the key moment
Healy teases that the important part is coming, calling it the money shot.
Here comes the money shot.There's Something About Mary · 1998 — 第 9 / 24 章 · 2'39" · B2
Healy Reports Back on Mary, Explained：spark plug
Healy, now a private detective, reports to Ted on the Mary he was hired to find. The news is absurd and unflattering — "Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock." — yet Healy insists she is worth seeing: "She's a real spark plug, this one." Ted thanks him, unaware that the report is a lie.
あらすじ
Healy, working as a private detective in Miami, calls Ted with the results of his search for Mary. He describes a woman who has aged and put on weight, has four children by three men and no wedding ring, and even uses a wheelchair. Ted is alarmed, but Healy insists she is lively and worth looking up.
注目の表現
money shotbig-bonedpack on the poundsno rock
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このシーンの表現
spark plug
an energetic person
Healy urges Ted to visit her, calling Mary a real spark plug full of life.
Our new coach is a real spark plug.
このシーンの他の表現
- money shot
the key moment
- big-boned
large-framed, politely fat
- pack on the pounds
gain weight
- no rock
no wedding ring
- fuckers
crude word for kids
このシーンのメモ一覧
39 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
a weak spot
First chink in the armor, Ted.when you have a moment
Pop, you wanna get me a whiskey sour when you get a sec?on the point of
- I think your life's about to change. - Really? So you found her?be about to: Be about to marks something on the very edge of happening.
- I think your life's about to change. - Really? So you found her?About to often blurs into abouta.
- I think your life's about to change. - Really? So you found her?not in the least
Really? So she hasn't changed at all. Huh?large-framed, politely fat
Healy probes whether Mary was already big-boned in school, a soft word for heavy.
Was Mary a little big-boned back in high school?In big-boned the stress falls on big.
Was Mary a little big-boned back in high school?gain weight
Healy adds that Mary has packed on a few pounds over the years, softening the blow.
I guess she packed on a few pounds over the years.a lot of
Well, you know, you shit out a bunch of kids...certain to happen
Healy explains that after so many kids, putting on weight is bound to happen.
...and you're bound to put on a few pounds.be bound to: Be bound to states a likely certainty, almost unavoidable.
...and you're bound to put on a few pounds.never married
No, no, she's never been. That's the good news.no wedding ring
Healy sums Mary up as having kids but no rock, meaning no wedding ring.
Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock.crude word for people — Heavy swearing; never in formal speech.
Hyperactive little fuckers too.stay level with
Tough to keep up with in a wheelchair, I bet.your particular taste
I thought that was part of your kick.a particular interest — Casual for a personal interest or taste.
I thought that was part of your kick.dismissive, don't care — A dismissive brush-off; rude to customers or elders.
- Excuse me. I ordered a whiskey sour. - Yeah, whatever.the correct person
Are you sure it's the same Mary? You got the right person?reduced relative clause: The clause you need modifies information with that left out.
- I don't... - Okay, I got all the information you need.a betting agent — Shady-world slang; use bookmaker in formal talk.
I got it off her bookie. Nice guy.an energetic person
Healy urges Ted to visit her, calling Mary a real spark plug full of life.
You really should look her up, Ted. I mean. She's a real spark plug, this one.Look her up runs together, the h in her nearly gone.
You really should look her up, Ted. I mean. She's a real spark plug, this one.a public housing complex
Ted, don't you want the name of the housing project?「Healy Reports Back on Mary」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a payoff to the film's long-running deception, and it is funnier the more you know. Healy was hired to find Mary, but he wants her for himself, so everything he reports is shaped to make Ted lose interest: she has grown heavy, has four children by three men, and is in a wheelchair. The details pile up into absurdity, and the film lets the audience enjoy the gap between what Healy says and what he means. His parting line, that she is "a real spark plug," is the one honest thing in the report, and it is precisely the quality that makes her dangerous to his plan. Ted hears only enough to be discouraged, thanks him sincerely, and never suspects that his old friend is the one who will now go after Mary.
Theme
DeceptionHealy's report is a pack of half-truths and inventions designed to send Ted away, and the film plays it for comedy.
BetrayalTed trusts his old friend with the one thing that matters to him, and the friend uses it to remove him from the race.
このチャプターで学べること
- A detective can bury a lie inside friendly small talk.
- Big-boned is a soft word doing a hard job.
- Every detail Healy adds makes the story less believable.
- A ring is shorthand for a whole relationship status.
発音のポイント
- about to — About to often blurs into abouta.
- big-boned — In big-boned the stress falls on big.
- look her up — Look her up runs together, the h in her nearly gone.
Oh, yeah. And you were right, man. She really is something else. My God.Healy's opener, full of false enthusiasm: he confirms that Mary is special, which is exactly why he intends to keep Ted away from her.
Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock.The gossip that is meant to kill Ted's interest: Mary has a busy romantic life and no marriage, all of it delivered as a list of reasons to give up.
You really should look her up, Ted. I mean. She's a real spark plug, this one.The one genuine line hidden in the report: Healy admits Mary is full of life, the very thing that makes her worth chasing — and worth lying about.
Tough to keep up with in a wheelchair, I bet.A planted detail delivered as sympathy: Healy adds that Mary uses a wheelchair, which is invented to make her seem like a burden.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Healy tell Ted that Mary is overweight and unmarried?
Because he wants Ted to lose interest in her. Healy has already fallen for Mary, so he paints her as undesirable in every way he can.
What does "no rock" mean?
It is slang for having no wedding ring, so no marriage. Healy uses it to describe Mary's situation, and it is one of his few accurate details.
Is Healy telling the truth about Mary?
Only partly. Some of what he says is false or exaggerated, and he uses the details to discourage Ted. The scene is a con dressed up as a report.
Why does Healy suggest Mary is worth seeing?
He lets one honest detail slip: she is lively and fun. Saying she is worth a look makes his report sound balanced, even though he wants Ted to stay away.
What does Ted do at the end of the scene?
He thanks Healy for the work and accepts the information. He does not realise that Healy has lied to him, and he is left thinking Mary is not worth pursuing.
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次のチャプター · 第 10 章have feelings for someoneTed Still Wants to Find Mary
第 1 章hold someone to thatTed Asks Mary to the Prom
第 2 章not all thereTed Asks Mary to the Prom
第 3 章busting chopsTed Meets Mary's Family
第 4 章pull off a Band-AidTed Gets His Zipper Stuck
第 5 章in a slumpDom Gives Ted a Pep Talk
第 6 章a bump in the roadTed Hires Healy to Find Mary
第 7 章shooting fish in a barrelHealy Visits Sully in Miami
第 8 章at a drop of a hatMary Describes Her Ideal Man
再生中 · 第 9 章spark plugHealy Reports Back on Mary
第 10 章have feelings for someoneTed Still Wants to Find Mary
第 11 章politically incorrectHealy Chats Up Mary at the Range
第 12 章so to speakHealy Pretends to Be an Architect
第 13 章blow out of the waterThe 7 Minute Abs Pitch
第 14 章too good to be trueHealy Says Goodnight to Mary
第 15 章cut to the chaseTed Is Interrogated by Detectives
第 16 章funny vibeTucker Warns Mary About Healy
第 17 章pick up the tabTed Watches Mary From Afar
第 18 章dodged a few bulletsTed Runs Into Mary in Miami
第 19 章hooked upTucker Warns Mary About Healy
第 20 章come cleanHealy Confronts the Fake Detective
第 21 章dumb luckTed and Mary Talk at a Bar
第 22 章quit while I'm aheadPuffy Attacks Ted
第 23 章trick me intoMary Confronts Ted About Healy
第 24 章cross the lineThe Guys Confront Each Other第 9 / 24 章 · 残り約 42 分