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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013 — 第 3 / 16 章 · 3'13" · B2

Walter and Cheryl Meet at the Office, Explained：man crush

Walter and Cheryl finally have a real conversation, and it starts as a joke: he claims he bathed in Arctic water, then admits he actually spent the weekend waiting for a repairman who never came. They trade office gossip and plan to throw a paper clip at the new boss. Then Sean O'Connell's film arrives, and the mood turns serious.

あらすじ

Walter and Cheryl chat in the office about their weekends: he jokes about bathing in Arctic water with a Latin lover, then admits he actually waited at home for a repairman who never showed up. They gossip, joke about throwing a paper clip at the new boss, and keep talking. Then Sean O'Connell's negative arrives with a gift, and Todd admits he has a man crush on him.

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注目の表現

slutrecite versepaper cliptoner box

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このシーンの表現

man crush

a straight man's admiration for a man

Hearing that Sean O'Connell still shoots film, Walter confesses a fan-boy admiration.

He has a man crush on his old professor.

このシーンの他の表現

  • slut

    a slur for a loose woman

  • recite verse

    say poetry aloud

  • paper clip

    a small wire clip

  • toner box

    a printer toner cartridge

  • intricate details

    fine, complicated details

このシーンのメモ一覧

63 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · A2what did you do

how did you spend it

And what did you do this weekend?
表現 · B1bathe in something

soak in something

I bathed in Arctic mountain water...
発音bathed in

The d in bathed links into in, almost one word.

I bathed in Arctic mountain water...
表現 · B2recite verse

say poetry aloud

Walter describes a dream weekend with a lover reciting poetry to him, romantic and deadpan.

while my Latin lover recited verse to me.
表現 · A2wait for someone

stay until someone comes

Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came.
表現 · A2never came

did not show up

Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came.
文法 · B2who never came

non-defining relative clause: The who-clause adds a detail about the repairman and can be dropped without breaking the sentence.

Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came.
発音waited for

The t in waited often flaps into a light d sound.

Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came.
表現 · A2call someone later

phone you afterward

I'm gonna call you later.
発音call you

Call links into you, sounding like call-ya.

I'm gonna call you later.
表現 · B1move like someone

moves in the manner of

She moves like a woman.
表現 · B2test the limits of something

push something to its edge

Testing the limits of the human "espirit".
発音Testing the

The g in Testing nearly drops before the.

Testing the limits of the human "espirit".
表現 · B1test something out

try it to see

I'd like to climb your hair, test that out.
表現 · B1hit someone with something

strike someone using something

Do you think, if I hit him with a paper clip, would he move?
文法 · B2if I hit him with a paper clip, would he move

second conditional: An unreal condition: the if-clause takes the past hit, the main clause takes would.

Do you think, if I hit him with a paper clip, would he move?
表現 · B1throw something at someone

hurl something toward someone

I actually threw a toner box at him once.
表現 · B1move on

proceed to the next thing

Moving on, as they say.
スラング · B2as they say

as the saying goes — A spoken filler for quoting a saying; rare in formal writing.

Moving on, as they say.
表現 · B2do one's thing

do what one does best

where people sort of do their thing.
スラング · B1nut pouch

a teasing nickname — A workplace nickname; never use it formally.

There's a new nut pouch, did you hear?
表現 · B2intricate details

fine, complicated details

Worried about an evaluation, Walter insists their work is too finely detailed to judge.

They won't be able to. We do intricate details back here.
表現 · B2out in the open

in plain view

Hey, how long has this neg roll been here... out in the open?
表現 · B2have a man crush on someone

a straight man's admiration for a man

Hearing that Sean O'Connell still shoots film, Walter confesses a fan-boy admiration.

That results for me in a man crush.
スラング · B2rumblings

early rumors — Office gossip talk; use rumors in formal settings.

Heard rumblings LIFE'S done, man.
文法 · B2while self-stitching a gun wound

participle phrase: While plus an -ing phrase marks a simultaneous action, short for while I was stitching.

while self-stitching a gun wound to my abdomen...
表現 · C1the quintessence of something

the purest form of it

The quintessence of life, I think.

「Walter and Cheryl Meet at the Office」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is where the film first shows Walter at ease, and it does it through language. Left alone with Cheryl, he stops being the invisible man and starts inventing: Arctic water, a Latin lover, a poetry falcon. The joke is that the fantasy collapses into the truth almost immediately — "Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came" — and Cheryl likes him more for it, not less. Their banter about throwing things at the boss is the film's version of flirting. Then the scene changes key: Sean O'Connell's film arrives, and Walter's admiration for the photographer is stated outright — "That results for me in a man crush" — and the gift with the blood on it turns a joke into a mission. The rest of the plot is set in motion by a present and a missing frame.

Theme

DreamsWalter's made-up weekend is a small fantasy, and the office scenes show how much of his life happens in his head.
IdentityWith Cheryl he is briefly more himself than usual, improvising stories, before the reality of the magazine comes back.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The flat truth after a fantasy is the funniest line here.
  • Office jokes reveal how comfortable Cheryl and Walter already are.
  • A deadpan experiment with a paper clip says everything about office boredom.
  • Sean's gift turns a photograph into a creed.

発音のポイント

  • bathed in — The d in bathed links into in, almost one word.
  • waited for — The t in waited often flaps into a light d sound.
  • call you — Call links into you, sounding like call-ya.
  • Testing the — The g in Testing nearly drops before the.
Actually, I waited for my refrigerator repairman, who never came.

The punchline that deflates Walter's fantasy and reveals the ordinary loneliness underneath it.

Testing the limits of the human "espirit".

Walter's mock-heroic answer to where he has been, covering his mundane life with grand language.

I'd like to climb your hair, test that out.

Flirtation that is completely over the top, which is exactly why Cheryl finds it charming.

Do you think, if I hit him with a paper clip, would he move?

Office mischief offered as a way of testing whether anything can reach the new boss.

I should evaluate you, you should evaluate me.

A joke about the coming reviews that says everyone is equally in the dark about them.

That results for me in a man crush.

Todd's open admiration for Sean, the film naming the feeling without embarrassment.

The quintessence of life, I think.

Sean's note frames risk and suffering as the essence of a life worth living.

このシーンについての質問

What does Walter tell Cheryl about his weekend?

He jokes that he bathed in Arctic water with a Latin lover, then admits he actually stayed home waiting for a refrigerator repairman who never came.

Why does Sean O'Connell's film matter?

It arrives with a gift and a note saying Sean trusts Walter to get it where it needs to go. That negative becomes the thing Walter has to track down for the rest of the film.

What is a 'man crush'?

It is one man's open admiration for another, usually someone talented he looks up to. Todd uses it about Sean O'Connell, and it is meant warmly, not romantically.

Why are people talking about evaluations?

The acquisition means the staff expect to be reviewed by the new owners. The jokes about evaluating each other show how little anyone knows about what is coming.

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第 1 章zone outWalter Calls eHarmony for Help第 2 章play outThe Office Learns It's Acquired再生中 · 第 3 章man crushWalter and Cheryl Meet at the Office第 4 章non-vitalTed Announces LIFE's Last Issue第 5 章work backwardsWalter Learns to Work Backwards第 6 章soul matesWalter and Cheryl Walk Together第 7 章follow up on somethingWalter Finds a Lead in Greenland第 8 章speak from the heartWalter Searches a Greenland Pub第 9 章made the gradeWalter Takes the Helicopter to Greenland第 10 章kick-assWalter Jumps Into the Ocean第 11 章end upWalter Calls Cheryl From Iceland第 12 章get something out of your systemWalter Learns Sean Visited His Mom第 13 章ask for attentionWalter Finds Sean in the Himalayas第 14 章a lot on your plateTodd Meets Walter After Detention第 15 章fell off the face of the EarthWalter Finally Asks Cheryl Out第 16 章do whateverThe 'Stay Alive' Travel Montage
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