how the pants sit on you
I really like the way these pants fit.Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 14 / 16 章 · 2'57" · B2
Melodie's Father Shows Up, Explained：of all people
Melodie's long-lost father arrives at the door convinced she was abducted — "You were chloroformed by polygamous Mormons" — when she simply ran away and married Boris. He has come to beg his wife Marietta's forgiveness, but Melodie reminds him he cheated on her with her best friend, and Boris treats the whole reunion as a hostile comedy.
あらすじ
Melodie and Boris are about to leave for Marietta's gallery opening when a stranger knocks: it is Melodie's father John, who has tracked her down at last. He assumed she had been kidnapped and taken as someone's bride; instead she is married to Boris. He wants to see Marietta and beg her forgiveness.
注目の表現
chloroform someoneof all peopleculture shockhandle the truth
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このシーンの表現
of all people
especially that person
Melody attacks her father for dumping her mother for Mandy, and of all people marks the betrayal.
He chose her, of all people.
このシーンの他の表現
- chloroform someone
knock someone out with gas
- culture shock
disorientation in a new culture
- handle the truth
cope with the truth
- wind up praying
end up doing something
- a whole passel of trouble
a great deal of trouble
このシーンのメモ一覧
64 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
unusually silent
Hey, are you okay? You seem awfully quiet lately.what is its duration
Can you still get the measles? I had a shot when I was younger, but how long does it last?time clause: The when-clause sets the past time of the shot against his present worry.
Can you still get the measles? I had a shot when I was younger, but how long does it last?be waiting for a guest
I don't know. I'm not expecting anyone.The d in found blends into you, sounding like one word.
Oh, my little girl, I found you!exhaust one's clues
Oh, Lord, your mother and I searched and searched, but then we ran out of leads.the hard time has ended
Things are going to be fine now. Your ordeal is over.noun clause: The if-clause is the thing he wants confirmed, not a real condition.
You were abducted! Tell me if my theory is correct.under threat of a gun
Yeah, but I assumed you were forced to write them at gunpoint.faint
You want to pass out here or go in the living room?giving in to one's own desires
I made a terrible mistake, I committed the sin of self-indulgence.ask someone to forgive you
I've come to beg your mother's forgiveness.think it over again
- You might want to rethink that, Daddy. - I want to see her.The t in met links into Boris in fast speech.
- No, no, no, no. Actually, she took me. - Yeah, when I met Boris, he hated sex.idiotic — An insulting adjective; keep it informal.
Carrying out what moronic design?a terrible ordeal
- What happened to Mandy? - It was a mess, a nightmare.talk with no effect
You're wasting your breath, just like you're gonna be wasting it on Mom.get on with life
Daddy, you couldn't expect her to not, you know, move on with her life and, you know...infinitive clause: Expect her to not do it puts the negation inside the infinitive after the object.
Daddy, you couldn't expect her to not, you know, move on with her life and, you know...mind your own business — A rude way to tell someone to stay out of it.
You better butt out, stranger!The t in don't drops, and need my runs together.
Melody will tell you I don't need my shotgun to be a whole passel of trouble.a whole lot of — Southern dialect for a lot; too folksy for formal talk.
Melody will tell you I don't need my shotgun to be a whole passel of trouble.「Melodie's Father Shows Up」を読み解く
What's really going on
For a man who missed his daughter, John arrives with a story he prefers to the facts. He swears he searched everywhere — "We even called the FBI!" — but he decided Melodie's letters were written "at gunpoint" rather than accept that she left willingly. Wrapped in religious language ("Lord, I've sinned! Please forgive me"), he kneels and prays while Melodie tells him point-blank, "there's nobody out there." Boris serves as the audience's acid: "Why do all the religious psychotics wind up praying at my doorstep?" The reunion is less about Melodie than about John's need to be forgiven and to reclaim Marietta, and he leaves the door declaring he wants to see her anyway.
Theme
RedemptionJohn arrives to beg forgiveness for cheating on Marietta, treating his return as a debt that prayer can settle.
FaithHe explains his ruin in religious terms and prays on the spot, while Melodie tells him he is praying to no one.
このチャプターで学べること
- An absurd theory can sound sincere if told flatly.
- Confession here is a performance aimed at an audience of one.
- A folksy threat can be scarier than a shout.
- Boris watches family chaos like a nature film.
発音のポイント
- found you — The d in found blends into you, sounding like one word.
- met Boris — The t in met links into Boris in fast speech.
- don't need — The t in don't drops, and need my runs together.
You were chloroformed by polygamous Mormons.John's absurd theory of what happened to Melodie: he convinces himself she was drugged and dragged off to be a polygamist's bride.
I made a terrible mistake, I committed the sin of self-indulgence.John's confession about betraying Marietta: he frames his affair as a moral failing, a sin, rather than a choice.
I see death by culture shock.Boris's deadpan prediction about John, who cannot cope with how much his wife and daughter have changed.
Why do all the religious psychotics wind up praying at my doorstep?Boris's exasperated summary of the scene: John's prayer at his door is just the latest bout of religious mania to land on him.
Melody will tell you I don't need my shotgun to be a whole passel of trouble.John's warning to Boris: he is dangerous enough without a weapon, and he intends to get his way about seeing Marietta.
このシーンについての質問
Why did John think Melodie had been kidnapped?
He could not believe she had run away on purpose, so he decided the letters she sent home were written at gunpoint and invented a kidnapping by polygamous Mormons.
Why does Melodie turn on her father so fast?
She blames him for cheating on Marietta with her best friend and then dumping her for Mandy Blackburn, so she takes her mother's side and tells him he is wasting his breath.
Who is Mandy Blackburn?
The woman John left Marietta for. Melodie throws the name in his face to show how badly he treated her mother.
Does Marietta want to see John?
The scene suggests not: Melodie warns him to rethink it, says her mother hates him, and hints Marietta has moved on with someone else.
What is the shot about measles at the start?
Small talk between Melodie and Boris before John knocks; it shows their domestic routine and covers the awkward silence about Marietta's gallery opening.
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次のチャプター · 第 15 章look what the cat dragged inJohn Shows Up at Marietta's Opening
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
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
再生中 · 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 14 / 16 章 · 残り約 10 分