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American Underdog · 2021 — 第 8 / 27 章 · 2'43" · B1

Kurt's NFL Draft Day, Explained：a dark horse

Draft day arrives with Kurt touted as a dark horse, but the wait is mostly quiet anxiety. He tells his family he feels good and just wants a chance, then admits he may not be picked until tomorrow. Zack keeps chanting his name at the TV, and the family heads off to a birthday party.

あらすじ

It's NFL draft day, and Kurt gathers with his family to watch the picks. A commentator calls him a dark horse after a strong season, and Kurt has just signed an agent. But he knows the seven rounds stretch over two days, so he expects to be picked late, if at all. He also meets a scheduling clash with Zack's birthday.

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on firea dark horsemake out withyeah no

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このシーンの表現

a dark horse

a surprise contender

Analysts say the buzz is growing that this kid could be a surprise pick.

Nobody expected her to win; she was the dark horse of the tournament.

このシーンの他の表現

  • on fire

    playing red-hot

  • make out with

    kiss romantically

  • yeah no

    actually no

  • remember

    a reminder tag

  • be fine

    will be okay

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1make out with someone

kiss romantically

His girlfriend teases him about kissing a future pro athlete.

How does it feel to make out with a future professional athlete?
発音make out

Link make out into may-kout, barely releasing the t.

How does it feel to make out with a future professional athlete?
表現 · B1be absolutely on fire

playing red-hot

The commentator says Kurt has been unstoppable in practice today.

Kurt Warner has been absolutely on fire today.
発音has been

Weaken has been into huhz-bin in fast speech.

Kurt Warner has been absolutely on fire today.
表現 · B2a growing buzz

rising talk

There's been a growing buzz that this kid may be a dark horse in this year's NFL draft.
表現 · B2be a dark horse

a surprise contender

Analysts say the buzz is growing that this kid could be a surprise pick.

There's been a growing buzz that this kid may be a dark horse in this year's NFL draft.
表現 · B1X Player of the Year

best player of the season

I was voted Gateway Player of the Year and our team was first in conference.
表現 · B1finish first in conference

top of the conference

I was voted Gateway Player of the Year and our team was first in conference.
表現 · B2a 1-AA player

small-college player

Look, it's rare that a 1-AA player gets drafted.
表現 · A2see what someone can do

try to help out

But let's see what we can do.
表現 · A2look forward to something

eagerly await

Okay, gotta grab this. Look forward to it, buddy.
スラング · A2gotta

have got to — Casual speech only; write have to in formal English.

Okay, gotta grab this. Look forward to it, buddy.
表現 · B1get an agent

signed representation

Yes!I got an agent!
表現 · B1want one's chance

want a shot

Yeah, no, I feel good. I just want my chance, you know.
表現 · B2spread something out over time

stretched across two days

Yeah, there's seven rounds of picks that are spread out over two days, so, if I get picked, when I get picked, it'll be in the later rounds.
表現 · B1in the later rounds

in the late picks

Yeah, there's seven rounds of picks that are spread out over two days, so, if I get picked, when I get picked, it'll be in the later rounds.
文法 · B1if I get picked, when I get picked

conditional and time clauses: If and when clauses stay in the present tense while the main clause takes it will.

Yeah, there's seven rounds of picks that are spread out over two days, so, if I get picked, when I get picked, it'll be in the later rounds.
スラング · A2havin'

having, casual — Relaxed speech; use having in writing.

We're havin' a party at the house?
表現 · A2something will be fine

will be okay

Kurt reassures Brenda that the clash with the party will be okay.

No, no, no, it'll be fine, Brenda.
表現 · A2as soon as something is over

the moment that

You guys can start the party, and then I'll just join as soon as this is over.
発音as soon as

Run as soon as together as uh-SOO-nuhz.

You guys can start the party, and then I'll just join as soon as this is over.
文法 · B2had been debated

past perfect passive: Had been debated places the discussion before the past moment and hides who did it.

That was something that had been debated for weeks.
表現 · B1something in return

as a trade-back

What kind of offers would they have gotten in return?
文法 · B2would they have gotten

conditional perfect: Would have gotten asks about a trade that never happened, the imagined result of a past if.

What kind of offers would they have gotten in return?

「Kurt's NFL Draft Day」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about waiting, which is the part of the dream nobody films. Kurt has done everything right — a strong season, an agent, a buzz — yet the draft does not care about effort. "I probably won't get picked until tomorrow," he admits, managing expectations for his family more than for himself. When Zack chants "Pick Kurt" at the television, the boy's faith is both touching and painful, because it cannot change the outcome. Kurt keeps repeating that it will be fine, and the line carries more weight than its words: he is asking everyone, including himself, to keep believing. The scene sets up the years of near-misses ahead without spelling them out, resting on the gap between how much he wants it and how little control he has.

Theme

DreamsKurt waits on draft day for the chance he has chased his whole life, knowing it may not come.
AmbitionHe has just signed an agent and is called a dark horse, yet must wait for the later rounds.

このチャプターで学べること

  • on fire praises a hot streak, not a fire.
  • a dark horse is the pick nobody saw coming.
  • yeah, no answers with the no, not the yeah.
  • be fine is quiet reassurance, not a promise.

発音のポイント

  • make out — Link make out into may-kout, barely releasing the t.
  • has been — Weaken has been into huhz-bin in fast speech.
  • as soon as — Run as soon as together as uh-SOO-nuhz.
It was better before you said that.

Brenda's dry comeback to Kurt's boast, puncturing his ego right after a kiss.

How does it feel to make out with a future professional athlete?

Kurt's cocky joke to Brenda, framing himself as a soon-to-be pro athlete.

Kurt Warner has been absolutely on fire today.

The commentator's praise: Kurt is playing better than anyone on the field today.

There's been a growing buzz that this kid may be a dark horse in this year's NFL draft.

The draft chatter: insiders are starting to mention Kurt as a possible surprise pick.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Kurt so calm on draft day?

Because he has done the math. The seven rounds are spread over two days, so as a small-school player he knows he is more likely to be taken late, if at all.

What does "a dark horse" mean?

It means a contender nobody expects to win. Calling Kurt a dark horse says he is unknown but could surprise people in the draft.

Why does Zack chant "Pick Kurt"?

He is Kurt's young supporter, rooting for him in front of the television. His excitement makes the wait harder, since Kurt cannot control whether a team calls his name.

What conflict comes up with Zack's birthday?

Zack's birthday is the next day, the same time Kurt expects to be waiting on the draft. Kurt promises to join the party as soon as the draft is over so nothing is missed.

Who is the woman Kurt introduces to his mother?

Brenda, along with her son Zack. Introducing them at such a personal moment shows how close Brenda has already become to Kurt and his family.

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