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I Love You, Man · 2009 — 第 16 / 19 章 · 5'02" · B2

Peter Asks Sydney to Be Best Man, Explained：hit it off

Sydney asks Peter for eight grand, a jilted man-date named Doug publicly calls Peter out for never calling back, and through it all Peter finally admits he has almost no male friends. Then he makes it official: "I want you to stand up there with me."

あらすじ

Sydney asks Peter to put eight thousand dollars into a confidential investment, but Peter hesitates because he and Zooey are paying for the wedding themselves. At a restaurant, Doug — a man-date Peter never called back — confronts him, and Sydney witnesses the whole thing. Later the two talk it out, and Peter asks Sydney to be his best man.

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注目の表現

a lot of nervefill outhit it offbe good for it

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このシーンの表現

hit it off

click right away

Peter explains that he and Sydney clicked the moment they met at the open house.

We hit it off right away at the interview.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a lot of nerve

    a lot of nerve

  • fill out

    complete the numbers

  • be good for it

    able to repay

  • psyched

    excited, pumped

  • haunt me

    keep troubling someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

88 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

発音That's a lot

Link that's and a, and stress lot.

$8,000. That's. . . That's a lot of. . .
表現 · B2be out of the picture

no longer involved

It just. . . It might be a little tricky, just 'cause Zooey's dad is out of the picture, and, you know, we're paying for the wedding ourselves.
表現 · B1an opportunity comes up

arise, appear

An opportunity came up. I thought I would ask. No big deal.
表現 · B2take a lot of nerve

a lot of nerve

Doug corners Peter in public and accuses him of ghosting, calmly but cuttingly.

You know, it takes a lot of nerve to spend a beautiful evening with someone and then never call them again.
文法 · B1I haven't felt in years

present perfect: Haven't felt in years links past experience to the present moment.

kiss, because I felt something that I haven't felt in years, and now I know it was the taste of betrayal.
スラング · C1whore

a vicious slur — A vicious insult; never acceptable in polite speech.

It was the taste of betrayal, you fucking whore.
表現 · B2get the nod

be chosen

Wow. I mean, I knew when I got the nod for the engagement dinner you didn't have a ton of friends, but
表現 · B1fill out something

complete the numbers

Doug says Peter only invited him to make up the numbers for his wedding party.

It's like, you were basically just using me because you needed to fill out your wedding party.
表現 · B1hit it off with someone

click right away

Peter explains that he and Sydney clicked the moment they met at the open house.

I'd actually given up on meeting someone, and then you wandered into that open house, we hit it off, and three-quarters of the Rush songbook later, here we are.
表現 · B1give up on someone

stop hoping for

I'd actually given up on meeting someone, and then you wandered into that open house, we hit it off, and three-quarters of the Rush songbook later, here we are.
文法 · B1I'd actually given up

past perfect: The past perfect marks the giving up as earlier than the meeting.

I'd actually given up on meeting someone, and then you wandered into that open house, we hit it off, and three-quarters of the Rush songbook later, here we are.
発音wandered into

Link wandered into so the d slides into in.

I'd actually given up on meeting someone, and then you wandered into that open house, we hit it off, and three-quarters of the Rush songbook later, here we are.
表現 · A2I get it

I understand

I get it. But I just want you to know that you're my friend, and you can tell me anything.
表現 · B2be good for it

able to repay

Peter agrees to lend the money and says he trusts Sydney to pay it back.

I'd be happy to lend you the money. I know you're good for it.
発音lend you

Blend lend and you into one smooth sound.

I'd be happy to lend you the money. I know you're good for it.
文法 · A2I want you to

infinitive object: Want someone to do something states exactly what Peter hopes for.

I want you to stand up there with me. Are you cool with that?
表現 · B1be psyched about something

excited about

I'm not an idiot. You're not psyched about this at all.
スラング · B1psyched

pumped, excited — Casual for excited; use excited in formal talk.

I'm not an idiot. You're not psyched about this at all.
表現 · B1behind someone's back

without someone knowing

He's gonna think I'm saying stuff behind his back.
表現 · B2haunt someone

keep troubling someone

Peter regrets his ruined engagement toast and fears it will follow him forever.

This dumb toast is gonna haunt me forever.
スラング · B2fuckhead

a crude insult — A crude insult for someone you dislike; not for mixing company.

Dude, why is Ferrigno eating with that urinal-cake-faced fuckhead?
表現 · B2an exclusive listing

sole right to sell

Sydney steps in and tells Ferrigno that Peter holds the exclusive listing on the property.

-Do I know you? -No, you don't know me, but I believe you know my friend Peter Klaven, who has an exclusive listing on this man's property.
スラング · B2not doing shit

doing nothing at all — A vulgar way to stress doing nothing; keep it casual.

I know, but he's not doing shit with it.
表現 · B1total crap

complete nonsense

That is total crap, Hulk, all right?
スラング · B1crap

nonsense — A milder word than shit for calling something false.

That is total crap, Hulk, all right?

「Peter Asks Sydney to Be Best Man」を読み解く

What's really going on

The money question starts as a test of the friendship — Sydney needs a favor, Peter is stretched by the wedding, and for a moment it looks like the ask could break them. Doug's ambush makes the stakes clearer: Peter's man-dates went badly enough that someone is still furious, which is exactly the loneliness Peter confesses when he says, "I started feeling like some kind of weirdo." The scene turns when Sydney doesn't flinch: "I get it. But I just want you to know that you're my friend, and you can tell me anything." What follows is Peter making the friendship permanent — asking Sydney to stand beside him as best man — while a later conversation shows Zooey still doubts Sydney likes her at all.

Theme

FriendshipPeter and Sydney survive a money ask and turn a casual hang into a commitment, ending with Peter asking Sydney to be his best man.
TrustThe scene is about telling the truth: Doug calls Peter out, Peter admits his loneliness, and Sydney answers without judging.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Ghosting turns a warm memory into an accusation.
  • Peter's loan offer is really a statement of trust.
  • Asking for a best man is a test of friendship.
  • Doug's calm start makes his blowup land harder.

発音のポイント

  • That's a lot — Link that's and a, and stress lot.
  • wandered into — Link wandered into so the d slides into in.
  • lend you — Blend lend and you into one smooth sound.
You know, it takes a lot of nerve to spend a beautiful evening with someone and then never call them again.

Doug's accusation: he takes Peter's silence as a deliberate insult, when Peter had no idea the man-date meant that much to him.

I'd actually given up on meeting someone, and then you wandered into that open house, we hit it off, and three-quarters of the Rush songbook later, here we are.

Peter's explanation of why the friendship is real: it wasn't a favor for the wedding, it started at the open house and grew on its own.

It's the least I could do for the best man at my wedding.

Peter's line as he asks Sydney to stand beside him, which turns the friendship into a permanent role in his life.

I get it. But I just want you to know that you're my friend, and you can tell me anything.

Sydney's answer to Peter's confession of loneliness: no judgment, just an open door, which is exactly what Peter has been missing.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sydney need eight thousand dollars?

He says an investment opportunity came up, but when Peter asks about it, he says it's confidential. Peter hesitates because he and Zooey are paying for their own wedding.

Who is Doug, and why is he angry?

Doug is a man Peter met on an earlier man-date. Peter never called him again, so Doug confronts him in public about the kiss and the betrayal he felt, which embarrasses Peter in front of Sydney.

What does "takes a lot of nerve" mean?

It means someone has a lot of cheek or audacity. Doug uses it sarcastically to say Peter was brazen for having a great evening with him and then disappearing.

Does Sydney lend Peter the money?

The two untangle it: Sydney drops the investment idea, Peter decides to sell the Ferrigno house, and Sydney offers him money and says he's good for it — right before Peter asks him to be best man.

Why doesn't Zooey want Peter to talk to Sydney?

Zooey thinks Sydney doesn't like her, and she's afraid Peter telling him that will make it sound like she's talking behind Sydney's back. Peter agrees to stay quiet but ends up telling him anyway.

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第 1 章put a down payment onPeter Proposes to Zooey第 2 章take the leapPeter Misses the Joshua Tree Trip第 3 章strike up a conversationPeter Tries to Make Friends第 4 章get the hang of itPeter's Awkward Man-Dates第 5 章let one ripPeter Meets Sydney at an Open House第 6 章in a jiffPeter Calls Sydney for a Man-Date第 7 章Hands downPeter and Sydney's First Man-Date第 8 章wet my beakTevin Tries to Wet His Beak第 9 章man cavePeter Tours Sydney's Man Cave第 10 章squeeze inPeter Bonds with Sydney Over Music第 11 章rock your worldPeter Introduces Zooey to Rush第 12 章smoking hotPeter Introduces Sydney to His Family第 13 章between you and mePeter and Zooey Fight About Privacy第 14 章bail onSydney Tempts Peter to Skip HBO第 15 章weirded outZooey Confronts Peter About Sydney再生中 · 第 16 章hit it offPeter Asks Sydney to Be Best Man第 17 章good faithZooey Leaves Peter Before the Wedding第 18 章sick ofPeter Confronts Sydney Over Billboards第 19 章broke the moldPeter and Sydney Make Up
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