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Silver Linings Playbook · 2012 — 第 4 / 23 章 · 2'28" · B1

Pat Visits His Old School, Explained：buy the invitation

Pat goes back to the school where he used to teach, hoping to get his job back, but the conversation about his old life sets him off. He tells someone to get away from him, then recovers. Later his friend Ronnie welcomes him home and invites him to dinner.

あらすじ

Pat returns to the school where he taught and asks the principal, Nancy, about working again. He offers to teach full-time or part-time, and even to substitute. But talking about the past upsets him, and he has a meltdown. Later his friend Ronnie invites him to dinner, and despite his doubts, Pat agrees to come next Sunday.

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give someone a handget over itgo downbuy the invitation

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このシーンの表現

buy the invitation

to believe the offer

Ronnie invites Pat to dinner; Pat congratulates him but says he is not buying the invitation, suspecting an agenda.

I'm not buying that invitation to the reunion.

このシーンの他の表現

  • give someone a hand

    to help someone

  • get over it

    to recover from something

  • go down

    to happen

  • silver development

    a playful twist on silver lining

  • in touch with

    in contact with someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · A2It's someone's lucky day

a fortunate day

Pat greets the office by calling it his lucky day, trying to warm up a cold room with easy charm.

Nance. It's my lucky day. Look at you working on a Sunday.
表現 · A2be ready to do something

prepared to work

I just came by to say hi, I'm ready to work.
表現 · A2shouldn't be somewhere

ought not to be present

- You shouldn't be here. - Full-time, half-time.
表現 · B2sub for someone

to substitute for someone

Pitching himself for any opening, Pat says he will sub, school jargon for standing in as a substitute teacher.

I'll work, I'll sub, I'll work history, whatever.
スラング · B2sub

to substitute — School slang; also fine in casual work talk.

I'll work, I'll sub, I'll work history, whatever.
表現 · A2give someone a hand

to help someone

Pat offers a colleague a hand with her load, hoping to smooth things over, though she keeps her distance.

Let me give you a hand. Sorry.
表現 · A2get it

I can handle it

- I got it. I got it. - Let me ask you something.
表現 · A2ask someone something

to ask a question

- I got it. I got it. - Let me ask you something.
発音ask you

Link ask and you so they run together.

- I got it. I got it. - Let me ask you something.
表現 · A2can't tell someone

not allowed to say

- Does Nikki still work here? - Can't tell you.
表現 · B2break up a marriage

to wreck a marriage

He broke up my marriage. Are you being a troublemaker?
スラング · B1troublemaker

someone who stirs up trouble — A blunt spoken jab; not for formal settings.

He broke up my marriage. Are you being a troublemaker?
表現 · A2lose weight

to slim down

You look good. Did you lose a lot of weight?
表現 · A2get away from someone

move off from me

- I did. Yeah, I did. Thank you. - Aah! Get away from me. Get away.
発音Get away

Both words take stress when shouted in alarm.

- I did. Yeah, I did. Thank you. - Aah! Get away from me. Get away.
表現 · A2be better now

improved by now

OK, all right. I'm better. I'm better now. OK, I'm better.
表現 · B1give something time

allow time to pass

You have to give it time. A lot went down.
表現 · B1get over something

to recover from something

Ronnie tries to reassure Pat that people will get over the gossip and move on with time.

- People will get over it. It'll work out. - I'll take that as a silver development.
表現 · B1work out

to turn out fine

- People will get over it. It'll work out. - I'll take that as a silver development.
スラング · A2Cool

nice, impressive — Casual approval; use great in formal talk.

Yeah, you're "out" out? Cool. You lost a lot of weight.
発音didn't recognise

The t in didn't drops, linking straight into recognise.

I didn't recognise you. I'm sorry I didn't visit you.
表現 · B1be out of control

not under control

Work's out of control. You know, she had the baby.
表現 · A2someone to talk to

a person to confide in

I miss you. I really need someone to talk to.
表現 · A2make dinner for someone

to cook a meal for

Come see the baby. She's beautiful. Veronica wants to make dinner for you.
文法 · B1that Ronnie's wife keeps his social calendar

object clause: The that-clause is the object of said, reporting what Nikki used to claim.

Yes, it is. Nikki always said that Ronnie's wife keeps his social calendar
スラング · C1balls

a crude word for male anatomy — Crude slang; avoid it in polite company.

- where she keeps his balls, her purse. - That's not true.
文法 · B1If you think she still hates you

conditional clause: The if-clause sets up the assumption and the main clause flatly denies it.

If you think she still hates you, you're wrong
文法 · B2why would she invite you to dinner

rhetorical question: The rhetorical why would question really argues she cannot still hate him.

because why would she invite you to dinner, hm?
表現 · A2make it

to be able to attend

Ronnie asks if Pat can make it next Sunday, the natural way to check someone can attend.

- Can you make it next Sunday? - Sure.
表現 · B1be in touch with someone

in contact with someone

Agreeing to dinner, Pat slips in the real question: is Ronnie still in touch with Nikki?

- I'll see you next Sunday. - You are still in touch with Nikki, right?
表現 · A2get in

come inside

- Get in here, please. I need you. - (RONNIE) OK.

「Pat Visits His Old School」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene shows Pat trying to re-enter normal life and failing in real time. He wants the school to take him back, and his pitch is a little desperate — full-time, part-time, he will 'sub,' anything. But he cannot get through a normal conversation about the past without snapping, and the moment is ugly: 'Get away from me.' What saves the scene is Ronnie, who treats him like a person rather than a patient and simply invites him over. Pat resists at first, joking that he is 'not buying the invitation,' but the invitation is exactly what he needs, and he takes it. The film keeps doing this: the kindness that helps Pat is ordinary, offered by friends, and accepted only after he argues with it first.

Theme

Coming of agePat tries to return to his old job and rebuild a normal life, but his grief and temper keep breaking through.
FriendshipRonnie reaches out with an ordinary dinner invitation, which Pat first refuses and then accepts.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The school keeps Pat at arm's length on purpose.
  • One careless name nearly sets him off again.
  • Ronnie's dinner invite is warmer than the office.
  • Pat only agrees because he wants news of Nikki.

発音のポイント

  • ask you — Link ask and you so they run together.
  • Get away — Both words take stress when shouted in alarm.
  • didn't recognise — The t in didn't drops, linking straight into recognise.
You have to give it time. A lot went down.

A friend's advice that Pat needs patience: too much has happened for people to simply move on.

Congratulations on the baby but I'm not buying the invitation.

Pat congratulates Ronnie, then fends off the dinner invitation as if it were a sales pitch.

I miss you. I really need someone to talk to.

Ronnie's honest admission of loneliness, which is why he wants Pat back in his life.

I feel so good. Look at my eyes. Look how clear they are.

Pat insisting he is well, using his own eyes as evidence, right after a public meltdown.

- People will get over it. It'll work out. - I'll take that as a silver development.

A hopeful exchange, and Pat's wordplay: he turns a 'silver lining' into a 'silver development.'

このシーンについての質問

Why does Pat go back to the school?

He used to teach there and wants his job back. He tells the principal he is ready to work, and offers to teach full-time or part-time, or to substitute.

Why does Pat get upset at the school?

Talking about his old life — Nikki, and the man who broke up his marriage — sets him off, and he suddenly tells someone to get away from him.

Who invites Pat to dinner?

His friend Ronnie, who has just had a baby, invites him to come over and see the baby and have dinner with him and Veronica.

Why does Pat say he won't accept the invitation?

He believes Veronica still hates him because of what happened, so he treats the invitation as something he should not trust.

Does Pat agree to come to dinner?

Yes, despite his doubts he ends up agreeing to come the following Sunday.

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第 1 章out on a limbPat Rides Home From the Hospital第 2 章silver liningPat's Silver Lining Speech第 3 章white-knuckling itPat Tells Dr. Patel the Truth再生中 · 第 4 章buy the invitationPat Visits His Old School第 5 章silver liningPolice Warn Pat About Restraining Order第 6 章hoity-toityPat Wears a Jersey to Dinner第 7 章flatten someone outDinner Guests Compare Medications第 8 章make out a reportPat Hunts for His Wedding Video第 9 章easier said than doneDr. Jones Tells Pat to Help Tiffany第 10 章on thin iceTiffany Offers to Deliver Pat's Letter第 11 章lump togetherWho's Crazier, Pat or Tiffany?第 12 章make it a monsterThe Cops Break Up the Fight第 13 章make a joke out ofPat Sr. Hunts the Missing Envelope第 14 章take advantage ofTiffany Trades the Letter for a Dance第 15 章on a rollDanny Visits on Game Day第 16 章nothing but loveJake Brags About His Life第 17 章a deal is a dealTiffany Teaches Pat to Dance第 18 章silver liningDanny Teaches Pat to Dance第 19 章nail somethingPat Sr. Bets Everything on the Eagles第 20 章in a million yearsCliff Shows Up at the Eagles Game第 21 章right on all countsTiffany Crashes the Family Fight第 22 章double or nothingPat Sr. Bets Double or Nothing第 23 章out the windowPat and Tiffany Dance in the Finals
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