Steel Magnolias · 1989 — 第 6 / 16 章 · 5'03" · B1

Annelle Isn't Sure She's Married, Explained:a glutton for punishment

Annelle is a nervous new hire with no family and no past she'll discuss. Pressed about her husband, she admits, "I'm not sure if I'm married or not," and the women's shock gives way to pity: her husband vanished with everything and may never have been legal at all.

あらすじ

At Truvy's shop, a brusque older customer cross-examines Annelle, the young new stylist, about where she is from and whether she has a husband. Annelle dodges, then breaks down: her husband Bunky vanished last week with her money and car, the police keep questioning her, and she isn't even sure their marriage is legal.

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このシーンの表現

a glutton for punishment

someone who seeks hardship

Ouiser recalls how she once saw M'Lynn's marriage as choosing one punishment after another.

You're taking another night shift? You're a glutton for punishment.

このシーンの他の表現

  • all over

    completely finished

  • get rid of

    remove something

  • out of hand

    out of control

  • heart's in the right place

    well-meaning despite flaws

  • mark my words

    remember my warning

このシーンのメモ一覧

112 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · A2be all over

completely finished

As Shelby recovers, M'Lynn holds her and repeats that the worst is finished.

It's all over now. It's over.
発音do I know

Do I know links into one quick unit.

How the hell do I know?
スラング · B2the hell

the heck — Angry emphasis; not for polite speech.

How the hell do I know?
表現 · B1get rid of something

remove something

Drum rallies his sons to remove the birds from the yard as if planning a campaign.

We're going to get rid of some birds.
表現 · B2lookee here

look here

Hey! Hey! Lookee here, lookee here.
スラング · B2Lookee here

look here — Rural dialect; folksy and casual.

Hey! Hey! Lookee here, lookee here.
表現 · B1go target shooting

shooting practice

No. We're not going target shooting. Forget it.
表現 · A2give something away

donate something

I'll probably give them away.
表現 · B2too ... for words

beyond description

They're just too cha-cha for words.
スラング · B2cha-cha

flashy — Playful; usually about style.

They're just too cha-cha for words.
発音feels so good

Feels so good runs together smoothly.

I wear a size 6, but a 7 feels so good I buy a size 8.
文法 · B2If it had hair

subjunctive condition: The past tense in the if-clause marks an unreal present condition.

If it had hair, a Saint Bernard.
スラング · A2ain't

aren't — Nonstandard speech; keep it out of writing.

You're a little early, ain't you?
文法 · B1precisely why I'm here

predicative clause: The why-clause is the complement that explains the reason.

That is precisely why I'm here...
発音butt of humanity

In American speech the tt in butt flaps.

He is a boil on the butt of humanity.
表現 · B2get out of hand

out of control

M'Lynn apologizes for her husband, admitting the whole prank has spiraled beyond control.

I'm sorry, Ouiser. This whole thing has gotten out of hand.
文法 · B1used to think

used to: Used to marks a past view the speaker no longer holds.

It's not your fault. I used to think you were crazy for marrying that man.
表現 · C1be a glutton for punishment

someone who seeks hardship

Ouiser recalls how she once saw M'Lynn's marriage as choosing one punishment after another.

Then I thought you were a glutton for punishment.
表現 · C1be on a mission

on a purpose-driven task

Now I realize you must be on some mission from God.
表現 · B1someone's heart is in the right place

well-meaning despite flaws

Shelby defends her father, saying he means well even when his methods backfire.

His heart's in the right place.
表現 · B1know something for a fact

with certainty

Ouiser, I know for a fact there will be no more gunshots.
表現 · B2point something at someone

aim a weapon at

Drum would never point a gun at a lady.
スラング · B2pees in it

urinates in it — Crude humor; never in polite speech.

I bet he takes the dishes out of the sink before he pees in it.
表現 · B2to speak of

worth mentioning

I don't have any family to speak of.
表現 · B1be in big trouble

in serious difficulty

He's in big trouble with the law.
表現 · B2in the worst way

very badly

Right after the confession, Annelle says she badly needs the job, stressing her desperation.

I need a job in the worst way.
文法 · B2will not interfere with

future negative: The future negative makes a formal promise about what will not happen.

But, Miss Truvy, I swear to you, my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.
発音to do good hair

Do good blurs at the word boundary.

But, Miss Truvy, I swear to you, my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.
スラング · B2psychotic animals

deranged animals — Hyperbolic joking; not clinical.

Here all we've been talking about is weddings and psychotic animals.
表現 · A2drop by

visit briefly

Truvy stops probing and invites Annelle to come over for cake, turning the mood around.

Drop by this afternoon.

「Annelle Isn't Sure She's Married」を読み解く

What's really going on

For a comedy, this scene turns on something genuinely painful. Annelle has been passing as an ordinary new girl, and the interrogation strips that away: "I'm not sure if I'm married or not" lands as both an absurd line and a confession of how little she controls her own life. The women's cruelty is real — they push and pry — but so is their reflex to close ranks. Truvy's answer to the story is not judgment but a job, already given, and an invitation to the afternoon's cake. Annelle's plea, that her personal tragedy will not interfere with her ability to do good hair, is the film's whole bargain in one sentence: keep going, keep the surface up, and take the small kindness offered.

Theme

SecretsAnnelle's hidden marriage and vanished husband surface under the women's questioning, changing how the shop sees her.
FriendshipEven as they pry, the women cushion the blow with a job, jokes and an invitation to the afternoon's cake.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A nosy question can force an honest confession.
  • Annelle's skill is the one thing she can promise.
  • Ouiser warns about men from her own disappointment.
  • The women end the gossip by offering cake.

発音のポイント

  • do I know — Do I know links into one quick unit.
  • feels so good — Feels so good runs together smoothly.
  • butt of humanity — In American speech the tt in butt flaps.
  • to do good hair — Do good blurs at the word boundary.
He is a boil on the butt of humanity.

A deliberately gross insult aimed at a husband the speaker cannot stand, funny for how far it goes.

They will ruin your life, mark my words.

A grim warning to Annelle, generalizing her runaway husband into every man.

But, Miss Truvy, I swear to you, my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.

Annelle's plea to keep her job: her private disaster will stay private if it means she can work.

This is it. I've found it. I am in hell.

A comic arrival line, announcing that the speaker has reached the shop she has been dreading.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Annelle so evasive about her husband?

She does not know where Bunky is, whether their marriage is legal, or what he has done; she is afraid the truth will cost her the job.

Was Annelle actually married to Bunky?

She believed so, but Bunky vanished and the police told her the marriage may not be legal, so she cannot be certain of her own status.

Who is Bunky?

Annelle's husband, a man who took all her money, jewelry and car, then disappeared last week; the police keep questioning her and he is in trouble with the law.

Why do the women invite Annelle to drop by in the afternoon?

After her confession they soften: they tell her to come by for the armadillo groom's cake, a small way of welcoming her in.

Does Truvy still want Annelle to work for her?

Yes. Truvy barely hesitates; she accepts Annelle's promise that her troubles will not affect her work and keeps her on.

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