the dish one loves most
Who'd have ever thought that gumbo would become my favorite dinner?Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 13 / 16 章 · 5'03" · B2
Randy Takes Melodie to His Boat, Explained：toothpaste back in the tube
With Marietta coaching him by phone, Randy runs into Melodie at a store and then talks her onto his houseboat. She admits being married to a genius is exhausting, and he confesses that he believes in love at first sight: "That doesn't mean I can't have feelings for you."
あらすじ
Randy meets Melodie at a store after Marietta tips him off, and she agrees to see his friend's houseboat. There she talks honestly about what it is like to be married to Boris, and Randy confesses his feelings and his belief in love at first sight.
注目の表現
looks aren't your problemtoo forwardpluses and minusesuse that line
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このシーンの表現
toothpaste back in the tube
impossible to undo
Asked what entropy is, Randy reaches for a tube of toothpaste to explain why things cannot be undone.
You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube once it's out.
このシーンの他の表現
- looks aren't your problem
your face is not the issue
- too forward
too bold too soon
- pluses and minuses
advantages and drawbacks
- use that line
use that tired old pitch
- being around someone
spending time near someone
このシーンのメモ一覧
84 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
by chance be doing it
So I guess you just happened to be shopping here. Right?if you insist on knowing
Well, I was buying this shirt, if you must know.give someone a certain appearance
I thought it'd make me look dashing.how does it feel to do it
So what's it like being married to a genius?the downsides
Yes? And what are the drawbacks?at this pace
You know, he says at the rate they're going, they're going to make themselves extinct.rate clause: The rate clause sets the pace that leads to the main prediction.
You know, he says at the rate they're going, they're going to make themselves extinct.the upside is
I guess the good part is that I'm the wife of a genius,be able to manage it
which I never really thought I could swing.manage or pull it off — Casual for managing something; not for formal writing.
which I never really thought I could swing.infinitive clause: For me to be is the real subject of possible, naming who would be in two dreams.
And I really doubt it's mathematically possible for me to be in two dreams at one time.pay for housing
Well, this is it. It's not much, but it's home and I don't pay rent, so...The t in just drops, and the tiniest runs together.
It rocks just the tiniest bit, so I sleep like a baby on it.instant romantic love
Yes, but I'm a romantic and I believe in love at first sight.Boris's pet insult for ordinary people — Boris's own dismissive name for ordinary folk.
Don't use that locution. It's for inchworms.treasure the praise
Thank you. I'll cherish that compliment.Back in the blurs together with a weak the.
It's why you can't get the toothpaste back in the tube.restore it to its place
once something happens, it's difficult to put it back the way it was?negative question: The negative question invites agreement while offering her own explanation.
I think so, too, but isn't that just because we're young and we think we're going to live forever and then we grow old and get diabetes, and...be certain about it
Look, I do agree there's not much you can be sure of in this world, but...The d in heard links into of, blurring the two.
Have you ever heard of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?「Randy Takes Melodie to His Boat」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter quietly complicates the triangle. Melodie is not tempted in a simple way; she is tired, and she says so plainly: "It can just be exhausting being around a genius all the time." Her honesty is what makes the scene work, because she is describing the real cost of living with Boris while still choosing him. Randy, meanwhile, is sweet and a little ridiculous, borrowing Boris's ideas about entropy and uncertainty to talk about love. The joke is that the man pursuing her can only speak in Boris's language, and Melodie notices. Under the flirtation, the chapter is really about how much of herself she has already given to a man who does not know how to receive it.
Theme
RomanceMelodie admits the strain of her marriage while refusing Randy, showing affection that is chosen rather than easy.
PhilosophyRandy borrows Boris's ideas about entropy and uncertainty to explain love, revealing whose mind dominates the film.
このチャプターで学べること
- Physics becomes foreplay in the wrong hands.
- A tired line can be killed by the next tired line.
- Entropy explains why feelings cannot be undone.
- Living beside a genius has a daily cost.
発音のポイント
- just the tiniest — The t in just drops, and the tiniest runs together.
- back in the — Back in the blurs together with a weak the.
- heard of — The d in heard links into of, blurring the two.
Who'd have ever thought that gumbo would become my favorite dinner?Boris's small admission that Melodie has changed his life, hidden inside a joke about food.
That doesn't mean I can't have feelings for you.Randy refusing to accept her marriage as an answer, turning it into a technicality.
It can just be exhausting being around a genius all the time.Melodie's honest complaint, the clearest thing she says about her marriage.
And I really doubt it's mathematically possible for me to be in two dreams at one time.Her dry answer to a pickup line, using logic as a shield.
It's why you can't get the toothpaste back in the tube.Boris's explanation of entropy, borrowed by Melodie and applied to love and loss.
このシーンについての質問
How does Randy arrange to see Melodie?
Marietta tells him where Melodie will be shopping, so he turns up at the same store and runs into her by apparent accident. It is a set-up, not a coincidence.
Why does Melodie go to Randy's boat?
He invites her, and she goes even though she says it is not a good idea. She is curious and a little worn down, and she admits she does not know what she is doing there.
What does Melodie say about being married to Boris?
She says it has its pluses and minuses, that a genius finds fault with everything and dislikes people, and that being around him all the time can be exhausting.
What does Randy say about love?
He calls himself a romantic and says he believes in love at first sight, and that her marriage does not mean he cannot have feelings for her.
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次のチャプター · 第 14 章of all peopleMelodie's Father Shows Up
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
再生中 · 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 13 / 16 章 · 残り約 13 分