how would you describe her
Yeah, but what's she like?Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 12 / 16 章 · 5'01" · B1
Randy Pursues Melodie, Explained：out of spite
Marietta feeds Randy everything he needs to pursue her daughter, and he shows up with a gift and a confession: "I've been in love with you ever since that first moment I saw you." Melodie turns him down, saying she is happily married, while Boris, back home, argues that having children should require a license.
あらすじ
Randy, encouraged by Marietta, approaches Melodie with a gift and tells her he has loved her since they met. She politely refuses him and says her marriage is happy. Later, at home, Boris delivers a rant about how anyone can have children while even fishing and selling hot dogs require a license.
注目の表現
mistake something for somethingnothing lasts foreverhold onto somethingneed a license
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このシーンの表現
out of spite
out of pure resentment
Melody accuses Boris of refusing every pleasure just to prove a point, half scolding and half fond.
He quit the team just out of spite.
このシーンの他の表現
- mistake something for something
misread one thing as another
- nothing lasts forever
everything ends in time
- hold onto something
keep a firm grip on
- need a license
be required to hold a permit
- moron
a stupid person
このシーンのメモ一覧
77 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
honestly speaking
And she's a nanny. I mean, well, to tell you the truth, she's actually living with some man.below what she deserves
I mean, they're married, although he's not the best she can do.participle clause: The -ing clause explains why she misreads him, standing in for a because-clause.
And she thinks she loves him, but it's only because she mistakes his pessimistic despair for wisdom, believing he's a genius.identify it precisely
I just can't... I can't put my finger on it.cannot avoid doing it
I mean, not exactly, but I can't help but seeing some similarities.get someone a nice gift
Yes, I thought I'd buy you something lovely.The t in Not links into even, so it sounds like one word.
Well, you know, nothing lasts forever. Not even Shakespeare or Michelangelo or Greek people.separating rapidly
I mean, even as we're standing here talking right now, we're just flying apart at an unimaginable speed.time clause: Even as marks two things happening at the very same moment.
I mean, even as we're standing here talking right now, we're just flying apart at an unimaginable speed.Hold onto runs together as a single unit.
Well, you have to hold onto whatever love you can in this cruel existence.love someone for a long time
Speaking of love, I've been in love with you ever since that first moment I saw you, and met your mother at the Mogador Café many months ago.as a natural trait
I'm very romantic by nature, so I live on a boat and I read and think and play my flute...mislead someone about you
I think that my mother badly gave you the wrong impression, because I'm happily married.a cockroach, used as an insult — Calling a person a roach is a harsh insult.
No, no, no, no, no, no, she's not, Randy. She's nursemaid to a roach. He is.learn how to do it
I told you you'd get the hang of it.mix socially with people
To mingle with all those sub-mentals on bicycles? It's like driving a car.Mingle links into with, then into all, in one run.
To mingle with all those sub-mentals on bicycles? It's like driving a car.morons, said contemptuously — A made-up sneer; it sounds cruel and snobbish.
To mingle with all those sub-mentals on bicycles? It's like driving a car.stupid people — An insult; never use it politely.
Those hostile, belligerent morons all get driver's licenses.past participle phrase: The past participles describe the kids passively, placed right after the noun.
You know, you read about these poor kids, beaten and starved, you wonder, why are these parents allowed to even have them?at a secondhand market
This? Nothing. I just got it at the flea market.succeed in doing something
- Sweetheart, you've managed to make... - Thank you.「Randy Pursues Melodie」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter shows the cost of Marietta's meddling and the depth of Melodie's loyalty. Randy is sincere but has been fed a story about Melodie's marriage by her mother, and Melodie has to correct it herself. Her refusal is quiet and firm, and it matters because it is the first time she chooses Boris out loud. Then the film cuts back to Boris, who is busy explaining that "to have children, you don't need a license," which is his way of talking about a world he finds absurd. Melodie answers him with the sharpest line anyone gives him: he is determined not to enjoy anything, "just out of spite." For once, he has nothing clever to say.
Theme
RomanceRandy's sincere pursuit meets Melodie's quiet refusal, showing where her loyalty really lies.
PhilosophyBoris turns ordinary life into an argument about licenses and absurdity, hiding behind big ideas.
このチャプターで学べること
- Grand ideas make dangerous pickup lines.
- A wedding ring ends a pitch faster than any excuse.
- Boris turns a small irritation into a policy speech.
- Being seen through can sound like affection.
発音のポイント
- Not even — The t in Not links into even, so it sounds like one word.
- hold onto — Hold onto runs together as a single unit.
- mingle with all — Mingle links into with, then into all, in one run.
And she thinks she loves him, but it's only because she mistakes his pessimistic despair for wisdom, believing he's a genius.Marietta dismissing the marriage as a young woman's error about what intelligence looks like.
Well, you know, nothing lasts forever. Not even Shakespeare or Michelangelo or Greek people.Boris's cosmic small talk, offered as a reason a marriage might end.
Well, you have to hold onto whatever love you can in this cruel existence.His one piece of real advice, surprisingly warm for a man who claims to be above it.
Of course, to have children, you don't need a license. No proof of anything.His complaint about the absurdity of the world, delivered as a monologue.
You know, sometimes I think you're so determined not to enjoy anything in life, just out of spite.Melodie's sharpest line, naming the real reason behind his constant complaining.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Randy think Melodie might be available?
Marietta has told him that Melodie is unhappy and that Boris is not the best she can do. She presents the marriage as a mistake that could still be undone.
How does Melodie respond to Randy's confession?
She refuses him politely and says her mother gave him the wrong impression, because she is happily married. She does not waver or treat it as a joke.
What is Boris complaining about at home?
He argues that people need licenses to fish, cut hair, or sell hot dogs, yet anyone can have children. It is his way of calling the world absurd.
What does Melodie say is really behind Boris's complaints?
She tells him he is determined not to enjoy anything in life, just out of spite, like a child throwing a tantrum when he cannot have his way.
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次のチャプター · 第 13 章toothpaste back in the tubeRandy Takes Melodie to His Boat
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
再生中 · 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 12 / 16 章 · 残り約 18 分