something else entirely
Ah! That's a different thing. Yeah.The End of the Tour · 2015 — 第 6 / 17 章 · 3'11" · B1
Dave Wallace Offers Lipsky a Room, Explained：in a heartbeat
It's late, and David Lipsky means to drive to a Days Inn. Wallace won't hear of it: "I got a guest-roomish place you could stay in." Lipsky protests that he doesn't want to impose; Wallace just changes the sheets and jokes that the bed won't give him anything incurable. Hospitality, offered so casually it is almost a dare.
あらすじ
Late at night at Wallace's house, Lipsky prepares to check into a motel. Wallace stops him and offers a guest room instead. Lipsky says he doesn't want to impose, but Wallace insists, and the two strip the bed, hunt for sheets, and trade jokes about penicillin and dogs wandering the house. They say good night.
注目の表現
chow downput out feelersif I were youin a heartbeat
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このシーンの表現
in a heartbeat
without hesitation
Pressed on whether he would meet the singer, Wallace admits he would go in a heartbeat despite the panic.
She'd say yes in a heartbeat.
このシーンの他の表現
- chow down
eat hungrily
- put out feelers
probe discreetly
- if I were you
in your position
- lost track of time
did not notice the time
- impose
put someone out
このシーンのメモ一覧
67 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
imagine how funny it would be
Although, wouldn't it be funny if O.J. Simpson sang "You Oughta Know"...hypothetical if-clause: The past-tense sang marks an imaginary situation, so the question stays hypothetical.
Although, wouldn't it be funny if O.J. Simpson sang "You Oughta Know"...why not
Yo. Why don't you put out feelers...hey — Very casual greeting; avoid it in formal settings.
Yo. Why don't you put out feelers...be ready to
and see if she'd be willing to meet you?subjunctive: Were signals an unreal condition, and would follows in the main clause.
If I were you, yeah, I would do that.a romantic meeting with
A date with Alanis Morissette? What would I say?get lost — Heavy swearing; never in formal speech.
Shut up and get the fuck away from me."seem absurd
This is gonna look ridiculous.as a means to an end
as a vehicle to, like...put to worse purposes
- It's been used for worse. - Yes, I would do it.participial phrase: The participles describe his state on the way rather than forming a full clause.
Perspiring heavily the whole way, the whole time shoving Certs into my mouth. Exactly.have to rise early
But we should... We gotta be up early.damn — A blunt curse for bad news; keep it away from elders.
Oh, shit. Jesus. I am so sorry.collect someone
What time do you want me to pick you up tomorrow?take my word
Oh, no, you don't want to stay there. Trust me.Want to contracts to wanna, so the two words become one.
No, I don't want to impose.it's nothing special
Don't thank me. It's not much.The w in throw links into it, so the words fuse.
Just throw it wherever. Okay. Here you go.take hold of one end
Grab one side of this. All right, thanks.pick up an illness
I don't think you're going to catch anything incurable.Do me a runs together as one smooth phrase.
Do me a favor. Leave the door open for the dogs.roam between rooms
They like to wander from room to room at night.pass through
If the door's closed, they'll eat it to get through it if they have to.「Dave Wallace Offers Lipsky a Room」を読み解く
What's really going on
The offer of a bed is the friendliest thing Wallace does, and it is also the hardest for Lipsky to accept. Lipsky has come to profile him; staying under his roof blurs the line between reporter and guest, and he says so: "No, I don't want to impose." Wallace waves it away — "It's not much" — and then makes the whole thing manageable by turning it into a joke about the house's condition. "I don't think you're going to catch anything incurable," he says about the pillows; Lipsky answers, "That's all right. I got penicillin." The dogs are the last boundary: "Leave the door open for the dogs," Wallace asks, because they will "eat it to get through it if they have to." It is a small, comic lesson in how these two get close — through chores, jokes, and rules, never through declarations.
Theme
FriendshipWallace turns a polite offer of a bed into a night of chores and jokes.
TrustLetting Lipsky sleep in his house crosses the line the interview was meant to keep.
このチャプターで学べること
- The offer of a room matters more than the room itself.
- Changing sheets together is how the two men finally relax.
- Wallace admits he would meet the singer despite the panic.
- A small favor about the dogs shows real trust.
発音のポイント
- want to — Want to contracts to wanna, so the two words become one.
- throw it — The w in throw links into it, so the words fuse.
- Do me a — Do me a runs together as one smooth phrase.
If I were you, yeah, I would do that.Lipsky's blunt advice to Wallace about contacting Alanis Morissette: if he were in Wallace's place, he would not hesitate.
Do me a favor. Leave the door open for the dogs.His only real house rule: the dogs roam at night, so the guest-room door has to stay open for them.
If the door's closed, they'll eat it to get through it if they have to.The deadpan punchline about his dogs — comic proof of how casually he treats the house and the person staying in it.
I don't think you're going to catch anything incurable.His joke about the unmade guest bed, defusing the awkwardness of having a reporter sleep over.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Wallace invite Lipsky to stay at his house?
Lipsky plans to sleep at a Days Inn, but Wallace tells him he doesn't want to stay there and offers a guest room instead, then insists despite Lipsky's polite refusal.
Does Lipsky want to stay at Wallace's house?
He resists at first, saying he doesn't want to impose, but he accepts once Wallace brushes off the thanks and starts making up the bed.
Why does Wallace want the door left open for the dogs?
The dogs wander between rooms at night, and if a door is shut they will chew through it, so he asks Lipsky to leave the guest-room door open.
What is Wallace saying about Alanis Morissette?
He jokes that he would meet her if she called, saying he would do it in a heartbeat, though he also insists he would never reach out first.
What does 'in a heartbeat' mean?
It means immediately, without hesitation. Wallace uses it to admit he would say yes to meeting Alanis Morissette right away, even while claiming he'd never arrange it.
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第 10 章make eyes at someoneWallace Calls Lipsky's Girlfriend
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第 13 章fauxWallace and Lipsky's Parking Lot Fight
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