Run sleep and last together without a break.
Ah, I didn't, ahem, get much sleep last night...About Schmidt · 2002 — 第 16 / 16 章 · 4'23" · B2
Warren Toasts Jeannie and Randall, Explained：pitch in
Warren gives the father-of-the-bride toast at the rehearsal dinner. He apologizes for being foggy, calls the wedding "a crossroads," mentions that Helen died recently, then thanks everyone individually before landing, flatly, on being very pleased.
あらすじ
At the rehearsal dinner, Warren stands to give the toast. He admits he barely slept, calls the day a crossroads in Jeannie and Randall's lives, and notes that he and Helen were married 42 years before she died. He recalls Randall shoveling snow with him, then thanks Randall, Roberta, Larry, Saundra and Duncan one by one, and ends on a thin "very pleased."
注目の表現
pitch inin conclusiona little foggya little suspicious
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このシーンの表現
pitch in
help out eagerly
Warren recalls Randall shoveling snow without being asked and finally approves of him.
Everyone pitched in to clear the snow before dawn.
このシーンの他の表現
- in conclusion
to wrap up
- a little foggy
not fully clear-headed
- a little suspicious
slightly wary
- get a look at
take a look at
- shovel off
clear away by shoveling
このシーンのメモ一覧
52 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
excuse me
...so forgive me if I'm a little foggy.not fully clear-headed
Warren opens with a joke about being foggy after too little sleep.
...so forgive me if I'm a little foggy.mark a turning point
We're here to mark a crossroads in the lives of two people.relative clause: The where-clause defines the crossroads as the place where the two meet.
A crossroads where they come together and now walk along a new road.spend life together with
...that Jeannie had found someone to share her life with...infinitive modifier: The infinitive to share her life with describes what kind of someone she found.
...that Jeannie had found someone to share her life with...been asked to marry Passive voice: someone proposed to her, not the other way round.
I recall the day when Jeannie first told us she had been proposed to.relative clause: The when-clause pins the memory to a day, with another clause nested inside.
I recall the day when Jeannie first told us she had been proposed to.guy, chap — A slightly teasing word for a man, not for documents.
We hadn't yet met this Randall fellow...slightly wary
Warren admits the family was understandably wary before meeting Randall.
...so we were understandably a little suspicious.take a look at
Warren says Jeannie brought Randall home at Christmas so the family could size him up.
...so we could get a look at him.clear away by shoveling
Warren remembers Randall clearing the snowy front walk with him.
...and Randall here helped me shovel off the front walk.help out eagerly
Warren recalls Randall shoveling snow without being asked and finally approves of him.
He pitched right in. Yeah.The ed in pitched merges into the r of right.
He pitched right in. Yeah.leads me to my point
But that brings me to what I really wanna say.looking after so well
...for taking such good care of my daughter...since-clause: Ever since marks the starting point; the main clause uses the perfect.
Ever since I arrived here a couple of days ago...become acquainted with
Warren tells the new relatives he has enjoyed getting to know them.
...I have so enjoyed getting to know Jeannie's new family.The double t flaps into a soft d sound.
...I have so enjoyed getting to know Jeannie's new family.welcoming people in
...for opening your home.craftsmanship
Saundra, your skill with handicrafts is truly remarkable.Link the l in thoughtful straight into young.
...that you are a very thoughtful young man.to wrap up
Mid-speech Warren openly announces his ending, a nervous but tidy move.
And in conclusion, I just wanna say on this special day...well said — A cheer of agreement, always doubled.
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What's really going on
The toast is meant to welcome Randall into the family, but Warren keeps drifting toward his own loss. He calls the wedding a crossroads, then immediately brings up Helen: "I lost my wife recently, and Jeannie lost her mother." When he praises Randall, the proof is a snowstorm and a shovel, not anything about the man himself. The thanks that follow are oddly formal, listing Roberta's kitchen, Larry's eloquence, Saundra's handicrafts, Duncan's thoughtful nature, as if he were reading from notes. Only at the end does the strain show. He announces "in conclusion," then stalls, and finally reaches for the mildest possible verdict: that he is very pleased.
Theme
Death & griefWarren's toast for his daughter keeps swerving back to Helen, so the celebration and the mourning arrive in the same speech.
Family loveHe tries to welcome Randall and the Hertzel family, offering thanks and small kindnesses even when the words come out stiff.
このチャプターで学べること
- A crossroads opening lifts a wedding above cliché.
- Pitched right in praises action, not charm.
- In conclusion gives a long speech a clean landing.
- Naming each relative turns thanks into ceremony.
発音のポイント
- sleep last — Run sleep and last together without a break.
- pitched right — The ed in pitched merges into the r of right.
- getting to — The double t flaps into a soft d sound.
- thoughtful young — Link the l in thoughtful straight into young.
We're here to mark a crossroads in the lives of two people.Warren's formal opening frames the wedding as a turning point, where two people leave one road and start a new one together.
I recall the day when Jeannie first told us she had been proposed to.Warren reaches for a pleasant memory to steady the speech, recalling when Jeannie called home with the news of her engagement.
And in conclusion, I just wanna say on this special day...The signal everyone recognizes as the end of a speech, except Warren only stalls here and takes another full pause before finishing.
Helen and I were married 42 years.A plain fact dropped into a wedding toast, it measures Warren's marriage and reminds the room, and him, of who is missing.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Warren's toast so awkward?
He barely slept and is still grieving Helen, who died not long before the wedding. His lines are full of pauses and false starts, and the thanks he lists sound rehearsed rather than warm.
What is the "crossroads" Warren talks about?
He uses the image to describe the wedding: two people meet at a turning point and walk a new road together. It is a formal way of blessing the marriage.
Why did Warren distrust Randall at first?
He says Jeannie told them about the engagement before the family had met Randall, so being a little suspicious was understandable. Randall won him over when he helped shovel the front walk during a snowstorm.
Does the family like hearing this toast?
The guests answer with "Hear, hear!" at the end, so on the surface they approve. But Warren's speech mostly thanks people individually and ends on a flat note, which makes the applause feel more polite than moved.
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第 1 章retire in gloryRay's Toast at the Retirement Dinner
第 2 章bigger fish to fryJeannie's Long-Distance Call Home
第 3 章work out that wayWarren's Video Letter to Ndugu
第 4 章up to snuffWarren Complains About His Wife
第 5 章if there's anything you needWarren at Helen's Funeral Reception
第 6 章keep your options openWarren Tries to Postpone the Wedding
第 7 章splurge onJeannie Fights Warren Over the Casket
第 8 章make the best ofWarren Writes Ndugu About Helen's Death
第 9 章maiden voyageJohn Rusk Invites Warren to Dinner
第 10 章you shouldn't haveWarren Has Dinner With the Rusks
第 11 章put a good face on thingsVicki Sees Through Warren
第 12 章easy on the eyeWarren Meets Randall's Family
第 13 章up to snuffWarren Tells Jeannie Not to Marry
第 14 章on cloud nineRoberta Gives Warren Expired Pills
第 15 章insist on its own wayRandall and Jeannie's Wedding
再生中 · 第 16 章pitch inWarren Toasts Jeannie and Randallこの作品の 16 章はここまでです