give someone proper credit
I admit I didn't give you your full due at first, physically.Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 6 / 16 章 · 2'47" · B2
Boris Refuses to Marry Melodie, Explained：bark is worse than your bite
Melodie tells Boris she likes him and asks whether he could ever marry her, and he reacts as if she had gone insane: "Have you lost your mind?" He then lists his own flaws and delivers a lecture that love does not conquer all, while she answers that his bark is worse than his bite.
あらすじ
Melodie confesses that she likes Boris and asks if he could ever think of marrying her. He is appalled, tells her he has nothing to offer but a bad temper and misanthropy, and explains that love does not conquer all. She replies that he is all bark and no bite.
注目の表現
conquer allthe exception, not the rulebark is worse than your biteIf the shoe fits, wear it
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このシーンの表現
bark is worse than your bite
all talk and no real threat
Melody sees through his harsh talk and asks why his bark is worse than his bite.
You shout a lot, but your bark is worse than your bite.
このシーンの他の表現
- conquer all
overcome everything
- the exception, not the rule
rare rather than typical
- If the shoe fits, wear it
accept a criticism that applies
- set one's sights on
aim for something ambitiously
- move on with your life
continue living after a stage
このシーンのメモ一覧
31 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
decide differently
However, as only a great mind can do, I've reassessed my position, and changed my mind.manner clause: The as-clause frames the action as something only a great mind manages.
However, as only a great mind can do, I've reassessed my position, and changed my mind.consider doing something
So you could never think of marrying me?go crazy
Have you lost your mind?used for emphasis in a question
Why on Earth would you even fantasize about such a thing?continue living after a stage
Boris plans her exit: stay, save, find her own place, and move on with her life.
I think you should stay here for a while, accumulate some money, and then find a place of your own, and move on with your life.rare rather than typical
Boris grants there are exceptions to his claim, then insists they are the exception, not the rule.
Naturally, there are exceptions to what I'm going to say, but they're the exception, not the rule.noun clause: The what-clause is the object of to and names the coming claim.
Naturally, there are exceptions to what I'm going to say, but they're the exception, not the rule.overcome everything
Giving Melody a lesson on love, Boris denies that it conquers all or even lasts.
Love, despite what they tell you, does not conquer all. Nor does it even usually last.The d in reduced to often becomes a quick flap.
In the end, the romantic aspirations of our youth are reduced to whatever works. Okay?aim for something ambitiously
Boris complains to his friends that this little inchworm has set her sights on him.
Can you believe this little inchworm setting her sights on me?Link sights on so it sounds like sight-son.
Can you believe this little inchworm setting her sights on me?a small worm; used as a mild insult — A made-up jab, fine only with people who know you.
Can you believe this little inchworm setting her sights on me?a stroll in a park here it is a literal walk, not the idiom for an easy task
Yes, yes, we had some pleasant moments. Some dinners, some walks in the park.let someone share something
I gave her the benefit of my vast knowledge and experience.pass something on to someone
Tried to impart to her the perceptions and values of a truly original mentality.counterfactual if-clause: The if-clause imagines a scenario that never happened, so it works as a joke.
But if Henry Higgins ever tried to transform Melody Saint Anne Celestine, he, too, would have jumped out the window.The t in out often drops before the.
But if Henry Higgins ever tried to transform Melody Saint Anne Celestine, he, too, would have jumped out the window.「Boris Refuses to Marry Melodie」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter is Boris's philosophy delivered to the one person who will not be impressed by it. Melodie offers him something simple and real, and he answers with a catalogue of his own defects and a lecture on love, insisting that "the romantic aspirations of our youth are reduced to whatever works." It is meant to sound wise, and Melodie punctures it with one line about his bark being worse than his bite, which is both a cliché and the truth about him. The film lets the joke sit: the man who says love cannot last is the one who keeps this young woman in his apartment, feeding her and teaching her, while insisting he wants to be alone.
Theme
RomanceBoris rejects marriage with a lecture on love, while Melodie answers his bitterness with a plain, affectionate read of him.
LonelinessHe insists love does not last and that he wants to be alone, even as he keeps the person who cares for him close.
このチャプターで学べること
- Boris rejects marriage by insulting himself first.
- Melody fights clichés with a cliché of her own.
- Pygmalion is invoked as proof that she cannot be remade.
発音のポイント
- reduced to — The d in reduced to often becomes a quick flap.
- sights on — Link sights on so it sounds like sight-son.
- out the — The t in out often drops before the.
What could I offer you, but a bad temper, hypochondriasis, morbid fixations, reclusive rages and misanthropy?Boris listing his own faults as the reasons she should not want him.
I think you should stay here for a while, accumulate some money, and then find a place of your own, and move on with your life.His practical advice, which is also a gentle way of pushing her toward independence.
Love, despite what they tell you, does not conquer all. Nor does it even usually last.The core of his love lesson, stated as a hard fact rather than a feeling.
In the end, the romantic aspirations of our youth are reduced to whatever works. Okay?His conclusion, and the film's title, said with the finality of a man closing an argument.
But if Henry Higgins ever tried to transform Melody Saint Anne Celestine, he, too, would have jumped out the window.His joke about trying to remake her, showing he knows the project is hopeless.
このシーンについての質問
How does Boris respond to Melodie's confession?
He is horrified and asks if she has lost her mind. He then lists his own faults and says anything between them is impossible, and that she should find a place of her own.
What is Boris's lesson about love?
He says love does not conquer all and usually does not last, and that youthful romance ends up reduced to whatever works. He presents it as a hard truth rather than an opinion.
Why does Melodie call him a cliché?
She says his bark is worse than his bite, which he points out is itself a cliché. She does not mind, and tells him to wear it if the shoe fits.
What does Boris tell his friends about Melodie?
He complains that she has set her sights on him, mocks her as a little inchworm, and jokes that Henry Higgins would have jumped out the window trying to transform her.
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第 1 章whatever worksBoris Breaks the Fourth Wall
第 2 章eke out a livingBoris Panics and Jumps Out the Window
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
再生中 · 第 6 章bark is worse than your biteBoris Refuses to Marry Melodie
第 7 章play one's cards rightMelodie Meets Perry
第 8 章What possessed me?Boris on a Year of Marriage
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
第 15 章look what the cat dragged inJohn Shows Up at Marietta's Opening
第 16 章wind downBoris and Melodie Break Up第 6 / 16 章 · 残り約 47 分