kidding me — Blunt disbelief among friends, never in polite company.
You gotta be shitting me.5 to 7 · 2014 — 第 7 / 10 章 · 4'13" · B1
Brian Teaches the Kids Baseball, Explained：be afraid of being afraid
Arielle blindfolds Brian for a wine-tasting lesson, and he fails every round - he cannot even tell red from white or beer. Later, with the nanny sick, she asks him to watch her children, and he turns the afternoon into a baseball clinic. His teaching is pure self-help: "be afraid of being afraid of the ball."
あらすじ
Arielle blindfolds Brian for a wine-tasting lesson; he fails to tell red from white or beer, and she jokes that he has the palate of a water buffalo. Later she asks him to babysit, since the nanny is sick and she has a state luncheon. Brian takes the children outside to hit baseballs, teaching them to respect the ball without fearing it.
注目の表現
the palate of a water buffaloshitting mebetter or worsecleanse the palate
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このシーンの表現
be afraid of being afraid
fear the fear itself
After the child flinches, Brian splits fear into two layers so the kid dares to step back up.
Do not be afraid of being afraid of failure.
このシーンの他の表現
- the palate of a water buffalo
a hopeless sense of taste
- shitting me
you must be kidding
- better or worse
which is the lesser evil
- cleanse the palate
reset the taste between bites
- consider it
treat it as
このシーンのメモ一覧
69 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
the kind of taste someone has
You have the palate of a water buffalo.on the verge of
That is about to change.Link about and to into 'abou-ta' with a soft t.
That is about to change.reset the taste between bites
Arielle makes Brian bite a piece of baguette to reset his mouth before the next guess.
Take a small piece of baguette to cleanse the palate.French for crap — A French swear Arielle uses when annoyed, only around friends.
- Oh, boy. - What? Merde!difficult to accept
I find that very hard to believe.The d in hard meets t and is dropped, almost 'har-to'.
I find that very hard to believe.where I come from
Yes, in my culture, we wait a long time, maybe even years before we do... something like that.treat it as
When their customs differ, Arielle calls the moment a cultural exchange, flirting and excusing it at once.
Well, consider it a cultural exchange.recognize who you are
One day, when you're a famous writer all these people will know your name.be left with one option
You will have no choice.have faith in someone
Why is it that you're so much sure of me than I am of myself?emphatic question: Why is it that stresses the question without changing its basic meaning.
Why is it that you're so much sure of me than I am of myself?an infection of the airways
Our nanny has a respiratory infection.which is the lesser evil
Brian first sympathizes with the sick nanny, then asks whether Arielle's state luncheon is better or worse than the infection.
Is that better or worse than a respiratory infection?have the skill for it
If you're going to live here, there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do.relative clause: The that-clause describes the things, nesting have to and know how to inside it.
If you're going to live here, there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do.watch it closely
Keep your eyes on the ball and above all...most of all
Keep your eyes on the ball and above all...am not, colloquial — Casual spoken negation; avoid in writing or formal speech.
- Oh! Oh, no, are you okay? - No, I ain't hurt.move aside quickly
As the ball flies at the child, Brian shouts and shows how to get out of the way.
When it comes for you, you gotta get out of the way, you know.Three words fuse into one fast run, 'geddoutta'.
When it comes for you, you gotta get out of the way, you know.fear the fear itself
After the child flinches, Brian splits fear into two layers so the kid dares to step back up.
But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball.gerund phrase: The gerund being afraid turns the feeling into a thing that can itself be feared.
But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball.welcome you as family
Me too. We are very, very happy to have you in the family.「Brian Teaches the Kids Baseball」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene sells the relationship through what Brian does with Arielle's children. The wine lesson is playful and a little humiliating - he has the palate of a water buffalo - and it establishes the couple's private language of teasing. The baseball afternoon is the emotional center: Brian, who has no official place in this family, gives the children something real, and his instructions carry more than baseball advice. "Be afraid of being afraid of the ball" is a philosophy of courage in miniature, and "That's the American way" claims a role for himself. When the child says, "I'm so glad that you're my mother's boyfriend," the film lets Brian hear the cost too: he is loved here without being allowed to stay.
Theme
Family loveBrian is folded into the household through the children, teaching them baseball and being told he is part of the family.
RomanceThe affair is shown through ordinary afternoons - tasting wine, watching kids - rather than through dramatic declarations.
このチャプターで学べること
- Be about to marks something seconds away.
- Cleanse the palate resets your taste between bites.
- Get out of the way is a fast safety command.
- The pep talk makes fear, not the ball, the enemy.
発音のポイント
- about to — Link about and to into 'abou-ta' with a soft t.
- hard to believe — The d in hard meets t and is dropped, almost 'har-to'.
- get out of — Three words fuse into one fast run, 'geddoutta'.
But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball.Brian's baseball lesson doubles as a life rule: fear of fear is the real obstacle, a lesson aimed as much at himself as at the children.
If you're going to live here, there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do.Brian claims a place in this family and country by teaching its rituals, presenting baseball as a requirement of belonging.
That's the American way. Now, hit me in the nose with it.A joke that turns a lesson into a dare: Brian offers his own nose as the target to prove there is nothing to fear.
Maybe I've seen the future.Arielle's reply about why she believes in Brian more than he does, half joke and half prophecy about his writing career.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Arielle blindfold Brian?
She is teaching him to taste wine without visual cues, part game and part test. The failure is the point - it lets her tease him and establish the couple's playful tone.
Why does Brian teach the children baseball?
Arielle needs a babysitter, but Brian turns the afternoon into a lesson in belonging. Baseball becomes his way of giving the children something real and claiming a role in their lives.
Why does Brian call the baseball lesson the American way?
He is joking about being the American in a French household while stating his own values: standing up to the ball without flinching is, for him, a national trait he wants the children to learn.
How do the children feel about Brian by the end?
They have accepted him. The child tells him he is glad Brian is his mother's boyfriend, which shows Brian has become part of the family in their eyes even though the arrangement will not let him stay.
Why does Arielle say she has seen the future?
She is telling Brian she believes he will become a famous writer. It is her way of answering why she trusts his talent more than he does himself.
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