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Front of the Class · 2008 — 第 17 / 17 章 · 4'54" · B1

Brad's Dad Finally Says He's Proud, Explained：je ne sais quoi

Brad's father finally says the words Brad has waited years to hear: "I'm proud of you, regardless." But the conversation doesn't end in a hug — it turns into a bruising admission that "it is tough being with you sometimes," and Brad's long-held fear that he's been an embarrassment.

あらすじ

What happens: In his classroom, Brad leads a lesson on the word "weird," then takes the kids outside when a fire truck and a big dog show up. Later, his father visits, they share news about Nancy and the school, and the talk slides into an old wound — Brad's sense that he has always embarrassed his dad.

Parents & kidsArgumentsConfrontingConfessingParent & childB1mediumamericanClean
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このシーンの表現

je ne sais quoi

an indefinable quality

The father says Nancy reminds him of his wife, not in looks but in some je ne sais quoi.

Her smile has a certain je ne sais quoi.

このシーンの他の表現

  • weird

    strange, in a good or bad way

  • inside voices

    quiet indoor volume

  • embarrassment

    a source of shame

  • squirm

    wriggle with discomfort

このシーンのメモ一覧

100 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · A2use a word in a sentence

in a written example

Who can use the word "weird" in a sentence?
表現 · B1get thrown out of somewhere

be forced to leave

Sorry, Mr. Cohen, I know you can't go to them 'cause you get thrown out at the movie theater.
表現 · A2come up to someone

approach someone

But what if someone comes up to you and they say, uh, "Hey, you!
表現 · A2line up

form a queue

Everyone, line up by the door, and no running.
表現 · A2be careful

take care

All right, but be careful.
表現 · A2pretty + adjective

quite cool

What do you think of it? Pretty cool, huh?
表現 · B1X will be X

that's how kids are

Kids will be kids. Yes.
表現 · A2give someone time

let them take their time

Give 'em time.
スラング · A2'em

them — Spoken shortening; avoid it in writing.

Give 'em time.
表現 · A2remind someone of something

brings to mind

She reminds me of your mom when we first met.
表現 · A2be proud of someone

feel pride in

I'm proud of you, regardless.
発音proud of you

Link proud of you into prou-də-ya rather than separate words.

I'm proud of you, regardless.
表現 · B2be an embarrassment to someone

a source of shame for

I've always been an embarrassment to you.
発音been an

Link been an into bee-nan with no gap between.

I've always been an embarrassment to you.
文法 · B2being with you sometimes

gerund subject: The gerund phrase is the real subject; it keeps the sentence balanced.

It is tough being with you sometimes.
発音being with you

Run being with you together, keeping the g very light.

It is tough being with you sometimes.
表現 · B1give someone a look

stare at someone coldly

I hate it when we go to restaurants and people give you those looks.
文法 · B2when we go to restaurants and people give you those looks

nominal when-clause: The when-clause is the real object; it stands in for the moment he hates.

I hate it when we go to restaurants and people give you those looks.
表現 · B1fix things

solve problems

You know, I've always been a guy who could fix things.
文法 · B2a guy who could fix things

relative clause: The who-clause describes the kind of man the father believed he was.

You know, I've always been a guy who could fix things.
スラング · B1these babies

these things — A fond slang for objects; keep it casual.

I think these babies are done.
表現 · A2get someone something

brought a gift for you

Oh, and I got you something for your collection.

「Brad's Dad Finally Says He's Proud」を読み解く

What's really going on

On the surface this is a warm father-son catch-up. Underneath, it's the argument they have been avoiding for years. Brad hears the compliment but can't accept it: "Doesn't feel that way," he says, then pushes — "Why do I feel like you're still embarrassed by me?" His father doesn't deny it outright. He admits the shame was never about Brad's character but about his own powerlessness: "It is tough being with you sometimes," and "I've always been a guy who could fix things," yet his son's condition is the one thing he can't. The scene refuses easy absolution. The dad's quieter follow-up — "maybe it's my fault... maybe I gave it to you" — reframes the guilt, and the bookshelves he builds for the school library become the apology he can't quite say out loud.

Theme

Family conflictA father and son finally voice years of unspoken shame and defensiveness about Brad's Tourette's.
Pride"I'm proud of you, regardless" has to compete with a lifetime of feeling like a burden.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A vocabulary lesson quietly becomes a lesson about cruelty.
  • The father's confession starts with his own competence.
  • Tough words land hardest when they are said calmly.
  • The new bookshelves are an apology built by hand.

発音のポイント

  • proud of you — Link proud of you into prou-də-ya rather than separate words.
  • been an — Link been an into bee-nan with no gap between.
  • being with you — Run being with you together, keeping the g very light.
I'm proud of you, regardless.

The father says the approval Brad has always doubted: no matter the job, the money, or the Tourette's, he is proud.

You know, I've always been a guy who could fix things.

He defines himself by solving problems, which is why his son's condition leaves him feeling useless rather than proud.

It is tough being with you sometimes.

An honest admission: the stares in restaurants and the constant tics wear on him, even though he loves his son.

I've always been an embarrassment to you.

Brad states the fear he has carried for years — that his father's discomfort around him meant shame, not love.

このシーンについての質問

What does "je ne sais quoi" mean when Brad's dad uses it?

A hard-to-define charm or spark. He means Nancy has the same appealing quality Brad's mother had when they first met.

Why does Brad say his father has always been embarrassed by him?

He grew up seeing his father squirm and look away when people stared at his tics, and he read that discomfort as shame rather than helplessness.

Does Brad's father actually admit he's embarrassed by Brad?

Not directly. He admits it's hard to be with Brad in public, but frames it as his own pain at not being able to fix his son.

Why does Brad's father wonder if he passed Tourette's on to him?

He suspects a genetic link, and the thought adds guilt to his helplessness — as if the thing he couldn't fix was his own gift to his son.

Why does the father build bookshelves for the school?

Brad mentioned the school needed them, and building them is the father's way of helping and apologizing when words fail him.

Front of the Class · 全 17 章

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第 1 章elephant in the roomBrad Asks for a Chance第 2 章drive someone nutsBrad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy第 3 章at the end of one's ropeBrad's Childhood with Tourette's第 4 章live withBrad Learns He Has Tourette's第 5 章face something head-onBrad Refuses to Hide第 6 章get in the wayBrad's Dad Offers Him a Job第 7 章take something as a challengeBrad Stands Up in a Job Interview第 8 章have the giftDiane Tells Brad He Has the Gift第 9 章color outside the linesBrad Cohen's Best Interview第 10 章go to bat for someoneBrad Gets Kicked Off the Golf Course第 11 章talk the talk, walk the walkBrad Gets His First Teaching Job第 12 章a whole alphabet of problemsMr. Cohen Teaches Second Grade第 13 章take it to heartAmanda's Dad Pulls Her from Class第 14 章make an exceptionBrad's Dad Threatens a Lawsuit第 15 章give up on someoneBrad Won't Give Up on a Student第 16 章fed upBrad Worries He'll Hurt Nancy再生中 · 第 17 章je ne sais quoiBrad's Dad Finally Says He's Proud
この作品の 17 章はここまでです