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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013 — 第 11 / 16 章 · 3'10" · B1

Walter Calls Cheryl From Iceland, Explained：end up

Calling from a Papa John's in Iceland, Walter explains how he ended up there and lists the clues he has found, all of which Cheryl politely shoots down. Then the talk turns personal: his old mohawk, his closeness to his father, and the haircut he got the week his father died.

あらすじ

Walter calls Cheryl from a Papa John's in Iceland, after a fishing boat that was following Sean carried him there. He reads out his new clues — a date and some words on a cake wrapper — but they do not connect. The conversation turns to his past: the mohawk he used to have, and how close he was to his father.

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end upbe close withused tocatch you up

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このシーンの表現

end up

finally arrive or become

On the phone, Walter explains how he drifted from Greenland and landed in Iceland.

We missed the train and ended up walking home.

このシーンの他の表現

  • be close with

    have a close bond with

  • used to

    did regularly in the past

  • catch you up

    bring you up to date later

  • let someone go

    dismiss someone, a euphemism

  • get kicked out

    be forced to leave

このシーンのメモ一覧

67 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2say hi to someone

greet someone

Hey. I'd walked down to say hi to you about an hour ago, and you weren't there.
文法 · B2I'd walked

past perfect: I'd walked places the walk before another past event.

Hey. I'd walked down to say hi to you about an hour ago, and you weren't there.
表現 · A2the same place

one and the same spot

You know that they're not the same place.
表現 · B1end up somewhere

finally arrive

I got on a fishing vessel tracking Sean and ended up here in Iceland.
発音ended up

Link ended and up so it sounds like one word.

I got on a fishing vessel tracking Sean and ended up here in Iceland.
表現 · B1a cake wrapper

cake wrapping

And some words on a cake wrapper.
表現 · B1get kicked out

be forced to leave

Cheryl assumes Walter was thrown out of the pizza place, not that he simply quit.

Did you get kicked out?
表現 · B2on someone's trail

tracking someone

Hey, I was right on Sean's trail.
表現 · A2lose someone

fail to follow someone

Then I lost him.
表現 · B1hope something connects

hope they link up

I was hoping they would connect.
発音would connect

The d in would often drops before connect.

I was hoping they would connect.
表現 · B1be aware of something

know about

Is there something I should be aware of as a customer?
文法 · B2something I should be aware of

relative clause: The clause after something names what the customer ought to know.

Is there something I should be aware of as a customer?
発音aware of

Link aware and of so it sounds like one word.

Is there something I should be aware of as a customer?
スラング · A2that's all

nothing more — A casual closer; less common in formal statements.

No, I just worked there, that's all.
表現 · A2used to do something

did regularly in the past

Recalling his younger self, Walter uses used to for the mohawk and backpack days.

I used to have a mohawk...
表現 · B1who someone wants to be

one's ideal self

and this idea of who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do.
文法 · B1who I wanted to be

noun clause: The who-clause is a noun clause acting as object of the preposition of.

and this idea of who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do.
表現 · B1be close with someone

have a close bond with

Explaining why he gave up his mohawk for work, Walter says he was close with his father.

I was pretty close with my dad.
表現 · A2get a haircut

have one's hair cut

So I got a haircut that Thursday...
表現 · B1a good ... move

a fine parental act

That's a good dad move.
スラング · B1sucky

bad, lousy — Casual complaint; keep it out of formal talk.

Well, it's pretty sucky here.
表現 · B2let someone go

dismiss someone, a euphemism

Cheryl breaks the bad news gently, saying HR has started letting staff go.

Human Resources has already started letting some of the staff go...
スラング · B1Human Resources

the HR department — Formal term; people often just say HR.

Human Resources has already started letting some of the staff go...
表現 · B1catch someone up

bring you up to date later

When the line breaks up, Walter says he will catch her up in person instead.

You know what? I'll catch you up when I see you.

「Walter Calls Cheryl From Iceland」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is a phone call, and it does more character work than any action scene could. Walter is in the wrong country, following clues that do not add up, and he still sounds lighter than he has all film. The reason emerges as the talk drifts to his father: the mohawk, the haircut, the job he took the same week. "I was pretty close with my dad," he says, which explains the man who gave up his own plans and never quite started living again. Cheryl's side of the call supplies the stakes — Human Resources is already letting people go — and also the comfort, refusing to laugh at him. The scene ends with him saying he will catch her up later, which is exactly what the rest of the film does.

Theme

IdentityWalter talks about the person he meant to become, the plans he abandoned when his father died.
ParenthoodHis closeness with his father, and the haircut he got the week of the death, explain why he stayed put.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The call hides a confession inside small talk.
  • End up makes a chaotic journey sound casual.
  • Let someone go is how companies soften a firing.
  • The line cuts off exactly when the truth gets close.

発音のポイント

  • ended up — Link ended and up so it sounds like one word.
  • would connect — The d in would often drops before connect.
  • aware of — Link aware and of so it sounds like one word.
I got on a fishing vessel tracking Sean and ended up here in Iceland.

How a simple lead turned into an unintended detour: one boat ride and Walter is in the wrong country.

I was pretty close with my dad.

The line that explains everything: Walter gave up his plans when his father died, and has been standing still ever since.

That's a good dad move.

Cheryl's warm verdict on the story of his father shaving his head, the kind of small memory that proves the closeness.

Human Resources has already started letting some of the staff go...

The news from home, delivered gently: the magazine is cutting staff while Walter is away.

and this idea of who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do.

Walter naming the ambition he put aside, the whole shape of the life he did not get to live.

このシーンについての質問

Where is Walter calling from?

From a Papa John's in Iceland. He went to Greenland first, then followed Sean onto a fishing boat and ended up in Iceland instead.

What clues does Walter have?

A date Sean wrote and a few words on a cake wrapper: 'Rajqawee,' 'Buzkashi' and 'Warlocks.' Cheryl explains what they mean, but they do not connect to anything for him.

Why did Walter start working at Papa John's?

His father had just died and the family had no savings. He got a haircut and a job the same Thursday, giving up the life he had imagined for himself.

What news does Cheryl give Walter?

She tells him that Human Resources has already started letting some of the staff go, so the office will be very different by the time he returns.

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