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The Trip · 2011 — 第 15 / 20 章 · 5'41" · B2

A Phone Call by the Lake, Explained：a wee bit

On a walk by the lake, one of the men calls the woman he's separated from. He blames "the phone reception" and mentions "a short Welsh man who does impressions," but the real subject is the break: "I wish you were here," he says, and she reminds him, "You could have been here with me."

あらすじ

After a day of walking and a geology lecture, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon check into the Yorke Arms. Coogan walks down to the lake to call his girlfriend, blaming bad reception and describing his companion as a short Welshman who does impressions. What starts as small talk slides into the terms of their separation and ends abruptly.

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hissstorya wee bitdo impressionsLook at the time

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このシーンの表現

a wee bit

a little bit

本地人半开玩笑地评价罗布，说他懂一点石灰岩的知识，可别装成内行。

I am a wee bit tired after the drive.

このシーンの他の表現

  • hissstory

    a drawn-out pun on history sounding like his story

  • do impressions

    to imitate other people for entertainment

  • Look at the time

    a way to announce you have to leave

このシーンのメモ一覧

101 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

表現 · B2a wee bit

a little bit

You know about the limestone a wee bit without being clever.
表現 · B2without being + adjectiveYou know about the limestone a wee bit without being clever.
発音a wee bit

liaison

You know about the limestone a wee bit without being clever.
表現 · B2start off lifeSo you'll know that it started off life in the Bahamas somewhere around that sort of line of latitude south of the equator.
表現 · B2line of latitudeSo you'll know that it started off life in the Bahamas somewhere around that sort of line of latitude south of the equator.
表現 · B1world famousWhich had joined onto Laurasia, of course, and world famous Malham limestone pavement, I suppose, you would describe it.
表現 · B1be well aware of somethingNo, well aware of it.
表現 · B2the only disadvantage with somethingThe only disadvantage with limestone, although a very hard rock,
表現 · B1and all the rest of itroad wearing and all the rest of
表現 · A2known as somethingThey are water solution holes known as rundkarren.
表現 · A2be on one's wayOkay, I'll be on my way.
発音on my way

liaison

Okay, I'll be on my way.
スラング · B1Cheerio- Righto. - Thanks. Cheerio.
表現 · A2just over thereThe bathroom is just over there.
表現 · B1phone receptionOkay, can you get phone reception around here?
表現 · A2call someone backYou didn't call me back.
スラング · B2sucksThese restaurants that you've picked are great places, but the phone reception sucks.
表現 · B2do drugsHave you been doing drugs?
表現 · B1do impressions

to imitate other people for entertainment

I'm with a short Welsh man who does impressions.
表現 · B1take a breakYeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break, so, you know, what do you expect?
表現 · B1does that mean ...Does that mean you've been with other girls because we're on a break?
文法 · B2wish you were here

wish + past form for an unreal wish

I wish you were here.
文法 · B2could have been here with me

modal + have + past participle

You could have been here with me.
表現 · B2choose not to do somethingYou chose not to be.
発音Got to go

elision

Look at the time. Got to go, Steve.
表現 · B1sometime soonHope you get reception again sometime soon.
表現 · B2clear one's throatNo, you sound like a submarine clearing its throat.
スラング · B2ScouseSound like a Scouse submarine.
表現 · A2something to startCould I have the soufflé to start and then the lamb, please?
表現 · A2something to followAnd the lamb to follow. Thank you.
表現 · B1from someone's point of viewThe reason that song has so much pain is because he wrote the words for her to sing about their breakup, but he wrote the lyrics from her point of view.
文法 · B2The reason that song has so much pain is because

the reason ... is because

The reason that song has so much pain is because he wrote the words for her to sing about their breakup, but he wrote the lyrics from her point of view.
表現 · B1plenty of somethingBut wait, I have plenty of self-confidence.

「A Phone Call by the Lake」を読み解く

What's really going on

The call is a masterclass in dodging. He offers every excuse for missing her calls, "the phone reception sucks," and paints his trip as harmless comedy, "a short Welsh man who does impressions." But the jokes are armor. When she asks whether he's been with other women, he doesn't answer the question; he reaches for "I wish you were here," which sounds romantic while quietly avoiding responsibility. Her reply, "You could have been here with me," hands the choice back to him. Neither is lying, exactly, but both are choosing which truths to say out loud.

Theme

RomanceThe call shows a relationship already splitting, with longing and blame traded in the same breath.
LonelinessSurrounded by beautiful countryside, he still sounds alone, and says so almost by accident.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Reception as desk or signal
  • Taking a break as a relationship clause
  • The rest of as leftover packing

発音のポイント

  • a wee bit — liaison
  • on my way — liaison
  • Got to go — elision
I wish you were here.

A soft, romantic line that may also be a way of dodging her harder question about other women.

You could have been here with me.

Her reply puts the missed trip back on him: the separation was a choice, and he made it too.

No, you sound like a submarine clearing its throat.

A teasing insult about an impression: the deep, rumbling voice sounds like a submarine, not a person.

These restaurants that you've picked are great places, but the phone reception sucks.

He blames the technology for missed calls, praising her choices while excusing his own silence.

I'm with a short Welsh man who does impressions.

A comic description of his traveling companion that turns the trip into a boys' comedy rather than anything to worry about.

このシーンについての質問

Why does he keep blaming the phone reception?

It's the easiest excuse for not answering her calls. Bad signal in the countryside is plausible, so it covers his silence without admitting he chose to be out of touch.

Is he cheating on her during the break?

The scene never says. She asks directly, and he dodges with "I wish you were here," so the film leaves it open and lets the evasion speak for itself.

What does "taking a break" mean for them?

A pause in the relationship rather than a clean breakup. The trouble is that they clearly mean different things by it, and the call is where that gap shows.

Why does she mention beautiful Northern waitresses?

It's a needling, jealous question disguised as casual interest. When he answers with Eastern European waitresses, the joke turns into evidence she's already suspicious.

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