let us pray
Let us pray.About Schmidt · 2002 — 第 15 / 16 章 · 3'21" · B2
Randall and Jeannie's Wedding, Explained：insist on its own way
A wedding that runs from the love reading to the reception toast. The vows are tender, then the groom turns "every day" into minutes and seconds, and a best man recalls the night Randall called to say he had met someone he wanted to see again.
あらすじ
At the church, the officiant prays, reads 1 Corinthians on love — patient, kind, not insisting on its own way — and joins Randall and Jeannie as husband and wife. At the reception, Randall's friend gives the best man's toast, remembering the phone call in which Randall first mentioned Jeannie, then hands the microphone to the bride's father, Warren.
注目の表現
filled withinsist on its own waycall upat liberty to
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このシーンの表現
insist on its own way
demand to have it your way
The reading says love does not insist on its own way, a quiet warning for the couple.
The old rule insists on its own way even when it fails.
このシーンの他の表現
- filled with
full of
- call up
phone someone
- at liberty to
free or permitted to
- help through
support someone through it
- a bunch of
a lot of
このシーンのメモ一覧
49 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
Link let and us into one smooth unit.
Let us pray.full of
The minister opens the rite by saying every heart is full of happiness.
Dear heavenly father, our hearts are filled with great happiness...the joining of two people
...for the union of Randall and Jeannie...demand to have it your way
The reading says love does not insist on its own way, a quiet warning for the couple.
It does not insist on its own way."for my whole life
And I shall love you every day of my life.time clause: The when-clause sets a condition that intensifies the promise.
And when I say every day, I mean every day.Link when and I into one sound.
And when I say every day, I mean every day.formal shall: Shall here is ceremonial, borrowed from scripture, not everyday speech.
Well, a man shall leave his mother And a woman leave her home They shall travel onlegal married wife
...as your lawful wedded wife?declare you married
I now pronounce you husband and wife.Drop the d in husband and soften and to n.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.phone someone
The best man reminds the groom of the call that started it all.
Remember, Randy? You called me up.a young woman, dated slang — Dated and can offend; avoid face to face.
Uh, but this is one chick...a lot of
The best man says the groom told him a pile of other things and leaves it there.
Then he told me a bunch of other stuff...free to discuss
...which I'm not really at liberty to go into right now, heh.non-defining clause: The which-clause adds a side comment; the main sentence stands without it.
...which I'm not really at liberty to go into right now, heh.subject clause: The what-clause is the subject; the sentence confirms an earlier impression.
But what was in his voice two years ago was confirmed here today.support someone through it
The best man thanks the couple for carrying him through a hard time.
...you both really helped me through that thing a couple months ago...a kiss — Playful for a kiss, not for formal settings.
Oh, look, they want a little smooch.spend real money
A guest pushes for a public kiss because everyone paid good money to be there.
Oh, come on, these people paid good money.The d in paid almost disappears before good.
Oh, come on, these people paid good money.hand it over to
The best man wraps up and hands the floor to the father of the bride.
Ahem, all right, now I'd like to turn things over to the...the bride's proud father
I'd like to turn things over to the proud father of the bride...「Randall and Jeannie's Wedding」を読み解く
What's really going on
The ceremony supplies the official language of love, and the reception immediately tests it against real life. The reading says love "does not insist on its own way," yet every speaker here is busy insisting on something — the groom on how completely he means "every day," the best man on the significance of an old phone call. That call, "I met this girl last night," is the scene's real subject: not the vows but the moment Randall first sounded serious. The toast is affectionate and slightly clumsy, aware of the children in the room and of how much the couple paid for the party. When the microphone is finally handed to "the proud father of the bride," the film quietly changes hands too, from the couple's happiness to Warren's complicated place in it.
Theme
MarriageThe vows and the love reading spell out what marriage promises — patience, constancy, every single day — before the toast turns it into a story.
Family loveThe scene ends by handing the microphone to the bride's father, shifting the focus from the couple to the parent about to speak.
このチャプターで学べること
- Filled with makes a feeling fill the whole room.
- I now pronounce turns words into a new legal status.
- Call someone up keeps a wedding toast warm and personal.
- At liberty to declines politely without saying no.
発音のポイント
- Let us — Link let and us into one smooth unit.
- when I say — Link when and I into one sound.
- husband and wife — Drop the d in husband and soften and to n.
- paid good — The d in paid almost disappears before good.
"Love is patient. Love is kind.The opening of the 1 Corinthians passage read at the ceremony, framing the marriage around patience and kindness rather than feeling.
And when I say every day, I mean every day.The groom's playful vow: he repeats and hyper-inflates "every day" until it becomes a joke the whole room can laugh at.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.The line that completes the ceremony: after the vows, the officiant declares the couple married and the room can finally celebrate.
Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.The passage's list of what love refuses to be, read aloud at the wedding as a standard the couple is meant to live up to.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the groom stretch his vow into minutes and seconds?
He turns "every day" into 24 hours, 1440 minutes and 86,400 seconds — a sentimental joke that wins the room and shows how eager he is.
Who gives the toast, and what does it say about Randall?
A friend, the best man, recalls the night Randall called him after meeting Jeannie — the moment he first sounded serious about someone.
What is the best man hinting at when he says he isn't at liberty to go into it?
He means Randall told him a lot more that night that he won't repeat in front of the wedding; the refusal is itself a friendly joke.
Why does the toast end with Warren?
The best man hands the microphone to "the proud father of the bride," setting up Warren's turn and shifting the wedding's focus from the couple to her father.
What does the love reading at the ceremony say?
It is the familiar 1 Corinthians passage — patient, kind, not envious or boastful, and not insisting on its own way — chosen to explain what the vows are promising.
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第 6 章keep your options openWarren Tries to Postpone the Wedding
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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
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