Is Neal Caffrey as Smart as the Ivy League Co-eds?
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In the TV series White Collar Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot, there is a scene where FBI agent Peter Burg and his wife Elizabeth are having a conversation.
Elizabeth asks Peter if Neal Caffrey, the main character of the series, is as smart as the Ivy League co-eds that are assigned to him.
Peter acknowledges Neal's intelligence and compares it to the brilliance of his wife.
they throw at you
White CollarシリーズSeason 1 Episode 1 Pilotからのシーンです。
深夜、自宅居間でのFBI捜査官Peter Burgと妻Elizabethの会話です。
寝室から降りて来たElizabethがPeterに尋ねます。
Elizabeth: Is he as smart as those Ivy League co-eds they throw at you?
Elizabethの言うheとは、このシリーズの主人公Neal Caffreyのことです。
また、Ivy League co-edsとは、Peterの高学歴の部下のことでしょうね。
このエピソードの冒頭、捜査失敗後の場面でPeterの次の台詞があります。
“How many of you went to Harvard? Don't raise your hands. Don't.”
[質問] “they throw at you”はどういう意味ですか？
日本語字幕では、「高学歴のあなたの部下より賢い？」となっています。
throw something at someoneは、「モノを誰かに投げる」ですが、ここでは、somethingがありません。
[出典] White Collar s01e01 Pilot (00:15:08)
Peterが3年間かけて捕まえたNealが、捜査協力を条件に出獄を求めています。提案を受け入れるかどうかと、深夜、自宅の居間で悩んでいるPeterです。
Elizabeth: You coming to bed tonight?
Peter: Yeah. Ahh. Hmm.
Elizabeth: What's wrong?
Peter: Nothing.
Elizabeth: Don't tell me it's Neal Caffrey. I've been competing with him for three years.
Peter: He'd be out today.
Elizabeth: You considering his offer? Well, of course you are, or you'd be in bed with me.
Elizabeth: Can he help you find him?
注）Elizabethの言う”him”とは、the Dutchmanと言われる幻の犯罪者です。
Peter: Neal's smart. You know how much I like smart.
Elizabeth: Is he as smart as those Ivy League co-eds they throw at you?
Peter: He's almost as brilliant as the woman I married.
お礼
人間が目的語ですか。そういえばこの文章の構成がどうなっているのかと不思議でした。 Is he as smart as those Ivy League co-eds [whom] they throw at you? ということですね。お恥ずかしい！