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Another Year · 2010 — 第 4 / 25 章 · 3'26" · B2

Supper Talk and a Court Case, Explained：raring to go

Over a hot pasta supper, Tom and Gerri trade notes on their day, from a drunk client to a missing friend. "I told him it was up to him," Gerri says of the man she tried to help. A solicitor walks Mr Gupta through what will happen in court and reassures him he is not about to be evicted.

あらすじ

At supper, Tom and Gerri eat hot pasta and catch up on their day: one was out and about getting his hands dirty, the other calls it disappointing. Gerri describes a drunk client she had to challenge, telling him it was up to him. Later, a solicitor walks Mr Gupta, just out of hospital, through the coming court hearing and says he is in no danger of eviction.

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out and aboutcan never tellpissed as a fartup to him

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このシーンの表現

raring to go

eager to start

Joe greets the client with a warm compliment that he looks well and eager to begin.

The kids were raring to go at dawn on the first day of the trip.

このシーンの他の表現

  • out and about

    busy moving around

  • can never tell

    you can't be sure

  • pissed as a fart

    completely drunk

  • up to him

    his choice to make

  • for the time being

    for now

このシーンのメモ一覧

57 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · A1what's for supper / dinner

what is the evening meal

What's for supper?
発音What's for

Link What's and for; for reduces to a soft fuh.

What's for supper?
表現 · A2have a taste of something

to try a little of something

Have a taste.
表現 · B1you can never tell with something

you can't be sure

Tom warns Gerri that you can never tell how hot chillies will be before you taste them.

You can never tell with chillies.
スラング · B1smidgeon

a tiny amount — Informal; a light way to say a very small amount.

No, I've had a couple. Oh, go on, just a smidgeon.
表現 · B1be out and about

busy moving around

Tom answers Gerri's question about his day and admits he was busy out and around.

I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.
表現 · B1get one's hands dirty

to do the work yourself

I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.
発音out and about

Let out and and run together before the stressed about.

I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.
スラング · B2pissed

drunk — British slang among friends; too crude for formal talk.

- He was pissed as a fart. - Really?
表現 · B1handle something

to deal with something

How did you handle it?
表現 · B1be up to someone

his choice to make

Tom tells Gerri he left the decision to the student instead of taking over.

I told him it was up to him.
表現 · A2ring someone

to phone someone

I'll ring him later. I'd love to see him.
表現 · A2excuse the mess

sorry about the untidiness

Excuse the mess.
表現 · B2for the time being

for now

Joe tells Mr Gupta what he has done so far and quietly promises the situation is not final.

OK, now we've opened all these letters, and I've seen all I need to see for the time being.
表現 · B2be in a position to do something

to be able to do something

Obviously, it's a sizeable correspondence and, understandably, Mr Gupta hasn't exactly been in a position to open them, seeing as he's been in hospital for the past ten weeks.
文法 · B2seeing as he's been in hospital

reason clause: Seeing as introduces a reason both speakers already know.

Obviously, it's a sizeable correspondence and, understandably, Mr Gupta hasn't exactly been in a position to open them, seeing as he's been in hospital for the past ten weeks.
表現 · C1be raring to go

eager to start

Joe greets the client with a warm compliment that he looks well and eager to begin.

But, you're looking fit and raring to go, Mr Gupta.
表現 · A2get back to work

to return to one's job

It's just I have to get back to work.
表現 · B1at this point

at this stage

Erm... it's important for Mr Gupta to understand that at this point he's in no danger of being evicted.
発音take you

Take and you blend, so the t seems to jump onto you.

I'll take you briefly through what is going to happen in court.
表現 · B1sort something out

to fix or arrange things

he will agree to adjourn which will then give us time to sort things out, OK?
文法 · B2which will then give us time to sort things out

relative clause: The which-clause adds what the adjournment will make possible.

he will agree to adjourn which will then give us time to sort things out, OK?

「Supper Talk and a Court Case」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter pairs two kinds of care: the informal kind at the supper table and the professional kind in the casework visit. Gerri's day is full of other people's troubles — a tutor who is 'pissed as a fart,' a friend who hasn't called — and her approach is consistent: 'I told him it was up to him.' She offers help, not rescue, and the film treats that as its quiet ethic. When the scene shifts to the solicitor and Mr Gupta, the same idea returns in a colder register. The letters, the hospital stay, the risk of eviction are all reduced to a procedure: 'I'll take you briefly through what is going to happen in court.' The reassurance, that there is no danger of being evicted 'for the time being,' is small but real. Both halves are about people doing what they can for others and respecting the line where their control ends.

Theme

DutyGerri and the solicitor both help others while leaving the final choice with them.
LonelinessA drunk client, a quiet friend and a hospital patient on his own run through the chapter.

このチャプターで学べること

  • For the time being leaves the door open
  • Up to him hands the choice back
  • Raring to go sounds eager and bright
  • In British slang pissed means drunk

発音のポイント

  • What's for — Link What's and for; for reduces to a soft fuh.
  • out and about — Let out and and run together before the stressed about.
  • take you — Take and you blend, so the t seems to jump onto you.
I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.

A summary of a busy, practical day: out doing things rather than sitting at a desk.

I told him it was up to him.

The ethic behind the help: offer support but let the other person decide and take responsibility.

I'll take you briefly through what is going to happen in court.

The solicitor's promise to explain the procedure plainly, turning the legal threat into manageable steps.

I bought him a double Scotch. No, I had to challenge him.

The joke that turns into a method: she could have poured him a drink, but chose to confront the problem instead.

このシーンについての質問

What was Gerri's day like?

Mixed. She was out and about getting her hands dirty, and one client turned up very drunk, which she found upsetting. She told him the choice was up to him.

What does "pissed as a fart" mean?

It is British slang for being extremely drunk. Gerri uses it about her client, who showed up very drunk; the expression is crude but common in casual speech.

What is happening with Mr Gupta?

He has been in hospital for ten weeks and could not open his post. A solicitor explains that he is not in immediate danger of eviction and walks him through what will happen in court.

Why does the solicitor ask the court to adjourn?

An adjournment buys time. By postponing the hearing, the solicitor gets a chance to sort out Mr Gupta's correspondence and situation before anything is decided.

Who is Joe, and why does Gerri mention him?

Joe is a friend they have not heard from. Gerri says she will ring him because she would love to see him, showing how concern for other people runs under their ordinary supper talk.

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