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Come from Away · 2021 — 第 14 / 22 章 · 2'55" · B1

A Mother Waits and Tells Jokes, Explained：there for me

A mother stranded in Gander keeps calling to find her firefighter son, leaving messages until the machine is full. Unable to reach him, she does the one thing she can: "But I do know a few jokes." The joke that follows is silly, and it is also how she holds on.

あらすじ

Hannah is stuck in Gander while her son Kevin, a firefighter, is missing in New York. She leaves message after message and cannot stop thinking that she should be there searching for him. Knowing there is nothing she can do, she decides to tell a joke, the same way her son always made her laugh.

Phone callsComforting a friendComfortingConfessingParent & childB1slowother-accentClean
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注目の表現

tour of dutyday offthere for meno more room

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  3. ❝ 独白Hannah on hold14 行練習ページ ↗
  32. ❝ 独白Beulah's sailor joke9 行練習ページ ↗
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このシーンの表現

there for me

supportive when needed

汉娜说儿子 He's always there for me，总讲笑话逗她开心。

He's always there for me when things go wrong.

このシーンの他の表現

  • tour of duty

    一段服役期；轮值任期

  • day off

    a day you do not work

  • no more room

    no space left

このシーンのメモ一覧

42 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · B1on an islandI am here on an island
発音on an island

liaison

I am here on an island
表現 · A2any newsAny news?
表現 · B1be stuck somewhereI am his mother I'm far away, stuck here
表現 · B2holdFine, I'll hold again.
表現 · B1put something upI should be down there And checking the hospitals Putting up signs, doing something
文法 · B1should be down there

should

I should be down there And checking the hospitals Putting up signs, doing something
表現 · B2take risksI am telling you, listen My son, he takes risks
表現 · B2helping or hurtHe's not missing He's helping or hurt
文法 · B2helping or hurt

present continuous

He's not missing He's helping or hurt
表現 · B1get out of somethingHe'll get out of this
表現 · B1keep doing somethingYes, I'll keep trying And, yes, here's the number
表現 · B2over and doneI should be there When it's over and done When he comes through the door And says, "I'm home, Mom"
表現 · A2through the doorI should be there When it's over and done When he comes through the door And says, "I'm home, Mom"
表現 · B2be there for someoneI should be there for my son But instead I am here
表現 · B2message after messageI am here She leaves message after message for her son
表現 · B1no more room

no space left

until there's no more room on his answering machine.
文法 · B2no more room

until-clause

until there's no more room on his answering machine.
表現 · B1a day off

a day you do not work

They said it was Kev's day off.
発音day off

liaison

They said it was Kev's day off.
表現 · A2make someone laughHe's always there for me, trying to make me laugh.
文法 · B2trying to make me laugh

participle phrase

He's always there for me, trying to make me laugh.
表現 · B1nothing someone can doI know there's nothing I can do to help.
表現 · A2a few jokesBut I do know a few jokes.
表現 · B2be stationed in a placeThere was this sailor who was stationed in the South Pacific, far away from his wife, who he'd just married.
表現 · B1apart for a timeHe said, "We're gonna be apart for a long time,
発音apart for

flap

He said, "We're gonna be apart for a long time,
表現 · C1a tour of dutySo finally he comes home from his tour of duty
表現 · B1can't wait to do somethingand he says to his wife, "I can't wait to get you into bed."
表現 · B1how well someone does somethingAnd she says, "First, let's see how well you play that accordion."

「A Mother Waits and Tells Jokes」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about helplessness and what people do inside it. Hannah can only call and wait, saying that "I know there's nothing I can do to help.", and the line she keeps returning to — "I should be there for my son But instead I am here" — turns the whole town into a place she should not be. Her answer is not despair but a joke, because jokes are how her son loves her and how she can still reach him from far away. "But I do know a few jokes." is both a small act of love and a survival tactic, and when someone calls it a stupid joke and asks for another, the scene shows that sharing it worked. Grief and laughter sit in the same seat here.

Theme

ParenthoodA mother cannot be with her endangered son, and she fills the distance with the jokes he taught her to love.
Death & griefWaiting for news, she holds fear at bay the only way she can, by making other people laugh.

発音のポイント

  • on an island — liaison
  • day off — liaison
  • apart for — flap
I am here on an island

A line from her call home: stranded on Newfoundland, she can only say where she is, not what she fears.

I should be there for my son But instead I am here

The central contradiction of the scene: her place is with her son, and the crisis has put her a continent away.

I know there's nothing I can do to help.

Her clear-eyed admission of helplessness, before she finds the one thing she still can offer.

But I do know a few jokes.

The turn from despair to action: if she cannot help, she can at least do what her son always did for others.

That was a really stupid joke.

The listener's verdict, which is also thanks; the joke was meant to land exactly this way.

このシーンについての質問

Why can't Hannah get hold of her son?

Her son Kevin is a firefighter in New York, and she is stranded in Canada with the phone lines jammed. She can only leave messages and wait for word.

What is Hannah afraid has happened?

She believes he is not simply missing. As a firefighter who takes risks, he is probably helping somewhere or has been hurt, which is why she cannot relax.

Why does she tell a joke?

Because it is the one thing she can still do. Jokes connect her to her son, who always made her laugh, and they give the waiting some purpose.

What does "there for me" mean in this scene?

It means always present when someone needs you. She says her son is always there for her, which is why his absence is so hard.

How does the scene mix sadness and comedy?

The wait is painful, but it ends with a silly joke. The film lets both feelings share the same moment, because that mix is how people survive.

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