

just like I believe in each and every one of you here today.
表現 · B1from the bottom of my heart

with total sincerity

At the emotional peak Jordan says he loves everyone in the room from the bottom of his heart.

And I love all of you from the bottom of my heart.
発音bottom of

The t in bottom flips to a soft d and links into of.

And I love all of you from the bottom of my heart.
スラング · B2the shit

the very best — Crude praise among friends; never in formal talk.

You are the shit. You are the fucking shit.
表現 · B2take no for an answer

accept a refusal

Jordan reminds the room of his own rule: never accept a no and keep pushing until they give in.

For years, I've been telling you guys never to take no for an answer, right?
発音take no for

Take no for links together and sounds like one unit.

For years, I've been telling you guys never to take no for an answer, right?
表現 · A2hang up the phone

end a phone call

Jordan recalls his sales creed: never end the call until the customer gives you what you want.

You know, to keep pushing, to never hang up the phone until you get what you want.
表現 · B1be about to do something

on the point of

You know, this fucking deal that I'm about to sign
文法 · B2that I'm about to sign

relative clause: The that clause defines which deal he means, the one he is about to sign.

You know, this fucking deal that I'm about to sign
表現 · B2bar someone from something

keeping me out of

barring me from the securities industry, barring me from Stratton, my home.
文法 · C1me taking no for an answer

gerund with subject: Me taking forms a gerund phrase that names the act of accepting a no.

It's me taking no for an answer, you know.
表現 · B1the other way around

the reverse

It's them selling me, not the other way around.
表現 · B1the show goes on

it keeps going

The show goes on!

「Jordan Refuses to Leave」を読み解く

What's really going on

The speech is a farewell, but it's also a performance, and Jordan plays the room like an instrument. He wraps himself in the immigrant story — 'this right here is the land of opportunity' — then turns one employee's rescue into proof of his own generosity: 'It's because I believed in you.' The crowd shouts its love back at him, and that love is the point. When he admits the deal means 'me taking no for an answer,' he frames quitting as a betrayal of his own gospel, then does exactly what he swore he'd never do — refuse. The sentiment may be real, but it's also a salesman closing the biggest deal in the room.

Theme

PowerJordan would rather break a signed deal than give up control, and the speech is how he keeps the room, and the firm, his.
AmbitionHe built the firm from nothing and cannot let go; refusing to leave shows ambition hardening into something closer to need.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The speech turns on the word no, which he refuses to accept.
  • Kimmie's story turns one person's luck into the room's religion.
  • The tears are real enough to make the reversal shocking.
  • Love and business are fused until he drops the act.

発音のポイント

  • would eventually — The d in would drops, and eventually starts with a weak sound.
  • bottom of — The t in bottom flips to a soft d and links into of.
  • take no for — Take no for links together and sounds like one unit.
this right here is the land of opportunity.

Jordan's pitch to his staff: the office, like America, is a place where anyone can rise, which flatters the room and his own story.

You are the shit. You are the fucking shit.

His parting compliment to the brokers: crude slang meaning they are the best, used to send them off feeling like stars.

It's me being a hypocrite is what it is.

Jordan names his own contradiction: the man who never took no is about to accept a deal that ends his career.

It's them selling me, not the other way around.

He flips the story: instead of him persuading others, the lawyers and partners are forcing the sale, an excuse that lets him play the victim.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Jordan tell Kimmie's story?

To make his own generosity the emotional center of the speech. By showing how he lifted a broke single mother into wealth, he argues that the firm, and he, changed people's lives for the better.

What deal is Jordan about to sign?

A deal that bars him from the securities industry and from Stratton Oakmont, the firm he built. He describes it as being forced out of his own home.

Why does Jordan change his mind and refuse to leave?

The deal means admitting defeat — 'me taking no for an answer' — which contradicts everything he taught his brokers. Rather than accept it, he tears up the plan and keeps control.

What happens to the promotions he promised Donnie and the others?

He cancels them on the spot. The men who were about to take over are told they are getting nothing, and the power stays with Jordan.

What does 'You are the shit' mean?

It's crude slang for 'you are the best.' Despite the rude wording, it's meant as high praise, and Jordan uses it to fire up his staff.

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