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Do you mind standing to the side?The Way Way Back · 2013 — 第 4 / 18 章 · 4'47" · B1
Owen Teaches Duncan to Play Pac-Man, Explained：cut your own path
Duncan hides in the arcade and finds Owen in the middle of the best Pac-Man game of his life. Owen's advice is simple: no patterns, "Cut your own path." Later, on a boat trip with the family, Duncan is forced into a life jacket he does not want, and Pam and Trent argue about what he needs.
あらすじ
Duncan meets Owen at the arcade, where Owen is playing the game of his life and happily explains his own weakness for chasing ghosts instead of clearing pellets. He tells Duncan not to use a pattern: cut your own path. Then the family joins Kip and Joan on a boat, and Pam insists Duncan wear a life jacket even though he hates the water.
注目の表現
game of my lifebells and whistlescut your own paththrows off
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このシーンの表現
cut your own path
make your own way
Owen hands Duncan his turn and tells him to cut his own path instead of playing patterns.
In this job you have to cut your own path.
このシーンの他の表現
- game of my life
the best game of my life
- bells and whistles
fancy extra features
- throws off
disturbs, unbalances
- might as well
may as well, no reason not to
- look a little more miserable
mocking his sour face
このシーンのメモ一覧
101 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
the best game of my life
Owen apologizes for guarding the arcade machine, insisting this is the game of his life.
I wouldn't normally care, but I'm having the game of my life.Having and the link into one sound.
I wouldn't normally care, but I'm having the game of my life.parenthetical: Like I said is a parenthetical that links back to an earlier point.
Yeah, and I got one man left. So, like I said, ifs the game of my life.fancy extra features
Owen says he is not into all the bells and whistles of newer games.
Not into all the bells and whistles, my man.Into all the runs together as one chunk.
Not into all the bells and whistles, my man.my friend, buddy — Casual address between men; skip it in formal talk.
Not into all the bells and whistles, my man.become too grasping
See, my mistake is that I get greedy.gerund phrase: The gerund phrase names the greedy habit the speaker just mentioned.
Going for all the ghosts and fruits instead of just clearing pellets.a repeated structure
You know, there's a pattern. Right?removes all the difficulty
Takes all the challenge out of it. Anybody can learn a pattern.have got to — Spoken shorthand; too casual for writing.
Owen, we gotta go!anticipate with pleasure
Gives me something to look forward to.a top score
So, if you end up getting a high score, I don't want to see...passive voice: The passive says nothing is left for the imagination.
Nothing's left to the imagination with you, huh, kid?make your own way
Owen hands Duncan his turn and tells him to cut his own path instead of playing patterns.
No pattern on my quarter. Cut your own path.on the point of doing
There you are. We were just about to leave without you.swimming shorts
You need to get your swim trunks on.The t in can't often drops before swim.
No, Duncan can't swim.disturbs, unbalances
Pam explains Peter's eye throws off his balance and makes him seasick.
His eye throws off his equilibrium and he will get sick everywhere.firm enough, not loose
Is that snug enough?breasts (crude) — Vulgar and joking; only with very close friends.
My titties need some color.on my side of things
It just took a little persistence on my end.you might still turn out fine
There may be hope for you yet.sharing the same situation
He said we were already in this together,may as well, no reason not to
Pam recalls agreeing to date him, saying she figured she might as well.
so I might as well.a jerk (vulgar) — Vulgar insult for a man; avoid in polite company.
Could he be even more of a dick?attempt it
You'd give it a try.pal, mate — Casual address; not for formal settings.
Hey, buddy, the cooler's not going to get to the car by itself.「Owen Teaches Duncan to Play Pac-Man」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter splits cleanly in two. The arcade is the first place Duncan is treated as a person rather than a problem, and the advice is almost a thesis for the whole film: "No pattern on my quarter. Cut your own path." Owen is an overgrown kid, but he is also the only adult who looks at Duncan and sees someone worth talking to. The boat half shows what Duncan is escaping: adults performing for each other, a stepfather who talks about being a family while treating the boy as an inconvenience, and a mother caught between them. "He wants this to work. He wants us to be a family," she says, and Duncan's flat reply is that talk is not the same as action. The contrast between the two settings is the whole movie in miniature.
Theme
Coming of ageOwen's advice to cut his own path is the first encouragement Duncan gets to be himself rather than fit in.
Family conflictThe boat scenes show Pam and Trent's fragile new family, with Duncan as the unwanted outsider.
このチャプターで学べること
- Cut your own path is advice aimed far beyond the arcade.
- Might as well sounds like a shrug, not a firm decision.
- The life-vest fight is really about who controls Duncan.
- Bells and whistles quietly says you prefer the basics.
発音のポイント
- having the — Having and the link into one sound.
- into all the — Into all the runs together as one chunk.
- can't swim — The t in can't often drops before swim.
Do you mind standing to the side?Owen's polite opener that is really about his game, the first sign of how seriously he takes play.
I wouldn't normally care, but I'm having the game of my life.The excuse for the request, and a joke about how high the stakes feel inside an arcade.
Not into all the bells and whistles, my man.Owen's taste stated plainly: he likes the simple classic, not the flashy extras.
No pattern on my quarter. Cut your own path.The advice that gives the chapter its name: play by instinct, not by somebody else's rules.
Could you look a little more miserable?A teasing jab at Duncan's long face, delivered as a joke but naming exactly how he feels.
There may be hope for you yet.A half-mocking compliment, suggesting the other person might turn out all right after all.
このシーンについての質問
Who is Owen?
Owen is a grown man Duncan meets in the arcade, playing Pac-Man. He is immature but friendly, and he is the first adult in the film who treats Duncan as worth talking to.
What does Owen mean by 'cut your own path'?
He means not to rely on a memorised pattern in the game, but to play his own way. It becomes an idea the film applies to Duncan's life as well.
Why does Pam make Duncan wear a life jacket?
Because Duncan cannot swim and she is worried about him on the boat. Trent thinks the jacket is unnecessary, but Pam insists that Duncan's safety matters more than appearances.
Why is Duncan unhappy on the boat?
He does not want to be there, does not want to wear the life jacket, and would rather spend the summer with his father. He feels like a burden to Trent and an outsider in the group.
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第 1 章putting yourself out thereTrent Rates Duncan a Three
第 2 章off the wagonBetty Welcomes the New Neighbors
第 3 章grinding onDinner at Trent's Beach House
再生中 · 第 4 章cut your own pathOwen Teaches Duncan to Play Pac-Man
第 5 章call it like I see itOwen and Caitlin Banter at Work
第 6 章trust and respectTrent Lectures Duncan About Respect
第 7 章be my guestThe Water Slide Legend Debate
第 8 章help someone outOwen Offers Duncan a Job
第 9 章if I were youDuncan and Susanna Chase Ghost Crabs
第 10 章go to townOwen Hires Duncan at the Water Park
第 11 章let's get downThe Kids Make Duncan Dance
第 12 章hold out forOwen Needs a Hero at the Tubes
第 13 章fudge the ruleThe Family Plays Candy Land
第 14 章seal the dealDuncan Shows Up on His Day Off
第 15 章in front of your faceDuncan Exposes Trent's Affair
第 16 章deserve betterTrent Apologizes to Pam
第 17 章pour one's heart outLewis Gets a Water Park Sendoff
第 18 章give someone a minuteDuncan Introduces Owen to His Mom第 4 / 18 章 · 残り約 41 分