The stress falls on up, which turns listen into an order.
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Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy, Explained：drive someone nuts
His family reads Brad's tics as bad behavior. His father insists that there's "nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix," while a doctor pins the trouble on the divorce. On the baseball field, though, everyone is loud and twitchy, and Brad finally fits in.
あらすじ
Young Brad has Tourette syndrome, and his tics — noises, twitches, barking — look like deliberate misbehavior to everyone around him. His father lectures him about self-control before leaving; his mother takes him to a doctor who blames the divorce. Only on the baseball field, where everyone shouts and fidgets, does he feel he fits in.
注目の表現
do someone a favordrive someone nutsnothing wrong withtry it on
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このシーンの表現
drive someone nuts
make someone crazy
As the boys keep roughhousing, the father snaps that they are driving their mother crazy.
The dripping tap drives me nuts.
このシーンの他の表現
- do someone a favor
help me with something
- nothing wrong with
there is no problem with
- try it on
put clothes on to test
- face the fact
accept the truth
- wait up
wait for me
このシーンのメモ一覧
96 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
help me with something
Before leaving, the father opens his list of demands with do me a favor to soften them.
I need you guys to do me a favor.make things less hard
I want you both to make life a little easier for your mom, okay?make someone crazy
As the boys keep roughhousing, the father snaps that they are driving their mother crazy.
You are driving her nuts!Around the runs together, with the d almost silent.
Brad! Help her out around the house, but most of all, stop the obnoxious behavior, okay?!fooling around — Used to stop someone fooling around.
Okay, quit the clowning.there is no problem with
When Brad says he cannot help it, his father insists nothing is wrong with him but his discipline.
Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix.relative clause: The that-clause modifies nothing: there is no flaw that self-control could not fix.
Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix.kid, affectionately — An affectionate word from an adult to a child.
Love you too, kiddo.since you bring it up
When Brad offers help, his mother hesitates and then takes him up on it, using the phrase to pivot.
Well, now that you mention it...put clothes on to test
At the clothing sale the mother invites a hesitant customer to put the garment on and see.
Oh, go ahead. Just try it on.an exclamation of annoyance — Shows exasperation; milder than for God's sake.
He's barking like a dog, for goodness' sake!misread what I say
Now, look. Don't take this the wrong way.unreal conditional: The past tense after if marks an unreal condition: I say it because we are friends.
You know I wouldn't say this to you if we weren't friends, but have you considered an exorcist?accept the truth
The customer blames the fit on California sizing, and the mother tells her to face the fact she is a size 12.
You know, I think you might face the fact that you're a size 12.resentment toward someone
Do you feel any anger towards your mother?hold yourself responsible
Do you blame yourself for the divorce, Brad?belong naturally
On the ball field, I fit right in.start hiccuping
At dinner the mother warns the boy to slow down or he will start hiccuping.
Honey, don't eat so fast. You're going to get the hiccups.Going to usually reduces to gonna in speech.
Honey, don't eat so fast. You're going to get the hiccups.medications, informally — Casual for medication; use the full word in formal talk.
Mom says you're not taking your meds.embedded question: The what-clause is the object of do: the thing the doctor tells you to do.
How are you ever going to calm down if you don't do what the doctor tells you to do?be quiet, rudely — Rude; fine only between close friends or in anger.
Shut up! Ow!a big piece of news
I have a very important announcement to make.infinitive as modifier: The infinitive to make modifies announcement: an announcement that is about to be made.
I have a very important announcement to make.misbehave
One day without you acting up!wait for me
Rushing ahead, the father leaves Brad behind, who calls out for him to wait.
Wait up, Dad.「Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is built on a quiet cruelty: the adults keep describing a neurological condition as a bad habit. Brad cannot help the noises, but the people around him hear defiance, so the cure they offer is discipline — "There's nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix." Even the doctor, who should know better, files the tics under denial and boundaries and tells his mother it is her job to fix him. What the scene does with real force is show where Brad is not asked to change: on the ball field, where everyone yells and twitches and no one is singled out. "I mean, everybody makes funny noises and has strange tics at a baseball game." he explains, and in that one line the film states its whole case. The problem was never the tics; it was being watched.
Theme
IdentityBrad's tics are treated as a character flaw, and he is only accepted where his difference is normal.
ParenthoodHis mother refuses the easy blame while his father and a doctor keep prescribing discipline instead of understanding.
このチャプターで学べること
- The father's self-control line hides a deep misreading.
- Baseball is the only place Brad is not the odd one out.
- The doctor turns a condition into a parenting failure.
- Even the clothing sale shows how freely people judge him.
発音のポイント
- listen up — The stress falls on up, which turns listen into an order.
- around the — Around the runs together, with the d almost silent.
- going to — Going to usually reduces to gonna in speech.
Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with you that a little self-control wouldn't fix.The line that names the scene: the adults assume Brad's tics are a discipline problem, not a medical one.
I tried as best as I could for her.Brad's voiceover confession that his hardest struggle was the burden his condition put on his mother.
On the ball field, I fit right in.His one place of belonging: on the diamond, loud and twitchy like everyone else, he is not the odd one out.
They're not going to hold that plane for you.The father's parting reminder that the world will not wait for him, delivered as matter-of-fact advice rather than comfort.
The hardest part was knowing how tough I made things for Mom.He measures his real pain not by his own tics but by what they cost his mother.
このシーンについての質問
Why does everyone say Brad just needs self-control?
Because his tics look like bad behavior. His father and a psychologist both treat it as a discipline problem, telling him there is nothing wrong that a little self-control would not fix.
Does the doctor help Brad?
Not really. Instead of identifying Tourette syndrome, the psychologist focuses on the divorce, talks about denial and boundaries, and tells his mother that controlling him is her job.
Why does Brad feel at home on the baseball field?
Because everyone there is noisy and twitchy. His tics do not stand out, so for once he is not the one being watched and corrected.
What does "drive someone nuts" mean?
It means to make someone crazy with annoyance. Brad's constant noises are described as driving his mother nuts, meaning they push her to her limit.
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次のチャプター · 第 3 章at the end of one's ropeBrad's Childhood with Tourette's
第 1 章elephant in the roomBrad Asks for a Chance
再生中 · 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
第 17 章je ne sais quoiBrad's Dad Finally Says He's Proud第 2 / 17 章 · 残り約 68 分