4+1網(wǎng)絡課堂部StudentStudy第一部分Inthissection,youwilllistentoandstudyMyBestFriend’sWedding.Toassistyouinthisstudy,wehavepreparedthisstudentguidebook.Themovieyouwillworkonisbrokenintoanumberofsections,eachabouttenminuteslong.Youcanstudyonesectionatatime.Eachunitinthisguidebookcontainssomeorallofthefollowing一、Tointroduceyoutoneworessentialvocabularytoassistyouinunderstandingthemovie.Thiswillnormallybedoneasaassignment.Thefocuswillbeonwords,phrasesandidioms二、ListenfortheMainTohaveyouisolatethemaineventsoftheplotineachsectionofthe 三、ListenforToassistyouinfindingspecificfactsordetailsinthe幫助讀者把握中細節(jié)要點，提高對于影響全局的細節(jié)問題的敏感度。建議讀者對正確選項加以確定，對于部分四、ListenBetweentheTohaveyouanswerinferentialquestions,thatis,questionstowhichtheanswersarenotgivenspecificallyinthetextbutyoucananswerbymakinglogicalconclusions五、ShadowToprovideyouandyourpartnerswithopportunitiestopracticereadingaloudvarioussectionsoftheplaybeforeorduringclass.Itisagoodideatopracticethesereadingsbeforewatchingthe六、Toaskyoutoanticipatewhatwillhappennextinthemovie. trytopredictwhatwillhappennext.Thisactivityheightensunderstanding七、CultureToassistyouinunderstandingforeigncustoms,idioms,slangsoreventsthatappearintheculture一、AnsweringManypeopleinthewesthaveansweringmachinesattachedtotheirephonestotakemessageswhentheycannotordonotwishtoanswertheirphones.ThemachinerecordsashortmessagefromtheAnsweringmachineshavealimitonthenumberofmessagestheycanhold.Onoccasion,thesemachinesbreakand‘eat’themessages.Thatis,themessagesaredestroyed.Sometimesagoodexcusefornotansweringyourmessagesisthatyourmachinehaseatenthem.二、BabyWhenparentswanttogooutforanevening’sentertainmenttheyneedsomeonetolookafterthechildrenathome.Theyhireababysittertomakesurethechildrenaresafeandgettobedatthecorrecttime.Thebabysitterisoftenaneighborhoodteenagerwhoispaidasmallamountforthejob.Schoolsandcommunitycentersoftenoffershortcoursestoteachpeoplehowtodothisjob.三、Aculturenoteonbaseballcouldeasilybeabooklong.Americansliketoofbaseballas‘their’gamebutitisplayedworldwide.Incommercialbaseball,veryrichindividualsorlargecompaniesownteams.Theteamisbasedinacitycalleditshometown.Therearethereforehomegamesplayedintheteam’shomeparkandawaygamesplayedinothercities.Oftenthereisaseriesofawaygamesplayedindifferentcitiesandtheteamisthensaidtobe‘ontheroad’.ComiskyParkisthehomeparkofTheChicagoWhiteSox.四、BeautyTherearevariousBeautyPageantsaroundtheworld.Thesearecompetitionstoseewhichwomanfromaparticularareaisthemostbeautiful,themosttalented,orthemostcharming.ThewinneroftheThewinnersareusuallycalledMiss‘Somewhere’,thenameoftheirhomearea.Wehaveforexample,pageantinthestateofCalifornia.Inthiscontest,thewinnermustbeateen-ager.ThusMissPre-TeenIllinoiswouldbe12yearsoldorunder.第三部分Thereisarichandvariedcultureassociatedwithweddingsandtheformofthecelebrationsandceremonywillchangefromplacetoplace.Thebride(womantobemarried)andherfamilyusuallydoalltheplanningfortheweddingwhilethegroom(themantobemarried)andhisfamilyoftenpaythebills.Theplanningcanbeuptotwoyearslong.Thebridehasasmallgroupofveryclosefriendsthatsheaskstostandbyherduringthewedding.Thefriendsarecalledbridesmaids.Thereisanotherveryclosefriendofthebrideandoftenalittleolder,whoactsasMaidofHonor.Thegroomhasgroomsmen,agroupofveryclosefriendswhostandbyhimduringthewedding.HealsohasaBestMan--averyclosefriend,oftenhisbestfriend,whohelpshiminallhistasks.TheBestManisofteninchargeof“TheRing”orweddingring.Thisisputonthefourthfingerofthebride’slefthandduringtheceremonytosignalthatsheismarried.BridalShowerswhichincludealotofgiftgiving,playingofgamesandeating.Anotherbigeventisandsoon)allrehearsewhatwillhappenattheactualceremony.AlsoattendingtherehearsalistheFatheroftheBridewho,atthebeginningoftheceremony,walksdowntheaisleofthechurchandgivesthebrideawaywithakiss.TheMotheroftheBrideofcourseisthereasshehasbeeninvolvedinmostoftheplanning.Duringtheweddingceremonyherjobistositinherseatandlookradiant.AstherelativesandfriendsoftheBrideandGroomstarttoarriveatthecitywheretheweddingtakesplacethereareoftenanumberofbigmealswherepeoplegathertochatandrenewacquaintances.Thereisusuallyaninformallunchorsupperaftertherehearsal.Theremaybeabrunch(madeupofthewordsbreakfastandlunch)ortwo.Thereisoftenabigweddingbanquetanddanceaftertheceremony.Weddinggiftsareverymuchapartoftheweddingceremony.Beautifullydecoratedgiftssuchasspeciallinens,silverware,dishes,glasses,andhouseholdappliancesarepresentedtotheweddingcouple.OftentheseareopenedthedayaftertheweddingattheBride’shome.Itistheopinionofthiswriterthatthisisthemosttediouseventoftheweddingandisbesttobeavoidedatallcosts.Afterall,howoftenandforhowlongcanone‘ohhandahh’withevenalittlesincerity.Atthebanquettheweddingcouplereceivesmanytoasts,wishesofgoodluck,oftenpaniedbyaglassorGroom.AftertheweddingbanquettheBrideandGroomchangeintoregularclothesandpreparetoleave.Beforetheydo,theBridethrowsherWeddingBouquetintothecrowdoffemaleguests.Itisthebeliefthattheyoungwomanwhocatchestheseflowerswillbethenexttomarry.Sometimesthegroomwillthrowhisgarter,afancyelasticbandusedtokeepsocksfromslip,intothecrowdofmaleguestswiththesameintent.Aftertheweddingceremony,theGroomandtheBride,nowhusbandandwife,mayleaveimmediayfortheirhoneymoon.AHoneyMoonisaweekortwoofrestandrecoveryandwhateverelsenewlywedsdoonIhavetosaythatitisalittledangerousformetowriteaboutweddingastherearesomanyopinionsaboutwhatcanorshouldormustbedone.SufficetosaytheBrideandGroomareoftenexhaustedattheendandcertainlyinneedofahoneymoonofsomekind.Theguestsarewellfedandwellentertainedandgohomehappyalbeitwith‘lighter’wallets,andtheMotheroftheBridecanfinallysitdown,putherfeetupandrememberherownwedding.scriptTheplayisbrokeninto4mainpartsandeachpartisdividedintotwounits.ThetimeslistedbelowareforVCD/DVDandareapproximate.Last11DesperatetoI’mgonnabringhim00:00-VCD(Disk00:00-2Sheis 10:40-10:40-23Sing“the”Youdon’tknow19:10-19:10-4ShedoublecrossThishasbeenabout29:50-29:50-35Julianne’sSodo41:50-41:50-6BadthingstohonestVCD(Disk47Jell-0andCrèmeWewillfind1:10:40-8SayBond,JameslistofJulianne aNewYorkfoodcritic,alsoknownasMichael aChicagowriterforSports aNewYorkeditorandJulianne’sfriendandKimmyWallace aChicagosocialite,studentanddaughterofWalterandIsabelleWallace,sheisengagedtoMichaelWalterWallace abillionaireowneroftheChicagoWhiteSoxandacableevisionempireIsabelleWallace wifeofWalterWallaceandmotherofKimmyMandyandSammysistersfromNashvilleandbridesmaidstoKimmyEricandHank Michael’sbossesatSportsMagazine Michael’slittlebrotherandBestManattheLesson1desperatetoReady?Okay.WishingandandthinkingandprayingplanninganddreamingEachnightofhischarmsThatwon'tgetyouintohisarmsSoifyou'relookingtofindloveThatyoucanshareAllyougottadoisholdhimandkisshimandlovehimAndshowhimthatyoucareShowhimthatyoucarejustforhimDothethingsthathelikestodoWearyourhairjustforhim'Causeyouwon'tgethimthinkingandprayingwishingandhoJustwishingandandthinkingandprayingPlanninganddreamingHiskisseswillstartThatwon'tgetyouintohisheartSoifyou'rethinkingofhowtrueloveAllyougottatodoisHoldhimandkisshimandsqueezehimandlovehimJustdoitandafteryoudoYouwillbehis Twoand Brian,22,immediay!Guillermo!Guillermo! Yes,sir! Twopigeons.Twopigeons.Rightaway!Rightaway!Veryimportanttablerighthere. Givemetwograin;I'lltakethatpolenta,polenta,allrightchef. Thisistheone;thisistheoneI’mwaitingfor. Yes,sir. Ineedthatspecialmeatrightnow.Pastry,getready. It'scomingatya. I'llkillyourwholefamilyifyoudon'tgetthisrightnow.Ineedthisperfect. Yes,sir. I'mwritingitupasinventiveandconfident. Oh,bytheway,didthechapfromNewsdayevercall? I'llcheckmymachine.Isthisarealintervieworjustsomecuteguyyouaretryingtosetmeupwith? Please,Julianne.Idon'tsendyoumenanymore.Youhaven'tgotthefirstideawhattodowiththem.Michael'svoice:Hey.It'sMichael.Jules,itmustbe,months,huh?SoIcan'twaittotalktoyou.I'minChicagoattheDrakeHo…Ijust…Okay,well,callmefourinthemorning,whatever,wegottatalk.George:Whocalled?Themanofthemoment?Julianne:No,theopposite.MyMichael.MichaelO'Neal.Hesoundsdesperatetotalktome.George:Oh,thewanderingsportswriter.Remindmeaboutthatone.Julianne:SophomoreyearatBrown,wehadthisonehotmonth.Yes,butofcourse,youknowme,Igotrestless.SoIgetupthenervetobreakhisheartandhegivesmethislook.Andhesaid"ThethingthatmakesmewanttocryisI'mlosingthebestfriendIeverhad."AtthatmomentIknewIfeltthesameway.SoIcriedformaybethethirdtimeinmyentirelife.AndIkissedhimandwe'vebeenbestfriendseversince.We'veseeneachotherthrougheverything.--Losingjobs,losingparents,losinglovers,we'vetraveledallover,thebesttimesofmylife,maybe.Drinkingandtalkingevenifit'sjustoverthephone.George:Goon,it'ssomoving…kindredspirits, No,he'snothinglikeme.He'slikeyou,actually.Onlystraight. IrememberthisonenightinTucson,likesixyearsago.Hetakesarazoroutoftinylittledoppkit,cutshisfinger,takesmyhand,doesthesameto I'mgoingtobe Hesays,'Swear.Whenwe're28,ifwe'venevermarried…wemarryeachother!'Wetalkedaboutitagain.Idon'tknowwhatmademethinkof You'reabouttobe28inthreeweeks.huh?Howoldishe? Youthink… Desperateto Cheers.Michael'svoice:Hey,it'sMichael.Jules,itmustbemonths,uh?Ican'twaittotalktoyou,I'minChicagoattheDrakeHo.IguessIam…OK,well,callmefourinthemorning,whatever,wegottatalk.Bye.Operator:Goodevening.DrakeHoJulianne:Hi.Yes.IamcallingforMichaelO'Neal,butseeingit'ssolate,ifyoucouldletme Onemoment,please. o.You'vebeenenrolledintheObsceneCallerofTheMonth Hey,Beautiful,it'ssogreattohearyourvoice.Imissyou.I'vebeencallingyouoveramonth,you Well,I'vebeenonabooktour. Ifiguredyouwereoutof No,Imeanmymachineeatsallmymessages. Oryou'rejustaveraging30daystoreturnacall. It'slesswhenIt'syou. Look,Ihavetoaskyousomething.Somethingsoincrediblyimportant,thatifyouturnmedown,Idon'tknowwhatI'mgonnado…Julianne:Ijusthavetolyouthisonethingfirst.Well,thisis,thisisprobablygoingtohandyouthebiggestlaughofyouradultlife.I'msure.ButI'mthinkingaboutyou,andIwasrememberingthisunbelievablyinsanenightwespentinTucson,like,Idon'tknow,athousandyearsago?Andyouprobablywon'trememberthis.But… Areyoukidding?Ithinkaboutthatnightallthetime. Youdo? Butit'snotwhyIcalled. It'snot? IcalledbecauseImet DingbatJenny Youdon'tunderstand.I'veneverfeltthiswayaboutanybody!Andshe'sallwrongfor ThereisagoodMichael:No,no.Imeanshe'sajuniorattheUniversityofChicago,she's20.Hername'sKim.Jules.you'regonnaloveher.She'sbeautiful.AndherdadisthisbillionaireandheownstheWhiteSoxandsomecableempire.YouknowI'vealwaysbeenfortablearoundrichpeople. Butthey'renotlikethat,they'resuchwonderfulpeople…really,saltofthe So.You'vemether Yeah.Jules,we'regettingmarriedthisSunday.o. Michael,it'sWednesdaynight,howcanyoupossiblybegettingmarriedonMichael:Actually,itallstartstomorrow.It'soneofthesefour-day-weddingswithallthetraditionalevents,andliketenmillionpeopleflyinginfromallovertheworld.Julianne:Okay.Okay.Areyouworkingthisweekend?Imean,isthatMichael:Well,theSoxareathomeandSportsislettingmedoaprofileontheBigHurt,Youknow,FrankThomas…wait.Whatdoyoumeanirresponsible?Takingoffaweekendtogetmarried?Jules.I'mJulianne:MaybeweshouldtalkaboutMichael:Ineedyou.Ifyoucan'tcomeandholdmyhand,I'llnevergetthroughthis.Pleasecome,Julianne:Michael:Oh,man,Ican'twaitforyoutomeet Listen,Jules.Whydon'twestopandhaveadrink?Youcouldtakealaterflight. No,no.I'mabusygirl.I'vegotexactlyfourdaystobreakupawedding,stealthebride'sfellaandIhaven'tonecluehowtodoit.HeadoredmefornineGoddamnyears.Me. IcanseeJulianne:Look.Shehasknownhimforwhat,like,fiveseconds,Okay,plusshe'sgotbillionsofdollars,plusshe'sapparentlyperfect,okay,don'tgofeelingsorryforMissPre-TeenIllinois!Ican'tlosehim,George.I'mgonnabringhimback.Lesson2sheisYougiveyourhandtomeandthenyousayoandIcanhardlyspeakMyheartisbeatingsoandanyonecanlYouthinkyouknowmewellbutyoudon'tknowme.No,youdon'tknowtheone.WhodreamsofyouatnightWantstokissyourlipsWantstoholdyoutightOh,IamjustafriendThat'sallI'veeverbeen CanyoubelieveI'mgonnadothis? Nothardly. this,andJuliannethat…I'veneverhada Rightoff,IhavethismonstrousfavortoaskJulianne:ExcuseKimmy:MybestfriendAngeliqueshatteredherpelvislinedancinginAbelineoverSpringBreak.BemyMaidofHonor.Julianne:What?Um,shouldn'tyoupromoteabridesmaidorsomeonethatyou'veknownatleastforty-fiveminutes.Kimmy:Mybridesmaidsaremyonlytwofemalerelativesundertheageofforty,DebutantesistersfromNashvillewhoarebasicallyvengefulsluts.Oh,myexit.ThismeansIhavefourdaystomakeyoumynewbestfriend.It'stimeforyoutoforceyourselftogetal. Doyoulikethecolor? Ithinkit'sbeautiful. Isn'tthatperfectforher? Nowthisisgoingtobetighter.Youknow,youdon'twantthosethingstofallout. No,it'sbeautiful. Iamnothurtingyou,okay?Idon'twanthertotripsoI'mgoingtotakethisupalittletiny,tinybit. Wouldyouratherthe Ithoughtthebridesmaidsallworethesame Notyou.Youwon'tbecomfortableunlessyouweredistinctive. Whatelsedidhelyou? Youhateweddings,younevergo.You'renotupforanythingconventional,oranythingthat'sassumedtobefemalespriorities,includingmarriageorromanceoreven… Love?MichaelandIwerethewrongfit,rightfromtheKimmy:Hesaidthat,too.Well,IthoughtIwaslikeyou.AndproudtobetillImetrumpled,smelly,oldMichael.AndthenIfoundIwasjustasentimentalsucklikeallthoseflightynitwitsI'dalwayspitied.It'sfunny,huh?Julianne:Yeah.Ineeda George,howdoyouthinkIfeel?AllshedoesistalkaboutherandMichael'sfuture.Andshe'sjustsobright-eyedanddreamy. Pullyourself Yeah.Idon'tknowifIcandoit. Hi. Wantmetoturnaround,orsomething… Yes.Notthe I'veexpecting. I'veseenyoualotmorenakedthanthat. Well,thingsaredifferentnow. Yeah.Guessso….youlookreallygoodwithoutyourclothes George,sheis Soyourhoneymooniswhere, Well,itdepends.IfSanAntoniosweepsSacramento,wecouldstartthereorPhoenixordependingonna-Clevelandgame….Julianne:Gardenspots,all.Aswingofmaybe40degreesFahrenheit,representsapackingchallenge,butthere'sfinefoodandcocktailsatachoiceofembassysuites.Kimmy:It'shiscareer,I'msupportive.Look,I'vebeeneverywhere.IwanttobewiththemanIlove.That'swhatmakesitahoneymoon.Julianne:I'mjustsayinghe'slucky.Takesonewomaninabilliontoputupwithhisarrayofshit.Theguyisaone-manfestivalofidiosyncrasy.Well,you'vebeenintroducedtothesymphonicrangeof…Kimmy:Ofhissnoring?Yeah.Hesaysit'sworsethanever.Youknow,that'snaffle'one?Julianne:Oh,Kimmy:Yeah.Nowit'skindofgotlikethisphlegm-rattlingthinghappeningbehindit.Guesswhat?Earplugswork.Julianne:Oh,whatKimmy:Hiscigarsinbed?Ibrokehimofthathabit.Butthebathroom'saswamp,hewearsReebokstodinner,helikesactionmovies,hereadsovermyshoulder,helovesKaraokebars.Forgod'ssakeandIcan'tcarryatune.Julianne: Hesuckssoupthroughhisfrontteeth. That'satrademarkmove,don'ttouchthatone. Buthesurecankiss. Youknow,it'sbeenawhile,I'mjustgonnatakeyourwordonKimmy:Aftertwoweeksofcataloguingallofhisfaults,Imadeacommanddecisionthatchangedmylife.Ithrewthelistaway.He'snotabalancesheet,he'sMichael,andlovinghimmeanslovingallofhim.Julianne:DoyougetnervousinsmallconfinedKimmy:Soit'ssweetofyoutowanttobeprotective.Butnothingevercould,everdid,givemeamoment'spauseaboutthismarriage.Julianne:DoyouehystericalinsmallconfinedKimmy:Exceptone.You!You'llalwaysbethereinhismind.Theperfectcreaturethathe’slovedforallthoseyears.Julianne:Well,perfectioncangetwearingafteraKimmy:I'mnotkidding.Ihadtofaceuptoallofmycompetitivedrives,andbelieveme,I'vegotthem.Julianne:Kimmy:Afterall,amIgonnabejealousofyoufortherestofmylife?Ourpathswillkeeponcrossing.Julianne:Of He'llalwaysbetalkingaboutyou. It'sonlynatural. Andtheanswerwassosimple. Iwasgonnapredictthat. Youwin. I'vemissedastep. He'sgotyouonapedestalandmeinhis MyGod,it'sthebride,andthewomanshe'llneverliveupto!Areyouokay,honey? Thatwouldbeus. Didshesaythewrongthingagain?Itissoincharacter! I'mJuliannePotter,and… We'dbethevengefulsluts.Butyoucanjustcallus Haveyousizedupthegroomsmen,Jules?AsM.ofH.,yougetfirstpick.Don'tpicktheshort,hairy,fatone.He'smine.Kimmyisavirgin.K'smother: IsthisMichael'sJulianne? K'smother:I'mIsabelleWallace,andmyhandsomenewsonscarcelydidyoujustice,girl.Now,myhusbandsaystoscootyouovertotheballpark,soyoucanhangwithMichael.Butfirst,youhavetomeetalotofreallyoldwoman.Thatis,ifyou'veabsorbedenoughprofanity.Lesson3sing“the” Whichofyougentsorderedabeer? Wow!Letmehelpyouwiththat Michael.YouunwittinglyimplythatI'm Sorry.IwasconfusingyouwithsomebodyIusedtoknow.JuliannePotter,thisisHankandEricfromSportMagazine. Nicetomeet Theywerekindenoughtogivemeajob. Hi,there. Howdoyou And,andthisisWalter,myfather-in-law. Futurefather-in-law. Thankyou.Ifhegivesyouanygrief,youcomeandseeme. Andthisguy,youknow. PapaJoe. Itoldhimheshouldmakeyoubestman.Darling,buthehadtogowithhisbabyBrother. Best-lookingguyinanyroom. Greattosee Hey.That'lldo.Scotty.That'lldo. Now,rememberit'sthedutyofthebestmantodancewiththemaidofhonor. Dance?Youcan'tdance!Whendidyoulearntodance? I'vegotmovesyou'venever You'reanimpostor!Whatdidyoudowithmybestfriend? I'mstillyourbestfriend.Youjusthaven'tseenmeforawhile.AllI'msayingisthatsomepeoplemightfindthatkindofperfectionboring.Dayafterday,yearafteryear. See,that'swhatIthoughtatfirst.Howcanyoulikesomeonethatperfect?Nopotentialforlong-rangelikability.Butthenshedoeshaveafewgoodtraits. Suchas Theygothim.WhenIhugher,eveninpublic,Idon'thavetoletgorightaway.SheletsmeholdherforaslongasIwant. Uh,yeah.Iforgot.Youandthatyuckylovestuff.Youalwaysgetlikethatwhenitgets Ido Well,whenwewere…whenyouandIwere…whenwe Mm- Well,didI… Yes Yes,youpulledawaywhenItriedtohugyouinpublic. Well,I'vechanged.ImeanIamnotthegirlthatIoncewas. M- AnyrelationshipovertwoweeksIshouldknow Thisisnotaboutlongevity,Michael.Thisisaboutbeingcomfortablewiththeyuckylove All AndI Karaoke?Where'dyoufindthis Thedoormantoldmeandyou'resinging'the'song. Ididn'trealizethisisaKaraokebar. Thisissogreat,mytwobestgirls. Youfolks,thirsty?MichaelandJulianne:Margarita. Blended.Nosalt. Shewantsitstraightup. andyou? Ams Twowordsforyou.Margarita. Mehangingonintherainallnight? IloveFlorence. Theguywithathing. (laugh)'Where'smypass?' 'No!thepierisforfishing.' 'Frenchkissing?' Youknow,I'vealwaysloved Well,youshouldtakeherthere.She'sperky,shedeservesa Oh,yeah. roadinSeptember.AndwhendoesFallQuarterstartforyou? Uh,I'mnotcomingbacksenioryear. Oh.Don'tarchitectsfindadegreesortof…an Itraveleveryweek.Gotcollegeball,motorsports,trainingcamps. Ithinkthemostimportantthingforusistobetogether.Woman:Say.Pinky.Iwannahearyousing.Kimmy:No,thankyou. Kimmyhatestosing.Shehatesit. Uh,--oh…yeah? Michael. Allright,Folks,mybride-to-behereisabouttokicksomeass.What? No,no. No.It'llbefun.It'llbe No,no,no.Michael,shedoesn'twantto.Michael,leaveheralone.Comeon.Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasegiveitupforthedazzlingvocalstylingofMissKimberlyWallace! IJustdon'tknowwhattodowithmyself?Don'tknowjustwhattodowithmyself?I'msousedtongeverythingforyou Yousuck!(Sing)Planningeverythingfortwoandnowthatwe'rethroughIjustdon'tknowwhattodowithmytime.I'msolonesomeforyouIt'sacrimeGoingtothemoviesonlymakesmesadpartiesmakemefeelsobadIdon'tknowwhattodoIjustdon'tknowwhattodowithmyselfDon'tknowjustwhattodowithmyselfIfyournewloveeverturnsyoudowncomebackIwillbearoundJustwaitingforIjustdon'tknowwhattodoLikeasummerroseIneedyoursweetloveIneedyoursweetlovetoeaseallthe Thatwasjustterrible!Terrible! Youwillbelonelywithoutus. Despera Maybewedon'thaveto Yourgrandmother'sdinner?Asabride-to-be,she'sgotyouonatechnicality.I'dbaby-sityou,butmyloyaltyistothebrideinhertimeofneed. It'snotreallyatimeofneed. Okay?well,ifyou'resure? Yeah.Imean.I'llstaywithMichaelifyou'resure. Okay.Uh.Callmelater. Ofcourse.Good Have YouwereprettyshockedwhenItoldyou.Huh? Shocked?No.Alittle. Alot.Ifelloffthebed. Well.Thatexplainsthethump. Youlikeher,don'tyou? Yeah,Ido. That's Well,Imean.No,she's…Sheis 'No,sheis Imean,seriously,can'tsinganote.Buttomakethatkindofsacrifice. What?Leavingschool? Allofit.Puthercareeronhold,alltofollowyouaroundinthisdumbjob,whereyoutravel52weeksayeartoplaceslikeCollegeStation,Texas. Dumb Well,it'snotagrown-upjob.Michael. Myjobneverbotheredyoubefore. Itdoesn'tbothermenow,butIamnotKimmy.HerfatherownstheSoxandcablesports. I'mjustsurprisedithasn'tcomeup,that'sall. What?'It'?What? Cornerofficewithaview.Youinanicebluesuit,permanentChicagoaddress.SomewhatclosetoMomandDad. No,never.Shewouldnevereventhinkofthat.Youdon'tknowLesson4shedouble-crossedKimmy:ButMichaelloveshisJulianne:Oh,sure.Badgames,Badpays,Badtowns,Badfights,badhos,realbadfood.Homeless,rootless,lonely,yourcopymakesitinmaybeoneissueoutoffour…What'snottolove?Whywouldhetradeallthatforrunning,say,apieceoftheP.R.atapowerful,complex,conglomeratelikeyourKimmy:That'sjustthesortofthingthatmyfatherandIJulianne:I'mnotKimmy:So,doyouthinkhe'dreallyacceptJulianne:Michael.Ajoblikethat?Honey,byanyyardstickthatinvolvessanity,it'dbethegreatestthingthateverhappenedtohim.Presentcompanyexcepted.Thisiswhatwedo.WemakeDadaco-conspirator.MichaeldoesafavorforWalter.Walter'sreorganizinghispublicrelationsandneedsabrilliantguythathe'scloseto,thathecancompleytrust.Thenyoubeg.Michael,pleasedothisforDaddy,it'sonlysixmonths.Itwouldmeansomuchtome.Kimmy:He'llseerightthroughJulianne:Onlyifhewantsto.Attheendofsixmonths,he'llbehappy,settled, Wow.Youlookbeautiful. Thankyou. Youhaveadatelaterorsomething? Nevercanl.Hi. 'Justthewayyoulooktonight.'Remember?Okay,kid.You'reKimmy:Well,it'sreallymyfatherwhoneedsthefavor.Yousee.He's…h(huán)e'sreorganizingsomeofthedivisionsofthecompany..andpublicrelationsisaproblemareaforhim.Itwouldonlybe,sixmonths,maybeorthreeorfour.Michael:(toJulianne)andyouknewaboutJulianne:Ithinkyououghttolistentoher,Michael.It'sherlife, Well,yougonnalmethatWalterthoughtthisoneup?Whydon'tyoustartbybeinghonestforonesecond,Kim? Iambeinghonest.Allofasudden,I'msupposedtodropoutofschool,forgetmyfamily,forgetmycareer,forgetaboutallthethingsIhadplannedformylife? Wellforgivemeforscrewingupyourplans!I'msuregladI'mhearingallthisnow,beforeit'stoolate! Whatisthat AndwhatamIsupposedtodowithmylife,huh?Iworkinalow-paying,zero-respectjob,which,unfortunay,Ihappentolove. Michael,itsoundslikeagreat Doesit,really?Howcomeyounevertooksomeselloutestablishmentjob?Huh?I'lllyouwhy.Becausethatisn'tyou.Andguesswhat?Kim.That'snotme,either. Okay,ifthat'sthewayyou Damnstraightthat'showIfeel!Justcomeoutandsayit,myjobisnotgoodenough!Iamnotgoodenough! Michael,Ineversaid Yes,youdid.Great,Kim,youwaittilltwodaysbeforetheweddingtolaythisonme,andI'mjustsupposedtorolloveranddrool! Michael:Fine.I'mtheasshole.I'maninsensitive,sexistasshole.YouarebetteroffwithoutKimmy:No,Michael!No,Michael!Youareso…soright.AndIamsowrong.Wesettledthis.AndIreneged.Thatwasn'tfair.Youhavetoforgiveme,andforgetthiseverhappened…Okay,…orI'lldie.Please!Michael:Iamsorry,Iamsorry…I'mGeorge'svoice:George…andWerner…arenotin.BrevityistheorderoftheJulianne:George,answerthis,damnit.I'minameownhere!Shedouble-crossedme!Thelittletwerpgroveled!Sheissowrongforhim!MichaelandIarethesame:Self-absorbedandvaguelyloveable!Wedeserveeachother!I'mrunningoutoftime.I'mcompleyoutofsneakyideas.Ihavecometotheendofmyrapidlyfrayingrope!George,youhavegottothinkofsomething!George:Coffee, ThankyousoTV'svoice: Theplane!Theplane!Goodmorning,Tattoo.Goodmorning,Boss.Oh,isn'titagloriousmorning?Ifyousayso. Ah! ThisisveryMarcelMarceau. Nowrelax,relax.Wedon'twantyourfacecomingoffwithit,dowe?Whatahideousroom!OhGod.Deathbymini-bar,howglamorous. Ow!Youflewallthewayhere.YouhatetoGeorge:Ihavetogetbackthisevening.WehavethisthingwithWerner'sFamilyintheHamptons.Julianne:You'rebuttingin.WhatImean,whenIsaysheisannoyinglyperfect,isthatthereisnothingannoyingaboutherperfection.Itisvulnerableandendearing.Andthatisannoyingasshit.George:Oh,youlikeher.Julianne:IfIdidn'thavetohateher,I'dadoreher.Thisismywholelife'shappiness.Ihavetoberuthless.Hewasinlovewithmeeverydayfornineyears.Icanmakehimhappierthanshecan.Yes.Iambreakingherheartintheshortrun,butreally,reallyngheragiganticfavor!Shewouldbesomiserabletaggingalongafterthisinsensitivedoofus!George:Jules,doyoureallylovehim?Oristhisjustaboutwinning?Julianne:Inthebeginning,itwasmostlythispriorclaim,hebelongedtome.ButnowwhenI'mwithhim,he'sjustsowonderful.HowcomeIneverknewthatwhenIcouldhavehadhim.George:It'samazingtheclaritythatcomeswithpsychoticJulianne:George,believeme.IfhewasfeelingwhatI'mfeeling.ThenhewouldknowhowIfeel.It'shorrible.What?George:Justlhimyoulovehim.Julianne.lhim,lhimyouhavelovedhimfornineyears.Butyouwereafraidoflove.Yeah,lhimyou'reafraidoflove,afraidofneeding.Julianne:NeedingGeorge:Tobelongtosomeone.Weallare,sweetheart.I'msorryaboutlhim…lhimthisistheworst,cruelest,dumbestmomenttodothis.Jules,thereitis.He'sgottochoose. lhimtheactualtruth. Well.Maybenottheactualtruth.Highlights. Oh,George. Armsatyoursides. Good Michael.Ihavetotalktoyou. Youdon'tlikethesuit. Actuallyno.Butthat'snotwhatIhavetotalk Okay.Onethingfirst,though.Excuseme.Guardthiswithyourlife. Whatisit? The Whyareyougivingittome? Idon'ttrustScottywithit. Michael,Idon'tthinkIshould. Please,please,you'repracticallythebestmananyway. Thankyou. Here,openit.She'lllikeit,won'tshe? Sowhatdoyouwanttotalkabout? Youwanttotalkabout Oh,yes.Uh.Michael.We'veknowneachotheralongtime,right,what?Twentyyears.Okay,notthatlong.Butalongtime. Andinthattime,we'vegrown…close,veryclose.DoyouknowwhatImeanby IthinkJulianne:Ithink,sodoI.So,sometimes…when…couldyouexcuseus,please?Uh…sometimes…peoplethinktheyknowhowtheyfeelabouteachother,buttheydon'tuntiltheydo.Ihaveapoint.Thequestionis,amIgettingtoit… Whydon'tyou?Whateveritisyouhavetosaycan'tbethatbigadeal. Oh,Michael.Abigdealis,arelativeterm. Whoisthat Uh.It'sGeorge.George,I'vetoldyouaboutGeorge.He'smyeditor. Yeah,what'shenghere?Youworkingthisweekend? No,um…h(huán)e'sheretobewith Becausehe'smyfriend.He's..he'smygoodfriend.Mybestfri