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American Underdog · 2021 — 第 4 / 27 章 · 5'00" · B1

Kurt Fixes the Radio, Explained：on his own journey

Kurt shows up at Brenda's door unannounced, and instead of explaining himself he fixes a broken radio — 'You're missing a battery.' He's really there for Brenda, but the way in is her kids. Her mother is charmed; Brenda wants to know how he found her at all.

あらすじ

Brenda is home feeding her kids when the radio goes dead. Kurt, the man she met at the bar, knocks on the door, apologizes for showing up, and finds the radio is missing a battery. He chats with her blind son Zack about trucks, then tells Brenda he wanted to meet her children. She gives him her number; he walked three miles and says it was worth it.

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there we gomissing a batterydidn't mean toon his own journey

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このシーンの表現

on his own journey

he has his own path

Brenda names Zack's blindness, then closes the subject with a phrase that refuses pity.

My father is on his own journey and I have stopped pushing him.

このシーンの他の表現

  • there we go

    that's it, it works now

  • missing a battery

    one battery is not there

  • didn't mean to

    it was not on purpose

  • be blunt

    say it plainly

  • my pleasure

    you're welcome

このシーンのメモ一覧

87 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2a tiny little bit of something

just a very small amount

I need you to eat just a tiny little bit more.
表現 · A1a few more of something

some additional ones

But can you just have a few more bites of your applesauce, please, sweetheart?
表現 · A2a bad idea

a poor plan

This was a bad idea.
表現 · A2come in

entering a place

Yeah, hey. Am I coming in?
スラング · A2huh

right? / yeah? — A tag seeking agreement in casual talk.

Oh. Country? They got you too, huh?
表現 · A2there you go

here you are

There you go.
表現 · B1after all

in the end, actually

You know? Maybe country ain't so bad after all.
スラング · B1ain't

isn't / am not — Everyday speech only; never in formal writing.

You know? Maybe country ain't so bad after all.
スラング · A2little man

buddy, kiddo — A warm nickname for a small boy, not for adults.

What's your name, little man?
表現 · B1what someone means is ...

what he is trying to say

Oh, what he means is he wants to drive a black truck.
文法 · B1what he means

subject clause: What he means is the subject; the real message follows is.

Oh, what he means is he wants to drive a black truck.
表現 · A2be here for someone

came because of someone

Hey, I'm... I'm Kurt. I'm here for Brenda.
発音here for

Weak for: say here-fer, not here-FOR.

Hey, I'm... I'm Kurt. I'm here for Brenda.
表現 · A2call the police

phone the police

Otherwise I'd be, you know, calling the police.
表現 · A2my pleasure

you're welcome

Jenny Jo thanks him for the repair and Kurt waves it off warmly.

It was my pleasure.
表現 · A2one in every room

in each room

Thanks. Um... We keep one in every room in the house.
表現 · A2another option

a different choice

Is there another option?
表現 · B1know where someone lives

my home address

How do you know where I live?
文法 · B1where I live

embedded clause: An embedded question keeps statement order after know.

How do you know where I live?
表現 · B2be passionate about something

caring deeply about

You seemed so passionate about them last night.
表現 · B2legally blind

officially blind by law

He's legally blind, and...
表現 · A2see you around

see you later

I'll see you around.
発音next time

Practise dropping the t: say nex-time, not next-time.

So, maybe call next time?
表現 · A2be worth it

worth the effort

Totally worth it.
発音worth it

Link worth and it into one unit, wor-thit.

Totally worth it.

「Kurt Fixes the Radio」を読み解く

What's really going on

Kurt doesn't come to fix a radio; he comes to see Brenda, and he says so: 'I wanted to meet your kids.' The radio is his excuse to stay in the room, and it works — he talks to Zack like a person, not a diagnosis. Brenda has been careful from the start. 'How do you know where I live?' she asks, and 'why are you here?' — she wants his reasons on the table. When she explains that Zack is legally blind and adds, 'He's on his own journey,' she isn't asking for sympathy. She's telling Kurt who her son is before he decides anything about them. Then she gives him her number.

Theme

RomanceKurt walks three miles to see Brenda, fixes her radio to stay, and leaves with her number.
ParenthoodBrenda won't let anyone pity her blind son; 'He's on his own journey,' she says.

このチャプターで学べること

  • There we go closes a small fix with relief.
  • A missing battery is not lost; the part is simply absent.
  • My pleasure accepts thanks without making it a big deal.
  • Can I be blunt signals that the small talk is over.

発音のポイント

  • here for — Weak for: say here-fer, not here-FOR.
  • next time — Practise dropping the t: say nex-time, not next-time.
  • worth it — Link worth and it into one unit, wor-thit.
You know? Maybe country ain't so bad after all.

Kurt says this as the country station plays in Zack's room. He walked in mocking country music; now it's growing on him — and so is this family.

He's on his own journey.

Brenda's answer when Kurt learns Zack is legally blind. She isn't fishing for sympathy — she means her son has his own path and shouldn't be treated as a tragedy.

You seemed so passionate about them last night.

Kurt explains why he showed up: at the bar, Brenda talked about her kids with such feeling that he wanted to meet them.

How do you know where I live?

Brenda's first real question. Kurt got her address from the bartender, and she wants to know whether that's thoughtful or a warning sign.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Kurt show up at Brenda's house unannounced?

He says he wanted to meet her kids, because she talked about them so passionately at the bar. It's impulsive and he knows it — 'This was a bad idea,' he mutters at the door.

What is actually wrong with the radio?

It's missing a battery. Kurt and Zack end up in the bathroom, find the spare one, and the radio comes back on — country music and all.

Is Zack really blind?

Yes. Brenda says he's legally blind and has physical therapy, but she insists he's 'on his own journey,' not a child to be pitied.

Does Brenda like Kurt in this scene?

She's wary but won over. She questions how he found her and why he came, then hands him her number and tells him to call next time.

What does Brenda's mother think of Kurt?

She's a fan. 'He's cute,' she tells Brenda, and thanks Kurt for fixing the radio.

アメリカン・アンダードッグ · 全 27 章

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