more than you realize
I appreciate it more than you know.The King of Comedy · 1982 — 第 9 / 21 章 · 2'26" · B2
Rupert Rehearses His Big TV Debut, Explained：made it
Alone at home, Rupert records a whole show introduction for Jerry, sets the orchestra playing in his head, and casts himself as the newest King of Comedy. "So let's get on with the show, The Best of Rupert Pupkin," he announces. Then his mother shouts from upstairs to lower the sound, and the fantasy snaps shut.
あらすじ
At home, Rupert rehearses his own version of The Jerry Langford Show, thanking Cathy Long, cueing the theme music, and writing Jerry's introduction for him. He imagines the applause, calls it The Best of Rupert Pupkin, and begins his own monologue about growing up in Clifton. His mother's voice from upstairs breaks it off.
注目の表現
made itthe rest of usin order tostrike up
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いま
このシーンの表現
made it
become successful
Recording alone, Rupert talks about people who've made it, as if he is about to join them.
After ten hard years, the band finally made it.
このシーンの他の表現
- the rest of us
the others like us
- in order to
so as to
- strike up
start playing music
- lower it
turn it down
- fall below
drop under a level
このシーンのメモ一覧
32 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
Link than you and weaken the a in than.
I appreciate it more than you know.those who succeeded
Lots of people think that guys like you, people who've made it...young hopefuls who struggle
...lose their feeling for struggling young talent such as myself.through first-hand experience
But now I know from experience that those people are just cynics...noun clause: The that-clause is the object of know: what he now believes.
But now I know from experience that those people are just cynics...the others like us
On the tape Rupert calls Jerry as human as the rest of us, closing the gap and lifting himself into that group.
I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.comparison of equality: As ... as puts the two on the same level, and if not more so pushes past it.
I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.useless to do it
No point in going on about it. You know how I feel.keep talking about it
No point in going on about it. You know how I feel.proceed with
So let's get on with the show, The Best of Rupert Pupkin.rough out a plan
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.so as to
Rupert hands over his outline and says he wrote it in order to save Jerry some time.
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.spare someone time
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.purpose clause: In order to marks the purpose behind sketching out the outline.
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.The to in order to reduces to a weak tuh.
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.Link close your so the s slides into your.
It's a little introduction. So close your eyes and imagine it's exactly 6:00.waiting offstage
You're standing in the wings, and we hear the orchestra strike up your theme song.start playing music
With his eyes shut, Rupert imagines the orchestra striking up Jerry's theme as he waits in the wings.
You're standing in the wings, and we hear the orchestra strike up your theme song.verb of perception: Hear plus object plus bare verb reports the action from start.
You're standing in the wings, and we hear the orchestra strike up your theme song.first appearance on TV
And the comedy find of the year, making his television debut...the big comedy discovery — Show-business talk for a breakout new talent.
And the comedy find of the year, making his television debut...calm down
- Take it easy. Lower it. - I'm not gonna lower it! I have to do this now!going to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.
- Take it easy. Lower it. - I'm not gonna lower it! I have to do this now!turn it down
His mother, kept awake, asks him through the wall to lower the tape; he insists he has to do this now.
I don't mind you playing it, but lower it.at the right moment
When the time comes, this is how I see you introducing me. Something like this:drop under a level
Reading his own material, Rupert says that once you fall below a certain level, there is no climbing back.
Because once you fall below a certain level...「Rupert Rehearses His Big TV Debut」を読み解く
What's really going on
The pitch is a fantasy with a live audience of one. Rupert is not asking for a chance; he is already performing as if the deal were closed, writing Jerry's lines for him and standing in the wings of a theater that exists only in his room. "So let's get on with the show, The Best of Rupert Pupkin" is the tell: he has skipped the part where someone else says yes. The flattery in "as human as the rest of us" is there to make the dream feel earned, and the outline he offers to save Jerry time is proof that he has mistaken preparation for permission. Then his mother yells to lower the volume, and the dream gets the one response it never has in his head: an ordinary person giving an ordinary instruction.
Theme
DreamsRupert performs the success he has not been given, casting himself in a show that exists only in his room.
IdentityHe rehearses a title, the newest King of Comedy, as if saying it often enough could make it real.
このチャプターで学べること
- In order to frames a favor as a purpose, not a gift.
- The rest of us quietly puts the speaker in the group.
- Strike up marks the instant the music begins.
- The monologue leaks his poverty into the fantasy.
発音のポイント
- than you — Link than you and weaken the a in than.
- in order to — The to in order to reduces to a weak tuh.
- close your — Link close your so the s slides into your.
I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.Flattery aimed at closing the gap between him and Jerry, insisting the star is finally just one of the people.
No point in going on about it. You know how I feel.He cuts off his own thanks as if the two of them already share an understanding that does not exist.
So let's get on with the show, The Best of Rupert Pupkin.He skips straight to the show, treating his own fantasy as a scheduled broadcast rather than a wish.
Jerry, I've sketched out this little outline in order to save you a bit of time.He prepares for Jerry as if the job were already his, mistaking homework for a green light.
このシーンについての質問
What is Rupert rehearsing at home?
His own version of The Jerry Langford Show, complete with an introduction he has written for Jerry, a theme song, a guest list, and his own monologue.
Who is Cathy Long and why does Rupert thank her?
She is the woman at Jerry's office who passed Rupert's material along, which he treats as the first real step toward being booked.
Why does Rupert's mother yell at him?
He is playing music and rehearsing loudly late at night. She tells him that people are sleeping and to lower it.
What does "made it" mean here?
It describes people who have succeeded, like Jerry. Rupert uses it to talk about stars who supposedly forget struggling young talent.
What does Rupert call his show?
The Best of Rupert Pupkin. He presents it as the title of the broadcast he is about to do.
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第 2 章start at the bottomRupert Pitches His Act to Jerry
第 3 章take overRupert Rehearses Taking Over the Show
第 4 章didn't have the nerveRupert Asks Rita Out After 15 Years
第 5 章gift for comedyRupert Signs Rita's Autograph Book
第 6 章the go-aheadRupert's New King of Comedy Speech
第 7 章in a meetingRupert Repeatedly Calls Jerry Langford
第 8 章broke bread withMasha Confronts Rupert in the Street
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第 10 章amount to a hill of beansCathy Long Turns Rupert Down
第 11 章drop inRupert and Rita Crash Jerry's House
第 12 章take a hintJerry Throws Rupert Out
第 13 章false moveRupert and Masha Kidnap Jerry
第 14 章a pain in the neckJerry Langford's Hostage Call
第 15 章a two-way streetJerry Apologizes at Gunpoint
第 16 章on the spur of the momentStudio Debates Airing the Kidnapper
第 17 章blow your mindMasha's Lonely Night Confession
第 18 章authorized personnelRupert Bluffs His Way Into the Studio
第 19 章the right to remain silentPupkin Gets Read His Rights
第 20 章a shot atRupert Pupkin's TV Debut
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