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Be Here Now · 2015 — 第 23 / 27 章 · 2'56" · B2

Andy Gets Back to Work, Explained：live with something

Radiation has eased the pain enough that Andy says he is "looking more normal now," and he heads to Fox Studios for an audition. But the transplant is cancelled and his parents are sent home. "The good stuff is what's going on right now," he says, deciding not to put life on hold until the illness ends.

あらすじ

Andy has been doing radiation for a week and a half, and it has brought remarkable pain relief. He looks more normal, feels better daily, and is back in the ordinary grind of life. He feels ready to work and goes to Fox Studios to audition with a friend. Meanwhile the stem cell transplant is off, his parents head home, and the family accepts they must live with lymphoma.

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Do you see me smiling?the grindget throughhold fast

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このシーンの表現

live with something

accept and cope with a condition

Andy and Vashti say the family now knows it must live alongside the lymphoma long term.

You learn to live with the noise of the city.

このシーンの他の表現

  • Do you see me smiling?

    a weary rhetorical no

  • the grind

    the daily routine that wears you down

  • get through

    survive a hard spell

  • hold fast

    hold on firmly to a belief

  • put something on hold

    pause something for now

このシーンのメモ一覧

53 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · B1do radiation therapy

treatment with radiation

I've been doing the radiation therapy for about a week and a half.
発音Do you see

In fast speech do you can blur into d'ya.

Do you see me smiling?
表現 · B1pain relief

lessening of pain

I've had remarkable, remarkable pain relief.
表現 · B1the daily grind

the tiring daily routine

I'm back in the normal grind of life, which is nice.
文法 · B1which is nice

relative clause: The which clause comments on the whole idea before it, not on a single noun.

I'm back in the normal grind of life, which is nice.
スラング · B1grind

tiring routine — Informal for a tiring routine; not for formal writing.

I'm back in the normal grind of life, which is nice.
表現 · A2get back to something

return to a task

You know, I'm ready for work and I've been wondering when I can get back to it.
文法 · B2I've been wondering when

perfect continuous: The perfect continuous shows the wondering started earlier and is still going on.

You know, I'm ready for work and I've been wondering when I can get back to it.
表現 · B1have an audition

attend an audition

We both have an audition, my friend Jai here,
文法 · B1were supposed to

be supposed to: Be supposed to marks what was expected; here it points out a missed duty.

You were supposed to learn the lines.
発音supposed to

Supposed to is often said supposeta, with the t dropped.

You were supposed to learn the lines.
表現 · B1get through something

survive a hard time

I'll be alright. I'll get through it.
表現 · C1hold fast to something

hold firmly to a belief

But we all, all must hold fast in our belief that the Lord's light will burn eternal.
表現 · B1for the first time in a while

first time in a long time

For the first time in a while,
表現 · B1be going on right now

happening at this moment

Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.
発音stuff is

Link stuff and is so they sound like stuff-iz.

Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.
スラング · A2stuff

things in general — A casual catch-all for things; avoid it in formal writing.

Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.
表現 · A2spend time with someone

pass time with someone

Our highlight has been how much time my children got to spend with their grandparents
表現 · C1have a stem cell transplant

a treatment replacing stem cells

Andy explains that his mother came for a stem cell transplant that is now cancelled.

My mum was coming initially because I was getting a stem cell transplant and that's not going to happen now.
表現 · B1go on for + time

last for a period

This thing is going to go on for a little while.
表現 · A2have a break

take a rest

So you know, let's all have a break."
表現 · B1carry on

keep going as before

At the farewell everyone holds it in, and carry on is how they say life must go on.

We'll just carry on, you know?
スラング · B1gorgeous

an affectionate address — Affectionate only with people close to you.

-Bye, gorgeous. -Thanks, Dad.
表現 · B2make something much easier

make it far easier

You've made this journey so much easier. I mean it.
表現 · B2live with something

accept and cope with a condition

Andy and Vashti say the family now knows it must live alongside the lymphoma long term.

But as a family, we're much clearer now that we're going to have to try to live with lymphoma.
発音going to have to

Going to and have to reduce to gonna and hafta in speech.

But as a family, we're much clearer now that we're going to have to try to live with lymphoma.

「Andy Gets Back to Work」を読み解く

What's really going on

The title of the chapter is ironic. Andy is "back to normal," but the transplant that might have offered a cure has been cancelled, so normal now means living with cancer. The scene moves between two registers: the lightness of an audition at Fox Studios, where he jokes about not learning his lines, and the weight of his parents leaving because there is nothing more they can do for now. The line that ties it together is Andy's: "Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now." It is a deliberate refusal to postpone joy until the illness is over. The family does not pretend this is a happy ending; they say it plainly — they are going to have to "live with lymphoma."

Theme

Family loveThe family pulls together, with children and grandparents sharing time before the parents say goodbye.
SurvivalWith the transplant cancelled, the family shifts its goal from cure to living with the illness.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Saying goodbye is harder when the illness has no ending.
  • Even a sermon line can hide real fear.
  • The daily grind becomes a goal, not a burden.
  • Parents leave so the couple can keep going alone.

発音のポイント

  • Do you see — In fast speech do you can blur into d'ya.
  • supposed to — Supposed to is often said supposeta, with the t dropped.
  • stuff is — Link stuff and is so they sound like stuff-iz.
  • going to have to — Going to and have to reduce to gonna and hafta in speech.
Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.

He refuses to save happiness for after the illness. The present, ordinary moment is the good part.

You've made this journey so much easier. I mean it.

A sincere thank-you to his parents for their support, turning the goodbye into gratitude rather than sadness.

But as a family, we're much clearer now that we're going to have to try to live with lymphoma.

The family accepts the cancer may not be cured, and adjusts to treating it as something to live alongside.

I've had remarkable, remarkable pain relief.

Radiation is working on the pain even if it is not a cure, giving him back ordinary comfort.

You know, I'm looking more normal now and feeling better everyday and my energy's coming back.

He notices visible recovery: appearance, mood, and energy are returning, which is why he feels ready for work.

このシーンについての質問

What changed for Andy's family?

The stem cell transplant is no longer happening, so his parents are sent home. The family accepts that the illness will continue for a while and that they have to live with it.

Why does Andy go back to work?

He has pain relief and his energy is returning, so he feels ready. He goes to Fox Studios to audition for the same movie as his friend, for a different character.

Why do Andy's parents leave?

Because the situation will go on for a while and there is no treatment event to stay for now. The family decides everyone should take a break rather than wait around.

Why does Andy say the good stuff is happening now?

He is done putting life on hold until the illness ends. He argues that the present moments, including the time the children spent with their grandparents, are the good part.

Why does Andy thank his parents?

They supported the family through the journey, and he says they made it much easier. The goodbye is grateful rather than final.

Be Here Now · 全 27 章

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