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You just had to take it too far.The Way Way Back · 2013 — 第 8 / 18 章 · 2'39" · B1
Owen Offers Duncan a Job, Explained：help someone out
Owen drives Duncan home and cannot stand how slowly the boy agrees to things, so he lays down a rule: "we've got to start having faster conversations." Their banter is the closest thing to parenting Duncan gets, and it ends with Owen offering him a summer job at the water park.
あらすじ
After the day at the park, Owen drives Duncan home and teases him about his slow, roundabout answers, telling him they need to have faster conversations. He offers Duncan a job as a floater at Water Wizz, listing the glamorous duties: odd jobs and cleaning up vomit. Duncan cannot say yes fast enough.
注目の表現
except for the part whereshittyhelp someone outfloater
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このシーンの表現
help someone out
give someone a hand
Owen excuses himself from helping with the bike because his hands are on the wheel.
Can you help me out with these boxes?
このシーンの他の表現
- except for the part where
the one bit that is not a joke
- shitty
bad, crappy
- floater
worker who covers any post
- head our way
come in our direction
- drive like idiots
drive very badly
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
Link Fourth of; stress July and slow down for the announcement.
Happy Fourth of July everyone. In honor of America's birthday, the park will be closing early.return with something
Be sure to bring back your tickets stubs to receive five dollars off an all-day park pass.have something with me
No, thanks. I've got my bike.where do you live now
Where are you staying?drive very badly
Hearing the boy lives far, Owen warns that holiday drivers are reckless, pushing him to accept the ride.
That's far. And, people drive like idiots on the Fourth.fools, idiots — Fine for complaining about traffic, rude to a driver's face.
That's far. And, people drive like idiots on the Fourth.in the rear
Throw your bike in the back.too much hassle
No, it's too much trouble.have got to: Have got to means must, and here it is followed by start doing something.
Duncan we've got to start having faster conversations.We've got to often blurs into we-gotta in speech.
Duncan we've got to start having faster conversations.hands busy driving
I'd help you out but I got my hands on the wheel.Link hands on; keep the light and say the line in one breath.
I'd help you out but I got my hands on the wheel.where did you get it
Where'd you get that? The princess collection.where did — Spoken contraction; write where did in formal text.
Where'd you get that? The princess collection.crappy, bad — Casual and crude; say bad or run-down in formal talk.
The car's just the right amount of shitty.caused you to come here
So, what brought you to the water park?right on their doorstep
Not many kids head our way when the ocean's their backyard.time clause: The when-clause sets the condition; the main clause draws the conclusion.
Not many kids head our way when the ocean's their backyard.how long you have done it
How long have you been working there?present perfect continuous: Have been working stresses an action running from the past up to now.
How long have you been working there?in deep trouble
Of course, that was after 'Nam. I was in the shit.in deep trouble — Vulgar slang for being in trouble; not for formal use.
Of course, that was after 'Nam. I was in the shit.relative clause: The part where... pins down which piece, and do adds emphasis.
I'm kidding except for the part where I really do hate them.fill-in worker — Workplace jargon for a worker who covers any post.
You're probably busy or not interested, but I need somebody to be a floater at the park.small casual tasks
You know, do some odd jobs, clean up some vomit.「Owen Offers Duncan a Job」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter is where Owen quietly becomes the father figure Duncan does not have. Everything about it is casual — a car ride, a joke about the car being "the right amount of shitty," a made-up life story — and that is exactly the point. Owen does not lecture; he teases, and he treats Duncan's hesitation as something to be fixed together: "we've got to start having faster conversations." The job offer is the real gesture. It gives Duncan a place to go and people who will notice whether he shows up, which is more than either of his homes offers. When Owen admits that the offer comes with vomit and odd jobs, he is doing what good mentors do: telling the truth and making it funny.
Theme
Coming of ageOwen gives Duncan a job and a place where he is expected, quietly starting him on a new path.
FriendshipTheir teasing car-ride banter is the first real connection Duncan makes in the film.
このチャプターで学べること
- Faster conversations is a light way to ask for directness.
- The car joke shows self-mockery as confidence.
- A made-up war story hides a real job offer.
- Floater names the one job nobody else wants.
発音のポイント
- Fourth of July — Link Fourth of; stress July and slow down for the announcement.
- we've got to — We've got to often blurs into we-gotta in speech.
- hands on the — Link hands on; keep the light and say the line in one breath.
Duncan we've got to start having faster conversations.Owen's comic rule for their relationship: stop hedging, say what you mean, and keep up.
The car's just the right amount of shitty.Owen's joke about his own car, a way of admitting it is a wreck without caring.
Not many kids head our way when the ocean's their backyard.Owen acknowledging that the water park is nobody's first choice, which makes Duncan's visit more interesting.
I don't know. I guess there's not much for me at home.Duncan's quiet admission about why he spends his days elsewhere, the first hint of his unhappy home.
I'm kidding except for the part where I really do hate them.Owen's fake biography, ending with a joke that keeps one grain of truth.
You're probably busy or not interested, but I need somebody to be a floater at the park.The job offer phrased as if it does not matter, when it is the thing Duncan most needs.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Owen give Duncan a ride?
Because Duncan's house is far and it is the Fourth of July, when people drive badly. Owen offers, then insists, and the ride becomes the start of their friendship.
What job does Owen offer Duncan?
He offers him a position as a floater at Water Wizz — an all-round helper who does odd jobs, including cleaning up vomit. Duncan accepts immediately.
Why does Duncan spend his days at the water park?
He does not feel at home with Trent and Pam, and the park is somewhere he can disappear. Owen notices this and gives him a reason to keep coming back.
What is Owen's made-up life story about?
He jokes that he has been at the park since he was a small Cambodian child, that he fought in Vietnam, and that he joined the circus as a clown fighter — then admits most of it is a joke.
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