someone who prefers cats
Perry apologizes for the dogs and admits he is more of a cat person who walks dogs for work.
Well, I'm more of a cat person, myself. I just do this professionally. Sorry.Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 7 / 16 章 · 5'01" · B1
Melodie Meets Perry, Explained：play one's cards right
Melodie meets Perry while walking dogs, and the two fall into easy conversation as they walk together. When she tells Boris about her date, he reacts with suspicion, warning her to watch out for serial killers and interrogating Perry when he arrives to pick her up.
あらすじ
While out walking dogs, Melodie meets Perry and the two immediately hit it off. She tells Boris about the date later, and he responds with grim warnings about serial killers. When Perry comes to collect her, Boris quizzes him about identification and compares him to Ted Bundy.
注目の表現
more of a cat personkeep an eye outplay one's cards rightfooling around
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このシーンの表現
play one's cards right
act cleverly to get a good result
Melody says she wants Perry to see what he could get if he plays his cards right.
If you play your cards right, you could get the job.
このシーンの他の表現
- more of a cat person
someone who prefers cats
- keep an eye out
watch carefully for something
- fooling around
silly or flirtatious play
- capital punishment
the death penalty
- If an IQ of 200 is brilliant
ironic: a sideways boast
このシーンのメモ一覧
99 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
do something as a job
Well, I'm more of a cat person, myself. I just do this professionally. Sorry.do a job involving children
I'd like to work with children.be quiet — Fine joking among friends; rude to elders.
- Shut up! Thank you. - Can I ask your name?walk together with someone
May I walk along with you?reason clause: The since-clause gives his reason, and the reason is absurdly bleak.
I don't see why not, you know, since we're all doomed anyway.Link doomed anyway so the d slides into a.
I don't see why not, you know, since we're all doomed anyway.scatter in all directions
Whichever's bigger. I just know that we're all flying apart.Link flying apart so the ng flows into a.
Whichever's bigger. I just know that we're all flying apart.a weak chess player — Chess slang; teasing among players.
My bishop what? What? You patzer, you earthworm!a worm; used as a weak insult — A made-up jab, only with people who know you.
My bishop what? What? You patzer, you earthworm!manner phrase: The like-phrase compares the doctors to miners digging for something.
They drop that endoscope down my throat and probe me like coal miners, and they always come up with nothing!come and collect someone
I said, "Not really." He said, "I'll pick you up Friday at 8:00."The k in pick runs into you, almost like pi-kyu.
I said, "Not really." He said, "I'll pick you up Friday at 8:00."watch carefully for something
Before her date, Boris gravely tells Melody to keep an eye out for serial killers.
You have to keep an eye out for serial killers.the death penalty
Melody calls Boris's list of pet peeves a theory about capital punishment, which is absurdly grand.
I told him your theory about capital punishment.clean up behind someone
That it should include people that don't pick up after their dogs,relative clause: The clause pinpoints which people he would put on his list.
people who ride their bikes on the sidewalk, people who call mothers "moms" and...act cleverly to get a good result
Melody says she wants Perry to see what he could get if he plays his cards right.
Just kind of give him an idea of what he might be in for if he plays his cards right.in the area of something
But I happen to be pretty sharp, too, and I have a natural talent in the field of fooling around.silly or flirtatious behavior — Casual; avoid it in formal talk.
But I happen to be pretty sharp, too, and I have a natural talent in the field of fooling around.leave a home
Yeah, well, I just hope you're saving your money so you can move out quickly, you know, now that you're working.「Melodie Meets Perry」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter gives Melodie the ordinary life Boris keeps telling her to want. Perry is nice, the conversation is easy, and nothing dramatic happens, which is exactly why it matters: for once the film shows her happy without a joke attached. Boris, of course, cannot let it be simple, and his worry comes out as a lecture about murderers. The line that catches his tone is his own backhanded concession that "he's not a serial killer. At least he didn't mention it." Under the jokes, the scene quietly turns on the question the film keeps asking: is Boris protecting her, or keeping her?
Theme
RomanceMelodie gets an ordinary, hopeful date, the kind of life Boris keeps telling her she should want.
TrustBoris meets Perry with open suspicion, turning a first date into an interrogation about identification.
このチャプターで学べること
- Boris treats a first date like a criminal investigation.
- Melody explains slang with total confidence.
- The doom talk is his way of agreeing.
発音のポイント
- doomed anyway — Link doomed anyway so the d slides into a.
- flying apart — Link flying apart so the ng flows into a.
- pick you up — The k in pick runs into you, almost like pi-kyu.
I don't see why not, you know, since we're all doomed anyway.Boris's bleak permission to walk together, an invitation wrapped in pessimism.
Whichever's bigger. I just know that we're all flying apart.His cosmic talk, offered as small talk and landing as nonsense.
You know what banter is, it's like flirty talk.Melodie explaining her date to Boris, delighted by the word itself.
He's not a serial killer. At least he didn't mention it.Her deadpan answer to his warnings, showing she can play his game.
But I happen to be pretty sharp, too, and I have a natural talent in the field of fooling around.Her self-assessment, a rare moment where she claims her own strengths.
このシーンについての質問
How do Melodie and Perry meet?
She meets him while she is out walking dogs. They start talking, he asks to walk with her, and she tells him she wants to work with children.
Why is Boris suspicious of Perry?
He assumes any man interested in Melodie is dangerous. He warns her about serial killers and, when Perry arrives, asks to see his identification.
What does Boris ask Perry for?
He asks for identification, such as a driver's license or a birth certificate. Perry says he never carries his birth certificate and does not understand the question.
What is Melodie's theory about capital punishment?
She jokes that it should apply to small annoyances, like people who do not pick up after their dogs or who ride bikes on the sidewalk.
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第 3 章get on my feetBoris Takes Melodie In
第 4 章spare me the detailsBoris's Runaway Tells Her Past
第 5 章out of the questionBoris Rejects Melodie's Crush
第 6 章bark is worse than your biteBoris Refuses to Marry Melodie
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第 9 章plain as the nose on your faceMelodie's Mother Shows Up
第 10 章the long and short of itMarietta Argues and Plays Matchmaker
第 11 章down the toiletLeo Discovers Marietta's Photos
第 12 章out of spiteRandy Pursues Melodie
第 13 章toothpaste back in the tubeRandy Takes Melodie to His Boat
第 14 章of all peopleMelodie's Father Shows Up
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