Tiffany lam
About the script of the film LEON first:Shit. We missed the little girl, man. I'm gonna find the fucking super in this goddamn building. second:Right. Now you're responsible for it. If you saved my life, you must have saved it for a good reason. what are the meaning of the super in the first sentence? what are the meaning of the "if you saved my life, you must have saved it for a good reason?" why does the poor girl be saying as a fictitious mood to state a fact that actually have happened.
Jan 20, 2017 5:14 AM
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"Super" might be short for "superintendent". I haven't looked at the film. Remember your modals of deduction? :) "You must have saved it..." means "I'm sure that you saved it..."
January 20, 2017
In the United States... at least in cities in the Northeast (such things are regional!) "the super" is the usual short name for "the building superintendent." The superintendent usually lives in the building, works for the landlord who owns the building, is available most of the time on call, and takes care of day-to-day things. The super has the master key and if the police needed to get into an apartment the first they'd do is "see the super." The remark about "saved it for a good reason" is complicated and part joking. Without context I'm not sure I understand it. In the United States we believe there is a Chinese tradition that if you save somebody's life, you are then responsible for taking care of them afterward. (I don't know if this is really true!) The second person might have been saying "if you didn't want to take care of me, you shouldn't have saved my life." Taking that a step farther, "Unless you had some reason why you wanted to take care of me, you shouldn't have saved my life." It's definitely a joke because of course you would be grateful to anybody who saved your life. It sounds like a way of saying "we're buddies now," we're in this together.
January 20, 2017
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