be torn between choices
I feel so torn in so many different waysBe Here Now · 2015 — 第 11 / 27 章 · 3'47" · B1
Andy's Mum Comes to Help, Explained：make a difference
Vashti describes being pulled between her children and her sick husband, and hopes her mother-in-law's visit will ease the load. The visit is ordinary and kind — helping with the children, joking, cutting hair. Under it lies the fear, and then better news: the treatment is working, "a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment."
あらすじ
Vashti admits she feels torn between caring for the children and supporting Andy, and says the diagnosis has hit them both hard. Everyone is hoping Andy's mother will bring relief. She arrives to help, praising the children and telling Vashti to just love and support Andy. Then a scan brings good news: the lymphoma has shrunk.
注目の表現
look aftera delightmake a differencemixed feelings
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このシーンの表現
make a difference
have a real effect
Grandma says she only hopes to help in the smallest way, humble about what she can give.
Even one hour of your time can make a difference to a child.
このシーンの他の表現
- look after
take care of
- a delight
a joy to be around
- mixed feelings
conflicting emotions
- respond to treatment
react well to treatment
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
take care of
In an interview, Vashti describes being pulled between caring for her children and holding Andy up.
because I'm trying to look after my children, give them the love they need,mouth or jaw — Slangy and physical; avoid it in polite or formal talk.
This has been a big smack in the chops for both of us.in the middle of change
We're just both in transition of being ready for what this journey is about, which is a lot more intense than we expected, I think.non-defining relative clause: The which-clause comments on the whole situation, adding that it is more intense than expected.
We're just both in transition of being ready for what this journey is about, which is a lot more intense than we expected, I think.show up to save the day
But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.Run comes to the together instead of pausing between words.
But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.you all — A relaxed way to address a group; too casual for formal settings.
Hey, guys. Grandma is here.Link catching him so it sounds like catchim.
Yeah, you're catching him like on the first really, really good day.spend lots of time with
I hope that while I'm here, I can support Vashti, do lots with the children who are a delight and make you forget.take your mind off it
I hope that while I'm here, I can support Vashti, do lots with the children who are a delight and make you forget.time clause: While I'm here sets the time frame for everything Grandma hopes to do during the visit.
I hope that while I'm here, I can support Vashti, do lots with the children who are a delight and make you forget.have a real effect
Grandma says she only hopes to help in the smallest way, humble about what she can give.
I hope I can, in the smallest way, make a difference.stay present for someone
Just support and love and be there.polite way to offer
What would you like done with your hair today, love?Would you is often weakened to something like wudja in fast speech.
What would you like done with your hair today, love?a term of endearment — British and affectionate; a hairdresser might say it to a regular.
What would you like done with your hair today, love?during the holiday period
Going somewhere nice for the holidays?come round to visit
I came over with slightly mixed feelings because it wasn't what you want.a good moment
But it's a good time.going to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.
I'm gonna decorate the tree.check to be certain
Andy was booked in to go in for chemo and he got there and they decided that what they were going to do is run a scan to make sure there were no surprises.subject clause: The what-clause is the subject: what they planned to do was run a scan first.
Andy was booked in to go in for chemo and he got there and they decided that what they were going to do is run a scan to make sure there were no surprises.no less than
and that the original lymphoma had at least halved,react well to treatment
Vashti reports the scan: the tumour shrank, a sign that Andy is responding to the treatment.
which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.Because it links up and can sound like becau-zit.
which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.finish a task
I can't wait to go in and get round two donethe second round — Borrowed from boxing or games; here it means the next chemo round.
I can't wait to go in and get round two done「Andy's Mum Comes to Help」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter lives in the gap between ordinary help and extraordinary fear. Vashti is honest about the impossibility of her position: caring for two children while holding up a husband who is 'confused or completely lost,' and doing it all through a treatment with no clear end. What the visit changes is not the illness but the weight on one person. Andy's mother arrives with no grand gesture — she wants to help with the children, make Vashti's load lighter, and 'in the smallest way, make a difference.' Her advice is almost too simple: 'Just support and love and be there.' Against that, the medical news lands quietly: nothing new, the lymphoma at least halved, and a clear sign that Andy is responding to treatment. The chapter lets small kindness and hard science share the same afternoon.
Theme
Family loveA grandmother arrives to carry the children and ease the couple's load, showing love as practical help.
SurvivalAmid the care and kindness comes the medical sign the family needs: the lymphoma is responding to treatment.
このチャプターで学べること
- Help arriving can change how a whole family copes.
- Good news lands when someone explains it plainly.
- Small efforts still count when you feel helpless.
- A haircut can be a small act of taking back control.
発音のポイント
- comes to the — Run comes to the together instead of pausing between words.
- catching him — Link catching him so it sounds like catchim.
- would you like — Would you is often weakened to something like wudja in fast speech.
- because it means — Because it links up and can sound like becau-zit.
This has been a big smack in the chops for both of us.Vashti's blunt image for the diagnosis: a sudden hit to the face. It says the shock is shared, not carried by Andy alone.
But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.The hope the chapter turns on. Help is coming in the form of a mother-in-law, and 'comes to the rescue' makes the visit sound like a genuine intervention.
which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.The scan result read as hope: nothing new, the tumour halved, and the body answering the drugs. It is the reassurance the whole chapter has been waiting for.
I feel so torn in so many different waysVashti's opening line, and the chapter's whole argument: she is stretched between roles she cannot play at full strength at the same time.
You've got a genius child, do you know?The grandmother's proud verdict on one of the children. It is the kind of line that keeps a household going, and it shifts attention from illness to family.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Vashti feel torn?
She is trying to look after her two children and support Andy at the same time, and the diagnosis has hit them both hard. She cannot give everything to both at once.
What does Andy's mother hope to do during her visit?
She wants to support Vashti, spend time with the children, and in her own words 'in the smallest way, make a difference.' Her plan is practical help rather than a big gesture.
What does the scan show?
Nothing new has appeared, and the original lymphoma has at least halved. That means Andy is responding to the treatment, which the family reads as a fantastic sign.
What advice does the grandmother give about Andy?
To just support and love and be there. It is simple advice, and it fits the chapter's idea that presence matters more than grand plans.
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第 13 章on the back burnerAndy's Long Road to Acting
第 14 章the big gunsAndy Mourns His Lost Career
第 15 章broach the subjectAndy Shaves His Hair With the Kids
第 16 章be there for someoneVashti Reads the Update to Andy
第 17 章have your cake and eat itHow Andy and Vashti Met
第 18 章bull in a china shopThe Doctor Reads Andy the Riot Act
第 19 章make or breakAndy Faces His Own Mortality
第 20 章made peace withDo What's in Your Heart
第 21 章wiped outAndy Turns Fear Into Love
第 22 章battle throughAndy's Scan Results and Radiation
第 23 章live with somethingAndy Gets Back to Work
第 24 章draw a line in the sandAndy Gets the Bad Scan Results
第 25 章buy timeDoctors Give Andy Three to Six Months
第 26 章at the end of the dayAndy and Vashti Move House
第 27 章broken like a butterflyAndy Says Goodbye to His Kids第 11 / 27 章 · 残り約 47 分