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Zodiac · 2007 — 第 14 / 30 章 · 5'04" · B2

Graysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date, Explained：in my gut

On the surface it is a first date over pasta, with someone asking what is good here. Underneath, the conversation slides into the Zodiac case: a writer is chasing an anonymous tip, and the date interrupts, "So it could be an ambush." Romance and danger share the table.

あらすじ

A cartoonist and a woman meet for a first date at a restaurant. He admits he is working near Paul Avery, the reporter the Zodiac threatened, and that Avery is driving to Riverside to chase an anonymous tip. She calls the plan dangerous, and he ends up getting the food to go.

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the hunted has become hunterwork the casein my gutAll due respect

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このシーンの表現

in my gut

based on instinct rather than proof

专家被问到手写鉴定结果时，先说自己一开始凭直觉就认定了，再抛出证据，强调判断来得比证据更早。

My gut told me something was wrong with the deal.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the hunted has become hunter

    the prey has turned into the predator

  • work the case

    to handle or investigate a case

  • All due respect

    a polite opener before disagreeing

このシーンのメモ一覧

82 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ

発音what're you

weak form

Well, what're you doing at a gun range?
表現 · A2work with someoneSo, you work with Glynnis.
表現 · B1be terrified of someoneMy children are terrified of Glynnis.
表現 · B1sound kind of familiar-Do you know who Paul Avery is? -Sounds kind of familiar.
発音kind of

elision

-Do you know who Paul Avery is? -Sounds kind of familiar.
文法 · B2the writer that the Zodiac threatened

relative clause

He's the writer that the Zodiac threatened.
表現 · B2track someone downWell, I work near him and he's going down tonight to track an anonymous tipster down in Riverside.
表現 · B2an anonymous tipWell, you said it was an anonymous tip, right?
表現 · B1could be somethingSo it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac.
文法 · B1it could be an ambush

could for possibility

So it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac.
表現 · B1kind of stupidDon't you think it's kind of stupid?
表現 · B1what's good hereSo, do you know what's good here?
表現 · A2give someone another minuteMaybe give us another minute?
表現 · A2hold onOh, wait, no wait, hold on.
発音hold on

liaison

Oh, wait, no wait, hold on.
表現 · A2make a phone callDo you have to make a phone call?
表現 · B1hear from someoneStupid. And I just thought that I should call his wife and just see if she's heard from him.
文法 · B2she said she'd call when she heard from him

reported speech with past future

Okay. Well, she said she'd call when she heard from him.
表現 · B1wait for the callMelanie, I should really go home and wait for the call.
表現 · B2get someone to do somethingIs this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you?
文法 · B2to get me to go home with you

get someone to do something

Is this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you?
スラング · B2sleazyIs this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you?
表現 · B1be supposed to do somethingHi! I'm supposed to meet somebody here.
文法 · B1I'm supposed to meet somebody

be supposed to

Hi! I'm supposed to meet somebody here.
スラング · B1kiddingAre you kidding?
表現 · B1the most interesting ...This is the most interesting date I've ever had.
文法 · B2the most interesting date I've ever had

superlative with present perfect

This is the most interesting date I've ever had.
表現 · B1not going to believe thisYou're not gonna believe this.
表現 · C1the hunted becomes the hunter

the prey has turned into the predator

In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter.
表現 · B2in one's gut

based on instinct rather than proof

What I knew in my gut, Ron.
発音knew in

liaison

What I knew in my gut, Ron.
スラング · C1the son of a bitchHe took it to Sherwood without telling us, the son of a bitch.
表現 · B1how bad something looksYou know how bad this looks?
表現 · B2work the case

to handle or investigate a case

Dave, you know Mel Nicolai. He's working the case for Justice.
表現 · C1all due respect

a polite opener before disagreeing

All due respect, can someone explain to me why I'm reading about breaks in this case

「Graysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene works as two conversations at once. On the surface it is a first date, full of small talk about pasta and what to order, but the man keeps steering it toward the case that has taken over his life. He mentions the reporter who was threatened and the anonymous tip pulling him to Riverside, and the woman's mind goes straight to danger: "So it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac." That worries him enough to call the reporter's wife and then leave early, even as she teases him about using the case as an excuse. The evening ends with the hunted becoming the hunter, which is exactly the turn that will keep him hooked.

Theme

RomanceA first date is repeatedly interrupted by the case, testing whether the two have a future.
JusticeEven over dinner, the characters can't stop chasing the unsolved Zodiac killings.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Hear ambush as a trap
  • Use to go for takeaway food
  • Read in my gut as instinct
  • Treat all due respect as a preface to blame

発音のポイント

  • what're you — weak form
  • kind of — elision
  • hold on — liaison
  • knew in — liaison
In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter.

The newscast's framing of the reporter turning investigator, which makes the case sound like a thriller.

You know how bad this looks?

A police complaint about others acting on their own, more about damaged appearances than the case itself.

This is the most interesting date I've ever had.

A wry line that says the evening was strange and memorable, and that the case has upstaged the romance.

So it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac.

The date's blunt read of the plan: a secret meeting with a tipster is the perfect setup for the killer.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Graysmith bring up the Zodiac on a date?

He works near the reporter Avery and is already absorbed by the case, so it spills into ordinary conversation.

Why does Avery go to Riverside?

He is following an anonymous tip about an old unsolved killing that may have been the Zodiac's first murder.

Why do the police get upset later?

Someone took Riverside evidence to a handwriting expert without telling them, and the break reached the press before the police, which makes them look bad.

What does the newscast say about Avery?

It reports that the reporter chasing the story now believes he has found the Zodiac's first victim, flipping the hunted into the hunter.

ゾディアック · 全 30 章

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次のチャプター · 第 15 章beat the bushesRiverside Investigators Compare Notes
第 1 章creep someone outDarlene Ferrin's Last Drive第 2 章I wouldn't kid youThe Zodiac Confession Call第 3 章shed light onZodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle第 4 章get any ideasZodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake第 5 章a hell of a get-upZodiac's Lake Berryessa Attack第 6 章flag a cabThe Presidio Cab Murder第 7 章did inZodiac Claims the Taxi Murder第 8 章skip townPolice Bicker Over the Zodiac Case第 9 章at a moment's noticeZodiac Calls the TV Talk Show第 10 章crack the codeBelli Tries to Catch the Zodiac第 11 章What's your angle?Graysmith Cracks the Zodiac Cipher第 12 章the more the merrierKathleen Johns Escapes the Zodiac第 13 章come out of the woodworkGraysmith Finds the Zodiac's Source再生中 · 第 14 章in my gutGraysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date第 15 章beat the bushesRiverside Investigators Compare Notes第 16 章lost in the shuffleThe Informant Describes Leigh Allen第 17 章the whole pointPolice Question Arthur Leigh Allen第 18 章greener pasturesPolice Question Leigh Allen's Mother第 19 章home turfPolice Build a Case Against Allen第 20 章tore out of herePolice Search Allen's Trailer第 21 章holding the bagBill Transfers Out of the Chronicle第 22 章fade into a footnoteGraysmith Pitches a Zodiac Book第 23 章yesterday's newsGraysmith Talks His Way In第 24 章more than just a coincidenceGraysmith Follows the Birthday Clue第 25 章tread lightlyGraysmith Chases Rick Marshall第 26 章blow overThe Letter That Framed Toschi第 27 章put yourself out thereGraysmith Chases the Case at Home第 28 章get it in your headGraysmith Meets the Theater Owner第 29 章the date that didn't endLinda Recalls the Painting Party第 30 章cancel each other outRobert Confronts Dave About Allen
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