127 Hours · 2010 — 第 2 / 5 章 · 2'10" · B1

Aron Jumps with Kristi and Megan, Explained:kick back

Aron runs into two hikers, Kristi and Megan, at Blue John Canyon, and the three of them jump into a pool and swap stories. 'Well, will I ever see you again?' he asks as they leave; they invite him to a party, then wonder out loud whether he will actually show.

あらすじ

Aron meets Kristi and Megan at a canyon pool. They take turns jumping in, he tells them how Blue John got its name, and they pose for one last photo. When it is time to go, the girls invite him to a party behind the old motel and drive off, leaving him alone.

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nice jobdo it againoh shitnamed after

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このシーンの表現

kick back

relax and take it easy

Inviting the girls over for a beer, Aron paints a loose, no-pressure hangout.

After finals, we just kicked back and watched old movies.

このシーンの他の表現

  • nice job

    well done

  • do it again

    repeat the same action

  • oh shit

    a startled curse

  • named after

    given someone's name

  • blue cheese

    cheese said for a photo

このシーンのメモ一覧

43 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

表現 · A2do a nice job

well done

Right after the splash, Aron calls out to praise the jumper and keep the energy high.

Nice job. Oh, my God.
発音It's amazing

Stress the second syllable of amazing, not every word.

It's amazing.
表現 · A1just do something

just go ahead and do it

Fuck. Fuck. Just jump.
スラング · B1Fuck

strong curse word — Only when emotions blow up; keep it out of formal talk.

Fuck. Fuck. Just jump.
スラング · B1shit

a rough curse — Blurted out in shock or annoyance; never in polite settings.

Oh, shit.
表現 · A2just did something

did it a moment ago

I can't believe I just did that.
文法 · B1That's why

result clause: That's why links what just happened to the urge to do it again.

That's why we have to do it again. Again. Again.
表現 · B1be named after someone

given someone's name

Standing in the canyon, Aron tells the girls the name Blue John came from a real person.

So Blue John is actually named after this guy Blue John, who was Butch Cassidy's cook.
文法 · B1who was Butch Cassidy's cook

relative clause: The who clause adds who the man was, right after this guy.

So Blue John is actually named after this guy Blue John, who was Butch Cassidy's cook.
発音named after

Link named and after so it lands like name-dafter.

So Blue John is actually named after this guy Blue John, who was Butch Cassidy's cook.
表現 · B1hide out somewhere

stay hidden

And they would hide out in these canyons, I guess.
表現 · A2at the end of something

at the far point of

And they'd trap 'em at the end of the canyons. Wow.
文法 · B1they'd trap 'em

would for habit: They'd here is would, marking a repeated habit in the past, not the future.

And they'd trap 'em at the end of the canyons. Wow.
表現 · A2take one more picture

shoot one more photo

You wanna take one more picture before I go?
表現 · A2before someone goes

prior to my leaving

You wanna take one more picture before I go?
文法 · A2before I go

time clause: The before clause sets the moment for the photo, ahead of my leaving.

You wanna take one more picture before I go?
発音wanna take

Wanna is reduced into one blob that runs into take.

You wanna take one more picture before I go?
スラング · A2wanna

want to — Everyday speech only; avoid it in writing.

You wanna take one more picture before I go?
表現 · A1see someone again

meet someone once more

Well, will I ever see you again?
表現 · B1that depends

it is not decided yet

That depends. Do you party?
表現 · A2throw a party

host a party

Tomorrow night we're actually seriously throwing a party if you wanna come.
表現 · A2if you want to come

should you like to attend

Tomorrow night we're actually seriously throwing a party if you wanna come.
表現 · B1come by somewhere

drop in for a visit

Yeah. You should come by, have a beer, kick back.
スラング · B1kick back

relax and chill — Casual among friends; too loose for serious talk.

Yeah. You should come by, have a beer, kick back.
表現 · B1can't miss it

impossible to overlook

You can't miss it. Really? Okay.
表現 · A2good to meet you

pleased to know you

It was good to meet you. See ya.
スラング · B1Rock on

way to go — A friendly send-off or cheer, with a dated rock vibe.

Rock on.
表現 · B1show up

turn up

You think he's actually gonna show up?
発音he's actually

He's runs straight into actually, with the s slipping by.

You think he's actually gonna show up?
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Relaxed talk about the future; not for formal settings.

You think he's actually gonna show up?
表現 · B1figure in

counted in the plans

When Aron never shows, one girl jokes that they were never part of his plans.

I don't think we figured in his day at all.
文法 · B2I don't think

negation shift: The not sits on think, but the doubt really lands on the clause that follows.

I don't think we figured in his day at all.
発音don't think

The t in don't often drops; keep the th in think.

I don't think we figured in his day at all.

「Aron Jumps with Kristi and Megan」を読み解く

What's really going on

Nothing dramatic happens here, which is exactly the point. Aron spends a few easy hours with two women he just met; they jump, joke, and trade history about the canyon, and for a moment he is not the solitary guy the rest of the film will show. The goodbye is the film's last taste of company: 'Well, will I ever see you again?' he asks, half flirting, and they answer by inviting him to a party and describing the giant inflatable Scooby Doo that will mark it. The sting is in the last beat, when the two of them drive off and one says, 'I don't think we figured in his day at all.' They already suspect he will not come, and he doesn't — he walks into the canyon, and the movie's real isolation begins.

Theme

FriendshipThe whole scene is a fast, easy connection between strangers: shared jumps, local stories, and a party invitation that could have turned into a friendship.
LonelinessAron is the one who stays behind while the girls drive off, and their last lines wonder if he was ever really with them at all.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Saying goodbye can hide a wish to meet again.
  • Being left out stings more when it is said lightly.
  • A party invite is really an offer of friendship.
  • A silly landmark makes a plan easy to remember.

発音のポイント

  • It's amazing — Stress the second syllable of amazing, not every word.
  • named after — Link named and after so it lands like name-dafter.
  • wanna take — Wanna is reduced into one blob that runs into take.
  • he's actually — He's runs straight into actually, with the s slipping by.
Well, will I ever see you again?

Aron's flirty way of saying he enjoyed the day and would like more of it. It is also the film's last moment of easy human contact before he is alone in the canyon.

I can't believe I just did that.

Said right after the jump into the pool — a mix of fear and pride. It is the small courage that sets up the much bigger, terrible one later in the film.

I don't think we figured in his day at all.

One of the girls admitting they were probably never part of Aron's plans. It quietly plants the idea that he was already drifting away from people.

There's gonna be a huge inflatable Scooby Doo.

The girls' way of making the party impossible to miss. The silly detail is the whole invitation, and it becomes the memory that haunts the rest of the film.

このシーンについての質問

Who are Kristi and Megan?

Two hikers Aron runs into at Blue John Canyon. They jump into a pool with him, swap stories, and invite him to a party, then leave to drive on while he stays behind.

Why does Aron explain the name Blue John?

He is showing off the local history: the canyon is named after a man who cooked for Butch Cassidy's gang, and the outlaws used these canyons to trap wild horses.

Does Aron go to the party?

No. The girls invite him and drive off, and the next line has them doubting he will come at all — 'I don't think we figured in his day at all.' He goes into the canyon instead.

What is the 'giant inflatable Scooby Doo'?

A marker for the party: the girls tell Aron it will be behind the old motel so he cannot miss it. They even say goodbye to him with 'Bye, Scooby Doo.'

Why does Megan hesitate before jumping?

The jump is high and scary, so she has to be talked into it. Aron and Kristi keep yelling 'Just jump,' and once she does it she says she cannot believe she actually did.

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