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I got that email from Rich yesterday.The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · 2013 — 第 15 / 16 章 · 2'45" · B1
Walter Finally Asks Cheryl Out, Explained：fell off the face of the Earth
Walter runs into Cheryl and finally says the things he has been holding back: that he was thinking about her in the park, that he nearly disappeared, and the truth about the man she thought was her husband. Then he asks her to come with him to see her sister in Grease, and somehow it works.
あらすじ
Meeting Cheryl in the street, Walter thanks her and admits he was thinking about her the day in the park, then talks about his trip: the drunk pilot, the helicopter, and imagining her singing Major Tom. She asks where he disappeared to, and he explains he came by but saw her husband, which turns out to be a misunderstanding.
注目の表現
fell off the face of the Earthget back togetherAre you kiddingrelate to
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このシーンの表現
fell off the face of the Earth
disappeared completely
Cheryl teases Walter for vanishing without a word, as if he had dropped off the planet.
He fell off the face of the Earth after graduation.
このシーンの他の表現
- get back together
resume a relationship
- Are you kidding
expressing pleasant disbelief
- relate to
feel connected to
- sound weird
seem strange to hear
- the best part
the highlight
このシーンのメモ一覧
57 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
a kind thing to do
That was just a really cool thing to do.making someone bored
you weren't boring me.having someone on your mind
I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you.noun clause: The hope-clause states the worry the speaker wants to get past.
I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you.Link thinking and about so it sounds like one word.
I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you.board
and I had to get on this helicopter, with a very drunk pilot.take someone where they wished
And it got me where I wanted to go.adverbial clause: The where-clause stands in for a place phrase, here the destination he wanted.
And it got me where I wanted to go.Wanted to often reduces to wanna in speech.
And it got me where I wanted to go.disappeared completely
Cheryl teases Walter for vanishing without a word, as if he had dropped off the planet.
You sort of fell off the face of the Earth there.Sort of often reduces to sorta in fast speech.
You sort of fell off the face of the Earth there.decided I ought to
your husband answered so I figured I should just go.noun clause: The clause after figured reports the speaker's reasoning at that moment.
your husband answered so I figured I should just go.repairing the fridge
Phil. He was fixing my refrigerator.resume a relationship
Walter assumes Cheryl and her husband have reunited, and she quickly sets him straight.
I thought maybe you got back together.win a part
Hey, my sister got this role in Grease.in the Broadway theaters
Not on Broadway. In some weird church.make it come across as
I made that sound really not good.expressing pleasant disbelief
Hearing that the show is in a church, Walter blurts out this line, amused and amazed.
Grease in a weird church? Are you kidding?odd — Casual; say unusual in formal settings.
Grease in a weird church? Are you kidding?the highlight
Hearing that Rizzo is the role, Walter calls it the best part and makes Cheryl laugh.
Rizzo, that's the best part.feel connected to
Walter says he has always understood Rizzo best, and Cheryl agrees, drawing them closer.
I actually always related to Rizzo more.emphatic question: The it-cleft question isolates the reason being asked about.
Was it the smoking and the teenage sex?genuine
No. She was just real, I guess.genuine — Casual praise; use authentic in formal talk.
No. She was just real, I guess.be released
The last issue, it should be here. It came out this morning.「Walter Finally Asks Cheryl Out」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is the payoff for every misread signal in the film. Walter finally speaks instead of daydreaming, and what he says is more honest than graceful — that he was thinking about her, that he went to her house and turned away, that he is not good at any of this. Cheryl does not mock him; she simply corrects the misunderstanding and keeps the conversation going. When he asks her to Grease and instantly undercuts himself, she says yes anyway, which is the answer the whole film has been building toward. The line that carries it is his apology for awkwardness — "I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you." — and the reply is not a joke but a door opening.
Theme
RomanceWalter finally tells Cheryl the truth about his feelings and asks her out, and she says yes.
CourageHe speaks plainly instead of retreating into a daydream, which is the bravest thing he does in the film.
このチャプターで学べること
- The hedge before the confession makes it braver.
- Falling off the face of the Earth is how absence gets joked about.
- Relating to a character is a quiet way to reveal yourself.
- The invitation works because it sounds improvised.
発音のポイント
- thinking about — Link thinking and about so it sounds like one word.
- wanted to — Wanted to often reduces to wanna in speech.
- sort of — Sort of often reduces to sorta in fast speech.
You sort of fell off the face of the Earth there.Cheryl's teasing way of saying he vanished completely for a while.
I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was thinking about you.Walter's awkward, honest confession, the first time he says what he feels without a fantasy to hide behind.
Grease in a weird church? Are you kidding?His delight at the invitation, and a rare moment of saying yes to something new.
No. She was just real, I guess.Cheryl's reason for relating to Rizzo, which also describes what she values.
I actually always related to Rizzo more.Walter's own admission, a small act of self-description he would never have made earlier.
このシーンについての質問
Why did Walter not contact Cheryl earlier?
He went to her house once, but a man answered the door and he assumed it was her husband, so he left. The man was only fixing her refrigerator.
How does Cheryl react to Walter's confession?
She is not put off. She corrects the misunderstanding about Phil, jokes about his imagination, and then invites him to see her sister perform in Grease.
What is Major Tom?
It is the David Bowie song the drunk pilot sang in Greenland. Walter says imagining Cheryl singing it was what got him onto the helicopter.
What does Walter ask Cheryl to do?
He asks her to come with him to see her sister, who has the role of Rizzo in a production of Grease at an unusual church venue. She immediately says yes.
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第 2 章play outThe Office Learns It's Acquired
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
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