What are you can blur into /wɒdəjə/ with a flapped t.
What are you doing?American Beauty · 1999 — 第 7 / 14 章 · 2'19" · B2
Carolyn Confronts Lester, Explained：make your head spin
On the surface, Carolyn is furious about what she walked in on. Underneath, the two are fighting over a marriage that ended years ago. "This hasn't been a marriage for years," Lester says, and when she threatens divorce, he only tells her to turn off the light.
あらすじ
Carolyn walks into the bedroom, catches Lester in a private moment, and demands an explanation. He refuses to apologize and jokes about it instead. The argument becomes a verdict on their dead marriage; she threatens divorce, and he calmly tells her to turn the light off. Later, a newly energized Lester goes jogging and tells his neighbors he wants to look good naked.
注目の表現
whacking offchoking the bishopfuck other womenturn out the light
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このシーンの表現
whacking off
masturbating, crudely
Lester openly admits what Carolyn caught him doing and refuses to apologize.
He joked that he got caught whacking off in the living room.
このシーンの他の表現
- choking the bishop
a crude euphemism for masturbation
- fuck other women
sleep with other women, vulgarly
- turn out the light
switch off the light
- made it abundantly clear
stated something unmistakably
- help someone out
give someone a hand
このシーンのメモ一覧
34 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
go ahead and blame me
All right, so shoot me! I was whacking off.masturbating, crudely — Only in crude joking among close friends.
All right, so shoot me! I was whacking off.take action to change it
I'm the only one who seems to be doing anything about it!refuse to go on this way
Lester, I refuse to live like this.present perfect: The present perfect says the state has lasted for years and still holds.
This hasn't been a marriage for years.on the condition that
But you were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut.stay silent about it
But you were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut.condition clause: As long as sets the condition under which she stayed happy.
But you were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut.the changed version of me
Guess what? I've changed. And the new me whacks off when he feels horny, 'cause you're obviously not gonna help me out in that department.give someone a hand
Lester throws the lack of intimacy back at Carolyn and refuses to soften it.
Guess what? I've changed. And the new me whacks off when he feels horny, 'cause you're obviously not gonna help me out in that department.in that area here it means the sexual side, not an office department
Guess what? I've changed. And the new me whacks off when he feels horny, 'cause you're obviously not gonna help me out in that department.Gonna reduces to /ɡənə/; stress help to land the accusation.
Guess what? I've changed. And the new me whacks off when he feels horny, 'cause you're obviously not gonna help me out in that department.provoke or toy with someone
Don't you mess with me, mister.provoke me — A spoken warning with swagger; not for writing.
Don't you mess with me, mister.leave someone dizzy or reeling
I will divorce you so fast it'll make your head spin!on what basis
On what grounds?have sex with, very vulgar — One of the harshest curses; avoid it in polite company.
I'm not a drunk. I don't fuck other women.stated something unmistakably
Lester reminds Carolyn how unmistakably she once told him he was unwanted.
I don't even try to touch you since you made it abundantly clear just how unnecessary you consider me to be!reason clause: Since introduces the reason, not a point in time: because you made it clear.
I don't even try to touch you since you made it abundantly clear just how unnecessary you consider me to be!Link made it into /meɪ-dɪt/ before abundantly.
I don't even try to touch you since you made it abundantly clear just how unnecessary you consider me to be!give me a right to
And some people might think that entitles me to half of what's yours.nominal clause: What's yours is a noun clause standing for everything that belongs to her.
And some people might think that entitles me to half of what's yours.catch yourself off guard
It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.offer some tips
Lester asks the neighbours for training advice, dropping his usual irony.
I figured you might be able to give me some pointers. I need to shape up. Fast.have a body worth showing off
Lester skips the polite fitness answer and names his real goal.
I want to look good naked.「Carolyn Confronts Lester」を読み解く
What's really going on
The fight isn't really about what happened in the bedroom. When Lester says "This hasn't been a marriage for years," he is stating out loud what both of them have known for a decade. Carolyn's threat to "divorce you so fast it'll make your head spin" is less a plan than a last grab at control. Lester has already left the marriage emotionally: he answers "On what grounds?" and then, instead of escalating, tells her to turn off the light. Nobody wins, because neither of them is still fighting for the relationship. His decision to start jogging is the real response. He has stopped arguing with Carolyn and started changing himself, and the 'new me' he announced moments earlier no longer sounds like a joke.
Theme
MarriageA long-dead marriage is finally said out loud, and the only remaining move is a divorce threat.
Family conflictTwo spouses trade confessions and threats without ever reaching each other.
このチャプターで学べること
- On what grounds turns a threat into a demand for proof.
- The present perfect can write off years in one line.
- Make someone's head spin describes speed that overwhelms.
- Give someone pointers is a light way to ask for tips.
発音のポイント
- What are you — What are you can blur into /wɒdəjə/ with a flapped t.
- gonna help — Gonna reduces to /ɡənə/; stress help to land the accusation.
- made it abundantly — Link made it into /meɪ-dɪt/ before abundantly.
This hasn't been a marriage for years.Lester says the marriage died long ago; he's not angry, just stating what both of them already know.
It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.Lester's voiceover: rediscovering something you can do, or want, feels like waking up after years of numbness.
I want to look good naked.Lester's blunt answer about his fitness goal; beneath the joke is a man who wants to feel desirable again.
I will divorce you so fast it'll make your head spin!Carolyn's threat: she'll move so quickly the decision will leave him dizzy and unable to react.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Lester just admit he was masturbating?
He's done hiding. Instead of apologizing, he treats it as proof he's still alive and still wants things, which is exactly what Carolyn can't stand.
Why is Carolyn so quick to threaten divorce?
She has no real leverage left. The threat is meant to shock him back into line, but Lester's calm reply shows it doesn't work.
What does "On what grounds?" tell us about Lester?
He's almost amused. Asking for her legal reasons means he's already detached from the marriage and isn't afraid of the threat.
Who ends the bedroom fight, and how?
Lester does. He stops arguing and simply tells Carolyn to turn off the light, leaving her standing there with nothing to answer.
Why does Lester start jogging right after this?
It's his first step toward changing his life. The fight freed him from pretending, and the jog is him acting on the 'new me' he just announced.
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第 3 章cut to the chaseJim and Jim Welcome the Fitts
第 4 章take something out on someoneJane Meets Ricky at School
第 5 章sell an imageCarolyn Demands Lester Attend the Party
第 6 章pick your brainLester Quits His Job
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第 8 章cut a dealLester Meets the Neighbors
第 9 章nothing to loseLester Blackmails His Bosses
第 10 章drive someone nutsLester Applies at Mr. Smiley's
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