The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020 — 第 15 / 20 章 · 3'07" · B2

Kate Confesses to a Stranger, Explained:the sky is falling

A teenager pours her heart out to a boy she barely knows, admitting she ran away and may have wrecked her mother's engagement. What sounds like selfishness turns out to be grief: she lost her father not long ago, and "I'd do anything to spend Christmas with them."

あらすじ

While they travel, Kate opens up to a boy she has just met. She complains that people panic over small problems, then admits she ran away from home and probably broke up her mother's engagement. He reassures her, and she finally explains the real reason: her father died not long ago and she never said goodbye.

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注目の表現

the sky is fallingget along with someonedon't get me wrongisn't for me

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このシーンの表現

the sky is falling

天要塌了、惊慌失措

女孩吐槽人们一遇到计划里的小磕绊,就立刻觉得天要塌下来。

Relax; it's a small delay, not the sky falling.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get along with someone

    和某人相处融洽

  • don't get me wrong

    used before clarifying so you are not misunderstood

  • isn't for me

    not the right thing for me; not to my taste

このシーンのメモ一覧

47 行のセリフに 41 件のメモ

スラング · B2GrinchHey, Grinch.
表現 · B1be sure of somethingI wouldn't be so sure of that.
表現 · B1just don't get somethingSometimes, I just don't get people.
表現 · B2a little snag in somethingA little snag in their plans, and suddenly, the sky is falling.
表現 · B2the sky is fallingA little snag in their plans, and suddenly, the sky is falling.
表現 · B2make something work outSanta will find a way to make it all work out. He always does.
表現 · B1someone always doesSanta will find a way to make it all work out. He always does.
表現 · B2fall into a categoryI'm starting to wonder if I fall into the other category.
表現 · B2I know X when I see oneI know another True Believer when I see one.
表現 · B2by this time tomorrowThat's why I know that, by this time tomorrow, I'm gonna be in Miami.
文法 · B2by this time tomorrow

by this time

That's why I know that, by this time tomorrow, I'm gonna be in Miami.
表現 · A2the rest of somethingSounds like you'd get along with the rest of my family.
表現 · B1get along with someoneSounds like you'd get along with the rest of my family.
文法 · B1get along with

get along with

Sounds like you'd get along with the rest of my family.
発音the rest of my family

liaison

Sounds like you'd get along with the rest of my family.
表現 · B1something isn't for someone

not the right thing for me; not to my taste

Christmas in the tropics just isn't for me. [sighs]
表現 · B2don't get someone wrongOh, don't get me wrong.
表現 · A2too old to do somethingBut my grandparents live in Florida, and they're too old to travel.
表現 · B1who knows ...And who knows how many more Christmases I'm gonna spend with them, you know?
表現 · B1that's sweet of someoneThat's really sweet of you.
表現 · B2not about X but who you're with"Christmas isn't about where you are but who you're with."
発音who you're with

liaison

"Christmas isn't about where you are but who you're with."
表現 · B1such a bad personI'm such a bad person.
表現 · B1couldn't have done somethingHey, it's okay. You couldn't have done anything that bad.
文法 · B1couldn't have done

couldn't have

Hey, it's okay. You couldn't have done anything that bad.
表現 · A2run awayOh, I ran away and probably broke up my mom's engagement.
表現 · B1break up somethingOh, I ran away and probably broke up my mom's engagement.
表現 · B1pretty horribleBut this guy your mom's with, he must be pretty horrible.
表現 · B1be really confusedOkay. So now I'm really confused.
表現 · A2a couple of yearsIt's just, it's only been a couple years since my… my dad…
表現 · B1not here anymoreYeah. Even though he's not here anymore, it still feels like he's with us, you know?
表現 · A2it feels like ...Yeah. Even though he's not here anymore, it still feels like he's with us, you know?
発音not here anymore

liaison

Yeah. Even though he's not here anymore, it still feels like he's with us, you know?
表現 · A2say goodbye to someoneAnd… I just really wanted to say goodbye to him.
表現 · B1feel the same wayAnd I guess I felt so sad about it, I wanted everyone else to feel the same way I did.
文法 · B2the same way I did

the same way

And I guess I felt so sad about it, I wanted everyone else to feel the same way I did.
表現 · B2the truth is ...But the truth is, now,
表現 · B2do anything to do somethingI'd do anything to spend Christmas with them.
発音do anything to

liaison

I'd do anything to spend Christmas with them.
表現 · B1make something happenWell, we'll just have to make that happen, won't we?
表現 · A2almost there-[Kate] How's it going? -Almost there.

「Kate Confesses to a Stranger」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene turns a sulky teenager into someone the audience can understand. Kate begins with a complaint about people who panic when things go wrong—"the sky is falling"—and slowly reveals that she is the one who ran away and disrupted her mother's plans. The boy does not judge her, and that safety lets the real story out: her father's death, and the fear that her mother marrying Bob will make the loss final. Her last line, "I'd do anything to spend Christmas with them," reframes everything she has done.

Theme

Death & griefKate's difficult behavior is really grief over her father, which she finally admits out loud.
Family loveShe realizes Christmas is about the people she loves, not the perfect setting.

発音のポイント

  • the rest of my family — liaison
  • who you're with — liaison
  • not here anymore — liaison
  • do anything to — liaison
"Christmas isn't about where you are but who you're with."

Her mother's saying, quoted here, becomes the lesson Kate finally accepts.

Hey, it's okay. You couldn't have done anything that bad.

The boy's gentle reassurance, which gives Kate room to tell the truth.

Yeah. Even though he's not here anymore, it still feels like he's with us, you know?

She explains why her father's absence is still present to her every day.

I'd do anything to spend Christmas with them.

The confession's turning point: she would give up anything to be with her family.

このシーンについての質問

Why did Kate run away?

She was struggling with her father's death and her mother's new relationship, so she ran off rather than face the changes at home.

What does Kate mean by 'the sky is falling'?

She is describing people who panic over small problems, though the irony is that she is the one who overreacted.

Why does Bob's engagement upset Kate?

She says Bob is a great guy, but if her mother marries him, it makes her father's death feel final.

How does the boy react to her confession?

He does not judge her; he reassures her that she could not have done anything that bad, which helps her open up.

What does Kate decide she really wants?

She realizes she would do anything to spend Christmas with her family, including her mother, Teddy and Bob.

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