Close the runs together, with the reduced almost to nothing.
Can you close the window? It's fucking freezing.The End of the Tour · 2015 — 第 10 / 17 章 · 3'16" · B1
Wallace Calls Lipsky's Girlfriend, Explained：make eyes at someone
What starts as a joke about whose writing Sarah prefers turns into a phone call: "Let's get her on the phone." Wallace introduces himself with "Nice to meet you telephonically" and stays on for twenty-five minutes, while Lipsky stews. The punchline is his complaint: "You were only supposed to say hello."
あらすじ
After a reading, Lipsky tells Wallace that his girlfriend Sarah likes Wallace's writing more than his own. Joking, they call her, and Wallace ends up talking to Sarah for twenty-five minutes about Infinite Jest, not Lipsky. When the call ends, Lipsky complains that she was only supposed to say hello.
注目の表現
fucking freezingsmoking tourmake eyes at someonehold on
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このシーンの表現
make eyes at someone
look at someone flirtatiously
Recalling the reading, Wallace jokes that the women in front were flirting with Lipsky.
Don't make eyes at the waiter all night.
このシーンの他の表現
- fucking freezing
extremely cold
- smoking tour
a jokey name for the trip
- hold on
wait a moment
- can't put it down
impossible to stop reading
- behaving himself
acting properly
このシーンのメモ一覧
60 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
an intensifier — Crude emphasis; never use it in formal speech.
Can you close the window? It's fucking freezing.call us
Well, give us a call if you want. We're here.I will, sure
Okay. Will do.focus on someone
who are all paying attention to you and kind of like what you're saying, that's gratifying on a fairly, I think, just simple mammal level.noun clause as complement: The what-clause after are defines the subject instead of naming a thing.
I think pretty girls are what we most dream and despair of ever having, like, pay attention to us.look at someone flirtatiously
Recalling the reading, Wallace jokes that the women in front were flirting with Lipsky.
There they are in the front row making eyes at you.romantically devoted to
I think my girlfriend is in love with you.oh, stop it — Teasing or pushback with friends; not formal.
Come on. No, she's not. No, really.reach someone by phone
Let's get her on the phone. Get her on the phone. What?talking by phone
Let's get her on the phone. Get her on the phone. What?Wake you up flows together, with you reduced.
How's it going? It's, uh... Did I wake you up?wait a moment
Before handing over the phone, Lipsky asks the caller to wait while he checks a name.
Can you hold on a second? What's her name again?Hold on links into one sound, hol-don.
Can you hold on a second? What's her name again?acting properly
Sarah teasingly asks whether David is behaving, and Wallace relays the question to him.
Is David behaving himself? Let me ask him.fairly confident
I'm reasonably sure that he is.object clause ellipsis: The clause ends at is, dropping the repeated verb phrase to stay brief.
I'm reasonably sure that he is.keep watching someone
Asked if David is behaving, Wallace jokes that he cannot watch him around the clock.
I don't have eyes on him 24-7.around the clock — A spoken shorthand for around the clock.
I don't have eyes on him 24-7.well into something
369. Wow, you're really far along.impossible to stop reading
On the phone, Sarah says she is reading Wallace's novel and simply cannot stop.
I know. I can't put it down. Oh, thank you.what on earth — Very crude; only when angry or shocked.
What the fuck was that about? What?thirty minutes
You were on the phone with him for half an hour.be expected to
You were only supposed to say hello.be supposed to: Be supposed to marks an expectation, and only turns it into a quiet reproach.
You were only supposed to say hello.「Wallace Calls Lipsky's Girlfriend」を読み解く
What's really going on
The call is a contest disguised as generosity. Lipsky has just admitted that his girlfriend prefers Wallace's writing, and rather than let the wound close, they dial her number. Wallace takes the phone and is instantly charming — "Nice to meet you telephonically" — then talks to Sarah about Infinite Jest for twenty-five minutes. Lipsky, the journalist who is supposed to be running the interview, is reduced to asking Wallace, "Are you behaving yourself?" and relaying it back. Afterwards he cannot hide the sting: "What the fuck was that about?" he says, and "You were on the phone with him for half an hour." Even the correction — "It was 25 minutes. Okay? I timed it." — shows how closely he was counting. The friendliness of the evening has a competitive edge neither of them names.
Theme
PrideTwo writers quietly measure whose work the woman prefers, and who holds the room.
FriendshipUnder the teasing, the call shows how quickly admiration can turn into rivalry.
このチャプターで学べること
- A call meant as a hello turns into a long chat.
- Hold on is what you say to keep someone on the line.
- Can't put it down is praise for a gripping book.
- The jealousy is in what Lipsky does not say.
発音のポイント
- close the — Close the runs together, with the reduced almost to nothing.
- wake you up — Wake you up flows together, with you reduced.
- hold on — Hold on links into one sound, hol-don.
No, sorry, I cannot. This is our hypothermia smoking tour of the Midwest.Wallace's refusal to close the window, dressed up as a joke about two writers smoking and freezing across the Midwest.
I think pretty girls are what we most dream and despair of ever having, like, pay attention to us.His blunt theory of why an audience of attractive women feels so good: they are what men want most and never expect to get.
You were only supposed to say hello.Lipsky's complaint after the call, meaning the whole thing was meant to be a quick greeting, not a twenty-five-minute conversation.
You were on the phone with him for half an hour.His accusation toward Sarah, counting the minutes she spent talking with Wallace instead of handing the phone back.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Lipsky call his girlfriend Sarah?
He mentions that she likes Wallace's writing more than his own, and the two of them decide to call her, partly as a joke and partly to prove the point.
Who talks to Sarah on the phone?
Wallace does. After the call connects, he introduces himself as Dave Wallace and spends about twenty-five minutes talking with her about Infinite Jest.
Why is Lipsky annoyed after the call?
He expected a quick hello, but Wallace and Sarah talked for a long time, and he complains that she was only supposed to say hello.
What does 'Nice to meet you telephonically' mean?
It is a playful way of saying nice to meet you over the phone. Wallace uses the formal-sounding word telephonically to introduce himself to Sarah in a charming, mock-stiff way.
Was Sarah really reading Infinite Jest?
Yes, she tells Wallace she is up reading it and later says she's on page 369, even that she can't put it down.
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第 2 章out of respectDave Wallace Doesn't Drink
第 3 章shape the impressionWallace and Lipsky First Meeting
第 4 章channel surfingWallace on Why We Feel Empty
第 5 章comes with the territoryWallace on Why He Isn't Married
第 6 章in a heartbeatDave Wallace Offers Lipsky a Room
第 7 章security blanketLipsky Asks About the Bandanna
第 8 章about as sexy asWallace Recalls His Eight Days
第 9 章all downhill from hereWallace Reads at The Hungry Mind
再生中 · 第 10 章make eyes at someoneWallace Calls Lipsky's Girlfriend
第 11 章self-absorbedWallace on Being Shy and Egotistical
第 12 章come on to someoneWallace Tells Lipsky to Stay Away
第 13 章fauxWallace and Lipsky's Parking Lot Fight
第 14 章sleepwalk throughWallace Fears Liking the Attention
第 15 章autobiographicalLipsky Asks Wallace About Heroin
第 16 章spiritual crisisDavid Foster Wallace on Depression
第 17 章put my foot downWallace Dances at a Baptist Church第 10 / 17 章 · 残り約 27 分