a name pun on a dish
The moment Lorraine introduces herself, a friend twists her name into a quiche joke.
- I'm Lorraine. - Like the quiche.Swingers · 1996 — 第 15 / 17 章 · 2'35" · B1
Mike Meets Lorraine at the Bar, Explained：tell me about it
Mike introduces himself to Lorraine and immediately makes the oldest joke about her name: 'Like the quiche.' Instead of ending the conversation, the bad joke becomes a way in, and the two trade breakup stories — six months for him, four for her — until Mike turns a conversation about 'advantages to being single' into an invitation to dance.
あらすじ
At the bar, Mike meets Lorraine and greets her name with the quiche joke. She jokes back about 'real men,' and the ice is broken. They compare heartbreaks: Mike has been getting over someone for six months, and Lorraine says she knows the feeling. Then Mike half-jokingly lists the advantages of being single, and Lorraine takes the hint and asks him to dance.
注目の表現
like the quichereal mentell me about itget over something
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このシーンの表現
tell me about it
I know exactly what you mean
When Mike says he left someone special behind, Lorraine answers that she knows the feeling.
Tell me about it; I waited two hours for that train too.
このシーンの他の表現
- like the quiche
a name pun on a dish
- real men
the old tough-guy cliché
- get over something
recover from something
- advantages to being single
the perks of being single
- feel like
be in the mood to do something
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
the old tough-guy cliché
Lorraine teases Mike with the old cliché that real men do not eat quiche.
Yeah? Well, I thought real men didn't like quiche.arrive before someone
Yeah, well, my reputation seems to have preceded me here.perfect infinitive: Seems to have preceded marks a past event inferred from the present situation.
Yeah, well, my reputation seems to have preceded me here.it is happening — Slang for something coming together; casual settings only.
- You're fuckin' hurting feelings here. - Hey, it's on. It's on.relocate to this place
I figured, they make movies in LA, not in Wisconsin, so I moved here.not so easy
Well, yeah. It wasn't that simple, but...I know exactly what you mean
When Mike says he left someone special behind, Lorraine answers that she knows the feeling.
Tell me about it.recover from something
Lorraine admits it has been six months and she is only now starting to recover.
It's been six months and I'm just starting to like get over it now.The two t sounds in starting to collide, so the first nearly disappears.
It's been six months and I'm just starting to like get over it now.an amount beyond someone
Wow, that's two more than me.the perks of being single
Mike presses for concrete examples, asking outright what is good about being single.
Yeah. I mean, you said there are advantages to being single.there be: There are introduces what exists, and being single follows the preposition to as a gerund.
Yeah. I mean, you said there are advantages to being single.whether someone is watching
you don't have to worry if anybody's watching you.go out socially
You grow, go out, anything.invite someone to dance
I could just ask him to dance?elliptical conditional: The if-clause drops dance at the end, so wanted to stands for wanted to dance.
If the guy wanted to, yeah.be in the mood to do something
Mike hedges for the man, saying maybe he simply is not in the mood to dance.
Sure. Maybe it's just that he doesn't feel like dancing.look at this
From across the room a friend spots Mike and Lorraine clicking and yells at him to look.
Dude, check it out, dude. I swear to God, it's fuckin' on.In fast speech the t in it flaps, so check it out blurs together.
Dude, check it out, dude. I swear to God, it's fuckin' on.fucking, intensifier — A rough intensifier; close friends only.
Dude, check it out, dude. I swear to God, it's fuckin' on.buddy, man — A casual word for a friend; wrong for bosses or elders.
Dude, check it out, dude. I swear to God, it's fuckin' on.totally happening — A crude way to say something is definitely on.
- Dude, it's so fuckin' on, dude. - I know. It's on.put your hands together for — A lively call for applause; fine among friends or on stage.
- Give it up for Mike. - Look, I- - Dude, it's fucking on, dude! - Okay, okay. It's on, dude.here's to you
- It's on. To you. - Jesus Christ. I'm sorry.To you links into tə-yə, almost a single word.
- It's on. To you. - Jesus Christ. I'm sorry.an exclamation of shock — An exclamation of shock; can offend, so avoid it in formal settings.
- It's on. To you. - Jesus Christ. I'm sorry.「Mike Meets Lorraine at the Bar」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a tutorial in how two lonely people find each other, and the film is honest about the machinery underneath. The quiche joke is terrible, and that is the point: Mike's willingness to be unfunny is what makes Lorraine relax. What connects them is shared damage. Lorraine hears Mike's story and offers "Tell me about it," the phrase that means she has been there too; Mike spells it out with "It's been six months and I'm just starting to like get over it." He also turns to the "advantages to being single," a speech that sounds like philosophy but is really a way to get close enough to ask her to dance. Nobody here is being manipulated; both are looking for permission to try again.
Theme
RomanceThe scene follows a first meeting from a bad joke to a dance invitation, showing how two people slowly decide to trust each other.
HeartbreakBoth characters are still getting over someone, and admitting that pain out loud is what actually brings them together.
このチャプターで学べること
- Naming your recovery time is a quiet way to connect.
- Tell me about it sounds like a request but means I agree.
- The quiche joke shows banter can break the ice.
- Being single is described in small, concrete freedoms.
発音のポイント
- starting to — The two t sounds in starting to collide, so the first nearly disappears.
- check it out — In fast speech the t in it flaps, so check it out blurs together.
- To you — To you links into tə-yə, almost a single word.
Yeah, well, my reputation seems to have preceded me here.Mike's dry reply to the 'real men' joke: he jokes that people already know his failures before he arrives, turning self-pity into charm.
It's been six months and I'm just starting to like get over it now.Mike's confession about his breakup; the vague filler 'like' makes it sound like the real, unpolished way people talk about being stuck.
you don't have to worry if anybody's watching you.One of the supposed advantages of being single: you can talk to someone in a bar without a partner waiting at home to notice.
Would you dance with me?Lorraine takes Mike's hint and makes the first move, which is exactly what the 'advantages' speech was quietly inviting.
このシーンについての質問
What does "Tell me about it" mean here?
It does not mean 'tell me the story.' Lorraine uses it to say she understands completely, because she has been through a bad breakup too.
Why does Mike joke about Lorraine's name?
Because Lorraine sounds like quiche Lorraine, a famous dish, so he makes the obvious pun. It is a weak joke, but it gets the two of them talking.
Why does Mike list the advantages of being single?
He is not really making a case. The speech is a way to make Lorraine comfortable enough to act on her own interest and ask him to dance.
How do Mike's friends react when he gets the dance?
They celebrate loudly. One keeps saying 'it's on' and congratulates him, treating the dance as a big win for the group's night.
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