I don't know. Couple years.Toy Story 4 · 2019 — Chapter 15 of 22 · 2'04" · B2
Bo Peep Explains the Lost Toy Life, Explained: sell yourself short
Bo Peep describes years of living free as a lost toy and invites Woody to leave town with the carnival. He shrugs it off, "You can't teach this old toy new tricks," even though he came to the store looking for her.
What happens
Inside an antique store, Bo Peep tells Woody how she left the shelf years ago and has lived as a lost toy ever since. She plans to hop a ride out of town with the passing carnival and asks Woody to come. He refuses, but admits he tracked her down through the shop window.
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sell yourself shortcan't teach an old toy new trickshop a rideget out there
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Phrase of the scene
sell yourself short
to undervalue yourself
牧羊女听到伍迪说自己没用、再也回不了孩子的房间，回敬他其实把自己看低了。
Don't sell yourself short; you are more qualified than anyone here.
Also in this scene
- can't teach an old toy new tricks
you can't change someone set in their ways
- hop a ride
to get on a vehicle for a quick or free ride
- get out there
to go out into the world and do things
Everything marked in this scene
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I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen.I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen.wait for something to do
I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen.I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen.You've handled this lost toy life better than I could.comparative with than-clause
You've handled this lost toy life better than I could.to undervalue yourself
You're selling yourself short.I think you'd make a great lost toy.would for a hypothetical
I think you'd make a great lost toy.And now with the carnival traveling through, it's our chance to hop a ride...to get on a vehicle for a quick or free ride
And now with the carnival traveling through, it's our chance to hop a ride...liaison
And now with the carnival traveling through, it's our chance to hop a ride...- and leave town. - You're leaving?Sure am.Sure am.to go out into the world and do things
You ever think about getting out there, seeing the world?You ever think about getting out there, seeing the world?you can't change someone set in their ways
No. You can't teach this old toy new tricks.teach with double object
No. You can't teach this old toy new tricks.liaison
No. You can't teach this old toy new tricks.You'd be surprised.So, how'd you end up in this store in the first place?So, how'd you end up in this store in the first place?Will you look at that?weak form
Will you look at that?This is the only part of the store I ever liked.Let's caboom.Bo Peep Explains the Lost Toy Life, explained
What's really going on
The scene is Woody meeting the version of his life he never chose. Bo Peep was put away for years and decided she would not wait, in her words, "I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen." She built a life outside a kid's room and now offers him the same freedom, but Woody's whole identity is being someone's toy, so he resists with a joke: "You can't teach this old toy new tricks." What makes it land is the detail that he came looking for her, so his refusal is not indifference but fear. The duel between them is about identity, not romance, and it sets up the choice the film keeps pressing him to make.
Theme
IdentityWoody's refusal to leave the shelf is really about who he believes he is: a kid's toy.
LonelinessBo's life as a lost toy is both free and alone, and she invites Woody into that same gamble.
Listen for
- hop a ride — liaison
- teach this old toy new tricks — liaison
- Will you look at that — weak form
I didn't wanna sit on a shelf waiting for my life to happen.Bo's explanation for leaving: she refused to be stored away while life passed her by.
You've handled this lost toy life better than I could.Woody's honest compliment about how well Bo has managed without a child.
No. You can't teach this old toy new tricks.Woody's refusal of the lost-toy life, dressed up as a joke about being too set in his ways.
I think you'd make a great lost toy.Bo's pitch: she believes Woody could thrive outside a kid's room if he let himself.
Questions about this scene
Why did Bo Peep leave her shelf?
She was stored away and did not want to wait there while life passed her by. She chose to take her chances as a lost toy instead of being kept in one place.
Why does Woody refuse to leave with the carnival?
Being a kid's toy is the center of who he is, so he jokes that he is too old to change. He also avoids admitting that he came to the store for Bo.
How did Woody find Bo Peep's store?
He saw her lamp in the shop window and went inside, hoping she was there. He mentions this only later, which shows the trip was about her.
Why does Duke Caboom back out of the jump?
The jump was staged for a commercial that was never real. When he remembers that, he freezes, unable to repeat a stunt built on a lie.
Toy Story 4 · 22 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 16reach for the skyGabby Takes Woody's Voice Box
Chapter 1done forWoody Rescues the Lost Toy
Chapter 2go to a good homeBo Peep Is Given Away
Chapter 3sound like a broken recordWoody Worries About Bonnie
Chapter 4go on a road tripBonnie Makes Forky at Kindergarten
Chapter 5trust me on thisWoody Introduces Forky to the Toys
Chapter 6throw yourself awayWoody Keeps Forky Out of the Trash
Chapter 7like it or notWoody Teaches Forky He's a Toy
Chapter 8wouldn't that be somethingGabby Gabby Meets Woody
Chapter 9cut one's lossesWoody Reunites With Bo Peep
Chapter 10gotten over himA Toy's Name on His Feet
Chapter 11join the clubDucky and Bunny Attack Buzz
Chapter 12follow my leadDucky and Bunny Get a Kid
Chapter 13stay out of my wayBo Peep Breaks Into the Antique Store
Chapter 14the only one that canDuke Caboom Joins the Mission
Watching · Chapter 15sell yourself shortBo Peep Explains the Lost Toy Life
Chapter 16reach for the skyGabby Takes Woody's Voice Box
Chapter 17cling toWoody Refuses to Abandon Forky
Chapter 18right out of the boxGabby Gabby Begs Woody
Chapter 19come trueHarmony Leaves Gabby Behind
Chapter 20sit on a shelfWoody Talks Gabby Off the Shelf
Chapter 21Got a visual onGabby Helps a Lost Girl
Chapter 22happy trailsWoody Says Goodbye to BuzzChapter 15 of 22 · about 18 min to go