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The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013 — 第 18 / 30 章 · 4'42" · C1

Jordan Tries to Bribe Agent Denham, Explained：to the manor born

The FBI turns up on Jordan's yacht, and instead of staying quiet he tries to make the agents a deal. An agent calls it what it is — an attempted bribe — and Jordan argues the law with him. Then the agent delivers a verdict of his own: "You, Jordan, you got this way all on your own."

あらすじ

FBI agents board Jordan's boat, and rather than play it careful he tries to negotiate his way out of trouble. One agent says plainly that he just attempted to bribe a federal officer, and Jordan answers with a lecture on the criminal code. The agents decline the offer and leave.

InvestigationInterrogationsBargainingConfrontingPolice & suspectC1fastamerican
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bribe a federal officerhold up in a court of lawstraight arrowto the manor born

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このシーンの表現

to the manor born

born into privilege

Denham says the men he busts are all born into privilege, hinting Jordan is different.

She acts like she was to the manor born.

このシーンの他の表現

  • bribe a federal officer

    pay an official illegally

  • hold up in a court of law

    survive legal scrutiny

  • straight arrow

    an honest, upright person

  • get the fuck off

    a crude order to leave

  • fun coupons

    a joking word for cash

このシーンのメモ一覧

115 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

発音say that

Say that links into one sound, like say-that.

Can you say that again,
表現 · C1bribe an officer

pay an official illegally

Denham renames Jordan's hint for what it is: an attempt to bribe a federal officer.

you just tried to bribe a federal officer.
文法 · C1there needs to be an exact dollar figure

existential clause: The there-needs-to-be pattern states what the law requires to exist.

No, no, according to the U.S. criminal code, there needs to be an exact dollar figure
表現 · C1hold up in court

survive legal scrutiny

Jordan seizes on the missing figure and claims the charge would never survive in court.

That would not hold up in a court of law.
表現 · B2be a straight arrow

an honest, upright person

Denham says his source called Jordan upright, which sounds like a compliment but is a probe.

also told me that you are a straight arrow.
表現 · B2play the part

act the role

Yeah, when you sail on a boat fit for a Bond villain, sometimes you need to play the part. Right?
文法 · B2when you sail on a boat fit for a Bond villain

time clause: The when-clause sets the scene before the main point about acting the part.

Yeah, when you sail on a boat fit for a Bond villain, sometimes you need to play the part. Right?
スラング · C1jackasses

fools and jerks — An insult; keep it out of formal talk.

Most of the Wall Street jackasses that I bust,
表現 · C1be to the manor born

born into privilege

Denham says the men he busts are all born into privilege, hinting Jordan is different.

they're to the manor born.
スラング · C1bullshitting

talking nonsense — Crude; only among friends.

Honestly, I'm not bullshitting here,
表現 · C1get off something

a crude order to leave

Once the talk breaks down, Jordan drops the act and orders the agents off his boat.

All right, get the fuck off my boat.
表現 · B1a year's salary

a whole year of pay

A year's salary right here.
表現 · C1fun coupons

a joking word for cash

Jordan pulls out a wad of cash and gives money a nickname, calling spending fun.

You know what I call them? Fun coupons!
表現 · C1ass-covering

protecting yourself from blame

Jordan narrates that once investigated, his first move was to protect himself and hide the money.

It was ass-covering time. I had to hide my money.
スラング · C1ass-covering

self-protection — Crude slang; risky at work.

It was ass-covering time. I had to hide my money.
スラング · C1pussy

a crude word for women — Extremely vulgar; never in public.

That's for European pussy!
表現 · B2make a flight

catch a flight

And there was no way I was gonna make that flight sober.
表現 · B2sleep through something

sleep the whole time

So I knew if I took my drugs right, I could sleep through the entire flight.
文法 · B2if I took my drugs right, I could sleep

conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition and could states the result.

So I knew if I took my drugs right, I could sleep through the entire flight.
表現 · B2kick in

start to take effect

which started kicking in by the time I finished my sales meeting.
表現 · C1motor skills

physical coordination

and pretty much lost all my motor skills.
表現 · B1cut it out

stop doing that

As Donnie acts out on the plane, Jordan denies everything and tells him to stop.

I don't. Cut it out.
発音Cut it

The t in Cut it flaps, like cud-it.

I don't. Cut it out.
表現 · B1buckle someone up

fasten someone's seat belt

A flight attendant tries to fasten Jordan's seat belt, and he misreads it as an offense.

I'm just trying to buckle you up.
発音gotta

Gotta weakens to gottuh and means got to.

You gotta speak English.

「Jordan Tries to Bribe Agent Denham」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a comedy of impunity. Jordan has been bribing and scheming for years, and on his own boat he treats a federal investigation as one more negotiation — a number, a percentage, a deal. The agent refuses to play, and his calm is what makes Jordan look small. Then he flips the flattery around: most of the men he arrests are "to the manor born", but Jordan, he says, "got this way all on your own." It sounds almost like respect, and that is the joke — the Bureau has been watching him long enough to know exactly what he is. Jordan answers by insulting them from his deck as they walk away.

Theme

CorruptionJordan treats a federal probe as a business deal, showing how normal bribery has become to him.
ClassThe agent contrasts Jordan's self-made rise with the old-money brokers he usually arrests.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Jordan defends himself with a technicality, not a denial.
  • Denham flatters Jordan while cornering him.
  • The flight shows a man losing control in slow motion.
  • Even his crime needs paperwork and timing.

発音のポイント

  • say that — Say that links into one sound, like say-that.
  • Cut it — The t in Cut it flaps, like cud-it.
  • gotta — Gotta weakens to gottuh and means got to.
they're to the manor born.

Most Wall Street men he arrests were born into wealth; the phrase frames them as entitled from birth.

You, Jordan, you got this way all on your own.

The agent's backhanded compliment: Jordan had no family money, which makes his crimes, in a way, more remarkable.

It was ass-covering time. I had to hide my money.

A blunt admission of motive: the Swiss account is not business strategy but self-protection.

Yeah, when you sail on a boat fit for a Bond villain, sometimes you need to play the part. Right?

Jordan's own joke about the yacht: living like a movie villain means acting like one, which is exactly what the agents see.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Jordan try to bribe the FBI agents?

He has spent years solving problems with money and treats the investigation as one more deal. It is instinct, not a plan, and it hands the agents more evidence.

Why do the agents refuse Jordan's offer?

Because they are not there for a payoff; they are building a case. The agent points out that the attempt itself is a crime.

What does the agent mean by "to the manor born"?

It means born into wealth and privilege. He is saying the Wall Street men he usually arrests had family money, unlike Jordan.

What does Jordan plan to do with his money after the visit?

He hides it overseas. He says it was ass-covering time and arranges to move money into Swiss banks before heading to Geneva.

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