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American Underdog · 2021 — 第 9 / 27 章 · 4'25" · B1

Kurt Gets the Packers Call, Explained：make the most of

Kurt confesses a private fear: why would God give him a dream that probably won't come true? Brenda's answer is blunt — if it's his dream, he has to fight for it. Then the call comes: the Green Bay Packers want to sign him, and the celebration is shadowed by what leaving will cost.

あらすじ

After Zack's birthday cake, Kurt admits to Brenda that he wonders why God would give him a dream that may never come true. She tells him that if it's really his dream, he has to fight for it. The scene cuts to news of an NFL chance: the Packers call and offer him a contract, and he and Brenda weigh what his leaving will mean.

PartiesFamily dinnersConfessingPersuadingCoupleB1mediumamericanClean
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注目の表現

no jokemy shotgood enoughmake the most of

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このシーンの表現

make the most of

use it fully

When Kurt says his whole life seems to lead to one moment, Brenda pushes him to seize it.

Make the most of your summer before classes start.

このシーンの他の表現

  • no joke

    no small thing

  • my shot

    my chance

  • good enough

    adequate

  • figure it out

    solve it

  • Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin

このシーンのメモ一覧

74 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · A2drive safe

drive carefully

Drive safe.
表現 · B1drive someone back

drive me home

You sure you're good driving me back?
発音sure you're

You're reduces to a quick /jər/ in relaxed speech.

You sure you're good driving me back?
スラング · B1Ain't

is not — casual speech only; avoid it in formal writing

Ain't a problem.
表現 · B1be no joke

no small thing

Brenda reminds Kurt that she is a single mother with two kids, and the weight is all in this line.

Single mom, two kids. That's no joke.
表現 · A2the life you want

the life you want

Is that really the life you want?
表現 · A2just in time for something

right on time

Come on, well, you're just in time for the cake.
表現 · A2can't wait to do something

be eager to

Mama, I can't wait to eat mine.
発音wait to eat

Link wait and to so the t runs into the next word.

Mama, I can't wait to eat mine.
表現 · B1be wondering + 从句

I was wondering

I was wondering where you were.
文法 · B2why God would give me a dream

noun clause: The why-clause works as the object of wondering, holding a whole doubt inside one sentence.

I'm just wondering why God would give me a dream that's probably never gonna come true.
表現 · B2want one's shot

my chance

Late at night Kurt tells Brenda he only wants one chance to prove himself, his voice shaking.

Babe, you know what, I just want... I just want my shot.
表現 · B1be good enough

adequate

Kurt says he wants to prove he is good enough, laying bare years of feeling overlooked.

Prove that I'm good enough, that's what.
表現 · B1define someone

define who you are

It doesn't have to define you.
文法 · B1doesn't have to

negated modal: Doesn't have to denies necessity, not permission, so it means the result need not define him.

It doesn't have to define you.
表現 · B1fight for something

fight for something

If this is your dream, you have to go fight for it.
文法 · B1If this is your dream

if-clause: The if-clause sets the condition; the main clause states what must follow from it.

If this is your dream, you have to go fight for it.
スラング · A2buddy

pal — warm familiar address, often adult to younger

No, the Bears didn't call, buddy, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
表現 · B2a signing bonus

signing bonus

A $5,000 signing bonus, baby! Pretty great, huh?
表現 · B1for life

for a lifetime

Packers for life.
スラング · A2man

dude — casual address among friends

That's why she's green.Yeah, we get it, man.
表現 · B2make the most of something

use it fully

When Kurt says his whole life seems to lead to one moment, Brenda pushes him to seize it.

Then go make the most of it.
発音most of it

Blend of and it into one unit the way native speakers do it.

Then go make the most of it.
表現 · B1change things

change everything

I'm happy for you, but I know that this is gonna change things.
表現 · B1figure something out

solve it

When Brenda worries the distance will change everything, Kurt holds her and says they will work it out.

We'll figure it out.
表現 · B1miss someone already

miss you already

I miss you already.Me, too.

「Kurt Gets the Packers Call」を読み解く

What's really going on

The birthday party is warm, but the real scene is the quiet one after it. Kurt's dream isn't ambition exactly; it's doubt dressed as faith — "I'm just wondering why God would give me a dream that's probably never gonna come true." Brenda doesn't flatter him or tell him to be realistic. She separates the dream from his worth: it doesn't have to define him, and if it's real, he has to go fight for it. That permission is also a warning, and the second half of the scene proves it: when the Packers call, the good news arrives with a cost. "I'm happy for you, but I know that this is gonna change things," Brenda says, and the rest of the chapter is the two of them deciding to move forward anyway.

Theme

DreamsKurt voices his doubt about a dream that seems impossible, then gets a real shot when the Packers call.
RomanceBrenda pushes Kurt toward his dream even as the chance to leave threatens what they have begun.

このチャプターで学べること

  • She turns comfort into a command, and it works.
  • One chance is all he asks for, and he means it.
  • The line about not being defined releases real pressure.
  • A joke about green hides how much the signing means.

発音のポイント

  • sure you're — You're reduces to a quick /jər/ in relaxed speech.
  • wait to eat — Link wait and to so the t runs into the next word.
  • most of it — Blend of and it into one unit the way native speakers do it.
If this is your dream, you have to go fight for it.

Brenda's advice: don't wait to be chosen, and don't treat the dream as a fantasy. If it matters, go after it.

It doesn't have to define you.

She separates the outcome from his identity: a football career isn't the measure of his worth, win or lose.

I'm just wondering why God would give me a dream that's probably never gonna come true.

Kurt names the fear under his ambition — that the dream itself might be a kind of cruelty.

I'm happy for you, but I know that this is gonna change things.

Brenda's honest response to the Packers news: joy and worry at once, because success may take him away.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Kurt doubt his dream?

He has been waiting for an NFL chance for years without one. He tells Brenda he wonders why God would give him a dream that seems unlikely ever to come true.

What does Brenda tell Kurt about his dream?

That if it is really his dream, he has to go fight for it, and that the outcome doesn't have to define who he is.

Which team signs Kurt?

The Green Bay Packers. They call with a contract and a signing bonus, giving him his first real NFL chance — and meaning he has to leave Brenda to take it.

Why is Brenda worried even though she's happy for him?

She says she is happy for him but knows it will change things. His life will get busier and take him away, so her joy comes with real worry.

Who is Zack?

Brenda's son. His birthday brings the cake scene where Kurt joins the family, just before the couple's hardest conversation.

アメリカン・アンダードッグ · 全 27 章

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第 1 章stand your groundKurt Warner's Impossible Dream第 2 章none of your businessKurt Learns to Dance for a Girl第 3 章make something ofKurt Earns Brenda's Name第 4 章on his own journeyKurt Fixes the Radio第 5 章run from adversityKurt Confronts His College Coach第 6 章whirlwind romanceKurt and Brenda's First Date第 7 章a work in progressBrenda Tells Zack's Miracle Story第 8 章a dark horseKurt's NFL Draft Day再生中 · 第 9 章make the most ofKurt Gets the Packers Call第 10 章elephant in the roomJim Foster Recruits Kurt Warner第 11 章hold someone upA Father's Advice to Kurt第 12 章drop outKurt and Brenda's Blizzard Night第 13 章did hell freeze overKurt Joins the Barnstormers第 14 章pull the triggerKurt Warner's Arena Football Debut第 15 章buy someone timeKurt's Arena Football Debut第 16 章hidden gemBrenda's Surprise Visit Goes Wrong第 17 章pin that on meBrenda Breaks Up With Kurt第 18 章seal the winKurt Wins but Loses Brenda第 19 章all inKurt Proposes to Brenda第 20 章slow as molassesThe Barnstormers Lose the Arena Bowl第 21 章ride it outKurt Is Humbled at Rams Camp第 22 章in the wildernessVermeil Gives Kurt His Shot第 23 章in the driver's seatKurt Tells Vermeil This Is His Time第 24 章opportunity of a lifetimeKurt's First NFL Start第 25 章got your backKurt Warner Proves Them Wrong第 26 章on the ropesKurt Warner's Breakout Game第 27 章where we go from hereKurt Warner Goes From Hy-Vee to MVP
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