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Come from Away · 2021 — 第 17 / 22 章 · 5'49" · B1

The Screech-In Ceremony, Explained：take the plunge

The bar has filled with stranded passengers, and the night turns into a Newfoundland initiation. Locals bring out instruments, then a ceremony: newcomers must drink Screech and "kiss the fish" to be made honorary Newfoundlanders. Two of them, not even married, get teased into a proposal on the spot: "Well, would you like to be?"

あらすじ

By eight, the bar is packed with people from around the world, trading stories while staff keep bringing drinks. Locals pick up fiddles and accordions, and the night builds to a Screech-In: to become honorary Newfoundlanders, the visitors drink Screech and kiss a cod. A couple who are not married are asked how their relationship works, and the question turns into a proposal.

PartiesSmall talkInvitingPersuadingStrangersB1mediumother-accentClean
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注目の表現

take the plungemake runs fornothing ventured, nothing triedput up my hand

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このシーンの表現

take the plunge

下定决心一试；终于豁出去

入籍仪式上大家被怂恿亲那条鳕鱼，歌里用这句话鼓励人豁出去。

They finally took the plunge and moved abroad.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make runs for

    make repeated trips to fetch something

  • nothing ventured, nothing tried

    you must take a risk to gain anything

  • put up my hand

    raise your hand to volunteer

このシーンのメモ一覧

115 行のセリフに 32 件のメモ

表現 · B2packedBy eight o'clock, the bar is completely packed with people from around the world.
発音packed with

elision

By eight o'clock, the bar is completely packed with people from around the world.
表現 · B2make a runand the bar staff keep making runs for more beer and liquor.
表現 · A2go swimmingAfter an hour, people are swimming in the river out back.
文法 · B1are swimming in the river

present continuous

After an hour, people are swimming in the river out back.
表現 · B2get up with someoneCouple of the local boys get up with their accordions and fiddles.
表現 · C1heave awayHeave away, me jollies Heave away
表現 · B1a bit of a somethingThen we decide to have a bit of a ceremony.
表現 · B2honoraryLet's make these people honorary Newfoundlanders!
表現 · B2at any rateThe only other way, at any rate Is pass away and pray to fate And wait to reincarnate
表現 · B2pass awayThe only other way, at any rate Is pass away and pray to fate And wait to reincarnate
表現 · C1nothing ventured, nothing gainedAs a Newfoundlander Hey, hey, come on inside Nothing ventured, nothing tried
文法 · C1Nothing ventured

ellipsis in proverb

As a Newfoundlander Hey, hey, come on inside Nothing ventured, nothing tried
文法 · B1Who wants to become

who-question

Who wants to become a Newfoundlander?
表現 · B1put up one's hand

raise your hand to volunteer

I have no idea why I put up my hand. And Kevin's like…
文法 · B2why I put up my hand

why-clause

I have no idea why I put up my hand. And Kevin's like…
表現 · B1are you seriousOh, my God. Are you serious? Oh, my God. You are serious.
表現 · A2where are you from-Where you from, buddy? -Los Angeles.
表現 · B1how does that work-Now, how does that work? -What?
表現 · C1the alcohol talkingDiane had had two beers by then, so it was probably the alcohol talking.
表現 · B1sing alongHey, hey, just sing along Nothing ventured, just prolonged
表現 · C1toss something backAll the locals were tossing it back with nar' a quiver,
表現 · B2down the hatchDown the hatch!
発音Down the hatch

liaison

Down the hatch!
表現 · B2take the plungeSo don't be dumb Just take the plunge
表現 · B2kiss the fishGo on, kiss the fish
表現 · B1freshly caughtLadies and gentlemen, this is a genuine freshly caught Newfoundland cod.
スラング · B2smoochAnd if you want to become an honorary Newfoundlander, you'll have to give her a smooch!
表現 · B1make someone a dealAll right, look, I'll make you a deal.
表現 · B1out the doorAfter it's over, out the door And you'll be a Newfoundlander
発音out the door

liaison

After it's over, out the door And you'll be a Newfoundlander
表現 · B1good jobHey! Good job, LA.

「The Screech-In Ceremony」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a party that becomes a ritual, and the ritual is how the town turns strangers into neighbours. The details are deliberately silly - bad Jamaican rum, an ugly stick, a fish you have to kiss - but the ceremony is doing real work: "Let's make these people honorary Newfoundlanders!" It gives everyone in a room full of frightened travellers something to be part of, and the absurdity is the point. The comedy peaks when a Texan woman and her English boyfriend are asked how their marriage works, discover they are not married, and get the question turned back on them: "Well, would you like to be?" One beer too many does the rest. The scene is funny about it, but the offer underneath is serious: you are welcome here, and you can belong.

Theme

IdentityA ceremony hands strangers a new label, honorary Newfoundlanders, and with it a place to belong for the night.
TrustThe town invites frightened travellers into its own rituals, and the joke and the invitation both say: you are safe here.

発音のポイント

  • packed with — elision
  • Down the hatch — liaison
  • out the door — liaison
Screech is basically bad Jamaican rum.

The blunt truth about the local ritual drink: it's cheap, rough rum, and the joke is that it's treated as sacred.

So don't be dumb Just take the plunge

The ceremony's advice, and the town's whole attitude: stop hesitating and take the risk of joining in.

I am not kissing a fish!

A flat refusal that makes the cod-kissing tradition sound as absurd as it looks, and gets everyone laughing.

And you'll be a Newfoundlander

The refrain of the song: the reward for taking part is a new, borrowed identity for the night.

Diane had had two beers by then, so it was probably the alcohol talking.

A wry aside admitting the engagement may have been the beer, which makes the moment both funny and real.

このシーンについての質問

What is a Screech-In?

It's a Newfoundland initiation ceremony in which visitors drink Screech rum, kiss a cod and are declared honorary Newfoundlanders.

Why do the locals hold the ceremony?

To welcome the stranded travellers and turn a room of strangers into a community, using a silly ritual everyone can join.

What does "take the plunge" mean?

It means to finally do something you have been hesitating about. In the song it's the push to stop stalling and join the ceremony.

What happens between the Texan woman and the Englishman?

The host assumes they are married, learns they are not, and asks if they would like to be; a few beers later, they agree.

How do the travellers react to the ceremony?

Most of them play along, kissing the fish and drinking the rum, even as some joke about how awful Screech tastes.

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