pay for something, usually as a treat
I guess I will pop for you to fly first class. But make sure you use the mil.The Proposal · 2009 — Chapter 4 of 14 · 3'54" · B1
Andrew Makes Margaret Propose, Explained: with cherries on top
Margaret needs a husband to stay in the country, so she offers Andrew a fake marriage. He doesn't say yes; he prices the deal. "Promote you to editor? No, no way. Then I quit and you're screwed," he says — before trading his silence for a promotion and a proposal with her on one knee.
What happens
At the office, Margaret, a book editor facing deportation, asks her assistant Andrew to marry her for a green card. Andrew turns the favor into a negotiation: he wants her job for him, a real proposal, and the engagement announced on his terms. Later, in her apartment, the two cram for the immigration interview.
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fell for it
be tricked or fooled by something
安德鲁在办公室里配合玛格丽特演完那出求婚戏，等人一走他就笑着夸她：太绝了，他真的信了，语气里全是看热闹的得意。
I can't believe I fell for that email scam.
Also in this scene
- pop for you
pay for something, usually as a treat
- screwed
in serious trouble; ruined or cheated
- be allergic to
to react badly to a substance; to strongly dislike something
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infinitive clause
I guess I will pop for you to fly first class. But make sure you use the mil.weak form
I guess I will pop for you to fly first class. But make sure you use the mil.negative condition
If we don't get the miles we're not doing it.Oh, and please confirm the vegan meal, OK?be tricked or fooled by something
Genius. Genius. He completely fell for it.That changes things.Andrew. It really has been a little slice of heaven. Andrew. Andrew. Fine, fine.I'll make you editor. Fine.if clause
If you do the Alaska weekend and the immigration interview, I will make you editor. Happy?Now ask me nicely.Would you please, with cherries on top, marry me?liaison
Would you please, with cherries on top, marry me?OK, I don't appreciate the sarcasm, but I'll do it.Now the good news is, is I know everything about you.but the bad news is that you have four daysto learn all this about me. So you should probably get studying.elision
to learn all this about me. So you should probably get studying.to react badly to a substance; to strongly dislike something
Margaret answers the allergy question correctly, then twists it into a dig at his coldness.
What am I allergic to? Pine nuts. And the full spectrum of human emotion.But you canceled your appointment.And you probably live at some squalid little studio apartment with stacks of yellowed Penguin Classics.Andrew Makes Margaret Propose, explained
What's really going on
What looks like a green-card favor is really a power struggle, and Andrew is the one holding the leverage. When Margaret offers to marry him, he doesn't take it as a gift; he makes her pay. "Promote you to editor? No, no way. Then I quit and you're screwed," he tells her, and she knows it's true — he is the only person who knows her well enough to pass the interview. So she trades: an editor's title, a real manuscript deal, a proper proposal on her knee. The scene is about two people who say they are faking a romance while negotiating the terms of a real one, and neither admits the deal is starting to matter.
Theme
PowerA green-card favor becomes a negotiation in which Andrew sets the price and Margaret pays.
DeceptionBoth agree to fake a marriage, but the terms they haggle over are the real deal they are making.
What you'll learn
- Use if-clauses to negotiate a deal.
- Use fall for it for being fooled.
- Soften a request with with cherries on top.
- Recognize first run as a book's initial printing.
Listen for
- for you — weak form
- on top — liaison
- get studying — elision
Would you please, with cherries on top, marry me?A sarcastic proposal: he asks her to marry him while mocking her demand that he ask nicely, adding a fake-sweet 'please' on top.
And you probably live at some squalid little studio apartment with stacks of yellowed Penguin Classics.Margaret sneers at his cheap apartment and his used paperbacks, using his reading habit to put him down as poor and pretentious.
Say it like you mean it.Margaret wants a sincere proposal, not a line read off a card, but by demanding it she reveals she cares about the words.
Ask me nicely to marry you, Margaret.Andrew flips the power: the woman who is technically his boss must ask him properly, by name, as he holds out for respect.
Questions about this scene
Why does Andrew make Margaret propose on one knee?
Because she is his boss and he has resented taking her orders; the proposal is his chance to make her ask for something from a position of less power.
Is Andrew bluffing when he says he'll quit?
Partly. He knows Margaret cannot pass the immigration interview without him, so quitting would sink her. He uses that leverage to win a job he actually wants.
What does 'with cherries on top' mean here?
It comes from ordering a sundae with a cherry on top. Andrew adds it to his proposal to mock Margaret's demand for sweetness, as if extra flattery were a topping.
Who has the upper hand in this negotiation?
Andrew, mostly. Margaret has the title and the money, but he has the knowledge she needs, so he keeps raising the price until she names him editor.
Why does Margaret agree to publish his manuscript?
It is another of his conditions. If she marries him and he plays the fiance for the interview, he wants a career out of the deal too, not just a favor.
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Up next · Chapter 5a meal ticketMargaret Meets the Paxton Family
Chapter 1let someone goMargaret Fires Bob
Chapter 2turn operations over toMargaret Announces a Fake Engagement
Chapter 3out of your hairMargaret Fakes a Marriage Interview
Watching · Chapter 4with cherries on topAndrew Makes Margaret Propose
Chapter 5a meal ticketMargaret Meets the Paxton Family
Chapter 6pulling your legAndrew Brings Margaret Home to Sitka
Chapter 7from the ground upAndrew Turns Down the Family Business
Chapter 8called it offMargaret Meets Andrew's Ex
Chapter 9take this the wrong wayMargaret and Andrew Trade Secrets
Chapter 10a shamThe Paxtons Plan a Barn Wedding
Chapter 11burst into tearsAnnie Gives Margaret the Heirloom Dress
Chapter 12off the hookThe Sham Marriage Exposed
Chapter 13get my head on straightMargaret Confesses at the Wedding
Chapter 14dawned on meAndrew Proposes to MargaretChapter 4 of 14 · about 51 min to go