country rear — Close-friend teasing only.
Well, get your little country butt over here.Steel Magnolias · 1989 — 第 8 / 16 章 · 4'56" · B2
Old friends catch up at the Christmas festival in a small Louisiana town, trading gossip and insults with equal affection. Truvy offers iced tea — "the house wine of the South" — while everyone swaps updates and Clairee brags about her radio gig until someone tells her to quit showing off.
At the town's Christmas festival, friends gather around Truvy's hair salon stand and catch up. She serves iced tea and jokes about a son's new girlfriend; Annelle is now one of the most sought-after stylists in town. Later, Clairee's colorful commentary on a football broadcast irritates the play-by-play man.
注目の表現
sneak bykill timehouse wine of the Southbehind bars
このシーンの表現
the most wanted thing
Truvy praises Annelle's skill, using a box-office image to call her the town's most sought-after figure.
Her bakery is the hottest ticket in town.
slip past unnoticed
pass the time
the southern staple drink
in prison
sports color commentator
94 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
country rear — Close-friend teasing only.
Well, get your little country butt over here.slip past unnoticed
Spotting Shelby, Truvy teases her for trying to slip past the stall without buying shrimp.
Were you trying to sneak by us without buying some of our jumbo shrimp?pass the time
Shelby says she is not hungry, just waiting for Jackson and passing the time.
No, I'm just killing time.a local signature drink
How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.Glass of iced links across the words.
How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.in prison
Annelle calmly tells how her husband went to prison, freeing her to go wild for a while.
After they finally put Bunky Dupuy behind bars and I was rid of him, I went wild.free of someone
After they finally put Bunky Dupuy behind bars and I was rid of him, I went wild.a shameless woman — A biblical insult; very strong.
Jezebel.realize one's mistakes
Truvy helped me see the error of my ways.the most wanted thing
Truvy praises Annelle's skill, using a box-office image to call her the town's most sought-after figure.
Annelle's become one of the hottest tickets in town.be quiet — Southern and casual; said to someone close.
Oh, Truvy, hush. It's true.Didn't your blurs the t in fast speech.
Me. Didn't your mama tell you?beyond words
I'm just too colorful for words.the fact that
This has been an extremely hard-fought football game, considering the fact that the Dry Prong lines don't seem to have the kind of depth that Chinquapin has.participial phrase: The participial phrase introduces the reason behind the judgment.
This has been an extremely hard-fought football game, considering the fact that the Dry Prong lines don't seem to have the kind of depth that Chinquapin has.Don't seem to links into one quick run.
This has been an extremely hard-fought football game, considering the fact that the Dry Prong lines don't seem to have the kind of depth that Chinquapin has.infinitive subject: It stands in for the infinitive phrase, which is the real subject.
It's hell to be poor and hired out.wow — An easy spoken exclamation.
Whoa. That's the ball game. Final score...past conditional: Would never have done imagines a different past choice.
I would never have chosen those white pants.choose
They're filthy. I would have gone with a darker color.time clause: The when-clause sets the moment the difficulty arises.
It's hard to keep white clean when you're tackled.embarrass someone
You're making a fool out of yourself, Clairee.Fool out of links into a soft unit.
You're making a fool out of yourself, Clairee.care at all
Bark snaps that fans want scores and injuries, and care nothing about Clairee's talk on uniform colors.
They don't give a damn about that grape shit.care — Mild profanity; not for formal settings.
They don't give a damn about that grape shit.that purple nonsense — Crude dismissal; do not copy it.
They don't give a damn about that grape shit.The scene is all surface charm and hidden warmth, which is exactly how these women talk to each other. Truvy's jokes are cutting — "the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly" — but nobody is really hurt; the teasing is a form of intimacy in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Under the gossip runs real tenderness: Annelle has rebuilt her life, and the friends note it with genuine pride. The comedy escalates when Clairee joins a football broadcast and talks about uniform colors instead of touchdowns, until the announcer snaps, "you're making a fool out of yourself." Even the scolding is part of the local rhythm, affection dressed as exasperation.
How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.A host's pitch that turns an everyday drink into a proud local ritual: in the South, iced tea is the house pour.
It's hell to be poor and hired out.Spud's blunt complaint about being poor and having to work for others, delivered with resignation.
I'm just too colorful for words.Clairee's delighted self-description: she has far too much personality to describe, and she knows it.
Louie brought his girlfriend home, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.A perfect backhanded compliment: the only good thing she can find to praise is the spelling on the tattoos.
It's a joking local saying: in the South, iced tea is served so often and so proudly that it plays the role wine does elsewhere, the house drink you offer every guest.
Their insults are affectionate. In this small town the women know each other's history, so blunt jokes about tattoos or hair are a sign of closeness, not cruelty.
She is supposed to add color to a football broadcast but keeps talking about uniform colors and grass stains, so he snaps that she is making a fool out of herself.
She has settled down, goes to church, has done beauty lectures at a trade school, and is now one of the most sought-after stylists in town.
次のチャプター · 第 9 章call the shotsShelby Tells M'Lynn She's Pregnant
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
第 7 章call a truceThe Best Cherry Coke Ever
再生中 · 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