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The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013 — 第 16 / 30 章 · 5'03" · B2

FBI Subpoenas Jordan's Wedding Video, Explained：for the life of me

Jordan can't believe the FBI wants his wedding video. His fixer warns him not to play detective, but Jordan is already thinking about it. On his yacht he hands over the wedding guest list and insists, "But for the life of me, I can't figure out why." What he really wants is to know what the agents have.

あらすじ

On his yacht, the Naomi, Jordan Belfort gets a call: the FBI has subpoenaed his wedding video. His private eye, Bo, tells him the agents want faces and names from his inner circle and warns him to stay out of it. Then Jordan invites Agent Denham aboard and tries to find out what the FBI is after.

InvestigationPhone callsWarningConfrontingPolice & suspectB2fastamerican
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注目の表現

Boy Scoutinvasion of privacyrattlerat on

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このシーンの表現

for the life of me

no matter how I try

Jordan says he cannot understand the reason no matter how hard he tries, staying polite.

For the life of me, I can't remember her name.

このシーンの他の表現

  • Boy Scout

    an honest rule-follower

  • invasion of privacy

    an intrusion into private life

  • rattle

    to unsettle someone

  • rat on

    inform on someone

  • make a living

    earn one's income

このシーンのメモ一覧

126 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · C1not give a shit

to care at all

You know what? Who gives a shit?
発音believe this

The v and th in believe this glide together.

Can you believe this shit?
スラング · C1fucking

a crude intensifier — Crude emphasis; never in formal talk.

The fucking FBI?
表現 · B2an invasion of privacy

an intrusion into private life

It's like an invasion of my privacy.
発音an invasion

An invasion links into a-ninvasion.

It's like an invasion of my privacy.
表現 · B2someone's inner circle

the closest group

He's got pictures of your whole inner fucking circle.
文法 · B2until you become a fucking witness

time clause: The until-clause marks how long the pressure keeps going.

he's trying to rattle your old lady, so she nags you until you become a fucking witness.
スラング · B2old lady

wife or girlfriend — Casual for a wife; can sound disrespectful.

he's trying to rattle your old lady, so she nags you until you become a fucking witness.
表現 · B2rat on someone

inform on someone

Jordan catches the agent's aim and asks whether he is expected to inform on himself.

He wants me to rat on myself?
表現 · A2calm down

relax and settle

nobody even knows you fucking exist, so calm down!
表現 · B1make a living at something

earn one's income

Barry refuses to bug a federal agent, reminding Jordan that this job is his livelihood.

I have a fucking P.I. license, you know? I make a living at this.
スラング · B1cop

a police officer — Informal for police; use officer in formal talk.

I'm not a cop anymore.
表現 · A2give someone a call

phone someone

Can I give the guy a call?
表現 · A2do someone a favor

help me out

Do me a favor?
表現 · B1be against the rules

not allowed by the rules

Jordan wants to call the agent himself, and Barry shuts it down as not allowed.

- It's against the rules? - I told you,
スラング · C1schwacked

killed — Mob slang for being killed; jokey but dark.

or are you gonna get schwacked?
表現 · B1in order to do something

so as to do something

I had the whole front extended in order to fit the chopper up there.
表現 · B1figure something out

work something out

Jordan tells the agents he simply cannot work out why Stratton is the target.

But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.
表現 · B2for the life of me, I can't ...

no matter how I try

Jordan says he cannot understand the reason no matter how hard he tries, staying polite.

But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.
文法 · B1I can't figure out why

noun clause: The why-clause is the object of figure out, holding the unanswered reason.

But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.
文法 · B2the way we do things

relative clause: The way we do things is a reduced relative clause meaning how we operate.

I know we're a little unorthodox, we're a little loud in the way we do things. But you gotta understand,
発音a little

In American speech the t in a little flaps like a soft d.

I know we're a little unorthodox, we're a little loud in the way we do things. But you gotta understand,
表現 · B2make a name for oneself

build a reputation

we're the new guys on the block, you know, we're trying to make a name for ourselves.
表現 · B2the new guy on the block

the newcomer

we're the new guys on the block, you know, we're trying to make a name for ourselves.
表現 · B2have nothing to hide

nothing to conceal

On the yacht, Jordan insists he is clean and uses the line to push the investigation away.

I mean, I got... I got nothing to hide.
表現 · C1an ongoing investigation

a case still open

Look, Jordan, I can't discuss an ongoing investigation.

「FBI Subpoenas Jordan's Wedding Video」を読み解く

What's really going on

Jordan plays the wounded citizen, but every line is a fishing expedition. He hands the agents a list of every wedding guest and calls it helping "expedite the whole process" — cooperation as tactic, not courtesy. Bo, his private eye, sees the trap: "He's trying to rattle you, he's trying to rattle your old lady." Denham gives nothing back, turning down a drink and refusing to discuss an ongoing investigation. Jordan keeps insisting he has nothing to hide, yet he is the one who called the meeting and volunteered the list. It is a polite duel: one man performing innocence, the other letting him talk.

Theme

CorruptionA broker who built his fortune on phony accounts tries to charm the agents investigating him.
DeceptionJordan claims he has nothing to hide while handing over a list meant to steer the FBI away.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A subpoena enters the movie as a phone call, not a raid.
  • 'nothing to hide' can sound confident or guilty.
  • Calling an agent a Boy Scout is a warning.
  • The yacht is Jordan's stage for controlling the story.

発音のポイント

  • believe this — The v and th in believe this glide together.
  • an invasion — An invasion links into a-ninvasion.
  • a little — In American speech the t in a little flaps like a soft d.
But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.

Jordan's way of saying he cannot understand the investigation no matter how hard he tries — played as innocent confusion, though he knows exactly why the FBI is interested.

It's like an invasion of my privacy.

Jordan casts the subpoena as a personal violation, as if the FBI were peeping on him rather than investigating his firm.

we're the new guys on the block, you know, we're trying to make a name for ourselves.

A plea for patience: Stratton Oakmont is new, loud, and eager to be taken seriously — not, Jordan insists, criminal.

He's a Boy Scout. He thinks you're fucking Gordon Gekko.

Bo's shorthand for a by-the-book agent with no vices to exploit: Denham treats Jordan like a Wall Street villain instead of a client.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the FBI want Jordan's wedding video?

The Bureau is building a case against Stratton Oakmont and wants the faces and names of everyone in Jordan's inner circle. Bo explains that Denham already has pictures of them; the wedding footage would help identify who is who.

Why won't Bo tap Agent Denham's phone?

Bo now works as a licensed private investigator, not a cop. He warns Jordan that going after federal agents would cost him his license and land him in serious trouble, so he refuses to do anything that could be traced back to him.

Why does Jordan invite the agents onto his yacht?

He wants to size them up and find out what they know. Handing over the wedding guest list is a calculated gesture: it looks cooperative while quietly signaling that the investigation is a waste of time.

Is Jordan really innocent?

No. The narration admits a million of the two million shares were his, held in phony accounts. His talk of having nothing to hide is a performance put on for the agents.

Does Agent Denham take the bait?

No. He refuses even a drink, since Bureau agents aren't allowed to drink at sea, and ends the conversation by saying he can't discuss an ongoing investigation.

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