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Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — 第 5 / 21 章 · 1'47" · B1

Felix and Calhoun Adopt the Racers, Explained：beggars can't be choosers

Felix and Calhoun consider adopting the battle racers, and Calhoun is not sold: "Those things are basically feral." Felix thinks parenting will be easy — "how hard can parenting be?" — until the kids start screaming for candles and complaining about the TV.

あらすじ

At the shelter, Felix and Calhoun think about adopting the racers. Calhoun warns that the children are basically feral and doubts this is the right way to spice up a marriage, while Felix insists parenting must be easy. The racers immediately prove her right by shrieking about candles and a TV with one channel.

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注目の表現

beggars can't be choosersany takers?spice things updarn tootin'

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  15. ❝ 独白Calhoun decides to adopt4 行練習ページ ↗
  28. ❝ 独白Felix's parenting lecture5 行練習ページ ↗
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このシーンの表現

beggars can't be choosers

when you need help, you take what you are given

A sour-ball candy mocks its own new, powerless position with this old saying.

It's not the job I wanted, but beggars can't be choosers.

このシーンの他の表現

  • any takers?

    anyone want it / anyone in?

  • spice things up

    to add excitement or novelty to something

  • darn tootin'

    you bet; absolutely right

このシーンのメモ一覧

40 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

表現 · B2open one's doorsand we're just hoping a few more of you will open your doors...
表現 · B2those in needand your hearts to those in need.
表現 · B1fit inWell, I suppose that large green olive will fit in nicely with my decor.
発音fit in

flap

Well, I suppose that large green olive will fit in nicely with my decor.
表現 · C1beggars can't be choosers

when you need help, you take what you are given

A sour-ball candy mocks its own new, powerless position with this old saying.

Well, beggars can't be choosers, can they?
文法 · B1can they?

tag question

Well, beggars can't be choosers, can they?
表現 · A2come alongCome along, condiment.
発音Come along

liaison

Come along, condiment.
表現 · B2that just leaves ...Marvelous. That just leaves the racers.
表現 · B2any takers

anyone want it / anyone in?

The host asks the crowd whether anyone will adopt the homeless racers.

So, any takers?
表現 · C1jump in with both feetI know, it feels like the kind of thing you just jump into with both feet...
表現 · C1nary a ...and nary a plan.
表現 · B2give someone sanctuaryFelix and I will give them sanctuary.
表現 · B2a quick wordCan I get a quick word with you two?
表現 · B2spice things up

to add excitement or novelty to something

Calhoun warns the couple that adopting wild racers is the wrong kind of excitement.

you're looking to spice things up...
表現 · B2the wrong kind of somethingis the wrong kind of spice.
表現 · C1feralThose things are basically feral.
表現 · B2pardon mePardon me, sir, but those youngsters are lambs.
表現 · B2in need of somethingLost little lambs in need of two kind, caring shepherds.
文法 · B2in need of

in need of

Lost little lambs in need of two kind, caring shepherds.
文法 · B2how hard can parenting be

rhetorical question

Besides, how hard can parenting be?
文法 · B2treat the child like

treat as

You treat the child like your best friend...
表現 · C1love someone's socks offand you just love their little socks off.
表現 · C1darn tootin'

you bet; absolutely right

Tammy answers her husband's question with a folksy, emphatic yes.

Darn-tootin'.
スラング · C1Darn-tootin'Darn-tootin'.
表現 · B1come and get itCome and get it.
表現 · A2get your own somethingGet your own candle.
発音Get your own

liaison

Get your own candle.

「Felix and Calhoun Adopt the Racers」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a joke about parenthood and a quieter joke about marriage. Calhoun and Felix are looking for something new after six years together, and adopting a herd of wild racers looks like adventure. Calhoun sees the danger at once — "Those things are basically feral" — while Felix defends the idea with a sweet, clueless optimism: "Besides, how hard can parenting be?" He spells out his whole philosophy in a line, treating a child like a best friend who gets everything and is simply loved, which is exactly the wrong lesson. The punchline is immediate. The racers fight over a candle and complain that the TV has one channel, and Calhoun gets to say she told him so. What felt like a warm adoption story is also a warning about mistaking chaos for family.

Theme

ParenthoodFelix's naive parenting plan is tested the moment the racers arrive and behave like feral kids.
MarriageCalhoun reads the adoption plan as a clumsy attempt to spice up a six-year marriage.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Notice how "beggars can't be choosers" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "beggars can't be choosers".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

発音のポイント

  • fit in — flap
  • Come along — liaison
  • Get your own — liaison
Well, beggars can't be choosers, can they?

The blunt excuse that the orphans should accept any home, since they have no better option.

I know, it feels like the kind of thing you just jump into with both feet...

Felix's way of saying they should commit completely, with no plan and no hesitation.

Those things are basically feral.

Calhoun's warning that the racers are wild and will be far more than they can handle.

Besides, how hard can parenting be?

His famous last words, a line that invites the chaos that follows.

and you just love their little socks off.

The over-soft half of his parenting plan, loving the child more than is sensible.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Calhoun object to adopting the racers?

She calls them basically feral and thinks they are the wrong way to spice up a marriage, predicting the chaos that follows.

What is Felix's plan for parenting?

He says you treat the child like your best friend, give them everything they want, and love them completely, which he seems to think is easy.

What do the racers do to prove Calhoun right?

They immediately scream and fight over a candle, and one complains that the TV only has one channel, turning the quiet scene into chaos.

What does 'beggars can't be choosers' mean here?

It is the excuse that the orphans should accept whatever home they get, since they have little choice in the matter.

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