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The Menu · 2022 — 第 7 / 13 章 · 2'37" · B1

Slowik Humiliates Jeremy, Explained：aspires to greatness

Slowik introduces a young cook, Jeremy, and reads the letter he wrote begging for a job. "He aspires to greatness but he'll never achieve it," he says, turning a private dream into a public verdict. The kindness is the cruelty.

あらすじ

For the fourth course, Slowik presents Jeremy, a young cook who wrote to him asking to work at Hawthorn. Slowik reads the letter aloud and then delivers a verdict: Jeremy aspires to greatness but will never achieve it. He lists what Jeremy gave up and asks whether he likes the life he dreamed about.

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aspires to greatnessno way to avoidmake of your lifeforsake

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このシーンの表現

aspires to greatness

to aim for excellence or fame

主厨当着众人评价后辈，说他野心极大，却永远够不到那个高度。

She aspired to greatness from her first day on the job.

このシーンの他の表現

  • no way to avoid

    impossible to escape

  • make of your life

    the shape one gives one's own life

  • forsake

    to abandon something or someone important

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ

表現 · B2what the hell is going onBut what the hell is going on here? Would you just let me finish, please? That okay?
表現 · B1let someone finishBut what the hell is going on here? Would you just let me finish, please? That okay?
発音let me

flap

But what the hell is going on here? Would you just let me finish, please? That okay?
表現 · B1ladies and gentlemenLadies and gentlemen, please meet sous chef Jeremy Louden.
表現 · B1please meet someoneLadies and gentlemen, please meet sous chef Jeremy Louden.
発音Ladies and

liaison

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet sous chef Jeremy Louden.
表現 · B1originally from a placeOriginally from Sparks, Nevada, Jeremy studied at the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park.
表現 · A2study at a placeOriginally from Sparks, Nevada, Jeremy studied at the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park.
表現 · C1a heartfelt letterJeremy's goal, as he wrote in a heartfelt letter, was to work for me here at Hawthorn.
表現 · A2work for someoneJeremy's goal, as he wrote in a heartfelt letter, was to work for me here at Hawthorn.
文法 · C1as he wrote in a heartfelt letter

as-parenthetical

Jeremy's goal, as he wrote in a heartfelt letter, was to work for me here at Hawthorn.
表現 · B1isn't that rightIsn't that right, Jeremy?
表現 · B1yes chefYes, Chef. [CLICKS TONGUE]
発音Yes Chef

stress

Yes, Chef. [CLICKS TONGUE]
表現 · A2not greatBut he's not great.
表現 · B1never be greatHe'll never be great.
表現 · B2desperately want somethingHe desperately wants my prestige, my job, my talent.
表現 · C1aspire to greatness

to aim for excellence or fame

He aspires to greatness, but he'll never achieve it.
表現 · B2never achieve somethingHe aspires to greatness, but he'll never achieve it.
表現 · B1at someone's ageLike me at his age.
表現 · C1forsake everythingJeremy has forsaken everything to achieve his goals.
表現 · B2achieve one's goalsJeremy has forsaken everything to achieve his goals.
文法 · B2to achieve his goals

infinitive of purpose

Jeremy has forsaken everything to achieve his goals.
表現 · B2put out somethingLike mine, his life is pressure. Pressure to put out the best food in the world.
表現 · B2if all goes rightAnd even when all goes right and the food is perfect,
表現 · B2no way to avoid something

impossible to escape

there is no way to avoid the mess.
表現 · B1the messthere is no way to avoid the mess.
表現 · B2make a mess of one's life

the shape one gives one's own life

The mess you make of your life,
表現 · B2one's sanityof your body, of your sanity.
表現 · B1like this lifedo you like this life? This life that you dreamed about?
表現 · B2dream about somethingdo you like this life? This life that you dreamed about?
表現 · B1want someone's lifeNo, Chef. Mmm-hmm. And do you want my life?
表現 · B2not my ...Not my position nor my talent. My life.
文法 · C1Not my position nor my talent

nor joining negatives

Not my position nor my talent. My life.
表現 · B1the fourth courseLadies and gentlemen, your fourth course.

「Slowik Humiliates Jeremy」を読み解く

What's really going on

Slowik does not simply humiliate Jeremy; he makes him the evening's lesson. Reading the boy's letter aloud, he says, "He aspires to greatness, but he'll never achieve it." He then notes that Jeremy has forsaken everything to get here. The cruelty is that none of it is hidden from the guests, and Jeremy can only answer, "Yes, Chef." Slowik's real target may be himself as much as the young cook: the hunger he describes is the hunger on display all night. When he asks, "do you like this life? This life that you dreamed about?" he is asking whether anyone would trade places with him now that they can see the cost.

Theme

AmbitionSlowik takes apart a young cook's ambition: Jeremy did everything right and still will not reach greatness.
PowerSlowik uses the dinner as a stage to pass judgment on a young cook, turning his authority into a public verdict.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use The mess you make in the same situation
  • Hear giving everything you have as pressure, not small talk
  • Catch who the line is aimed at
  • Notice how "The mess you make" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "The mess you make".

発音のポイント

  • let me — flap
  • Ladies and — liaison
  • Yes Chef — stress
He aspires to greatness but he ll never achieve it

Slowik's verdict on Jeremy: the ambition is real, but the talent will never match it. It is praise and a death sentence in one sentence.

The mess you make of your life

The phrase Slowik uses for what a person does with their one life; here it is aimed at Jeremy, whose choices have left him desperate and used.

Not my position nor my talent My life

Slowik says it is not his rank or skill he is offering but the life that came with them; the guests are being asked if they want that too.

do you like this life This life that you dreamed about

The question turns Jeremy's dream back on him: now that he has the life he wanted, does it feel like the life he imagined?

このシーンについての質問

Who is Jeremy and why is he humiliated?

Jeremy is a young cook who wrote to Slowik asking for a job. Slowik reads that letter aloud to the room and uses it to show that Jeremy wants greatness but lacks the talent to reach it.

Why does Slowik say Jeremy will never achieve greatness?

Because wanting something desperately is not the same as being good at it. Slowik lists Jeremy's training and drive, then delivers the verdict that at his age he is still not great.

What has Jeremy given up for his career?

According to Slowik, Jeremy has forsaken everything to achieve his goals, cutting off people and a normal life. The scene asks whether the dream was worth what it cost.

Is Slowik talking to Jeremy or to the whole table?

Both. He presents Jeremy as a case study, then turns the question on the guests by asking whether they want his life. The humiliation is meant to be watched.

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