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We're the Millers · 2013 — 第 7 / 21 章 · 4'23" · B2

David Picks Up the Wrong Load, Explained：as we speak

David walks in to grab a small pickup and walks out with two tons of weed, while Brad on the phone insists everything is under control. On the surface it's a comic phone call. Underneath, the calm line "I don't see what could possibly go wrong" is the exact moment the trip turns dangerous.

あらすじ

David tries to pick up the drugs by name, gets mocked by the men, and realizes the order is far larger than promised. Kenny panics as the RV is loaded with tons of marijuana. Brad, cheerful on the phone, says he has bribed a border guard so they will breeze through. The chapter ends with the group deciding they are in trouble.

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注目の表現

the welcome wagona smidgewhat could possibly go wrongbreeze through

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このシーンの表現

the welcome wagon

欢迎委员会（讽刺地指来迎接的一群人）

大卫开车到毒贩大院，看到一群人迎上来，用这个词调侃这场迎接。

A whole crowd came out to greet us like a welcome wagon.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a smidge

    一点点、一丁点儿

  • what could possibly go wrong

    还能出什么岔子呢（其实一定会出岔子）

  • breeze through

    轻松过关、毫不费力地通过

  • set foot

    踏进、走进（强调进入某个地方）

このシーンのメモ一覧

80 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · A2pick up somethingI'll run in, pick up a duffel bag, a suitcase or something and we'll be on our way.
表現 · B1be on one's wayI'll run in, pick up a duffel bag, a suitcase or something and we'll be on our way.
表現 · B2the welcome wagonHi. Now come on. See, it's the welcome wagon.
表現 · B2pick up for someoneYeah, I'm here to pick up for Brad Gurdlinger.
発音pick up for

liaison

Yeah, I'm here to pick up for Brad Gurdlinger.
表現 · C1the haircut of a somethingYou are the White Gringo with the haircut of a donkey.
スラング · B2gringoYeah. Yeah, mucho white-o. Very, very gringo. Yeah.
表現 · B1can't believe it eitherYeah. I know, I can't believe it either.
発音smidge of weed

elision

All right, big fella, where's the smidge of weed everyone's talking about?
スラング · B1smidgeAll right, big fella, where's the smidge of weed everyone's talking about?
表現 · B1a little more than something- This is a little more than a smidge. - Oh, dear.
表現 · A2be fineCalm down. Okay? We're gonna be fine.
表現 · B2all someone is doing is ...All we're doing is smuggling two metric tons of marijuana...
文法 · B2All we're doing is smuggling

all ... is + gerund

All we're doing is smuggling two metric tons of marijuana...
表現 · B2what could possibly go wrongI don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!
文法 · B2what could possibly go wrong

noun clause with what

I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!
表現 · A2make a phone callOkay, uh, I'm gonna make a phone call real quick.
表現 · B2let someone in on a secretI'm gonna let you in on a little secret. I'm like an amazing sculptor.
スラング · C1balls deep inIt's an orca and he's breaching and I'm balls deep in his blow hole.
表現 · B2as we speakOkay? They're using a goddamn bucket brigade to put it on the RV as we speak!
表現 · B2grease someoneEverything's gonna be fine, man. I greased the guard in lane one at the border.
表現 · B2breeze through somethingHe'll let you breeze through, I'll see you in the morning!
発音breeze through

stress

He'll let you breeze through, I'll see you in the morning!
表現 · B1change the subjectCan I change the subject for a second?
文法 · B2you're gonna look at it and be like

be like as a quotative

...you're gonna look at it and be like, "Whoa, those balls are huge."
表現 · B2put it in those termsI mean, I don't know whether I'd put it in those terms.
表現 · B2set foot inside a placeWell, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
文法 · B2as long as no one sets foot inside

as long as clause

Well, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
発音foot inside

flap

Well, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
スラング · B1totally fuckedWe're totally fucked.

「David Picks Up the Wrong Load」を読み解く

What's really going on

The pickup scene runs on a joke about underestimation. David says the pickup is routine, then the men load the RV with a haul big enough to "kill Willie-fucking-Nelson." The scale is the punchline: everything David says is fine is visibly not fine, and Kenny's line about the bucket brigade makes the danger literal while it is still happening. The "I don't see what could possibly go wrong" that follows is the script's way of inviting the audience to brace. Brad's phone call, promising a greased guard and an easy crossing, doubles down on the false calm, which is exactly why it reads as a warning rather than reassurance.

Theme

DeceptionDavid bluffs his way through a pickup and the group ends up smuggling far more than they agreed to.
SurvivalKenny's panic over two tons of weed shows how close the plan is to disaster.

発音のポイント

  • pick up for — liaison
  • smidge of weed — elision
  • breeze through — stress
  • foot inside — flap
I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!

Sarcastic self-reassurance in the face of obvious danger, inviting the audience to expect disaster.

You reject my mother's gift?

A mock-serious line over food, treating a small refusal as a grave insult.

Okay? They're using a goddamn bucket brigade to put it on the RV as we speak!

Kenny's panic that the loading is happening right now, line by line, faster than they can stop it.

You got me moving enough weed to kill Willie-fucking-Nelson, man!

A comic exaggeration that measures the absurd scale of the haul against a famous stoner.

You are the White Gringo with the haircut of a donkey.

The dealer's mocking introduction of David, underlining how out of place he looks.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the dealer call David the white gringo?

David shows up with no clue who Pablo Chacon really is, so the men mock him as a pale outsider with a bad haircut. It signals how out of place he is.

Why is there so much weed in the RV?

David asked for a small amount, but the men load the RV with tons of marijuana. Kenny's complaint, that it is enough to kill Willie Nelson, spells out how badly the pickup went wrong.

Why is Brad so calm on the phone?

Brad insists everything will be fine and claims he has already paid off a guard at the border. His confidence is comic, since the RV is packed and nothing has been squared away.

What is the joke about greasing the guard?

Brad promises a smooth border crossing because he bribed a guard in lane one. It is the kind of false reassurance that sets up trouble later in the trip.

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第 1 章what I wouldn't giveDavid Runs Into Little Ricky第 2 章a real Sophie's choiceDavid Fights for Casey第 3 章out of my leagueBrad Offers David a Job第 4 章a huge red flagDavid Recruits Rose for the Trip第 5 章in my sleepThe Millers Fly to Mexico第 6 章blend inThe Millers Cross into Mexico再生中 · 第 7 章as we speakDavid Picks Up the Wrong Load第 8 章be a team playerA Cop Demands a Bribe第 9 章look the partFake Family at the Border Checkpoint第 10 章save your baconThe RV Breaks Down in the Desert第 11 章a bit of a hiatusHow David and Rose Met第 12 章pass the batonThe Millers Perform at the Jamboree第 13 章the birds and the beesKenny's Bad Drawing第 14 章spice things upThe Couple Walks In on Them第 15 章Mum's the wordCasey Teaches Kenny to Kiss第 16 章worth way more alive than I am deadPablo Chacon Confronts the Millers第 17 章make a good caseKenny Gets Bitten by a Spider第 18 章a cheap shotInterrogating Casey's Boyfriend第 19 章dead in a ditchThe Fake Family Falls Apart第 20 章get one's hands off someoneCasey Punches Scottie P.第 21 章a huge paydayDavid Begs the Group to Come Back
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