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Front of the Class · 2008 — 第 6 / 17 章 · 4'55" · B2

Brad's Dad Offers Him a Job, Explained：get in the way

Over lunch, Brad's father keeps circling one worry: what if teaching doesn't work out? He offers a fallback — "you know you got a job with me" — and suggests keeping options open. Brad won't hear it: "I'm gonna teach, Dad," he says, tics and all. "I can't let anything get in the way of that."

あらすじ

Brad meets his father for lunch near his office. His dad asks about the job hunt, whether Tourette's is causing trouble, and whether Brad's money is holding out. When he offers Brad a job as a safety net, Brad refuses: he is going to teach, and he won't let anything stand in his way. A flashback then shows the middle-school principal explaining Brad's Tourette's to the school.

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keep your options openget in the waysay the worda fresh start

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このシーンの表現

get in the way

block or hinder

Right after the fallback offer, Brad says nothing may get in the way of teaching.

Don't let fear get in the way of your goals.

このシーンの他の表現

  • keep your options open

    avoid closing off choices

  • say the word

    just tell me, I'll act

  • a fresh start

    a clean new beginning

  • what's the matter

    what is wrong

  • wipe out

    destroy completely

このシーンのメモ一覧

97 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · A2worry about something

feel anxious about

He wouldn't have to worry about my noises there.
表現 · A2let someone know

inform me

Let me know if you need any more of those trusses, okay?
スラング · B2trusses

structural frames — Construction jargon from the father's workplace.

Let me know if you need any more of those trusses, okay?
表現 · B1find one's way

manage to get somewhere

Hey, Dad.See you found your way.
発音come by

Come by links together into one sound.

Diane's wondering when you're gonna come by.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; avoid in writing.

Diane's wondering when you're gonna come by.
スラング · B1job-hunting

looking for work — Casual compound; use job search on a resume.

I guess you've been pretty busy with the job-hunting.
表現 · B1any luck with something

any success

Any luck?
文法 · B1giving you any trouble

present continuous: The present continuous asks about ongoing trouble during the interviews.

Are they giving you any trouble with your, uh...?
表現 · B2say the word

just tell me, I'll act

As his father hesitates over the word, Brad invites him to just say it: Tourette's.

You can say the word, Dad: Tourette's.
文法 · B2if you ever do get short

emphatic do: The emphatic do stresses the real possibility of running short.

But if you ever do get short, you know you got a job with me.
表現 · B2keep your options open

avoid closing off choices

The father suggests a fallback in case teaching fails, urging Brad to keep his options open.

Okay... I'm just saying there's nothing wrong with keeping your options open in case things don't work out.
文法 · B2in case things don't work out

in case clause: In case introduces a precaution, with the present tense for a future worry.

Okay... I'm just saying there's nothing wrong with keeping your options open in case things don't work out.
表現 · B1make a fresh start

a clean new beginning

Starting middle school, Brad hoped a new place would give him a fresh start.

Make a fresh start.
表現 · B1in everyday life

in daily life

You use fractions in everyday life.Jup-whup-jup!
表現 · A2introduce oneself to someone

tell someone who you are

Not the best way to introduce myself to the principal.
表現 · B1keep doing something

continue interrupting

I'm sorry I keep disrupting the class.
表現 · B2wipe out something

destroy completely

Asked what school is for, Brad answers that it uses knowledge to wipe out ignorance.

To use knowledge to wipe out ignorance.
発音wipe out

Wipe out runs together, with the p barely released.

To use knowledge to wipe out ignorance.
表現 · B1keep your seat

stay in your seat

Everybody, just keep your seats for a minute, please.
表現 · B1the quiet parts

the silent passages

Did you hear any noises during the quiet parts?
表現 · A2pretty + adjective

quite irritating

The principal calls the noises pretty annoying in front of the whole school, softening the word but not the blame.

They're pretty annoying, aren't they?
文法 · B1making those noises

participial phrase: The participial phrase modifies the person: the one who makes those noises.

The person making those noises is Brad Cohen.
表現 · B1upset someone

making people unhappy

The principal asks in front of everyone whether Brad enjoys making noises and upsetting people.

Do you like making noises and upsetting people, Brad?
発音Because I

Because I blends into something like becau-zai.

Because I have Tourette's syndrome.
表現 · A1what's that

what is that

Drop. What's that?

「Brad's Dad Offers Him a Job」を読み解く

What's really going on

The lunch looks like fatherly concern, but it is really an argument about whether Brad's dream is worth the risk. His dad can't say the word 'Tourette's' out loud — Brad has to prompt him, "You can say the word, Dad" — and that hesitancy is the whole subtext: a father who loves his son but still treats the disability as a problem to be managed. The fallback job, "you know you got a job with me," sounds generous but quietly says 'your plan may fail.' Brad answers not with anger but with a line about identity: "I'm gonna teach, Dad," then "I can't let anything get in the way of that." The flashback underlines where that resolve comes from — a principal once stood up for him in front of the school.

Theme

DreamsBrad turns down a safe job to keep chasing teaching, saying nothing is allowed to get in the way.
Family loveHis dad's offer of a job is clumsy affection; he wants to protect his son without saying Tourette's out loud.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The father offers a job as a safety net, not a lecture.
  • Brad answers with his tics and the same stubborn plan.
  • Middle school once promised a fresh start and broke it.
  • The principal makes a medical tic sound like cruelty.

発音のポイント

  • come by — Come by links together into one sound.
  • wipe out — Wipe out runs together, with the p barely released.
  • Because I — Because I blends into something like becau-zai.
I'm gonna teach, Dad-- drop! drop!-- okay?

Even mid-tic, Brad's answer doesn't change: teaching is the plan, and he wants his father to accept it. The interruptions are part of the sentence, not a reason to quit.

I can't let anything get in the way of that.

A statement of priority: nothing — not Tourette's, not money, not his father's backup plan — is allowed to block the teaching career he wants.

But if you ever do get short, you know you got a job with me.

His father's offer isn't about hiring; it's a safety net he hopes Brad never needs. It says 'I'm here,' but also 'your plan might not work.'

You can say the word, Dad: Tourette's.

Brad gives his father permission to name the disability instead of talking around it. The bluntness is the point: it's not a secret, just a word.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Brad refuse his father's job offer?

He isn't being proud. He's protecting a plan he has committed to: teaching. Taking a fallback job would mean admitting the dream might fail, and he says nothing is allowed to get in the way of it.

Why can't Brad's father say the word 'Tourette's'?

He's uncomfortable with the diagnosis and talks around it — 'your, uh...'. Brad notices and hands him the word directly, which shows how differently the two handle it.

Is the father being unsupportive?

Not exactly. He offers a job, asks about money, and worries about the interviews. It's support with doubt baked in: he loves his son but can't quite believe the teaching plan will work.

What does the middle-school flashback show?

Brad's first day at a new school: his tics get him sent to the principal's office. The principal then brings him onstage and explains Tourette's to the whole assembly, turning humiliation into understanding.

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