odd, not right — Here it means strange, not humorous.
He said, "He's breathing funny."American Underdog · 2021 — 第 7 / 27 章 · 3'36" · B1
Brenda Tells Zack's Miracle Story, Explained：a work in progress
Brenda tells Kurt how Zack nearly died at four months old and how doctors said he'd never walk or talk. 'He's my miracle,' she says. Yet when the talk turns to whether she and Kurt can work, she keeps stalling — 'This is crazy. This isn't gonna work' — even as she calls them an 'us.'
あらすじ
Kurt asks Brenda whether Zack was born blind. She says no, then tells him what happened: Zack was dropped at four months old, his brain swelled, and doctors said he'd be lucky to survive the night. She calls Zack her miracle. Later, at her father's garage, Kurt meets her family, and the two argue over whether they can actually make 'us' work.
注目の表現
make it through the nightpanic in his voiceprove everyone wronga work in progress
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このシーンの表現
a work in progress
not finished, still improving
Brenda says she is still trying, then calls herself a work in progress.
My guitar playing is a work in progress, but I practice daily.
このシーンの他の表現
- make it through the night
survive until morning
- panic in his voice
the fear you can hear
- prove everyone wrong
show the doubters were wrong
- that's good news
sarcasm, not real praise
- imagine a scenario where
picture a case in which
このシーンのメモ一覧
52 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
the fear you can hear
Brenda recalls the phone call about Zack and the fear she could hear in Brad's voice.
And I still remember the panic in his voice.survive until morning
Doctors tell Brenda her son may not survive the night, and she repeats that verdict years later.
where we were told his brain was swelling and that he'd be lucky to make it through the night.be fortunate to
where we were told his brain was swelling and that he'd be lucky to make it through the night.relative clause: Where introduces the clause describing the hospital, and the passive were told leaves the teller unnamed.
where we were told his brain was swelling and that he'd be lucky to make it through the night.Weaken be and to; put the stress on luck.
where we were told his brain was swelling and that he'd be lucky to make it through the night.not know at all
And they had no idea what was wrong 'cause...Practice linking no and idea so it sounds like no-widea.
And they had no idea what was wrong 'cause...because, shortened — Casual speech; avoid it in formal writing.
And they had no idea what was wrong 'cause...say what really happened
Could've been different, you know, if he'd just told the truth.unreal conditional: If plus had done marks a past that did not happen, so the regret is about a missed truth.
Could've been different, you know, if he'd just told the truth.future in the past: He'd is he would, the future seen from the past inside reported speech.
So, the doctor told me he'd never walk, and yet...show the doubters were wrong
After listing every prediction about Zack, Brenda says he keeps proving the doubters wrong.
He keeps finding a way to prove everyone wrong.manage to do it somehow
He keeps finding a way to prove everyone wrong.the wonder I was given
He's... [INHALES DEEPLY] He's my miracle.closer to
Yeah, it's more like a relationship for me...not finished, still improving
Brenda says she is still trying, then calls herself a work in progress.
I'm a work in progress.follow me
You just come with me.you, relaxed form — Relaxed speech, not for formal settings.
That's my sister.Nice to meet ya.let us talk privately
Uh, hey, Dad, could you give us a minute?Practice give us as gi-vus, keeping us unstressed.
Uh, hey, Dad, could you give us a minute?not done yet
It's my garage. I wasn't finished yet.picture a case in which
Kurt says he cannot picture any situation in which the relationship succeeds.
Okay, I'm trying to imagine a scenario where any of this works.going to, casual — Very casual; use going to in writing.
This is crazy. This isn't gonna work.say it again and again
You keep saying that.「Brenda Tells Zack's Miracle Story」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is Brenda handing Kurt her past and her faith at once. She tells the story of Zack's injury calmly, but the details do the work: 'he'd be lucky to make it through the night,' and someone waited a day to admit what happened. Her conclusion is not bitterness but awe — 'He's my miracle.' When Kurt notices how much God matters to her, she answers, 'it defines me,' then admits, 'I'm a work in progress.' That line is also about the relationship. She wants Kurt, but she keeps listing reasons it can't work, and 'Oh, we're an "us" now' is her testing whether he'll run. He doesn't; he asks about tomorrow night.
Theme
FaithBrenda says her faith 'defines me' and calls Zack 'my miracle,' reading his survival as something God did.
RomanceBrenda and Kurt argue over whether they can be an 'us,' and by the end he's asking about tomorrow night.
このチャプターで学べること
- prove everyone wrong works best after results.
- make it through implies survival, not arrival.
- a work in progress admits flaws without begging.
- that's good news can be pure sarcasm.
発音のポイント
- be lucky to — Weaken be and to; put the stress on luck.
- no idea — Practice linking no and idea so it sounds like no-widea.
- give us — Practice give us as gi-vus, keeping us unstressed.
He keeps finding a way to prove everyone wrong.Brenda on Zack: doctors predicted he'd never walk or talk, but he does both — and still dreams of being a black truck driver.
Could've been different, you know, if he'd just told the truth.Brenda means Zack's injury might have been treated sooner if the person who dropped him had said so right away, instead of waiting 24 hours.
I'm a work in progress.Brenda's answer about her faith and herself — she isn't finished or certain, but she keeps trying. It's also a hint about the relationship.
Oh, we're an "us" now. That's good news.Brenda teasing Kurt: she mocks the idea that they're already a couple, even though she's the one who brought up 'us.'
このシーンについての質問
Was Zack born blind?
No. Brenda explains that Zack was dropped at four months old, his brain swelled, and the damage left him legally blind — but he survived when doctors thought he wouldn't.
What happened to Zack as a baby?
Someone dropped him on his head in the tub when he was four months old and didn't admit it for 24 hours. His brain swelled, and doctors said he'd be lucky to live through the night.
Why does Brenda say 'I'm a work in progress'?
Kurt asks if she still believes what a woman at church once told her. She says she's trying, and that her faith is still being built — she's not a finished person.
Does Brenda want to be with Kurt?
She does, but she's scared. She calls them an 'us,' then says it's crazy and won't work. By the end she's agreeing to see him tomorrow night.
Who did Kurt meet at the garage?
Brenda's father, who owns the garage, and her sister. Kurt introduces himself politely while the family sizes him up.
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