gain new friends
Walking to church, a sister wonders aloud whether they can make new friends in this new town.
Do you think, we'll make new friends?An American Crime · 2007 — 第 1 / 16 章 · 2'47" · B1
Sylvia Meets Friends at Church, Explained：have a chance to
Sylvia and Jennie arrive at church hoping to make new friends. Their father appears outside, and their mother puts them on the bus home with "I've gotta settle things with your father." Inside, the sermon on being "children of God" lands on a family already coming apart.
あらすじ
On the way to church, Sylvia and Jennie ask each other whether they will make new friends. Their father, Lester, suddenly appears; their mother, Betty, tells the girls to take the church bus home because she needs to settle things with him. At the service a sermon speaks of being children of God, and afterward the girls are invited to visit a friend's house.
注目の表現
make new friendssupposed tohave a chance tochildren of God
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このシーンの表現
have a chance to
get the opportunity to
The mother refuses to move the girls again because they have not even had a chance to fit in here.
Every new student should have a chance to make friends.
このシーンの他の表現
- make new friends
gain new friends
- supposed to
said to be
- children of God
God's children
- I'd appreciate the work
I would be grateful for it
- used to it
she is accustomed to it
このシーンのメモ一覧
52 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
on this occasion
Well, maybe there'll be some cute boys this time.said or expected to be
They're supposed to be cute.miss the time
Come on girls, you don't wanna be late now for church.The t in don't is often dropped before wanna.
Come on girls, you don't wanna be late now for church.want to — Casual speech only; never use it in formal writing.
Come on girls, you don't wanna be late now for church.long to see you
Well, I missed you girls.travel to perform
Then maybe we could make enough money to go on tour.get the opportunity to
They haven't even had a chance to make friends down here yet.present perfect: The present perfect with yet says that up to now they still have not managed it.
They haven't even had a chance to make friends down here yet.resolve matters with someone
I've gotta settle things with your father.God's children
During the sermon the congregation hears that they are called children of God.
and we are called children of god.by this way alone
It is only through Christ, that we find our father.cleft sentence: The cleft frame It is ... that ... puts the weight on only through Christ.
It is only through Christ, that we find our father.I would be grateful for it
A woman at church asks around for ironing work, politely offering to take any job.
I'd appreciate the work.what occurred to someone
What happened to your leg?she is accustomed to it
When a child asks about a leg, the woman waves it off: she is used to such questions.
That's alright, she's used to it.Link used and to so it sounds like use-tuh.
That's alright, she's used to it.join us
Can they come with us?visit someone's home
On the way out, a girl casually invites the sisters, saying friends are coming over to her place.
You wanna come? We've got some friends coming over...The 've is barely voiced; the got carries the beat.
You wanna come? We've got some friends coming over...「Sylvia Meets Friends at Church」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter keeps circling the same worry: will these girls ever belong anywhere? It opens with "Do you think, we'll make new friends?", and the parents' scene answers it badly. There is talk of going on tour and of leaving the children with someone else, while one voice insists, "They haven't even had a chance to make friends down here yet." So the church visit is both an ordinary Sunday and a small test of that hope. Gertrude is there too, asking Hope for ironing work and saying "I'd appreciate the work." The service speaks of fathers and children finding each other, which is exactly what these children cannot count on. By the end, the invitation to a friend's house is the only thing the day offers them.
Theme
Family loveThe girls want new friends and a home; the sermon's talk of fathers and children only underlines what they lack.
FriendshipThe one bright moment is an invitation to a friend's house, a hint of the normal childhood they are missing.
このチャプターで学べること
- A question can carry both hope and nerves.
- Hearsay softens disappointment, but it is not a promise.
- Invitations land best when they sound casual.
- Being used to something means it no longer stings.
発音のポイント
- don't wanna — The t in don't is often dropped before wanna.
- used to it — Link used and to so it sounds like use-tuh.
- We've got — The 've is barely voiced; the got carries the beat.
Do you think, we'll make new friends?The sisters' first worry in a new place is not money or school but belonging; the question sets up the whole episode.
They haven't even had a chance to make friends down here yet.A defense of the children: moving them again would take away the normal life they have barely started to build.
You wanna come? We've got some friends coming over...A casual invitation that matters; it is the one moment the girls are welcomed rather than managed.
I've gotta settle things with your father.The mother sends the girls away so the adults can talk, keeping the family conflict just out of the children's sight.
このシーンについての質問
Why are Sylvia and Jennie worried about making friends?
They have just moved to a new town with their mother and have not had time to settle in. Making friends is their way of asking whether this place can become a real home.
What are the parents arguing about outside the church?
There is talk of going on tour and of leaving the children with someone else, while the mother insists the girls have barely had a chance to make friends here. The plan and the children's needs are in direct conflict.
Why does Betty tell the girls to take the bus home?
She wants to settle things with their father in private. Sending them ahead keeps the argument away from them, but it also leaves the girls to handle the news on their own.
Who invites Sylvia and Jennie to come along?
Another child at the church does, saying there are friends coming over and the girls can meet their older sister. It is the first sign of the new friendships the sisters were hoping for.
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再生中 · 第 1 章have a chance toSylvia Meets Friends at Church
第 2 章for a livingPaula Brags About Her Married Boyfriend
第 3 章make a differenceGertrude Takes In the Likens Girls
第 4 章take them inSylvia and Jennie Move In
第 5 章none of your businessPaula Reveals Her Pregnancy
第 6 章knows bestBradley Shows His True Face
第 7 章narrow gatePaula Accuses Sylvia of Spreading Lies
第 8 章long-distance callSylvia and Jennie's Long-Distance Call
第 9 章nothing but troubleGertrude Catches Sylvia's Call
第 10 章come betweenGertrude Lays Down the Rules
第 11 章learns her lessonGertrude Says Sylvia Went to Juvenile
第 12 章tie someone upThe Children Testify Against Gertrude
第 13 章know what it's likeGertrude's Basement Confession
第 14 章get to the bottom of somethingReverend Collier Visits Gertrude
第 15 章faking itSylvia Dies While No One Acts
第 16 章take the standJennie and Gertrude Take the Stand第 1 / 16 章 · 残り約 49 分