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Steel Magnolias · 1989 — 第 1 / 16 章 · 5'00" · B1

Truvy Hires Annelle, Explained：talking to a brick wall

A chaotic morning at the Eatenton house — boys shooting at birds, a wedding car to decorate — gives way to Truvy's salon, where a nervous young applicant named Annelle is quietly hired. Truvy's verdict: 'you've just landed yourself a job.'

あらすじ

At the Eatenton house, M'Lynn's morning is chaos: her sons are shooting at birds and her other boy plans to decorate the wedding car with condoms. Later, at Truvy's beauty salon, a nervous young woman named Annelle applies for work, shows a good hand with hair, and is hired on the spot.

Job interviewParents & kidsComplainingComplimentingBoss & employeeB1mediumamerican
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注目の表現

pick outran out ofget the lead outI live to serve

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このシーンの表現

talking to a brick wall

words have no effect

After shouting at her sons, M'Lynn tells Clairee that reasoning with them gets her nowhere.

Explaining the rules to him is like talking to a brick wall.

このシーンの他の表現

  • pick out

    choose from a group

  • ran out of

    have none left

  • get the lead out

    hurry up and act

  • I live to serve

    ironic yes, I obey

  • drive someone crazy

    make someone frantic

このシーンのメモ一覧

103 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

スラング · B1them trees

those trees — Southern dialect; keep it informal.

Get out of them trees, damn it!
スラング · B1damn it

damn — Angry filler; not for polite company.

Get out of them trees, damn it!
表現 · B1pick something out

choose from a group

Shelby teases her mother, wondering aloud what her brothers would choose if sent shopping.

Great idea, Mama. I'd love to see what the boys would pick out.
文法 · B1should have drowned

past modal: Should have plus a participle says what should have happened but did not.

You should have drowned them at birth.
表現 · A2hold on

wait a moment

Hold on, please.
表現 · A2run out of something

have none left

Told to finish the eggs, Spud shrugs that his supplies are gone, looking for an excuse.

I ran out of stuff.
表現 · B1get the lead out

hurry up and act

When Spud says he must work on the truck, M'Lynn cuts him off and orders him to move faster.

No. You got to get the lead out.
発音the lead out

In American speech the d and t here flap together.

No. You got to get the lead out.
文法 · B1If those eggs are not at the church by noon

conditional clause: The if-clause sets a condition and the main clause states the planned result.

If those eggs are not at the church by noon, they don't get hidden.
表現 · A2pick something up

collect something

And pick up my green dress at the cleaners!
表現 · B1scream at someone

shout at someone

No. I'm just screaming at my husband.
スラング · B2Rubbers

condoms (slang) — Casual slang; say condoms in polite talk.

Rubbers.
表現 · B1keep your voice down

speak more quietly

Keep your voice down.
文法 · B1like talking to

gerund phrase: After like the verb becomes a gerund, turning the action into a comparison.

It's like talking to a brick wall.
発音talking to a

Talking to a runs together in fast speech.

It's like talking to a brick wall.
表現 · B1drive someone crazy

make someone frantic

Hearing the prank plan, M'Lynn says if he means to drive her crazy, he is already too late.

If he's trying to drive me crazy, it's too late.
表現 · B1get rid of something

remove something

There must be a better way to get rid of those birds.
表現 · B1have no idea

not know at all

I had no idea he would alienate the entire neighborhood.
表現 · B1be covered in something

covered with

The neighborhood would be more alienated if they got covered in bird shit at my reception.
スラング · B2bird shit

bird droppings, crude — Crude and angry; avoid it in public.

The neighborhood would be more alienated if they got covered in bird shit at my reception.
文法 · B1I was hoping

past progressive: The progressive softens a request or hope, making it sound less direct.

Yeah. I was hoping you'd catch that.
スラング · B1smooshed

squashed flat — Very casual; keep it out of writing.

so it gets pretty smooshed down in that process, anyway.
表現 · B1land yourself something

get for yourself

So, best I can tell, young lady, you've just landed yourself a job.
発音landed yourself

The d in landed often drops before yourself.

So, best I can tell, young lady, you've just landed yourself a job.
表現 · A2no time for something

too busy for

No time for thanks this morning.
スラング · C1one-armed paper hanger

extremely busy — Humorous exaggeration for friends.

We'll be busier than a one-armed paper hanger.
表現 · B1static electricity

electric charge buildup

There's so much static electricity in this room, I pick up everything but boys and money.
発音pick up everything

Link pick up into one word and weaken everything.

There's so much static electricity in this room, I pick up everything but boys and money.

「Truvy Hires Annelle」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter works by contrast. The Eatenton house is all noise and appetite: sons blasting at migrating birds, a brother planning a crude joke for the wedding car, and M'Lynn shouting into the chaos — 'It's like talking to a brick wall.' Nobody there is wicked, but nobody is listening either, and the wedding has become a machine that runs on everyone's temper. Then the film cuts to Truvy's salon, and the temperature changes. Annelle, anxious and half-finished, gets to do the thing she is good at, and Truvy sizes her up in one warm, businesslike sentence: 'You've just landed yourself a job.' It is the first real kindness in the film, offered as employment rather than charity, and it quietly sets the salon up as the place where these women will actually look after each other.

Theme

Family loveThe Eatenton household is loud and harried, yet its chaos comes from ordinary family life surrounding a wedding.
FriendshipTruvy offers Annelle a job rather than pity, quietly making the salon a place of mutual care.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A noisy southern salon hides a real job offer.
  • Comic exaggeration carries the scene's warmth.
  • Annelle earns her place by showing skill.
  • Family chaos and work chaos share one fuel.

発音のポイント

  • the lead out — In American speech the d and t here flap together.
  • talking to a — Talking to a runs together in fast speech.
  • landed yourself — The d in landed often drops before yourself.
  • pick up everything — Link pick up into one word and weaken everything.
So, best I can tell, young lady, you've just landed yourself a job.

Truvy's verdict after watching Annelle work: the interview was never formal, just a judgement of skill, and Annelle passes it.

It's like talking to a brick wall.

M'Lynn's exasperation with her sons, who hear nothing she says — the chapter's running joke about family chaos.

We'll be busier than a one-armed paper hanger.

Truvy's comic prediction for the day, a reminder that the salon is a business as well as a refuge.

Stop that now! I can't hear myself think!

M'Lynn's shouted plea over the noise of the house, the sound of a home that will not settle down.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Truvy hire Annelle?

Because she can see that Annelle is good at the work. She notes her technique is really good and that her form and content will improve with time.

What is Annelle's background?

She trained at a trade school, where she says she was number one in frosting and streaking, and she does her own hair.

What is happening at the Eatenton house?

Wedding chaos. The sons are shooting at birds that keep dirtying the cars, and one of the boys plans to decorate the wedding getaway car with condoms.

What does "talking to a brick wall" mean?

It means saying something that no one listens to. M'Lynn uses it when her sons ignore her orders completely.

What happens right after Annelle is hired?

Truvy tells her there is no time for thanks, warns that they will be busier than a one-armed paper hanger, and starts showing her the work.

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再生中 · 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
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