things, belongings — Casual for belongings; formal speech prefers belongings.
See, he's gone. All his stuff's gone.Slacker · 1990 — 第 6 / 22 章 · 2'13" · B1
Reading the Postcards Left Behind, Explained：wandering around town
Two people find a room emptied out and a set of numbered cards left behind. Reading them aloud, they discover the story of Juan Apagato, a young man who drifts through his days and does as little as possible. "I guess that means all of us," one of them says.
あらすじ
Entering a room that has been emptied out, two people find only a stack of numbered cards with writing on the back. The cards tell the story of Juan Apagato, who quit college, wants an easy job, seldom sees his housemates, and sleeps until noon. The last card promises a sequel.
注目の表現
looking forfor a whilebe surecompared to
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このシーンの表現
looking for
trying to find
Reading Juan's card, the guys note he now wants a job that asks almost nothing of him.
I'm looking for a quiet place to study.
このシーンの他の表現
- for a while
a period of time
- be sure
not be certain
- compared to
in relation to
- fall asleep
go to sleep
このシーンのメモ一覧
33 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
on the reverse side of
There's writing on the back of them.existential there: There's introduces what exists: some writing is on the back.
There's writing on the back of them.Link back of them; the of nearly disappears.
There's writing on the back of them.roam about
"Juan Apagato spends a lot of time wandering around town.plenty of time
"Juan Apagato spends a lot of time wandering around town.give something a try
"He tried college for a while, but it consumed too much time.trying to find
Reading Juan's card, the guys note he now wants a job that asks almost nothing of him.
"So now he's looking for a job that doesn't involve much work.relative clause: The that-clause narrows which job he wants, not any job but an easy one.
"So now he's looking for a job that doesn't involve much work.The t in doesn't often drops before involve.
"So now he's looking for a job that doesn't involve much work.hardly ever meets
"He rents a room in a large house and rarely sees the people he lives with.In fast speech there are blurs into there're.
"One is called Frank something, and he thinks there are some more...not be certain
The card has Juan guessing at a housemate's name and not even sure how many there are.
but he can't be sure."every one of us
I guess that means all of us.originate from
"He comes from a light blue-collar family.stop doing something
"He quit going to visit when they quit sending him money.time clause: The when-clause pins his visits to the moment the money stopped.
"He quit going to visit when they quit sending him money.stop doing something — Very common in speech for quitting jobs or habits.
"He quit going to visit when they quit sending him money.forget which one
One of his grandparents died last month, but he can't remember which."in relation to
Juan's card claims people's differences are trivial once you weigh them against their similarities.
"He thinks that differences are minor compared to the similarities.more or less alike
"All his days are about the same.go for a walk
"looks out the front door, takes a walk...go to sleep
Juan's card runs his day down to the end: sitcom reruns till one, asleep by two.
"and usually falls asleep about 2:00.pleasant dreams
He likes to sleep. Sometimes he has good dreams."hook up with a group — Informal for joining a group or crew.
"Watch for the next episode: "Juan joins up with an emerging European terrorist organization...huh, as in surprise — A small reaction sound, neither rude nor polite.
Huh. That's interesting.「Reading the Postcards Left Behind」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a portrait of a generation written on the backs of postcards. Juan Apagato is not one person but a type: he quits whatever takes effort, wants work that does not involve work, and lets his days run together. The cards are funny because they are so specific — he cannot remember which grandparent died, and he plans to put his finger in a fan — and sad for the same reason. The line that lands is a small one: "I guess that means all of us." Everything before it sounds like a joke about a stranger, and that sentence turns it into a mirror. The closing promise of a sequel, with Juan joining a terrorist group and returning with homemade nuclear weapons, is the punchline: the only future the story can imagine is an absurd escalation.
Theme
GenerationsThe postcards describe a young man with no job, no ambition, and no ties, and the readers recognise themselves in the portrait.
LonelinessJuan rarely sees the people he lives with and has stopped visiting his parents, and his days are all the same.
このチャプターで学べること
- The cards turn one stranger into a mirror for the whole room.
- Looking for and finding are a process and a result.
- Switching jobs and quitting visits all use the same plain verb.
- A missing roommate can be described better than he could appear.
発音のポイント
- back of them — Link back of them; the of nearly disappears.
- doesn't involve — The t in doesn't often drops before involve.
- there are some — In fast speech there are blurs into there're.
See, he's gone. All his stuff's gone.The discovery that starts the scene: the tenant has left without a word, and the empty room itself becomes the opening line of the story.
I guess that means all of us.The turn from biography to self-portrait: the postcard is about one stranger, and the reader decides it is about everyone he knows.
They're numbered. It's like a little story or something.How the cards announce themselves as a text: the numbers turn a stack of postcards into something meant to be read in order.
"All his days are about the same.The plain sentence that sums up the character and the film: a life without event, told without drama.
このシーンについての質問
What is on the postcards?
A numbered story about Juan Apagato. Each card describes part of his life: quitting college, looking for easy work, avoiding his family, and sleeping late every day.
Why does one of them say it means all of us?
Because the story is not just about a stranger. The habits it describes, such as doing as little as possible and drifting through the days, feel familiar to the people reading.
Who is Juan Apagato?
The subject of the postcards. He seems to be the man who left the room, and the cards tell his story in numbered episodes as if he were a character in a series.
How does the story end?
The final card sets up a sequel: Juan joins a European terrorist group and returns to the US with homemade nuclear weapons. It never happens, which is the joke.
How do the readers react to the story?
They read it through and take it in without much comment; the response is simply that it is interesting, which is the film's deadpan way of ending the scene.
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