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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021 — 第 13 / 18 章 · 5'00" · B2

Shane's Mother Visits the Office, Explained：hard to come by

Shane's mother arrives to choose a mother-of-the-bride dress, teasing that the couple can sort out the details over a lifetime. Later the search for Owen's father ends in a war hero's story, and a quiet line lands hard: "Forever is hard to come by."

あらすじ

Shane's mother visits the office with two dresses and asks which suits the wedding's colors. Oliver has no idea what his favorite color is, so she jokes that they have the rest of their lives to work it out. Meanwhile, the team discovers that Owen's father was a firefighter who died in the Peak to Peak fire.

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このシーンの表現

hard to come by

rare and difficult to obtain

Norman says he finally got a forever mom, and forever is hard to come by.

Honest advice is hard to come by these days.

このシーンの他の表現

  • privy to

    having knowledge of something private

  • what is to be will be

    whatever will happen will happen

  • carry on

    to continue after an interruption

このシーンのメモ一覧

97 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1seem amazingBut the timing just seems so amazing.
表現 · B2handle something discreetlyIt will have to be handled discreetly, of course.
表現 · B1run aroundBut isn't it fun imagining a little Postable running around the Dead Letter office,
表現 · A2what a surpriseMrs. McInerney, what a delightful surprise.
表現 · B2what brings you somewhereWhat brings you to our workplace, Mother?
表現 · B2mother of the brideWell, I packed two different mother of the bride dresses,
表現 · C1be privy to something

having knowledge of something private

The mother says she wasn't privy to the color scheme, so she brought two dresses.

but not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
表現 · B1pick something outbut not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
文法 · C1not being privy to what your color scheme is

participial phrase

but not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
表現 · B1it turns outTurns out your assessment of the child's drawing was accurate.
表現 · B2what is to be will be

whatever will happen will happen

Shane's mother shrugs off the search with a fatalistic saying.

Well, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.
表現 · C1come to passWell, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.
表現 · B2have every intentionWell, we have every intention it will come to pass.
表現 · A2the rest of one's lifeWell, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
文法 · B2you have the rest of your life together to figure that out

infinitive as modifier

Well, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
発音rest of your life

liaison

Well, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
表現 · A2just like someoneDid I say that I wanted to be just like her when I grew up?
表現 · B2be fascinated with somethingWhy was Owen fascinated with firefighters?
表現 · B1be about to do somethingbecause his own father was about to fight that fire?
発音about to fight

weak form

because his own father was about to fight that fire?
表現 · B1be upsetYou only eat clams and red wine when you're upset.
表現 · B1never knew someoneYou never knew your father.
表現 · B2abandon someoneYour mother abandoned you, and yet you've become this...
表現 · B2hard to come by

rare and difficult to obtain

Norman says he finally got a forever mom, and forever is hard to come by.

Forever is hard to come by.
発音come by

liaison

Forever is hard to come by.
表現 · B2provide guidanceMrs. Parker Pennington Payne did provide excellent guidance, as did my Sunday school teacher,
表現 · B2bring someone to someoneMiss McInerney worked in Di rect Line Operations, but a small miracle brought her to us.
表現 · B1far away from somethingThey only seem small because we stand so far away from them.
文法 · B2They only seem small because we stand so far away from them

because clause

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.
表現 · B2result in somethingthe Peak to Peak fire resulted in a single casualty,
表現 · B2leave someone behindLieutenant Walker leaves behind a wife

「Shane's Mother Visits the Office」を読み解く

What's really going on

Two rituals run side by side here: a wedding being planned and a family being reconstructed. Shane's mother is comic relief with a point, arriving with dresses and gently reminding Oliver that he can learn his partner's favorites later — "the rest of your life together" is a promise, not a deadline. The other thread answers the film's mystery: Owen's father died saving others, and the only trace left is a name. When one line says "Forever is hard to come by," it lands on both stories at once, because a marriage and a memory are both attempts at forever. The scene lets the jokes carry the grief instead of the other way around.

Theme

MarriageThe dress visit frames the wedding as a lifetime still waiting to be figured out.
MemoryFinding Owen's father turns a routine search into a memorial for a firefighter who saved others.

発音のポイント

  • rest of your life — liaison
  • about to fight — weak form
  • come by — liaison
There are no small miracles, Oliver.

The line that reframes their modest office work as something quietly extraordinary.

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.

The follow-up that explains why everyday rescues look unremarkable to us.

Forever is hard to come by.

A comment on both the coming marriage and the fragile record of the dead.

Well, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.

The mother's fatalistic shrug, delivered like a family proverb.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Shane's mother visit the office?

She brings two mother-of-the-bride dresses and wants the couple to pick one, since she does not know the wedding's color scheme.

What does 'hard to come by' mean here?

It means something is rare or precious. The line says forever rarely lasts, which fits both the coming wedding and the loss they uncover.

Why do they think Owen's father was a firefighter?

Owen is fascinated with firefighters, and his mother's words suggest his father was one, which leads them to the Peak to Peak fire.

Who was Thomas Owen Walker?

He was a firefighter who died in the Peak to Peak fire, saving his captain, and left behind a wife and a five-year-old son, Owen.

Why does the team care about Owen's middle name?

His middle name matches his father's, which confirms the boy's connection to the firefighter who died.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 全 18 章

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