said when forced to reveal something
I've been offered a job, if you must know.Beautiful Thing · 1996 — 第 11 / 11 章 · 2'36" · B1
Sandra Comforts Ste, Explained：come down with the last shower
Sandra has just told Jamie she is taking a pub job in Rotherhithe when Ste turns up in tears: his mum knows. The scene moves from blame to comfort as Sandra insists she keeps no secrets and refuses to tell his dad, then softens with 'You're a good lad, and that's what counts.'
あらすじ
At the Gangel flat, Sandra tells Jamie she has been offered a temporary licensee job at a pub in Rotherhithe, flat included. Jamie answers with a flat 'Thanks for telling me.' Then Ste arrives crying because his mum has found out about him and Jamie, and Sandra tries to calm him while insisting she will not tell his dad.
注目の表現
bloodyLesbiangrasscome down with the last shower
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このシーンの表現
come down with the last shower
not naive; not born yesterday
Jamie explains that his mother is far too sharp to be fooled.
You can't fool her; she didn't come down with the last shower.
このシーンの他の表現
- bloody
a mild British swear used for emphasis
- Lesbian
a Greek island whose name became the word lesbian
- grass
to inform on someone, British slang
- what counts
the thing that really matters
- infamous
famous for something bad
このシーンのメモ一覧
37 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
to be given a job offer
I've been offered a job, if you must know.a stand-in pub licence holder
Temporary licensee in a pub in Rotherhithe. Nice little flat above it.a rude British term for a foolish woman — Rude but common between people who know each other.
- Leah? - Oh, leave the silly cow.not allowed to act so simply
We can't just...to inform on someone Not the plant: as a verb it means to tell on someone.
- My mum knows. - Why'd you have to go and grass?Have to weakens to haf-ta; the to almost vanishes.
- My mum knows. - Why'd you have to go and grass?how is it that
- I never. - Well, how comes she knows?not naive; not born yesterday
Jamie explains that his mother is far too sharp to be fooled.
Because she never came down with the last shower.Came down runs together, almost like cum-down.
Because she never came down with the last shower.handkerchief, informally — Affectionate and casual; use handkerchief in writing.
Jamie, get him an hanky.autumn-coloured tones Literally autumn colours; here a box of tissues in those tones.
There's a box of autumnal shades by me bed.to believe that something is right
I don't believe in secrets.honest and direct
I like people to be straight up and honest.Stress straight and honest; up is a light filler.
I like people to be straight up and honest.to be shrewd, not stupid
But I'm no fool.famous for a bad reason
You think I want these flats infamous for child murder?to make something settled or clear
Yeah, I think we've established that already, actually, Ste.stop crying in that sniffly way
I'll bloody kill you in a minute if you don't stop snivelling and shut up!if-clause: The if-clause sets the condition, and the main clause delivers the threat.
I'll bloody kill you in a minute if you don't stop snivelling and shut up!the thing that really matters
Sandra tells a guilty Ste that his good heart is what matters.
You're a good lad, and that's what counts.another place
- Well, somewhere else, then! Shut up! - There ain't nowhere else.double negative: Two negatives in slang still mean none; it is emphasis, not logic.
- Well, somewhere else, then! Shut up! - There ain't nowhere else.to be fooled or outplayed Literally an eye being wiped; here it means you were fooled.
and all its inhabitants are dykes, so I think you got your eye wiped there.subject and copula: The clause simply states who lives there, setting up the joke.
and all its inhabitants are dykes, so I think you got your eye wiped there.a slur for lesbians — A slur; some use it in jokes, outsiders should not.
and all its inhabitants are dykes, so I think you got your eye wiped there.「Sandra Comforts Ste」を読み解く
What's really going on
Two disclosures run side by side: Sandra's new job, which quietly announces that she and Jamie will soon be leaving, and Ste's secret being out. Jamie greets his mum's news with sarcasm, and when Ste sobs that his mum knows, Jamie's first instinct is to accuse him of grassing. Sandra keeps insisting on plain dealing — 'I like people to be straight up and honest' — but her real function here is protection: she says she will not tell Ste's dad, tells him he is a good lad, and jokes about an island called Lesbian to make him smile. The comedy is not a deflection; it is how she offers hope that somewhere he will find people who accept him.
Theme
SecretsSandra insists she keeps no secrets while Ste's is exposed, and she chooses protection over telling his violent dad.
Family loveNot Ste's parent, Sandra still mothers him: a hanky, a hard truth and a joke to stop the tears.
このチャプターで学べること
- What counts points to the thing that matters most
- To grass on someone is to tell on them
- Come down with the last shower means not naive
- A hanky is just a casual handkerchief
発音のポイント
- have to — Have to weakens to haf-ta; the to almost vanishes.
- came down — Came down runs together, almost like cum-down.
- straight up — Stress straight and honest; up is a light filler.
You're a good lad, and that's what counts.Sandra's verdict strips away the crisis: whatever Ste has done or fears, his character is what matters to her.
I like people to be straight up and honest.Sandra's stated rule, thrown into a conversation full of secrets and accusations; she frames herself as someone who values candour.
Because she never came down with the last shower.A blunt boast about Sandra's mother: she was not born yesterday, so she cannot be fooled by a teenager's denials.
I'll bloody kill you in a minute if you don't stop snivelling and shut up!Mock fury that is really care: Sandra threatens to stop Ste crying, the only way she knows to push him past panic.
このシーンについての質問
What job has Sandra been offered?
She is offered a temporary licensee position at a pub in Rotherhithe, with a flat above it. She reveals it almost defensively, and Jamie's flat 'Thanks for telling me' shows he resents being kept in the dark.
Who found out about Ste and Jamie, and how?
Ste's mum knows. Jamie accuses Ste of grassing, but Ste denies it, and Jamie retorts that his mum is too sharp to fool: 'she never came down with the last shower.' The source of the leak stays an argument rather than a confession.
Why is Ste so frightened?
He says his dad would kill him, and that everyone would. His fear is not only of violence but of being cast out, which is why Sandra's reassurance matters more than the joke she follows it with.
Why does Sandra mention the island of Lesbian?
She is trying to cheer Ste up. After telling him he is a good lad, she offers a silly fact about an island whose name became the word for gay women, a warm joke meant to say he is not alone or abnormal.
What does 'grass' mean?
It is British slang for informing on someone. Jamie asks why Ste had to 'go and grass,' meaning tell on them, though Ste insists he said nothing.
Beautiful Thing · 全 11 章
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第 1 章bunk offSandra Catches the Boys Bunking Off
第 2 章get some kipNeighbours Shout Over Leah's Music
第 3 章top and tailJamie and Steven Read in Bed
第 4 章butter wouldn't meltSandra and Jamie Trade Insults
第 5 章stink ofJamie Rubs Lotion on Ste
第 6 章nothing more, nothing lessJamie and Ste Talk in the Heat
第 7 章a leopard never changes its spotsSandra's Party Turns Violent
第 8 章a little bird tells meSandra Teases Ste About Love
第 9 章put two and two togetherJamie Comes Out to His Mum
第 10 章fight forLeah's Drunk Award Speech
再生中 · 第 11 章come down with the last showerSandra Comforts Steこの作品の 11 章はここまでです