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The Intern · 2015 — Capítulo 3 de 18 · 2'06" · B2

Ben Confronts the Drinking Driver, Explained: goes without saying

Before a morning pickup, Ben spots Mike drinking from a paper bag and offers him a quiet way out: tell Jules he cannot drive today. The exchange stays polite—"I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable"—but the choice has already been made.

Qué pasa

In a waiting area, Ben introduces himself to Mike. Ben says he saw Mike drinking from a paper bag and suggests Mike tell Jules he cannot drive her today. Later, someone calls in not feeling well, and someone else offers to cover for Mike. In the car, a passenger asks to sit in the back, and a confidentiality rule is set for what is said there.

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make you feel uncomfortablenot feeling so hotcover fornot trying to be rude

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Expresión de la escena

goes without saying

obvious, needless to say

The reply means 'obviously' and accepts the rule while keeping the tone light.

It goes without saying that you should lock the door.

También en esta escena

  • make you feel uncomfortable

    make someone feel awkward

  • not feeling so hot

    feel slightly ill

  • cover for

    take over someone's shift

  • not trying to be rude

    not meaning to offend

  • strictly confidential

    kept completely secret

Todo lo marcado en esta escena

25 notas en 43 frases

Expresión · A2work for someone

be employed by someone

Yeah, I'm Ben. I work for Jules.
Expresión · B2happen to have done something

happen to have seen

Look, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, But I just happen to have looked out the window, And it appeared you were drinking something From a paper bag.
Expresión · B1drink something from a paper bag

drink alcohol hidden in a paper bag The paper bag hides alcohol, not a regular drink.

Look, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, But I just happen to have looked out the window, And it appeared you were drinking something From a paper bag.
Gramática · B2it appeared you were drinking

dummy subject: It is a dummy subject; the real clause is you were drinking, framed as an observation.

Look, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, But I just happen to have looked out the window, And it appeared you were drinking something From a paper bag.
Sonidohappen to have

In fast speech, to and have lighten; catch the whole chunk, not each word.

Look, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, But I just happen to have looked out the window, And it appeared you were drinking something From a paper bag.
Expresión · A2know what someone is talking about

what you mean

I don't know what you're talking about, man.
Jerga · B1man

buddy, dude — A casual way men address each other; too informal for work settings.

I don't know what you're talking about, man.
Sonidogonna have to

Gonna have to often runs together; keep the stress on tell and today.

Why don't you tell her you can't drive her today, Or I'm gonna have to.
Jerga · A2gonna

going to — Common in casual speech; avoid it in formal writing.

Why don't you tell her you can't drive her today, Or I'm gonna have to.
Expresión · A2all good

everything okay

We all good?
Expresión · B1sorry to do this, but…

I hate to do this

Jules, I'm sorry to do this, But I'm actually not feeling so hot.
Expresión · B1not sure I should do something

not sure whether I should

Not sure I should be driving.
Gramática · B1I wouldn't want to give you anything

polite conditional: Wouldn't turns a refusal into a hypothetical, making it sound more considerate than I don't want to.

I wouldn't want to give you anything.
Expresión · B1take the day off

take a day off work

Yeah, no, you should take the day off And feel better, okay?
Expresión · B1give someone more to do

give her extra work

Really? You want to give her more to do?
Gramática · B2everything you hear in the car

relative clause: The clause you hear in the car defines everything; that is left out.

And everything you hear in the car is strictly confidential.
Expresión · B1put together something

compile or assemble Not physical assembly; here it means compiling research.

Well, your dad and I are finally putting together All our research at the hospital.
Expresión · B1less than + amount + a night

under six hours per night

So, we've been studying women under 40 Who sleep less than six hours a night.
Expresión · B2more likely to do something

more probable to undergo

more likely To experience major weight gain Compared to women who slept seven hours a night.
SonidoCompared to women

The to in compared to is light; hold the stress on compared and women.

more likely To experience major weight gain Compared to women who slept seven hours a night.
Jerga · B1kidding

joking — Use with friends when something seems unbelievable; not for superiors.

Are you kidding me?
Expresión · B1haven't done something in + time

haven't slept properly for two years

You know I haven't slept in two years.
Expresión · B1can't change the facts

alter reality

Well, I can't change the facts, dear.
Expresión · B1rush into + place

hurrying into the city

Mom, you know what? I'm rushing into the city for a meeting and I need to prepare.
Expresión · A2call someone when I get home

phone you after I get home

Can I call you when I get home?

Ben Confronts the Drinking Driver, explicado

What's really going on

The scene runs on a threat that never sounds like one. One line begins, "I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable," then describes exactly what was seen; the next move is not an accusation but a choice: "Why don't you tell her you can't drive her today, Or I'm gonna have to." The denial—"I don't know what you're talking about, man"—doesn't change the fact that the speaker has already shown he knows. The later sick call turns the confrontation into a face-saving procedure, and the offer to "cover for mike" makes the problem disappear without naming it. When the car rule arrives—"everything you hear in the car is strictly confidential"—the reply "Goes without saying" shows the job is not just driving; it is knowing what not to repeat.

Theme

SecretsA driver's drinking is handled as a quiet secret; the car rule makes discretion part of the job.
TrustThe offer to cover protects Jules from the problem, while the confidentiality rule tests whether the driver can be trusted.

Escucha con atención

  • happen to have — In fast speech, to and have lighten; catch the whole chunk, not each word.
  • gonna have to — Gonna have to often runs together; keep the stress on tell and today.
  • Compared to women — The to in compared to is light; hold the stress on compared and women.
Look, I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, But I just happen to have looked out the window, And it appeared you were drinking something From a paper bag.

A polite preface before naming an awkward thing: he saw Mike drinking from a bag, likely alcohol, but he frames it as an observation, not an accusation.

Why don't you tell her you can't drive her today, Or I'm gonna have to.

A choice disguised as a suggestion: either Mike explains he can't drive, or the speaker will tell Jules himself.

I wouldn't want to give you anything.

A polite, vague reason for not driving: to give someone something here means passing on an illness, so the excuse sounds considerate rather than blunt.

I- I'm not trying to be rude. I just think better in the back.

An apology in advance for a seating choice that could look dismissive; it is about comfort or focus, not status.

You know I haven't slept in two years.

A weary exaggeration about chronic sleeplessness, used to push back on research about women who sleep under six hours.

Preguntas sobre esta escena

Why does the paper-bag detail matter?

It gives the speaker leverage without a public accusation. The choice is either Mike tells Jules he can't drive her today, or the speaker will: "Why don't you tell her you can't drive her today, Or I'm gonna have to."

Why does the driver call in sick?

The sick call follows the paper-bag confrontation. The excuse is vague—"not feeling so hot" and "Not sure I should be driving"—so it covers the earlier problem without naming it.

What does the offer to cover for Mike mean?

It means taking over Mike's driving duty so Jules still gets where she is going. The line is "I'm happy to cover for mike," and it keeps the paper-bag issue out of Jules's view.

Why sit in the back of the car?

The passenger says, "I just think better in the back," and adds that the choice is not meant to be rude. It is framed as a preference, not a judgment on the driver.

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