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Training Day · 2001 — 第 17 / 23 章 · 3'45" · B2

Alonzo Justifies Killing Roger, Explained：a higher path

Alonzo explains why Roger had to die. Roger sold dope to kids, he says, so “the world is a better place without him”; this work is “chess, not checkers,” and “it's ugly, but it's necessary.” Then he makes Jake an offer: he walks “a higher path” and can give him “the keys to all the doors.”

あらすじ

After killing Roger, Alonzo justifies it to Jake in the car. Roger sold drugs to children, he says, so the world is better without him; the work is chess, not checkers, and it is ugly but necessary. Then he offers Jake his job and a way up, telling him he walks a higher path and can give him the keys to all the doors.

SpeechesTalking to the bossPersuadingExplainingBoss & employeeB2fastamerican
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注目の表現

in the line of dutywith impunitycheckerspart of the team

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このシーンの表現

a higher path

a nobler course

Alonzo casts himself as walking a higher path, gilding his corruption to keep Jake on board.

She chose the higher path and refused the bribe.

このシーンの他の表現

  • in the line of duty

    while on official duty

  • with impunity

    without any punishment

  • checkers

    the simple board game

  • part of the team

    one of the group

  • go through

    endure something hard

このシーンのメモ一覧

68 行のセリフに 36 件のメモ

スラング · B2homey

buddy, pal — Chicano slang for buddy; used among insiders.

Yeah, just make sure that bathtub is clean, homey. All right.
表現 · B2dick around

mess around

It behooves you not to dick around on this one.
文法 · C1It behooves you not to

it behooves someone: It behooves you not to means it is in your interest not to do it, a formal warning.

It behooves you not to dick around on this one.
発音not to dick

Not to blurs into no-to, and dick around sticks together.

It behooves you not to dick around on this one.
表現 · C1in the line of duty

while on official duty

Alonzo first frames Roger's killing as justifiable homicide while on duty, as if filing a report.

Justifiable homicide in the line of duty, OK?
表現 · B1open one's eyes

wake up and see

Oh wait. We... We had badges, so it's different. Oh son, open your eyes. Can't you see? Huh?
表現 · B2kill someone like a fly

as if swatting a bug

And you killed him like a fly.
文法 · B1Because he knows

reason clause: The because-clause answers the why and carries the whole excuse.

Because he knows my first name.
表現 · B2a better place without someone

better off without

The world is a better place without him.
表現 · C1operate with impunity

without any punishment

Alonzo says Roger ran free for years with no consequences, using it to justify taking him out.

I watched that cocksucker operate with impunity.
スラング · C1cocksucker

a filthy insult — One of the crudest insults; never in polite speech.

I watched that cocksucker operate with impunity.
表現 · B1X isn't checkers

not a simple game

This shit is chess. It isn't checkers.
発音It isn't

The t in isn't drops, so it can sound like It is.

This shit is chess. It isn't checkers.
表現 · B2roll up in something

arrive in a vehicle

We going to... We going to roll up in a black-and-white, huh?
表現 · B2slap the cuffs on someone

handcuff someone

Slap the cuffs on him. You're under arrest.
表現 · B2a high roller

a big shot

That's a high roller, dog.
発音That's a

That's a runs together, almost like that-sa.

That's a high roller, dog.
スラング · B2dog

dude, man — Street address between peers; not for strangers.

That's a high roller, dog.
スラング · C1don't give a fuck

I don't care at all — Crude way to say you don't care; avoid with elders.

Fish fry it. I don't give a fuck. But the boys will feel better about it. Fuck their feelings.
表現 · B1be part of the team

one of the group

Jake refuses the money, so Alonzo says he is failing to make the crew feel he is part of the team.

Jake, you're not making them feel like you're part of the team.
スラング · B2fucking insane

completely crazy — Angry slang between peers; too crude for formal talk.

You guys are fucking insane.
表現 · B1cut parking tickets

issue parking tickets

I'll cut parking tickets, you know.
表現 · B2ugly but necessary

unpleasant but needed

It's ugly, but it's necessary.
表現 · B2put someone away

send to prison

I became a cop to put away drug dealers. The poisoners, the criminals, not to be one.
文法 · C1not to be one

negative infinitive: Not to be one continues the earlier infinitive: to lock them up, not to become one.

I became a cop to put away drug dealers. The poisoners, the criminals, not to be one.
表現 · B1go through something

endure

Everybody goes through that the first time. I went through it.
文法 · B2The sooner you can match

the sooner construction: The sooner pairs with the better in the next line to form a comparative structure.

The sooner you can match what's in your head with what's going on in the real world,
表現 · B2have a little dirt on you

have a guilty secret

You got to have a little dirt on you for anybody to trust you.
文法 · B2for anybody to trust you

for-to construction: For anybody to trust you means in order for anyone to trust you.

You got to have a little dirt on you for anybody to trust you.
発音got to have

Got to collapses to gotta, then have a links on.

You got to have a little dirt on you for anybody to trust you.
表現 · B2a whole other world

a whole new world

And when all this is behind you, there's going to be a whole other world that opens up for you.
表現 · C1walk a higher path

a nobler course

Alonzo casts himself as walking a higher path, gilding his corruption to keep Jake on board.

I walk a higher path, son.
発音higher path

Higher path takes the stress, and son drops low at the end.

I walk a higher path, son.
表現 · B2play the game

go along with the system

You make detective. You play the game. You grow wise, and then you can change things.
表現 · B2change from the inside

from within

But you got to change them from the inside, son.
表現 · B2walk someone through something

guide step by step

And he'll walk you through what you got to say to the DA, guys. OK?

「Alonzo Justifies Killing Roger」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a sales pitch. Alonzo has just killed a man, and instead of defending the act he reframes the whole world: the victim deserved it, the job is a board game — “This shit is chess. It isn't checkers” — and the ugliness is simply what the work requires. Then he turns to Jake with an offer rather than a threat, promising a higher path and “the keys to all the doors.” The argument is seductive because each step sounds reasonable: keep the money so the crew trusts you, get a little dirt on you, play the game, and change it later from the inside. What he is really asking for is complicity, and the scene makes the price of saying no very clear.

Theme

CorruptionAlonzo justifies a killing and invites Jake into the same habits, dressing them up as duty and necessity.
PhilosophyThe 'higher path' speech turns a cynical view of the job into a creed Jake is asked to accept.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Alonzo dresses self-interest as principle.
  • The chess line flatters him and insults Jake.
  • Every comfort he offers comes with a price.
  • Justifying a killing is the real seduction here.

発音のポイント

  • not to dick — Not to blurs into no-to, and dick around sticks together.
  • It isn't — The t in isn't drops, so it can sound like It is.
  • That's a — That's a runs together, almost like that-sa.
  • got to have — Got to collapses to gotta, then have a links on.
The world is a better place without him.

Alonzo's justification for the killing: the victim was a drug dealer, so his death is treated as a benefit.

This shit is chess. It isn't checkers.

His way of saying the job needs strategy and patience, not the simple moves of an ordinary officer.

It's ugly, but it's necessary.

A line that admits the methods are wrong while insisting the ends make them unavoidable.

I can give you the keys to all the doors.

The promise that he can open any door for Jake, offered as the reward for going along with him.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Alonzo say the world is better without Roger?

Because Roger sold drugs to children; Alonzo uses that to argue the killing was a service rather than a crime.

What does “chess, not checkers” mean?

It means the work requires strategy and long-term thinking, not the simple moves of an ordinary officer, so breaking rules can be justified as part of a bigger plan.

What offer does Alonzo make Jake?

He offers him his job and a way up, promising a higher path and the keys to all the doors if Jake plays the game and changes things from the inside.

Why does Alonzo mention dirt on you?

He argues that a little dirt makes the crew trust you, which is his way of pressuring Jake to accept the money and take part.

Who is Stan and why does Alonzo send Jake to him?

Stan is Alonzo's contact downtown; Alonzo says he will walk Jake through what to tell the DA about the shooting.

トレーニング デイ · 全 23 章

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次のチャプター · 第 18 章the headJake Plays Cards at Smiley's
第 1 章screw something upJake's First Day on the Job第 2 章keep your mouth shutAlonzo Makes Jake Tell a Story第 3 章slap the taste out of your mouthAlonzo's Felony Stop第 4 章take a hitAlonzo Forces Jake to Smoke第 5 章put a gun to your headAlonzo Doses Jake第 6 章green lightAlonzo's Smiles and Cries Speech第 7 章pressing businessAlonzo Interrogates a Suspect第 8 章it takes a wolf to catch a wolfAlonzo Explains Wolves and Sheep第 9 章doesn't flyAlonzo Extracts a Name第 10 章clear the houseAlonzo Searches Without a Warrant第 11 章work the systemAlonzo Introduces Jake to the Wise Men第 12 章off the radarAlonzo Gets the Green Light第 13 章render unto CaesarAlonzo Shakes Down Roger第 14 章a piece of thisAlonzo Tempts Hoyt With Cash第 15 章quarterbackAlonzo Coaches the Cover-Up第 16 章the nature of the businessAlonzo Shields Jake From His Crew再生中 · 第 17 章a higher pathAlonzo Justifies Killing Roger第 18 章the headJake Plays Cards at Smiley's第 19 章play someone for a foolThe Card Players Tell Jake the Truth第 20 章get to the bottom ofAlonzo Questions a Man in the Bathtub第 21 章came out of nowhereSmiley Questions His Cousin Letty第 22 章no witnessesAlonzo Tells Jake He Has No Witnesses第 23 章see the light of dayJake Shoots Alonzo and Walks Away
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