whose side are you on
So, are you a friend of the bride or the groom?Steel Magnolias · 1989 — 第 7 / 16 章 · 3'27" · B1
The Best Cherry Coke Ever, Explained：call a truce
At the wedding reception, the bartender Sammy serves Annelle a cherry Coke — 'the best cherry Coke in the history of the world.' Around the room, the women trade gossip and insults, with Ouiser calling for a truce only long enough to get a piece of cake.
あらすじ
At the reception, Sammy the bartender serves Annelle a cherry Coke, calling it the best in the world. Elsewhere the women gossip: Truvy complains about Louie, M'Lynn refuses to share her cases, and Ouiser insults Janice Van Meter's dress before calling a truce to go get cake.
注目の表現
come alongstraighten outfigure outfuddy-duddy
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このシーンの表現
call a truce
agree to stop fighting
Mid-argument, one spouse suggests a pause so they can grab cake, dressing a squabble as a war.
Let's call a truce and finish dinner.
このシーンの他の表現
- come along
come with me
- straighten out
set someone right
- figure out
work out
- fuddy-duddy
old fogy
- brought up right
raised well
このシーンのメモ一覧
59 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
Friend of the links into one soft unit.
So, are you a friend of the bride or the groom?the very best ever
And this here's the best cherry Coke in the history of the world.Hangin' drops the g, a southern speech marker.
That Jackson, he is one big hangin' man.come with me
A guest calls Nancy Beth to keep up, the way an adult tugs a dawdling child along.
Nancy Beth, come along.set someone right
M'Lynn jokes that she should have sent her son for counseling to set him straight.
Wish I'd have taken Louie there and got him straightened out.wish + past perfect: Wish plus the past perfect expresses regret about the past.
Wish I'd have taken Louie there and got him straightened out.turn out well
Oh, Truvy, your boy grew up fine. He's just a little scary.work out
Clairee begs for case details and turns them into a guessing game she wants to solve.
Tell me some of your most bizarre cases, and let me see if I can figure out who they are.a strange person
There's some pretty sick tickets in this town.strange people — Dismissive slang; never to their face.
There's some pretty sick tickets in this town.emphatic refusal: Do no such thing is an emphatic refusal of a specific act.
I will do no such thing. Cut that out.old fogy
When M'Lynn refuses the gossip, Ouiser calls her an old fogy, teasing rather than attacking.
You old fuddy-duddy.old fogy — Affectionate teasing for someone old-fashioned.
You old fuddy-duddy.too bad — Can be genuine pity or sarcasm.
Oh, what a shame.agree to stop fighting
Mid-argument, one spouse suggests a pause so they can grab cake, dressing a squabble as a war.
Can we call a truce long enough for me to get a piece of cake?Piece of links into pie-sov.
Can we call a truce long enough for me to get a piece of cake?a crude term for sex — Vulgar slang; never in polite speech.
Nothing like a good piece of ass.never in a million years
Clairee, you know I'd rather walk on my lips than to criticize anybody.be certain
I bet money she's paid $500 for that dress and don't even bother to wear a girdle.bother to do: Not bother to do means to skip the trouble, and the grammar stays colloquial.
I bet money she's paid $500 for that dress and don't even bother to wear a girdle.Don't even runs together in fast speech.
I bet money she's paid $500 for that dress and don't even bother to wear a girdle.since-clause: The since-clause marks when an ongoing habit began.
I haven't left the house without Lycra on these thighs since I was 14.stretch fabric — A brand name used as a common noun.
I haven't left the house without Lycra on these thighs since I was 14.raised well
When Clairee says she never skips her Lycra, Ouiser praises the strict upbringing behind it.
You were brought up right.a growl of annoyance — A joking growl of frustration.
Grrr.worktop area
Fern explains the real reason she skips snake cakes: her kitchen has no room for the work.
I don't have the counter space.「The Best Cherry Coke Ever」を読み解く
What's really going on
The reception lets the whole cast do what they do best, which is talk about everyone who is not in the room. The tone is set early by Sammy's joke that his cherry Coke is 'the best cherry Coke in the history of the world,' a bit of small-town bragging so sure of itself that it becomes charming. From there the women take over: Truvy's complaints about Louie, M'Lynn's refusal to share her counselling cases, and Ouiser's running commentary on everyone's clothes. Nobody is spared, and nobody seems to mind much, which is the film's real subject — a community that survives partly because it refuses to be polite. Even Ouiser's truce is only for cake; the feuds are the friendship. And under all the insults, the women keep an eye on one another, which is what makes the cruelty read as affection.
Theme
FriendshipThe women trade gossip and insults all afternoon, and the teasing is the way this community shows it cares.
Dark humorOuiser's line about two pigs fighting under a blanket turns casual cruelty into a running joke everyone enjoys.
このチャプターで学べること
- A cherry Coke gets the praise of a lifetime.
- Gossip is the town's favorite sport.
- Clairee's vow of kindness lasts one sentence.
- Insults and cake belong to the same ritual.
発音のポイント
- friend of the — Friend of the links into one soft unit.
- hangin' man — Hangin' drops the g, a southern speech marker.
- piece of cake — Piece of links into pie-sov.
- don't even bother — Don't even runs together in fast speech.
And this here's the best cherry Coke in the history of the world.Sammy's boast about his own drink, delivered with total confidence, which introduces the town's tone of cheerful exaggeration.
Looks like two pigs fighting under a blanket.Ouiser's insult aimed at a woman's dress, so vivid and so nasty that the women treat it as entertainment.
Clairee, you know I'd rather walk on my lips than to criticize anybody.Ouiser's mock-pious preface, which she immediately abandons to do exactly what she claims she would never do.
Even his imaginary playmates wouldn't play with him.Truvy's joke about her own son Louie, and beneath it the film's habit of hiding real family worry inside a laugh.
このシーンについての質問
What does Sammy serve Annelle?
A cherry Coke, which he calls the best cherry Coke in the history of the world. Annelle had said she did not know why she was even at the reception.
Why is Ouiser at the reception?
She is a friend of the family and attends the wedding, where she spends most of her time insulting people's clothes and asking for a truce so she can get cake.
What does Truvy say about her son Louie?
She jokes that even his imaginary playmates would not play with him, though the others insist he turned out fine, just a little scary.
What is the joke about Janice Van Meter?
Ouiser says she bets Janice paid five hundred dollars for her dress and wears no girdle, and that she looks like two pigs fighting under a blanket.
What does Ouiser mean by walking on her lips?
It is her mock-humble way of saying she would rather suffer than criticize anyone, right before she criticizes someone anyway.
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第 1 章talking to a brick wallTruvy Hires Annelle
第 2 章talk some trashTruvy Hires Annelle
第 3 章a bone to pick withShelby's Wedding Morning
第 4 章a good catchShelby's Blush and Bashful Wedding
第 5 章melts my butterShelby's Diabetic Episode
第 6 章a glutton for punishmentAnnelle Isn't Sure She's Married
再生中 · 第 7 章call a truceThe Best Cherry Coke Ever
第 8 章the hottest ticket in townReunion at Truvy's Salon
第 9 章call the shotsShelby Tells M'Lynn She's Pregnant
第 10 章come sit by meCome Sit by Me
第 11 章at the drop of a hatShelby Cuts Her Hair Short
第 12 章if I can possibly help itShelby Reveals Her Dialysis
第 13 章eat dirtAnnelle Bans Beer From Her Fridge
第 14 章broaden your horizonsShelby's Monster Motif Shower
第 15 章make heads or tails of itM'Lynn Breaks Down at the Grave
第 16 章Laughter through tearsM'Lynn Breaks Down at Shelby's Grave第 7 / 16 章 · 残り約 41 分