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Steel Magnolias · 1989 — 第 4 / 16 章 · 5'03" · B2

Shelby's Blush and Bashful Wedding, Explained：a good catch

Between recipes and wedding plans, the women tease M'Lynn about doing Shelby's hair and coo over her fiancé. Shelby insists her colors are "Blush and Bashful" — which, as one guest points out, simply means pink and pink.

あらすじ

At Truvy's shop on the morning of the wedding, M'Lynn is talked into doing Shelby's hair, admitting she gets "too pouffy" when she's nervous. Shelby talks about her fiancé Jackson, her nursing job and her wish to grow old with someone. Talk moves to the reception: nine bridesmaids, two shades of pink, and a groom's cake shaped like an armadillo.

Small talkParents & kidsTeasingSmall talkParent & childB2mediumamerican
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注目の表現

screw upa good catchgrew on meon your feet

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このシーンの表現

a good catch

a desirable partner

When talk turns to Jackson, Clairee praises Shelby's choice of husband, hinting at his prospects.

Everyone says her husband is a good catch.

このシーンの他の表現

  • screw up

    ruin or mess up

  • grew on me

    came to like over time

  • on your feet

    standing and moving

  • parlay into

    turn into something more

  • get off Daddy's back

    stop nagging someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

103 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

文法 · B2to a golden bubbly

result phrase: The to-phrase states the end result of the baking.

and you mix and bake at 350 to a golden bubbly.
表現 · B1cut the sweetness

reduce the sweetness

It is. So I serve it over ice cream to cut the sweetness.
スラング · B2pouffy

overly puffed — Hairdresser jargon; rare elsewhere.

Today is a very special day, and my work tends to be too pouffy when I'm nervous.
表現 · A2go over something

pass over the head

Does your dress have to go over your head?
表現 · B1screw something up

ruin or mess up

Annelle is too nervous to start, so Clairee assures her the hair can hardly be ruined.

You can't screw up her hair.
スラング · B1screw up

ruin — Casual; keep it out of formal speech.

You can't screw up her hair.
表現 · B2heap something on someone

pile onto someone

I must have missed the passage in Emily Post that said all abuse is heaped on the mother of the bride.
表現 · B1grow on someone

came to like over time

Shelby admits her feelings for Jackson developed slowly, from annoyance to real love.

I thought he was a pest at first, but he kind of grew on me and now I love him.
スラング · B2a pest

a nuisance — Half-joking annoyance; not to their face.

I thought he was a pest at first, but he kind of grew on me and now I love him.
表現 · B2be a good catch

a desirable partner

When talk turns to Jackson, Clairee praises Shelby's choice of husband, hinting at his prospects.

You made a very good catch, Shelby.
文法 · B2covered with grandchildren

past participle: The past participle phrase describes the porch and paints the family picture.

My dream is to get old and sit on the back porch covered with grandchildren and say "no" and "stop that."
発音get old and

Get old and links into one smooth run.

My dream is to get old and sit on the back porch covered with grandchildren and say "no" and "stop that."
表現 · A2be on one's feet

standing and moving

Arguing against Shelby's nursing job, M'Lynn warns that standing all day will wear her down.

You should not be on your feet all day long.
表現 · B1take the pressure off

ease the pressure

It takes the pressure off everybody feeling they have to talk so much.
表現 · B1figure something out

work out

I used to have one, but I slammed it against the wall when I couldn't figure out where the batteries went.
文法 · B1used to have

used to: Used to marks a past state that no longer holds.

I used to have one, but I slammed it against the wall when I couldn't figure out where the batteries went.
文法 · B1how much radio stations sell for

object clause: The how-much clause is the object of wonder, in statement order.

I wonder how much radio stations sell for.
表現 · B1hang on

hold out

At least he hung on through the state playoffs.
表現 · C1parlay something into something

turn into something more

When Annelle offers cheer, Clairee answers with a betting word that hides her loneliness.

Well, I really do love football, but it's hard to parlay that into a reason to live.
発音parlay that into

That weakens so the phrase flows as one unit.

Well, I really do love football, but it's hard to parlay that into a reason to live.
発音hosed down with

Hosed down with runs together in fast speech.

That sanctuary looks like it's been hosed down with Pepto-Bismol.
表現 · B1someone's signature color

a defining color

Shelby defends her taste by calling pink her signature color, half serious and half proud.

I like pink. Pink is my signature color.
スラング · B2Good lord

good heavens — An exclamation, old-fashioned but polite.

Nine? Good lord.
表現 · B1there's no way around it

unavoidable

There was no way around it.
発音An ounce of

An ounce of links into a-nounce-ov.

And Daddy always says, "An ounce of pretension's worth a pound of manure."
表現 · B1get off someone's back

stop nagging someone

When M'Lynn mocks Drum's sayings again, Shelby asks her to stop nagging her father.

Mama, I wish you'd get off Daddy's back.
スラング · B1tons of

lots of — Very casual; too loose for writing.

Ferns, dancing, tons of people, every pink flower west of the Mississippi,
表現 · B1in the shape of something

formed like

It's in the shape of a giant armadillo.
スラング · A2joking

kidding — A quick check of disbelief.

You're joking, right?

「Shelby's Blush and Bashful Wedding」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a wedding, but it plays as an argument the women are too fond of each other to have openly. Shelby wants to be a wife and mother on her own terms; her mother wants her to stop nursing and rest, and the older women keep steering the talk back to money and security. "The money's real nice and all, but I just like the idea of growing old with somebody," Shelby says, quietly dismissing the practical case being made for her. The color disagreement is the same argument in miniature: Shelby wraps two shades of pink in the fancy name "Blush and Bashful," and her friend cuts through it with "Her colors are pink and pink." What looks like fussiness is Shelby claiming a life she gets to name herself.

Theme

MarriageShelby's wedding plans dominate the talk, and the women weigh her choice of husband, job and future.
Family loveM'Lynn fusses over Shelby's hair and health while Shelby answers with the dream of growing old with someone.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A romantic name for pink does not fool these women.
  • Clairee's football joke hides real grief.
  • The armadillo cake shows how odd a groom's taste can get.
  • Advice about health becomes a family argument.

発音のポイント

  • get old and — Get old and links into one smooth run.
  • parlay that into — That weakens so the phrase flows as one unit.
  • hosed down with — Hosed down with runs together in fast speech.
  • An ounce of — An ounce of links into a-nounce-ov.
And Daddy always says, "An ounce of pretension's worth a pound of manure."

Shelby quotes her father's folksy put-down of people who put on airs, aimed at the fuss around the wedding.

My dream is to get old and sit on the back porch covered with grandchildren and say "no" and "stop that."

Shelby's idea of happiness is domestic and ordinary: a porch, grandchildren, and a lifetime of small scolding.

Well, I really do love football, but it's hard to parlay that into a reason to live.

Clairee's wry admission that her late husband's passion cannot fill the place he left, even if she still loves the game.

The money's real nice and all, but I just like the idea of growing old with somebody.

Shelby brushes aside the practical case for her marriage and names the thing she actually wants.

このシーンについての質問

Why does M'Lynn worry about doing Shelby's hair?

She says her work gets "too pouffy" when she is nervous, and this is the most important day of her daughter's life.

What does "Blush and Bashful" mean?

It is Shelby's fancy name for her wedding colors. As another guest puts it, they are really just pink and pink, two shades of the same color.

Why does M'Lynn think Shelby should stop working?

She and Drum believe a married woman should not be on her feet all day; Shelby loves her nursing job and refuses to give it up.

Why does Clairee mention football and her late husband?

She says she still loves football but cannot turn it into a reason to live, a quiet way of admitting how much she misses Lloyd.

Why is the groom's cake shaped like an armadillo?

Jackson wanted it that way, and his aunt makes such cakes. The women find the gray icing and blood-red velvet almost too ugly to eat.

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