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We're the Millers · 2013 — 第 16 / 21 章 · 5'46" · B2

Pablo Chacon Confronts the Millers, Explained：worth way more alive than I am dead

Between a boastful goodbye and a hostage-style negotiation, the group learns the man they robbed is real. On the surface it's a road-trip detour. Underneath, David goes from bragging that "Nothing stopping us now" to begging for his life by arguing he is worth more alive.

あらすじ

Don asks David for the secret to a happy relationship, and David jokes that he treats Rose like a stripper. The group leaves the house, sure that nothing can stop them. Then Brad's call turns threatening, the real Pablo Chacon takes over, and David desperately impersonates him to survive.

ThreatsNegotiationThreateningConfessingStrangersB2slowamerican
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注目の表現

sneak up on someonenothing stopping someone nowdime bagsworth way more alive than I am dead

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このシーンの表現

worth way more alive than I am dead

我活着比死了值钱得多

大卫被毒枭 Chacon 抓住，求对方给自己一次机会，说自己活着远比死了更有价值，用这笔账来换一条命。

Don't kill me - I'm worth more alive than dead, and I mean worth way more alive than I am dead.

このシーンの他の表現

  • sneak up on someone

    冷不丁袭来、悄悄逼近

  • nothing stopping someone now

    现在没什么能拦住我们了

  • dime bags

    十美元一小袋的大麻

  • hold on for a second

    稍等一下

このシーンのメモ一覧

95 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · B1treat someone like somethingI just treat Rose like she's a stripper.
文法 · B2I just treat Rose like she's a stripper

treat someone like + clause

I just treat Rose like she's a stripper.
スラング · C1a dirty, dirty stripperLike she's a dirty, dirty stripper.
表現 · B2the ...er the betterDirtier the better. Heh.
表現 · B2sneak up on someoneIt surprise-- It sneaks up on you.
発音sneaks up on you

liaison

It surprise-- It sneaks up on you.
表現 · A2come out of a placeShe just won't come out of that bedroom.
表現 · B1sick to one's stomachYou know, she's been sick to her tummy ever since last night.
発音to her tummy

weak form

You know, she's been sick to her tummy ever since last night.
表現 · B1thought someone would be here by nowWhere are you? Thought you'd be here by now.
文法 · B1We're gonna be on the road in five minutes

be going to

We're gonna be on the road in five minutes, at your front door in just a few hours, okay?
表現 · B2nothing stopping someone nowNothing stopping us now.
表現 · B1hold on for a secondUh, Brad, can you hold on for a sec?
発音hold on

liaison

Uh, Brad, can you hold on for a sec?
表現 · B2do anything rashAll right, let's not do anything rash.
表現 · B1turn outTurns out there's a real Pablo Chacon and we stole from him.
表現 · A2be right backI'll be right back.
発音right back

elision

I'll be right back.
表現 · B1no rushNo rush.
表現 · B1stop bickeringCan you guys stop bickering for five seconds?
文法 · B1Because I don't know what I'm doing

noun clause with what

- How could you not think of that? - Because I don't know what I'm doing!
表現 · B1be relatedShe's right. That's absolutely right. No, no. We're not related at all, any of us.
表現 · C1dime bagsI sell dime bags, all right?
スラング · C1gutter punkMy daughter here is just a homeless gutter punk, all right?
スラング · B1dorkAnd my son is just a fucking dork that lives in my building. We don't look alike!
表現 · B1give someone a chanceJust give me one chance...
表現 · B2worth more alive than dead...to prove to you that I'm worth way more alive than I am dead.
文法 · C1to prove to you that I'm worth way more alive than I am dead

infinitive of purpose

...to prove to you that I'm worth way more alive than I am dead.
表現 · B1have some respectHave some respect, it's your mother.

「Pablo Chacon Confronts the Millers」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter runs on the gap between the group's confidence and their situation. The farewell is warm and the line "Nothing stopping us now" sounds like the moment the plan locks in, which is exactly when the story starts to fall apart. The call with Brad turns their simple errand into a trap, and the arrival of the real Pablo Chacon exposes how little David actually knows. Facing death, David switches from brag to bargain: "Look, I'm just a small-time fucking drug dealer," he admits, then claims he is worth more alive than dead. Both lines show the same instinct, talking his way out of anything.

Theme

DeceptionDavid poses as Pablo Chacon and spins cover stories, turning every crisis into another lie.
SurvivalWhen the real dealer appears, David argues that keeping him alive is the smarter trade.

発音のポイント

  • sneaks up on you — liaison
  • to her tummy — weak form
  • hold on — liaison
  • right back — elision
So this is probably gonna end well, I would imagine.

David's sarcastic reaction to learning they robbed a real dealer, mocking optimism in a hopeless moment.

Look, I'm just a small-time fucking drug dealer.

David shrinking himself to survive, claiming he is too small to be worth killing.

But together as a family, with honor.

The dealer's mock-serious death sentence, dressing up a threat as a family send-off.

I just treat Rose like she's a stripper.

David's absurd joke about keeping romance exciting, which says more about him than about Rose.

このシーンについての質問

Why does David brag about treating Rose like a stripper?

He is joking with Don about keeping a relationship exciting. The line is absurd on purpose, since Rose is not a stripper and the joke exposes more about David than about her.

Why does Brad call David, and what does he want?

Brad is waiting for the drugs and grows suspicious when the RV is late. The call escalates when the real Pablo Chacon takes the phone, which is how the group learns who they actually robbed.

Why does David pretend to be Mr. Chacon?

When the real Pablo Chacon confronts them, David tries to bluff his way out by claiming the name himself. It is a desperate move that fails and sets up his plea for mercy.

What does David mean by being worth more alive than dead?

He is bargaining for his life, telling the dealer that keeping him around is more useful than killing him. It turns his survival into a pitch rather than a plea.

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