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Sure she won't be long.All of Us Strangers · 2023 — 第 9 / 15 章 · 4'24" · B1
Adam's Dad Apologises for School, Explained：grown on me
The coming-out becomes a reckoning about childhood. Adam's dad admits it was "hardly a shock" — he had known for years — but the talk turns to real guilt. He confesses he didn't want to think of his son as the kind of boy the other lads would pick on, and that he might have bullied him too.
あらすじ
Adam sits with his dad by the Christmas tree. His dad says the coming-out was hardly a shock and jokes that he always knew Adam was a bit different, because he could never throw a ball. Then the talk turns serious: he admits he didn't want his son to be the kind of boy other lads would pick on, and that he might have picked on him too.
注目の表現
grown on metutti-fruttilose her shitfor shit
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このシーンの表現
grown on me
came to like it
Dad admits the drink he once disliked has slowly grown on him over the years.
This old jacket has really grown on me.
このシーンの他の表現
- tutti-frutti
dated slang for flamboyant
- lose her shit
to lose your temper badly
- for shit
not at all, very poorly
- pick on
to bully or single out
- limp wrist
a stereotype of effeminacy
このシーンのメモ一覧
70 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
came to like it
Dad admits the drink he once disliked has slowly grown on him over the years.
but it's grown on me.go right ahead and
If you wanna see your mum really lose her shit, go ahead and break that bloody thing.a mild British swear word — Mild British swearing, fine among friends but not at work.
If you wanna see your mum really lose her shit, go ahead and break that bloody thing.take a seat
Come on then, lad. Sit yourself down.a familiar word for a boy or man — British and warm, often from an older man to a younger one.
Come on then, lad. Sit yourself down.would not return
Was scared you wouldn't come back.what she is like
But you know what your mum's like.not really about her
Yeah. She'll soon realize it's not actually about her.not a surprise at all
Well, I mean, it was hardly a shock.however often
Couldn't throw a ball for shit, no matter how many times I tried to teach you.concessive clause: The clause concedes every attempt and still leads to the same result.
Couldn't throw a ball for shit, no matter how many times I tried to teach you.Link throw-a together and weaken the a.
Couldn't throw a ball for shit, no matter how many times I tried to teach you.sound like a tired stereotype
You make me sound like a horrible cliché.past hypothetical: It asks about a wish in the past that never came true.
Would you have liked me to have known?hear you crying
I would hear you crying in your room after school.refuse to play with me
ignore me, refuse to play with me, stick my head down the toilet,a crude word for contemptible people — Extremely crude; only among very close friends.
kids are little cunts, aren't they?The t in didn't you often drops, so it sounds like didn-you.
So, why didn't you come into my room if you heard me crying?the sort of boy
I just didn't want to think of you as the kind of boy that the other lads would pick on.relative clause: The that-clause defines what kind of boy he feared being seen as.
I just didn't want to think of you as the kind of boy that the other lads would pick on.mimicked someone
and, you know, we did impressions of your English teacher, when he went around with his limp wrist.again and again
You told me not to cross my legs, like a woman over, and over, and over again.Run hope-you together rather than pausing between the words.
I hope so. I hope you did. (CHUCKLES)loved it in the past
Remember you used to love decorating the tree.「Adam's Dad Apologises for School」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is the father's turn to be honest. He starts lightly, saying the coming-out was "hardly a shock," and even jokes about Adam never learning to throw a ball. But when Adam asks why he never came into his room when he heard him crying, the father stops deflecting. "I just didn't want to think of you as the kind of boy that the other lads would pick on," he says, and then goes further: "And I knew that if I was at your school, I'd probably have picked on you too." That admission is the heart of the scene — he confesses not cruelty but cowardice, a wish to have a son who wouldn't need protecting. Adam answers that he had always suspected as much, and that it is probably why he never told him what was happening at school.
Theme
Family conflictFather and son finally name the bullying and the father's failure to protect him.
GuiltThe father admits he might have joined in the bullying, and Adam reveals why he stayed silent.
このチャプターで学べること
- Grown on me means he came to like it over time.
- Pick on here means bullied, not chosen.
- For shit turns failure into a blunt punchline.
- No matter how many times concedes every failed attempt.
発音のポイント
- throw a ball — Link throw-a together and weaken the a.
- didn't you — The t in didn't you often drops, so it sounds like didn-you.
- hope you — Run hope-you together rather than pausing between the words.
I just didn't want to think of you as the kind of boy that the other lads would pick on.The father admits he avoided seeing his son as a victim, because that image was too painful to accept.
And I knew that if I was at your school, I'd probably have picked on you too.His harshest confession: he recognises the same bullying instinct in himself, which is why he stayed passive.
I always knew you were a bit tutti-frutti.A dated, teasing word for being gay: he claims he always suspected, though the phrase carries old prejudice.
Well, I mean, it was hardly a shock.His way of saying the news didn't surprise him — he had sensed it for years before Adam said it.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Adam's dad say it was "hardly a shock"?
He claims he had sensed Adam was gay for years, so the coming-out didn't surprise him. It's also his way of making the moment less heavy.
What does Adam's dad admit about the bullying?
He says he didn't want to see his son as the kind of boy who gets picked on, and that if he had been at Adam's school he probably would have joined in.
Why didn't Adam tell his dad about the bullying at school?
Because he sensed his father wouldn't want to hear it. As Adam says, that is probably why he never told him what was happening at school.
What does "tutti-frutti" mean?
It's an old slang word for a gay or effeminate man. Adam's dad uses it as a joke, but it shows the dated attitudes behind his casual tone.
How does the scene end?
On a gentler note: the dad reminds Adam of decorating the Christmas tree, and Adam recalls being allowed to put the fairy on top. They find common ground in old, ordinary memories.
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