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The Intern · 2015 — Capítulo 6 de 18 · 2'10" · B2

Jules Gets the Guacamole Assignment, Explained: stay-at-home dad

A school-drop-off chat about a stay-at-home dad turns into a guacamole request aimed at a working mother. The labels stay polite—'They actually prefer to be called stay-At-Home dads'—but the assumptions about who has time to cook do the real talking.

Qué pasa

At school drop-off, parents discuss Matt, the only father in a sea of mothers. The talk turns to the word 'househusband,' then to the preferred term, 'stay-at-home dads.' When Jules arrives, the conversation shifts to a fiesta lunch and guacamole. A later exchange asks whether people are still critical of working moms.

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mean tohousehusbandstay-at-home dadsave someone's butt

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Expresión de la escena

stay-at-home dad

father who stays home to raise children

After househusbands, someone corrects the label to stay-at-home dads; actually makes the correction polite but firm.

He left a marketing job and became a stay-at-home dad.

También en esta escena

  • mean to

    intend to do

  • househusband

    a man who stays home to raise children

  • save someone's butt

    rescue someone from trouble

  • not sure if

    uncertain whether

  • take the high road

    choose the morally better option

Todo lo marcado en esta escena

26 notas en 46 frases

Expresión · B1didn't mean to do something

did not intend to do

Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.
Sonidodidn't mean to

Let the t in didn’t soften and run mean to together.

Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.
Expresión · B1the only [role] in a group

the sole person in a role

That's what the other kids call Matt Because he's the only dad in a sea of moms.
Gramática · B2what the other kids call Matt

nominal relative clause: What introduces the thing being called Matt; the clause works as the complement of is.

That's what the other kids call Matt Because he's the only dad in a sea of moms.
Sonidoin a sea of

Blend in a sea of into one run and land the beat on sea.

That's what the other kids call Matt Because he's the only dad in a sea of moms.
Expresión · B2prefer to be called something

would rather be called

They actually prefer to be called stay-At-Home dads.
Sonidoprefer to be

Keep to weak in prefer to be; stress prefer.

They actually prefer to be called stay-At-Home dads.
Expresión · B2a 21st-century [role]

modern-style father

He's a real 21st-Century father.
Expresión · B1have a great job in [field]

worked in a good job in

He actually had a great job in marketing,
Expresión · B2take off

suddenly became successful

But, um, when about the fit took off, He left to be a full-Time dad.
Jerga · B2butts

butt; here, trouble — Warm, informal gratitude; avoid in formal writing.

Totally saved our butts.
Expresión · B1not sure if...

uncertain whether

At drop-off, someone opens with not sure if you got our email, then slides into a request; the softener makes the assignment sound like a reminder.

Uh, not sure if you got our e-Mail, But we're doing a fiesta lunch next Friday, And we thought you could bring the guacamole.
Expresión · B1think someone could do something

thought you might do

Uh, not sure if you got our e-Mail, But we're doing a fiesta lunch next Friday, And we thought you could bring the guacamole.
Gramática · B1if you got our e-Mail

embedded question: The if-clause is the thing the speaker is unsure about, not a condition.

Uh, not sure if you got our e-Mail, But we're doing a fiesta lunch next Friday, And we thought you could bring the guacamole.
Expresión · A2have time to do something

be able to spend time doing

Uh, you probably won't have time to make it, so you can buy it.
Expresión · A2enough for [number]

sufficient for

Enough for 18.
Expresión · A2not a problem

no trouble

No, I can make it. It's not a problem.
Jerga · B1Totally

absolutely; agreed — Casual agreement; use absolutely in formal settings.

Totally.
Expresión · A2know how to do something

know the method for

Mommy? Do you know how to make guacamole?
Gramática · B1Taking the high road

gerund subject: The gerund phrase names the activity that feels exhausting.

- Taking the high road is exhausting. - It's 2015.
Sonidohigh road is

Link road is smoothly; stress high and road.

- Taking the high road is exhausting. - It's 2015.
Expresión · B2be critical of someone

disapprove of

Are we really still critical of working moms?
Expresión · B1working mom

mother with a job

Are we really still critical of working moms?
Sonidoall rhetorical

Lighten all and land on rhetorical; that carries the self-mockery.

I'm sorry. That was all rhetorical.
Expresión · B1no need to do something

not necessary to

There's no need to respond.
Expresión · B1wasn't going to do something

had no intention of doing

Wasn't going to.

Jules Gets the Guacamole Assignment, explicado

What's really going on

The scene looks like small talk, but every line is about who gets to define a family. 'That's what the other kids call Matt Because he's the only dad in a sea of moms' turns a father into a spectacle; the correction to stay-at-home dads is a small fight over dignity. The guacamole request is polite on the surface, yet 'you probably won't have time to make it, so you can buy it' assumes a working mother's limits before the reply 'I can make it.' The closing exchange pushes the same tension into the open: 'Are we really still critical of working moms?' No one argues the point directly; the request and the labels have already made it.

Theme

ParenthoodThe scene contrasts a stay-at-home dad with a working mom, asking who is seen as a 'good' parent.
IdentityLabels—househusband, stay-at-home dad, working mom—become a quiet struggle over respect.

Escucha con atención

  • didn't mean to — Let the t in didn’t soften and run mean to together.
  • in a sea of — Blend in a sea of into one run and land the beat on sea.
  • prefer to be — Keep to weak in prefer to be; stress prefer.
  • high road is — Link road is smoothly; stress high and road.
That's what the other kids call Matt Because he's the only dad in a sea of moms.

It explains why Matt is called 'the dad': he is the only father among many mothers at school.

Totally saved our butts.

It means someone's choice really rescued the family from a difficult situation; 'saved our butts' is casual for getting us out of trouble.

Are we really still critical of working moms?

It challenges the idea that mothers who work outside the home should still be judged.

I'm sorry. That was all rhetorical.

The speaker apologizes because the earlier questions were not meant to be answered; they were rhetorical.

Preguntas sobre esta escena

Why does the parent correct 'househusband' to 'stay-at-home dad'?

Because the line says they actually prefer to be called stay-at-home dads. The correction is about using the term the people themselves prefer, not about changing the facts.

What does 'Totally saved our butts' mean here?

It means Matt's decision really rescued the family from a hard spot. The line comes right after the explanation that he left a marketing job to be a full-time dad.

Is the guacamole request meant to be rude?

It doesn't have to be intentionally rude: the words are polite, but 'you probably won't have time to make it, so you can buy it' presumes the person being asked has no time. The reply 'I can make it' answers that assumption directly.

Why does the speaker say 'That was all rhetorical'?

Because the questions 'Are we really still critical of working moms?' and 'Seriously? Still?' are not meant to be answered. The speaker adds, 'There's no need to respond.'

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