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Another Year · 2010 — 第 19 / 25 章 · 2'15" · B1

Visiting Ronnie Before the Funeral, Explained：be glad when

Tom and Gerri visit Ronnie at home before his wife's funeral. He answers their questions in monosyllables — he's been eating only beans, and he'll "be glad when this is over." Talk turns to whether his son Carl will turn up, and he leaves it to the young man himself.

あらすじ

Tom and Gerri call on Ronnie at his home before the funeral. They ask how he's managing and whether he's been eating; he says he's only had beans and that he'll be glad when it's over. The talk turns to Ronnie's son Carl and whether he'll show up, which Ronnie leaves up to him. The funeral director arrives to check on the arrangements.

Goodbyes & funeralsComforting a friendComfortingAskingFriendsB1slowbritish
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このシーンの表現

be glad when

to wish something were over

Ronnie tells Tom he just wants the funeral over and done with.

I'll be glad when the exam week is over.

このシーンの他の表現

  • grown a bit

    become a little taller

  • a load of

    a lot of; plenty of

  • turn up

    to arrive or show up

  • you're all right

    it's fine; go ahead

  • bloody

    a British intensifier

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

文法 · B1Hasn't changed much, has it

question tag: The tag has it turns a plain statement into a shared remark.

Hasn't changed much, has it?
発音Hasn't changed

The t in hasn't often vanishes before changed.

Hasn't changed much, has it?
表現 · A2grow a bit

become a little taller

Reunited after years, Joe jokes that he has grown and changed.

- Do you recognise Joe? - I've grown a bit.
表現 · B1be glad when something is over

to wish something were over

Ronnie tells Tom he just wants the funeral over and done with.

I'll be glad when this is over.
表現 · B1the hardest day

the most difficult day

- This is the hardest day. - Yeah.
表現 · A2a lovely person

a very likeable person

- She was a lovely person. - She was.
表現 · A2over the weekend

during the weekend

Have you been eating over the weekend, Ronnie?
表現 · B1a bit more than something

a little more than that

Need a bit more than that, though, don't you?
文法 · B2don't you

elliptical tag: You need is dropped and the tag carries the nudge.

Need a bit more than that, though, don't you?
スラング · B1Nah

no, casually — A casual no for friends, not for formal settings.

Nah.
表現 · B1a load of something

a lot of; plenty of

Tom's family arrives with armfuls of sandwiches and beer for the gathering.

- We brought a load of sandwiches, Ron. - Some beers.
発音load of

Link load and of; the of nearly disappears.

- We brought a load of sandwiches, Ron. - Some beers.
表現 · B1turn up

to arrive or show up

Ronnie has told Carl when and where, but doubts whether he will show.

The question is, if he'll turn up.
文法 · B2if he'll turn up

embedded clause: The if-clause names the open question itself.

The question is, if he'll turn up.
発音turn up

Link turn and up so they run into one word.

The question is, if he'll turn up.
表現 · B1be up to someone

to be someone's decision

Well, that's up to him.
スラング · A2Cheers

thanks, informally — British for thanks or a toast, used among friends.

Cheers, Gez.
表現 · A2be here soon

to arrive shortly

- The hearse will be here soon. - Yeah.
表現 · B1you're all right

it's fine; go ahead

Ronnie asks for a beer and Tom gives him the go-ahead.

Yeah, you're all right. Go on.
スラング · B1Ta

thanks, very informal — Very British and casual thanks; keep it for friends.

Ta.
表現 · A2on the phone

by telephone

Yes, I'm Tom Hepple. I think we spoke on the phone.
表現 · A2the X of us

the few of us

- Are you all ready? - Yes, we are, yes. Just the four of us.
表現 · A2have you got something

do you have something

Have you got the keys, Ronnie?

「Visiting Ronnie Before the Funeral」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is all restraint, and that is what makes it heavy. Nobody says 'grief'; instead there is food and logistics. 'I'll be glad when this is over,' Ronnie says, which is as close as he comes to naming the day ahead. Gerri asks whether he has eaten, and he admits to 'some beans' — a small detail that says everything about how he is coping. Then the practical worry: will his son Carl come? 'The question is, if he'll turn up,' Ronnie says, and when Tom says it's up to him, Ronnie answers, 'He'd bloody better.' The anger and the hurt come out sideways, in one word, because nobody in the room is going to open the door any wider.

Theme

Death & griefRonnie's flat lines and small answers — beans for dinner, 'glad when this is over' — carry the weight of the day ahead.
Family loveTom and Gerri's visit, the sandwiches, the beer and the talk of Carl all show family trying to hold him up.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Be glad when means you want it over
  • Turn up simply means to show up
  • Up to him hands the choice back
  • A load of just means plenty

発音のポイント

  • Hasn't changed — The t in hasn't often vanishes before changed.
  • load of — Link load and of; the of nearly disappears.
  • turn up — Link turn and up so they run into one word.
I'll be glad when this is over.

Ronnie's answer about how he's coping: not sadness but the wish for the funeral to be finished, which says more than a speech.

The question is, if he'll turn up.

Ronnie's worry about his son Carl: not whether he was told, but whether he'll bother to come.

Well, that's up to him.

A mild shrug from the others: if Carl chooses not to come, that's his choice to make.

How are you managing, Ronnie?

Gerri's gentle question, the kind you ask someone in mourning — practical care wrapped in a single word, 'managing.'

このシーンについての質問

What is the occasion of this scene?

It's the day of the funeral for Ronnie's wife. Friends and family gather at his home before the hearse arrives, and Tom and Gerri come to check on him.

Why does Ronnie say he'll be glad when it's over?

He is dreading the funeral. 'I'll be glad when this is over' doesn't mean he won't grieve — it means the hardest day, as someone calls it, can't end soon enough.

Why is Ronnie worried about Carl?

Carl is his son, and Ronnie isn't sure he will come to the funeral. He says the real question is whether Carl will 'turn up,' and even that he'd 'bloody better.'

What does 'turn up' mean?

It means to arrive or show up, often when the arrival is uncertain. Ronnie uses it about whether his son will come to the funeral.

How does the scene end?

The funeral director arrives, confirms the arrangements with Tom, and asks if Ronnie has the keys. Everyone is ready, and 'just the four of us' will go.

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