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The Wolf of Wall Street · 2013 — 第 28 / 30 章 · 5'05" · C1

The FBI Offers Jordan a Deal, Explained：off the hook

The FBI lays out a case it calls unloseable, then offers Jordan a way out: full cooperation, names of every co-conspirator, and a wire. He sees the trap immediately — "Why do I sense there's an offer in the air?" — and the word he refuses to use is 'rat.' The scene is a negotiation dressed as a warning.

あらすじ

Under house arrest, Jordan gets a visit from Donnie, who promises to cover the house and the legal bills. Then the FBI sits down with him: their case is unloseable, and Jordan faces real prison time. The offer is full cooperation — a list of every co-conspirator and a wire — which Jordan calls, plainly, ratting on his friends.

NegotiationInterrogationsThreateningBargainingPolice & suspectC1fastamerican
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このシーンの表現

off the hook

free from blame

Jordan tells Naomi she is completely in the clear, softening the deal he is about to describe.

The deal got her off the hook entirely.

このシーンの他の表現

  • hang in there

    keep enduring

  • faggot

    an anti-gay slur

  • blow lines

    snort drugs

  • unloseable

    impossible to lose

  • prison time

    time behind bars

このシーンのメモ一覧

116 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1hang in there

keep enduring

Donnie asks how Jordan is doing, and Jordan answers with a complaint plus a shrug of endurance.

But I'm hanging in there.
発音hanging in

Hanging in links together, with a very light in.

But I'm hanging in there.
スラング · B2faggot

an anti-gay slur — A hateful slur; never acceptable in any setting.

That wig-wearing faggot.
スラング · B1wanna

want to — Spoken shorthand; too casual for formal writing.

I can't believe that fucking guy. I wanna kill him.
スラング · B2prick

a jerk — A crude insult for a man; do not say it to his face.

Irresponsible little prick.
表現 · B1in order to do something

so as to

We probably have to mortgage the house in order to make bail.
文法 · B1in order to make bail

purpose infinitive: In order to introduces the purpose: the house is mortgaged to raise bail.

We probably have to mortgage the house in order to make bail.
表現 · B1to tell you the truth

honestly

It's been a nightmare, buddy, to tell you the truth.
表現 · A2got you

I have your back

And I got you.
スラング · B2shit

stuff — Casual filler for things; keep it out of formal talk.

I got this non-alcoholic shit.
表現 · B2blow lines

snort drugs

Jordan says he is sober, and Donnie jokes about snorting baking powder instead.

Oh, you wanna go inside and blow some lines of baking powder?
文法 · B2unless circumstances dictate

unless clause: Unless marks the only exception under which the term would be used.

There's a term, and we don't like to use it unless circumstances dictate,
スラング · B2gives a fuck

cares at all — Crude slang; the negative means nobody cares.

Nobody gives a fuck.
表現 · B2do prison time

time behind bars

You're looking at real prison time.
文法 · B2looking at

present continuous for future: Looking at here means facing, with the continuous form pointing at what is coming.

You're looking at real prison time.
文法 · C1if we caught you shoving cash in your mattress

subjunctive condition: The if clause is hypothetical, stressing the case is already as strong as possible.

And our case couldn't be stronger if we caught you shoving cash in your mattress.
表現 · C1one's day in court

a chance to face trial

We think they need to see their day in court as well.
表現 · C1full cooperation

complete cooperation

Full cooperation. He provides us with a comprehensive list of all the co-conspirators spanning the last seven years,
表現 · B2wear a wire

wear a hidden mic

Did you just say "wear a wire"?
発音Did you

Did you is usually reduced to something like d'ya.

Did you just say "wear a wire"?
表現 · B2rat on someone

inform on someone

You want me to rat? Is that it?
表現 · B2off the hook

free from blame

Jordan tells Naomi she is completely in the clear, softening the deal he is about to describe.

Turns out you're completely off the hook, honey.
発音off the hook

Off the links together, and hook ends short and crisp.

Turns out you're completely off the hook, honey.
表現 · B2in the first place

to begin with

You never did anything wrong in the first place, right?
発音did anything

Did anything runs together, almost did-anything.

You never did anything wrong in the first place, right?

「The FBI Offers Jordan a Deal」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is two conversations about loyalty, and both are tests. Donnie's visit is warm — 'You know I'd do it for you, right?' — but it also puts Jordan on the spot: his friend is quietly asking whether Jordan will protect them. The FBI offer is the mirror image. They frame the case as unbeatable and the choice as simple, but 'full cooperation' means a wire and a list of names. The telling detail is the vocabulary: Jordan keeps saying 'rat,' and the agents agree without softening it. That bluntness is the point. Whatever he decides, the scene is where friendship turns into leverage.

Theme

BetrayalThe whole choice is framed around turning on the people closest to him, and the word 'rat' hangs over every line.
TrustDonnie reassures Jordan that he's covered, while the FBI tests whether Jordan will trade his friends' loyalty for his own freedom.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The offer is dressed as good news for the family.
  • Every kindness here is a bargaining move.
  • Donnie's visit shows friendship as performance.
  • The wire turns a friend into a recording device.

発音のポイント

  • hanging in — Hanging in links together, with a very light in.
  • Did you — Did you is usually reduced to something like d'ya.
  • off the hook — Off the links together, and hook ends short and crisp.
  • did anything — Did anything runs together, almost did-anything.
And our case couldn't be stronger if we caught you shoving cash in your mattress.

The prosecutor's boast that the evidence is already overwhelming — even catching Jordan hiding cash wouldn't improve it.

You never did anything wrong in the first place, right?

Jordan's line to Naomi, insisting he is blameless, even as he is being asked to hand over his friends.

Why do I sense there's an offer in the air?

Jordan reads the meeting correctly: the warning is really a pitch, and he names the negotiation before it is spelled out.

You're looking at real prison time.

The threat underneath the offer: cooperate, or face years behind bars, which is the pressure the deal is built on.

このシーンについての質問

What deal does the FBI offer Jordan?

Full cooperation: a complete list of co-conspirators from the last seven years, plus agreement to wear a wire. In exchange, they suggest, he can avoid rotting in jail.

Why does Jordan call it 'ratting'?

Because it means turning in the people he worked with. The agents agree with the word rather than dressing it up, which forces Jordan to face exactly what he's being asked to do.

Why does the FBI want Jordan to wear a wire?

A wire would let them record the people around him, so his cooperation can build cases against others. Jordan balks at the word, because it makes the betrayal literal.

Why does Donnie promise to help Jordan?

Jordan is under house arrest and drowning in legal fees, so Donnie offers to cover the house and the lawyers — 'I got you.' The scene leaves open whether Jordan will repay that loyalty.

What does 'off the hook' mean here?

It means free of blame or punishment. In the last part of the scene Jordan tells Naomi the lawyers say she is completely off the hook, even as his own deal is still unclear.

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