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About Schmidt · 2002 — 第 14 / 16 章 · 2'48" · B1

Roberta Gives Warren Expired Pills, Explained：on cloud nine

Warren arrives at the wedding rehearsal in pain, and Roberta offers him old Percodan left over from her hysterectomy. "I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine," she says, and the pills do wonders before the ceremony talk begins.

あらすじ

At the rehearsal for Jeannie and Randall's wedding, Warren is hunched over with back pain. Roberta hands him expired Percodan from her own surgery and promises it will lift him within half an hour. It works: Warren calls it incredible. Roberta then promises a hot tub and a long soak so he will feel good as new.

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on cloud ninedo the trickout of the woodsgood as new

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このシーンの表現

on cloud nine

blissfully happy

Roberta hands over the expired painkiller and promises he will float on bliss.

Her face said cloud nine before she spoke a word.

このシーンの他の表現

  • do the trick

    works well enough

  • out of the woods

    past the danger

  • good as new

    back to perfect

  • just dandy

    just great, sarcastically

  • come around

    recover, perk up

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1ought to do it

should be enough

Couple more Advil ought to do it.
文法 · B1ought to do it

modal ought to: Ought to says what is probably enough, a touch softer than must.

Couple more Advil ought to do it.
発音ought to

Reduce ought to to a soft oughta.

Couple more Advil ought to do it.
表現 · A2left over from something

left unused from before

I had these left over from my hysterectomy.
文法 · B2left over from

participle phrase: The phrase left over from my hysterectomy describes the pills, not an action.

I had these left over from my hysterectomy.
発音left over

Run left into over without a gap.

I had these left over from my hysterectomy.
文法 · B1They've expired

present perfect: The present perfect says the pills are expired now, which is why she hedges.

They've expired, but I think it's okay.
表現 · B2be on cloud nine

blissfully happy

Roberta hands over the expired painkiller and promises he will float on bliss.

I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.
発音half an hour

Link half and an; the h in hour stays silent.

I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.
スラング · B1Okey-smokes

okey-dokey — A playful yes, too cute for formal settings.

Okey-smokes. So, um, following the procession...
表現 · B1accompany someone

go along with me

...I'm gonna have the bride and the groom accompany me.
表現 · B2room to maneuver

space to move or act

While drilling the procession, Roberta says the bride and groom need space to move.

They need room to maneuver in here.
表現 · A2father of the bride

the bride's father

And the father of the bride, Mr. Schmidt...
表現 · B2a personal note

a personal remark

If I could be permitted a personal note...
表現 · B1learn about something from someone

picked up lessons about love

I learned about love from my parents, two extraordinary people...
スラング · A2pretty good

quite well — Casual praise; too loose for a formal report.

Well, you seemed to have come around pretty good there, Warren.
表現 · B1do the trick

works well enough

Relieved and impressed, Warren says the pill really works.

It really does the trick.
表現 · B2get someone out of the woods

past the danger

Roberta promises an even better cure, a long soak, to finish him off.

I know what'll really get you out of the woods.
表現 · B1fire something up

start it up

Soon as we get home, I'm gonna fire up the hot tub...
文法 · B1Soon as we get home

reduced time clause: As is dropped in speech, but the clause still means as soon as we get home.

Soon as we get home, I'm gonna fire up the hot tub...
表現 · A2take a long soak

a long hot bath

...and you're gonna take a long soak before bed.
表現 · A2sleep like a baby

sleep very soundly

Roberta promises a hot soak will give him the deepest sleep of his life.

You'll sleep like a baby.
発音like a

Blend like and a into one sound.

You'll sleep like a baby.
表現 · A2be good as new

back to perfect

Roberta promises a hot soak and a good sleep will restore him completely.

Tomorrow you'll be good as new.

「Roberta Gives Warren Expired Pills」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene plays Warren's misery for quiet comedy. He answers "How are we doing?" with "Just dandy," which is the opposite of how he feels, then admits a few Advil might get him through. Roberta's cure is expired Percodan she kept after a hysterectomy, offered with total confidence: "I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine." The pills work, and suddenly Warren is chatty and grateful, calling the feeling indescribable. What he never notices is how strange the exchange is. A grieving man is being medicated by a near-stranger who talks about her surgery the way other people discuss the weather, and the rehearsal simply goes on around them.

Theme

Death & griefWarren numbs his loss with whatever is offered, first expired painkillers, then the promise of a hot tub and a good night's sleep.
Dark humorA grieving widower is dosed with his host's expired surgery pills, and everyone treats it as ordinary hospitality.

このチャプターで学べること

  • On cloud nine stretches a pill into pure bliss.
  • Does the trick praises a simple, working fix.
  • Out of the woods treats recovery as escaping a forest.
  • Good as new promises a full return, not an upgrade.

発音のポイント

  • ought to — Reduce ought to to a soft oughta.
  • left over — Run left into over without a gap.
  • half an hour — Link half and an; the h in hour stays silent.
  • like a — Blend like and a into one sound.
I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.

Roberta promises the expired Percodan will make Warren feel wonderful within thirty minutes, using a bright idiom for being blissfully happy.

I know what'll really get you out of the woods.

Roberta says she knows what will truly fix Warren, and it turns out to be a hot tub and a long soak rather than more medicine.

Tomorrow you'll be good as new.

A promise that a bath and sleep will leave Warren fully recovered, as if nothing had been wrong with him at all.

I had these left over from my hysterectomy.

Roberta explains where the pills came from, casually sharing her surgery while handing a grieving guest medication that is past its date.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Roberta give Warren expired pills?

She sees he is in pain and decides the Advil he mentions is not enough. The Percodan is simply what she has at home, left over from her hysterectomy, and she offers it without checking the date.

Is Warren actually feeling better, or is it the drug?

The scene suggests both. He arrives miserable and barely able to sit, then becomes talkative and calls the feeling incredible. The relief clearly comes from the Percodan, but the warmth and attention also lift him.

What is Roberta planning after the rehearsal?

She says she will fire up the hot tub so Warren can take a long soak before bed, and promises he will sleep like a baby and be good as new the next day.

Does Warren tell Roberta about his back pain?

He does not explain much. Asked how he is doing, he answers "Just dandy" and mentions that a couple more Advil should do it, letting Roberta take over from there.

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