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Silver Linings Playbook · 2012 — 第 13 / 23 章 · 2'09" · B2

Pat Sr. Hunts the Missing Envelope, Explained：make a joke out of

One envelope goes missing from Pat Sr.'s study and the whole house gets interrogated, even though Pat already says he borrowed it. His father isn't really asking who took it. "It's not funny. What's everybody making a joke out of this for?" is about respect, not paper.

あらすじ

At the Solatano house in Philadelphia, Pat Sr. discovers an envelope missing from his study and demands answers from Dolores and Pat. Pat admits he borrowed it, but his father won't let it go, lecturing the family about the envelopes of cash that move through his office after every game. He then turns on Pat's mood and medication before begging him to stay for the Seahawks game.

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make funmake a joke out ofin and outhave a problem

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このシーンの表現

make a joke out of

treat it as a joke

Pat Sr. is tense about the missing envelope while the family laughs, so he asks why they treat it as a joke.

Stop making a joke out of my fear.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make fun

    tease or joke

  • in and out

    coming and going

  • have a problem

    do it without hesitation

  • proper dosage

    the right amount of medicine

  • up to

    be doing something

このシーンのメモ一覧

42 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ

表現 · A2one of them

one of those people

Either Dolores or Pat needed an envelope and one of them took it.
文法 · B1Either Dolores or Pat

either...or: Either...or presents two alternatives as the only options.

Either Dolores or Pat needed an envelope and one of them took it.
表現 · B1the only answer

the single explanation

- That's the only answer. - No, no, no.
表現 · A2take one of something

took one of them

Dolores. Somebody was in my study. Who took one of my envelopes?
発音one of my

Link one of my so it sounds like one-ov-my.

Dolores. Somebody was in my study. Who took one of my envelopes?
表現 · B1make fun of someone

tease or joke

The family jokes about calling the FBI, and Pat Sr. cuts it off, insisting it is serious.

- Maybe we should call the FBI. - No, don't make fun. It's serious.
表現 · A2take a look

have a look

We'll take a look. I'll show you what this is.
表現 · B1explain something to someone

make it clear to someone

I'm gonna explain to you something. You know what I'm doing, honey.
表現 · C1it all corresponds

everything matches

This is everything... I got this. It all corresponds...
文法 · B1or I will eat you

or-clause threat: The or-clause turns a command into a playful threat.

"Do not go in my study or I will eat you."
表現 · B2make a joke out of something

treat it as a joke

Pat Sr. is tense about the missing envelope while the family laughs, so he asks why they treat it as a joke.

It's not funny. What's everybody making a joke out of this for?
発音out of this

Link out of this into ou-to-this.

It's not funny. What's everybody making a joke out of this for?
表現 · B1in and out of a place

coming and going

Pat Sr. explains that envelopes and cash move through his office constantly, so a missing one matters.

A lot of envelopes go in and out of my office every day after games,
表現 · B2show respect for something

treat it with respect

a lot of cash in them so show some respect for what I do.
スラング · A2wanna

want to — Everyday speech; too casual for writing.

Envelope was empty. Didn't wanna wake you, needed an envelope.
表現 · B2not have a problem doing something

do it without hesitation

Pat Sr. needles him: you complain about Hemingway without hesitation, so why the sudden politeness?

Doesn't have a problem complaining about Ernest Hemingway.
表現 · A2ask for something

request something

He doesn't have a problem asking for his wedding video.
表現 · A2be nice

be kind

- Making crabby snacks, homemades. - Come on, be nice.
表現 · B2be up about something

excited about it

What are you...? What are you so up about?
スラング · B2so up

very energized — Casual for being hyper; not for formal talk.

What are you...? What are you so up about?
表現 · B2the proper dosage of something

the right amount of medicine

Pat Sr. thinks Pat's excitement is off and asks whether he is taking the right dose.

Are you taking the proper dosage of your medication?
発音dosage of your

Of your reduces to a light o-yer in speech.

Are you taking the proper dosage of your medication?
表現 · B1the right dose

the correct amount

Am I taking the right dose? Of course I am.
表現 · B1or something

or similar

- Taking a little too many or something? - If I was taking that, I'd be on the floor.
文法 · B2If I was taking that, I'd be

second conditional: The second conditional imagines an unreal present situation.

- Taking a little too many or something? - If I was taking that, I'd be on the floor.
スラング · B1on the floor

flat on the ground — A vivid exaggeration, fine among friends.

- Taking a little too many or something? - If I was taking that, I'd be on the floor.
表現 · B1family time

time with family

Stay. Stay for the game. Spend some family time.
表現 · A2be ready to go

prepared to leave

Dad, I can't. Look, I'm ready to go. What do you mean?
文法 · A2I'm ready to go

be ready to: Ready takes an infinitive to show what you are prepared to do.

Dad, I can't. Look, I'm ready to go. What do you mean?
表現 · A2put on something

wear it

It's the Seahawks. Put on the jersey and stay, please.
発音Put on the

Link put on the as pu-ton-the.

It's the Seahawks. Put on the jersey and stay, please.
表現 · A2it's important

it matters a lot

Please. It's important, please.
表現 · B1be up to something

be doing something

Seeing Pat unusually excited, his mother asks what he is up to, and he brushes it off.

- (DOLORES) What are you up to? - Nothing.
表現 · B1on the scoreboard

scoring points

I'm beating the song. I'm on the scoreboard.
表現 · A2feel great

feel wonderful

I'm playing downfield. I feel great.

「Pat Sr. Hunts the Missing Envelope」を読み解く

What's really going on

Pat Sr. isn't upset about paper. His study is where the family's football-betting money lives, and the missing envelope is a breach of the one domain he controls when his luck — and his son — are slipping. He calls the office "in and out" of envelopes as proof of his seriousness: "show some respect for what I do." The joke the family makes of it wounds him because it treats his ritual as a quirk. Then he pivots to Pat's energy, asking about his dosage, because a son who's suddenly "so up" is either getting better or about to crash. Under the bickering, he's asking Pat to stay and be his lucky charm for the game.

Theme

Family conflictA missing envelope turns into a referendum on respect, with Pat Sr. policing his study, his rules and his son's medication all at once.
ParenthoodPat Sr. can't say he needs his son, so he turns it into superstition and rules: stay for the game, take the right dose, be my winner.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A missing envelope becomes a family trial.
  • Pat's borrowed envelope is innocent; the suspicion is not.
  • 'Make a joke out of it' is what he begs them not to do.
  • Gambling money turns a household into a search party.

発音のポイント

  • one of my — Link one of my so it sounds like one-ov-my.
  • out of this — Link out of this into ou-to-this.
  • dosage of your — Of your reduces to a light o-yer in speech.
  • Put on the — Link put on the as pu-ton-the.
It's not funny. What's everybody making a joke out of this for?

Pat Sr. can't stand being laughed at: to him the envelope is serious business, and the family's teasing feels like a challenge to his authority.

Dolores. Somebody was in my study. Who took one of my envelopes?

The accusation is really about violated territory. Someone entered the one room he controls, and he wants the family to treat it as a crime.

I'm beating the song. I'm on the scoreboard.

Pat's answer to his father's worry: he's not spiraling. He frames his recovery as a game he's winning, using his dad's own football language.

- Taking a little too many or something? - If I was taking that, I'd be on the floor.

Pat Sr. suspects Pat's good mood is really an overdose. Pat answers with a joke that also proves he's lucid enough to push back.

Stay. Stay for the game. Spend some family time.

The real request underneath all the fighting: Pat Sr. wants his son home, and a football game is the only way he knows how to ask for it.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Pat Sr. care so much about one envelope?

Because his study is where the betting money is kept, and the envelopes of cash moving in and out are his livelihood. A missing one means somebody crossed into the one area he controls.

Does Pat steal the envelope?

No. He says he borrowed it and that the envelope was empty, and he needed one without waking his father. Pat Sr. doesn't buy the excuse, but it wasn't theft.

Why does Pat Sr. ask about Pat's medication?

Because Pat seems unusually up and happy. His father can't tell whether that means the meds are working or that Pat has taken too many, so he asks about the dosage.

What does Pat mean by beating the song?

His wedding song triggers him, because it played while his wife was with another man. Saying he's beating the song means he's finally getting control over that memory instead of falling apart.

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