shut your eyes
You have to close your eyes.Blue Jay · 2016 — 第 12 / 18 章 · 3'32" · B1
Jim and Amanda Play Husband and Wife, Explained：on the sly
A husband comes home, a wife tells him to close his eyes, and a table is set for a 20th anniversary dinner. "What's the special occasion?" he asks; "I can't believe you forgot," she fires back. It looks like a cozy couple's evening, but it's really two people playing house — and loving it.
あらすじ
At home, a husband walks in to find his wife hiding a surprise: a French dinner she cooked for their 20th anniversary. She makes him close his eyes and leads him to the table; he teases her by pretending he forgot. Over the meal they trade stories about work, and she reveals she's been picked to open for Public Enemy.
注目の表現
on the slyslave overspecial occasiongo for it
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このシーンの表現
on the sly
secretly
Jim teases Amanda that she must have secretly taken cooking lessons.
He sold the old bike on the sly.
このシーンの他の表現
- slave over
work very hard on
- special occasion
a notable event
- go for it
just do it
- opening slot
the support-act spot
- count on
rely on
このシーンのメモ一覧
76 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
how your day went
Did you have a good day, Mr. Henderson?seems like
Wow, that sounds like we should have dinner and talk about our day.do a favor for me
Amanda asks Jim to stay put and do her a favor by being patient a little longer.
Do me a favor and please be patient.go to any length for you
You know I'll do anything for you Mrs. Henderson.rely on
When Jim vows to do anything, Amanda answers, I'm counting on it, half joking, half serious.
I'm counting on it.follow me
Keep your eyes closed and come with me.grip something
Hold on to the railing please.at the count of three
On the count of three i want you to open your eyes.object + infinitive: Want takes an object followed by a to-infinitive.
On the count of three i want you to open your eyes.just do it
Amanda counts down and Jim answers, Okay, go for it, ready for the reveal.
Okay, go for it.secretly
Jim teases Amanda that she must have secretly taken cooking lessons.
Have you been taking cooking classes on the sly?present perfect continuous: It asks whether an activity has been going on right up to now.
Have you been taking cooking classes on the sly?On the sly runs together as one smooth phrase.
Have you been taking cooking classes on the sly?oh my goodness — A mild spoken surprise; softer than Oh my God.
-Maybe, Mr. Henderson. -Oh my gosh!want to ask something
But, I have a question.a notable event
Jim asks what the special occasion is, and Amanda uses it to spring her anniversary lie.
What's the special occasion?find it hard to accept
I can't believe you forgot.quite impressive
These eggs are really something.work very hard on
Amanda brags that she slaved over the noodles, playing up how hard they were.
Yes that I slaved over for a very long time they're very hard to make.difficult to prepare
Yes that I slaved over for a very long time they're very hard to make.The d in hard to is often dropped in fast speech.
Yes that I slaved over for a very long time they're very hard to make.make things hard for you
Glen Donovan, he's always giving you such a hard time I don't know if I can take another day with him I mean it's good stable income until your career takes off of course but...steady earnings
Glen Donovan, he's always giving you such a hard time I don't know if I can take another day with him I mean it's good stable income until your career takes off of course but...start to succeed
Glen Donovan, he's always giving you such a hard time I don't know if I can take another day with him I mean it's good stable income until your career takes off of course but...really cool and new — Praise for something stylish and new; casual and youthful.
They loved my demo. They thought is was so fresh I'm so impressed come here.「Jim and Amanda Play Husband and Wife」を読み解く
What's really going on
The roles don't quite add up, and that's the point. A 20th anniversary, a proud home-cooked dinner, a husband and wife teasing each other about work — Jim and Amanda are performing a marriage they never had. One of them invents a whole second life as a rapper: "Are you going to be the first female white rapper to open for public enemy?" The scene keeps the affection real while the setup stays invented, and that is why it stings a little. They aren't celebrating a shared past; they are tasting one that got away.
Theme
MarriageThey act out a settled 20th-anniversary marriage, complete with dinner, careers, and inside jokes — a version of adulthood they never got to share.
DreamsThe invented rapper career and the opening slot are pure wish fulfillment — proof of how easily the two of them slip into lives that were never theirs.
このチャプターで学べること
- On the sly means doing something without telling anyone.
- Count on someone is warmer and more personal than depend on.
- The fake anniversary lets both of them say what they mean.
- Go for it is a casual push to take a chance.
発音のポイント
- on the sly — On the sly runs together as one smooth phrase.
- hard to — The d in hard to is often dropped in fast speech.
You have to close your eyes.The wife's playful command before the reveal: he can't see the anniversary dinner until she has led him into the room and set the surprise up.
Do me a favor and please be patient.A gentle plea to keep his eyes shut and wait, building the small suspense before the surprise dinner is revealed.
On the count of three i want you to open your eyes.The big reveal: she counts down so he opens his eyes exactly when the anniversary table is in view.
Have you been taking cooking classes on the sly?His amazed question about the elaborate French meal — it's so good he suspects she secretly took lessons.
I can't believe you forgot.Her mock-shocked response when he asks what the occasion is, pretending he has forgotten their own anniversary.
You know I'll do anything for you Mrs. Henderson.A warm, slightly showy promise inside the make-believe marriage, the kind of line that keeps the game affectionate.
Are you going to be the first female white rapper to open for public enemy?His question about her career news: an opening slot for Public Enemy, and he frames it as a historic first for a white female rapper.
このシーンについての質問
Are Jim and Amanda actually married?
No. The anniversary dinner is a game they invent together. They call each other Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and play out a calm, settled marriage that neither of them is living in real life.
Why do they pretend he forgot the anniversary?
Because in their game he asks what the special occasion is. The answer is played as mock outrage before the anniversary is revealed — it's teasing between them, not a real argument.
What is the big news they share over dinner?
One of them has been asked to open for Public Enemy, the rap group. They treat it as a major break. The reveal is what keeps pushing the cozy anniversary dinner toward something closer to a shared fantasy.
What does "on the sly" mean?
It means doing something secretly, without telling anyone. One of them asks whether the other took cooking classes on the sly, because the meal is far better than expected.
Why is the dinner scene bittersweet?
Because the marriage is fake. While they cook and joke, the audience sees a life they might have had; the warmth is real, but the anniversary, the careers, and the roles are all borrowed.
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第 9 章in his own wayAmanda's Anniversary Surprise Dinner
第 10 章tricks left in my sleeveJim and Amanda's Pretend Anniversary
第 11 章don't get me wrongJim and Amanda on the Rooftop
再生中 · 第 12 章on the slyJim and Amanda Play Husband and Wife
第 13 章after all these yearsJim and Amanda Plan an RV Trip
第 14 章phrenologyAmanda's Phrenology Head Rub
第 15 章there was a timeConfessing Under the Stars
第 16 章on my behalfAmanda Talks About the Empty House
第 17 章something aboutAmanda Asks Jim to Kiss Her
第 18 章let something go onAmanda Finds Jim's Old Letter第 12 / 18 章 · 残り約 18 分