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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil · 2010 — 第 8 / 19 章 · 2'14" · A2

Dale and Allison Dig a Hole, Explained：believe it or not

Dale and Allison dig a hole together for an outhouse, and the chore turns into a warm, funny conversation about where she grew up: "It was either help out or get out." In the woods, the college kids watch and reach the worst possible conclusion, believing Dale is forcing her to dig her own grave.

あらすじ

Dale is digging a hole for an outhouse when Allison offers to help. He tries to talk her out of it, but she says she grew up on a farm and has done this before. The two of them dig and chat, while the college kids, watching from hiding, convince themselves they are seeing a murder.

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注目の表現

cootie shotyou mind ifhelp outbelieve it or not

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このシーンの表現

believe it or not

whether you believe it or not

Allison says she has done this work before, adding believe it or not with a smile.

Believe it or not, he finished the whole race.

このシーンの他の表現

  • cootie shot

    a pretend kid vaccine

  • you mind if

    may I, politely

  • help out

    give a hand

  • sick fuck

    a depraved person

  • wood chipper

    a machine that shreds wood

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

スラング · A2cootie

a kid's word for germs — Children's talk; adults use it to sound silly.

Uh-huh, I got my cootie shot.
表現 · B1someone is hot

she is attractive

You think that girl is hot...
表現 · A2leave someone a note

wrote them a note

Your friends? No, no. Uh, we left them a note.
表現 · A2any minute now

very soon

They should be by here any minute.
発音any minute

Any minute flows together like one word.

They should be by here any minute.
スラング · B1shitter

toilet, crudely — Crude slang; never use it in polite company.

- What are you doing? - Oh, I'm digging a shitter hole.
スラング · B1crap

shit, crudely — Vulgar slang; keep it out of formal speech.

I'm digging a crap... crapper hole. It's a...
文法 · B1You mind if I help

polite request: You mind if I do something asks permission very politely.

- Right. You mind if I help? - What? No!
表現 · B1not work for someone

not a job for someone

No, no, it's not work for a pretty... for a girl like you. That's...
表現 · A2grow up on a farm / in a city

spent childhood

I grew up on a farm. It was either help out or get out.
文法 · A2either help out or get out

either ... or: Either A or B presents two options, here help out or get out.

I grew up on a farm. It was either help out or get out.
発音help out or

Link help out or so the p and t soften into one run.

I grew up on a farm. It was either help out or get out.
表現 · A2have done something before

have experience with it

Yeah. So I've done this before, believe it or not.
文法 · B1I've done this before

present perfect: Have done stresses past experience without naming a time.

Yeah. So I've done this before, believe it or not.
表現 · A2stand there doing something

just stand around

You gonna help, or just stand there staring at me?
発音gonna help

Gonna swallows going to and runs straight into help.

You gonna help, or just stand there staring at me?
表現 · A2do a good job

work well

- Yeah, you're doing a good job. - Thank you.
スラング · C1fuck

the strongest swear word — Heavy profanity; never say it in polite speech.

That sick fuck. He's making her dig her own grave.
表現 · A2not have much time

little time left

We don't have much time.
表現 · A2be all set

ready to go

- Does everybody have their weapons? - All set, man.
表現 · A2go around

circle round

All right, you guys go around, get the guy at the wood chipper. You take the big guy.
表現 · A2be done

finished

OK, one more load and we're done.
表現 · A1someone is here

have arrived

Oh, good, look, your friends are here. Hey!

「Dale and Allison Dig a Hole」を読み解く

What's really going on

This is the film's misunderstanding at its most painful and funniest. On screen, two people are digging a hole and enjoying each other's company; Allison says, "It was either help out or get out," and Dale's guard comes down. Off screen, the college kids narrate the same image as a horror scene: "That sick fuck. He's making her dig her own grave." Neither group is lying, and neither has the full picture, which is the whole joke. The chapter also quietly shows why Dale and Allison work: she is practical and unbothered by class, and he is decent and funny when he is not being watched. The attack that follows comes from a story, not from anything the two of them actually did.

Theme

DeceptionA friendly shared chore is read as a murder in progress, and the wrong story drives the next attack.
FriendshipDale and Allison connect over farm work and plain talk, the film's warmest pairing.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Her farm childhood explains why she grabs a shovel.
  • The friends in the woods read kindness as horror.
  • A crude chore answered calmly is the whole joke.
  • Digging her own grave is a metaphor the students take literally.

発音のポイント

  • any minute — Any minute flows together like one word.
  • help out or — Link help out or so the p and t soften into one run.
  • gonna help — Gonna swallows going to and runs straight into help.
I grew up on a farm. It was either help out or get out.

Allison explaining her practical streak and why she is not afraid of the work.

Yeah. So I've done this before, believe it or not.

Allison noting she has dug this kind of hole before, a small bid for credibility.

You gonna help, or just stand there staring at me?

Allison pushing Dale into the job, friendly but blunt.

That sick fuck. He's making her dig her own grave.

The kids' misreading of the scene, turning a shared chore into a murder.

- What are you doing? - Oh, I'm digging a shitter hole.

The awkward explanation that starts the scene, with Dale fumbling for a polite word.

このシーンについての質問

What are Dale and Allison actually doing?

They are digging a hole for an outhouse, a normal job on the property. Dale is shy about saying it plainly and keeps searching for a polite word.

Why does Allison insist on helping?

She grew up on a farm, where everyone pitched in, and she says the rule was to help out or get out. She is not the type to stand and watch.

Why do the college kids think she is in danger?

They only see a man and a girl with a shovel, and they already believe the hillbillies are killers. They fit the image to the story they are telling themselves.

What does 'believe it or not' mean?

It is used before something surprising, meaning you can choose not to believe it but it is true. Allison says it about having dug this kind of hole before.

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