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Knocked Up · 2007 — 第 1 / 16 章 · 4'57" · B2

Allison and Ben Meet at the Bar, Explained：gave me an opening

The banter is about age and whether men would still want her, but the real question is whether she still belongs in the room. A line like “That's weird to say, but it makes me feel better” turns a joke about being too old into a small confession of insecurity.

あらすじ

At a bar, one woman wonders whether she is too old and whether men would still notice her. A man gets a beer and hands it to her, and the two introduce themselves. Someone then says, “I'm gonna let you two get to know each other.”

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注目の表現

little bitchesYeah, awesomegave me an openinglocked up

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このシーンの表現

gave me an opening

gave me a chance to approach her

Someone has just missed a chance with the girl and admits, while replaying it, that she left a conversational door open and he failed to step through.

The joke gave me an opening to ask her name.

このシーンの他の表現

  • little bitches

    derogatory term for other women

  • Yeah, awesome

    sarcastic 'great' when nothing is great

  • locked up

    froze and could not speak

  • get shit-faced

    get very drunk

  • hitting on her

    flirting with her

このシーンのメモ一覧

116 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

表現 · B1too old to do something

too old to be in this place

- Am I too old to be here? - What?
発音not at all

In fast speech, not at all can blur into one rhythmic unit; keep the t light.

No, not at all.
スラング · B2little bitches

derogatory term for women — Vulgar and insulting; never use it in polite company.

Am I hotter than these little bitches?
表現 · A2make someone feel better

makes me feel less bad

That's weird to say, but it makes me feel better.
表現 · A2get someone something

getting drinks for us

- Okay. I'm getting us drinks. - Okay.
文法 · B1when you realize I'm Wilmer Valderrama

time clause: The when-clause sets the moment; realize then takes its own object clause.

You're gonna be embarrassed when you realize I'm Wilmer Valderrama.
表現 · B1get service

get served by staff

Oh, my God. And if you can't get service, what am I gonna do, you know?
発音gonna do

Let gonna pass quickly and land the stress on do.

Oh, my God. And if you can't get service, what am I gonna do, you know?
表現 · B2for your trouble

as a tip or thank-you Here it means a tip or thank-you for service.

Here you go. For your trouble. Thank you. There you go.
スラング · B1fuck

damn; swearing — A strong swear word; avoid in formal settings.

Oh, fuck, fuck! I'm supposed to get one for my sister.
表現 · B1very rarely do something

almost never look cool

Please, I very rarely look cool. This is a big moment for me. Just take it.
表現 · B1a big moment for someone

an important moment for me

Please, I very rarely look cool. This is a big moment for me. Just take it.
発音big moment

Stress big moment, then let for me fall away.

Please, I very rarely look cool. This is a big moment for me. Just take it.
スラング · B2pussy

coward (vulgar) — Vulgar self-mockery; avoid it in formal settings.

No, I won't 'cause I'm a pussy.
表現 · B2give someone an opening

gave me a chance to approach her

Someone has just missed a chance with the girl and admits, while replaying it, that she left a conversational door open and he failed to step through.

That girl. She totally gave me an opening, man, and I locked up.
スラング · B2shit-faced

very drunk — Casual and vulgar; keep it out of formal talk.

I just want to get shit-faced tonight, though, you know.
スラング · B2jerk it

masturbate (vulgar) — Vulgar sexual slang; not for public or formal use.

I'll just jerk it later. It's cool.
表現 · B2it's the dream

it's the ideal situation Not a literal dream; an ideal situation.

Dude, it's the dream. What are we doing standing here, man?
スラング · B1Dick

jerk; insult — A rude insult; use only in very casual company.

Dick!
表現 · B2get it from all angles

getting criticism from every side Not physical angles; criticism or jokes from every side.

Come on, man. I'm getting it from all angles here.
表現 · B1take off

leave

All right, man. I got to take off.
表現 · B2nothing to be ashamed of

no reason to feel shame

What? It's nothing to be ashamed of.
表現 · B2stop someone from doing something

keep him from flirting with her

You think that's gonna stop him from hitting on her?
文法 · B1stop him from hitting on her

stop from structure: stop someone from doing something marks the action being blocked.

You think that's gonna stop him from hitting on her?
発音him from

Keep him from light and unstressed; don't hit both words.

You think that's gonna stop him from hitting on her?
表現 · B2have no immunity to something

not immune to it

I had the chicken pox three times. I have no immunity to it.
表現 · B2have the heart to do something

be able to bring oneself to do something Negated here: they cannot bring themselves to say it.

We don't have the heart to tell him it's herpes.
文法 · B1tell him it's herpes

object clause: The clause after tell him is what they cannot bring themselves to say.

We don't have the heart to tell him it's herpes.
表現 · B1be all dressed

fully dressed and ready

You know, I'm all dressed, so I'll just hang out.
表現 · B1get to know someone

become acquainted with each other

Someone leaving uses this line to leave the two new acquaintances alone together, half arranging the conversation and half enjoying the setup.

All right, I'm gonna let you two get to know each other.
表現 · A2get out of somewhere

leave this place

- You wanna get out of here? - Yeah, let's go.
表現 · B1hang out at someone's place

spend time at my home

You wanna come back and hang out at my place?
スラング · B2Wicked

awesome; cool — Casual slang, especially in some regions; not formal.

- Yeah. Wicked. - I'll show you my audition tape.

「Allison and Ben Meet at the Bar」を読み解く

What's really going on

The meet-cute is built on two kinds of exposure. One side keeps asking whether she still belongs: “Am I too old to be here?” and “Does it look weird that I'm here?” are not small talk; they ask whether anyone would still want her in the room. The cruder test — “Am I hotter than these little bitches?” — gets a fast “Yes! You look amazing,” but the honest line is “That's weird to say, but it makes me feel better.” Being wanted is the point. The other side is all performance: a tip gets service, a beer gets an introduction, and then a confession: “She totally gave me an opening, man, and I locked up.” The move worked; the nerve did not.

Theme

IdentityOne woman keeps measuring herself against the room: too old, weird, still desirable? The night out becomes a test of how she sees herself.
RomanceA small bar favor becomes a first meeting, while the would-be suitor admits he froze when the chance came.

発音のポイント

  • not at all — In fast speech, not at all can blur into one rhythmic unit; keep the t light.
  • gonna do — Let gonna pass quickly and land the stress on do.
  • big moment — Stress big moment, then let for me fall away.
  • him from — Keep him from light and unstressed; don't hit both words.
It's like everyone in here is 12 years old.

The room feels full of kids, and she is measuring her own age against it; the line turns a night out into an age check.

That's weird to say, but it makes me feel better.

She knows the question is blunt, but the reassurance that men would still want her actually makes her feel better.

Please, I very rarely look cool. This is a big moment for me. Just take it.

He is half-joking that handing over the beer is his rare chance to look cool, so he wants her to take it.

That girl. She totally gave me an opening, man, and I locked up.

She made it easy to talk to her, but he froze instead of taking the chance.

このシーンについての質問

Why does one woman keep asking whether she is too old to be here?

The line “It's like everyone in here is 12 years old” sets up the worry. She then asks if she is too old, if she looks weird, and whether men would still want her; the scene keeps returning to how she is seen.

Is Ben's beer offer just a polite gesture?

It comes after a failed attempt to get service and a line about looking cool: “I very rarely look cool. This is a big moment for me.” Later he calls the exchange an opening he failed to use, so the beer is part of his approach.

What does “locked up” mean here?

It means he froze and could not speak. The line “She totally gave me an opening, man, and I locked up” contrasts the chance she gave him with his failure to take it.

Why does someone leave the bar?

Someone says, “I got to go. Sadie might have the chicken pox.” A later line, “I'm gonna let you two get to know each other,” clears the way for the pair to talk.

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