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Boiling Point · 2021 — 第 9 / 13 章 · 3'05" · B1

Andy Defends the Pink Lamb, Explained：be drowning in something

During a packed service, Andy catches a colleague slacking, and the staff want him fired. Then a table sends the lamb back for being too pink, and Andy refuses to accept it: the meat is meant to look like that. "It's pink, it's supposed to be pink," he insists, holding the line while the kitchen boils.

あらすじ

It is the middle of a busy service and the kitchen is stretched thin. Andy assigns the starters and mains, loses his patience with a colleague who has not cleared his station, and the staff urge the manager to fire him. Later, a table sends the lamb back for being too pink, and Andy argues it is supposed to look exactly like that.

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good to gobe drowning in somethingdock wagessent back

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このシーンの表現

be drowning in something

to be overwhelmed by a large amount

同事说托尼在那边被成堆的托盘压得喘不过气，忙到快撑不住。

She is drowning in emails after two days off.

このシーンの他の表現

  • good to go

    ready to start or be sent out

  • dock wages

    to take money out of someone's pay

  • sent back

    to be returned to the kitchen or seller

  • clear out

    to empty a place completely

このシーンのメモ一覧

76 行のセリフに 42 件のメモ

表現 · A2what do you want to do- OK, erm... - What do you want to do?
表現 · A2do the startersRight, you do the starters.
表現 · B1do the mains- I'll do his mains, yeah? - All right.
表現 · B1call itCall it.
発音Call it

liaison

Call it.
表現 · B1make sure something doesn't happenI need you to make sure those starters don't go out before I've checked them, all right?
表現 · B1before someone checks somethingI need you to make sure those starters don't go out before I've checked them, all right?
文法 · B2before I've checked them

time clause with before

I need you to make sure those starters don't go out before I've checked them, all right?
表現 · B1how many times have you been toldHow many times have you been told about this?
文法 · B2How many times have you been told about this

present perfect passive

How many times have you been told about this?
表現 · B1be supposed to be doing somethingJake is supposed to be clearing this out.
文法 · B2is supposed to be clearing

be supposed to be doing

Jake is supposed to be clearing this out.
表現 · A2what do you mean- What do you mean? - He's supposed to be clearing.
スラング · B2fuck's sake- I don't know where he is. - For fuck's sake.
表現 · B1get out thereQuick, get out there now. Fuck's sake.
表現 · B1have got to do something- Come on! - Carly, you've got to fire him.
発音fire him

liaison

- Come on! - Carly, you've got to fire him.
表現 · B2it's not enough to do something- I know, Sophia, I know. - It's not enough to tell him.
スラング · B2wanking- Still wanking, yeah? - Ah, wanking, funny.
表現 · B2be good to go

ready to start or be sent out

- That's good to go. - How is he still working here?
表現 · B1how is someone still doing something- That's good to go. - How is he still working here?
表現 · B2catch someone doing somethingI just caught him out there watching football on his phone.
表現 · B2be drowning in something

to be overwhelmed by a large amount

Tony is drowning in trays over there.
表現 · B1have a word- I'll have a word. - You need to do more than that.
表現 · B1do more than that- I'll have a word. - You need to do more than that.
表現 · C1dock someone's wagesAll right, I'll dock his fucking wages.
表現 · B1keep saying that- Yeah, you keep saying that. - Chef, how's this?
表現 · B1keep that upWell done, keep that up. They look fantastic.
表現 · B1be undercookedTable seven said the lamb is undercooked.
表現 · B1be supposed to be ...No, that's fine. It's pink, it's supposed to be pink.
表現 · B1try and explain something to someoneI did try and explain that to them.
表現 · B1ask for something well doneThey didn't ask for it well done.
表現 · B1how something is supposed to beThat's lamb, darling. That's how it's supposed to be.
表現 · A2not listen to someone- They didn't listen to me. - OK.
表現 · C1fry the shit out of somethingJust fry the shit out of it, grill the arse out of it.
発音out of it

liaison

Just fry the shit out of it, grill the arse out of it.
表現 · B1turn something into something- That's how it's cooked! - Turn it into fucking charcoal.
表現 · B1lower one's voiceLower your voice.
表現 · B1send something backWhy was that plate sent back?
表現 · B1what the problem wasI'm asking you what the problem was.
表現 · B1explain how we do somethingThe problem is your staff isn't explaining how we do...
表現 · B1it's quite simple- It's quite simple. - The lamb is supposed to be pink.

「Andy Defends the Pink Lamb」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene shows what a kitchen looks like when it is one decision away from falling apart. Andy is everywhere at once, checking plates, chasing people, and losing his temper, and the mistakes stack up faster than he can fix them. The dispute over the lamb is where his standards and the customer's expectations collide: "It's pink, it's supposed to be pink." He is right, and it makes no difference, because the guest has decided otherwise. Meanwhile the team is turning on its weakest link, demanding that the slacker be fired, and the manager keeps promising action she does not take. Under the shouting, the real subject is accountability: someone has to own the failure, and everyone is busy pointing at someone else. The pressure is doing the talking.

Theme

DutyAndy holds the kitchen to a standard while everyone around him cuts corners and passes the blame.
ClassA plate of pink lamb becomes a standoff between professional judgment and a paying customer's preference.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Short chunks keep work moving.
  • Tone changes the force of an instruction.
  • Apologies can redirect tension.

発音のポイント

  • Call it — liaison
  • fire him — liaison
  • out of it — liaison
You are useless, but I love you.

A moment of tenderness in the middle of the chaos, said matter-of-factly: affection and exasperation in the same breath.

That's lamb, darling. That's how it's supposed to be.

Andy's professional certainty, delivered gently: the pinkness is not a mistake but the whole point.

How many times have you been told about this?

The exhausted refrain of a manager repeating himself, more resignation than anger by now.

No, that's fine. It's pink, it's supposed to be pink.

His refusal to change a dish that is correct, standing by the cooking even when the customer disagrees.

Just fry the shit out of it, grill the arse out of it.

The alternative, offered as a bitter joke: if the customer insists, destroy the dish to make it well done.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the staff want a colleague fired?

He is not clearing his station and is caught watching football on his phone during a packed service, while others are drowning in work. They think warnings are not enough.

Why is the lamb sent back?

The customers say it is too pink and ask for it to be cooked more. Andy insists the lamb is meant to be served pink, so the plate did not need fixing.

How does Andy defend the dish?

He explains that the lamb is supposed to be pink, and repeats it when others doubt him. It is a matter of professional standard rather than personal taste.

What does the manager keep promising?

She says she will have a word with the colleague and even threatens to dock his wages, but the staff point out that she keeps saying that without acting.

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