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thetruthaboutcatsand
TheTruthAboutCatsandDogs
(Comedy/Romance)(1996)
©1999byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
AbbyBarnes..................................JaneaneGarofolo
Acharmingandwelleducatedveterinarian,whohostsaLosAngelesradioshowcalled"TheTruthAboutCatsandDogs."Duringthisshow,shetriestohelppetownerswhocallinwiththeirvariousanimal-relatedproblems.
NoelleSlusarsky............................UmaThurman
Abby'sneighbor,whoisatall,blond,andbeautifulmodelwhoistryingtobecomeaTVNewsBroadcaster,butwhoprobablyisn'tqualifiedtobeone.Sheisnotparticularlyeducated,butsheisalsocharming,andsoonbecomesAbby'sbestfriend.
Brian.....................................................BenChaplin
AsweetandintelligentEnglishcommercialphotographerwhohasmovedtoLosAngeles.AftercallingupAbby'sshowtoaskaquestionaboutadogheistryingtophotograph,heasksAbbyout,andsoonbecomesinvolvedwithbothherandNoelle.
Roy...........................................................JamesMcCaffery
Noelle'sabusiveandhorribleboyfriend.
Ed..............................................................JamieFoxx
Brian'sfriendandassistantathisphotostudio.
SummaryofthePlot
Thisisamovieaboutthenatureofromance,andtherolethatphysicalattractionplaysaspartofit.ItisthestoryofAbby,acharmingveterinarianwhoisveryinsecureabouthowshelooks.Oneday,Brian,aBritishphotographer,callsintoherradioshowtoaskforadviceconcerninghisdog.Abbyischarmedbyhiscuteaccentandagreestomeethimforcoffee,butinasuddenpanic,tellshimthatsheistallandblondand"nottobemissed."Theproblemisthatsheisnoneofthat.However,hernewbestfriendNoelleisallofthat,andshethereforeconvincesNoelletomeetBrianandsaythatsheisAbby.Andsobeginsadifficultandfunnyrelationshipbetweenthethreeofthem,allofthemattractiveintheirownways.
Overthenextfewweeks,BriangoesoutwithNoelleseveraltimes,thinkingsheisinfactAbby.Hequicklybecomesconfusedthough,for"Abby"issomuchmorearticulateandintelligentonthetelephonethansheisinperson.ThisseemsespeciallytrueafterheandtherealAbbypassanamazingnighttalking(anddoingotherthings)byphone.Addingtohisconfusionis"Abby's"friend"Donna,"whoisinfact,Abby!
Eventually,bothwomanseemtofallinlovewithBrian,butthesituationhasclearlyspunoutofcontrol,andeachofthemrealizesthatthetruthmustcomeout.....
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow
AbbyagreestomeetaBritishlistener,but
foolishlytellshimthatsheistall,blondandbeautiful.
Don'ttouchthatdial!
The"dial"referstothebuttonforchangingstationsonaradio,
andthusthisisanotherwaytosay"Keeplisteningtothisstation!
"
You'reontheair.
Theexpressionusedwhenyouarebeing
broadcasttoaliveTVorradioaudience.
I'mworriedaboutmybassethound,Flotille.
Atypeofsmalldogthatalwayslookssad.
Isitlikeadrywheezingtypeofcough,oraphlegm-basedcough?
"Towheeze"istomakeawhistlingsoundwhilebreathingwithdifficulty."Phlegm"isthemucusinyourthroatornose.
NowIgotthisawfullookingrash.
"Awful"isanexcellentwordmeaninghorribleordreadful.
A"rash"isanoutbreakontheskinwhichisoftenred.
You'resayinghelickedyourfaceandnowit'sallgross?
"Gross"isanexcellentandpopularadjectivefordisgusting.
Saliva.
Thewater(orspit)thateveryonehasintheirmouth.
Howlongdidthistonguebathlast?
Acutelittleexpressionforthosemomentswhenyourcat
ordoglicksyou,orperhapsifyou'relucky,yourlover.
Thisisagoodtimetotalkaboutlimits.
Avery1990sconcept,referringto"emotionallimits"that
peopleshouldsetforthemselves,andinthiscase,theirpets.
Comeon,baby,openup,it'sme.
Here,meaning"please,"butthemostsemanticallyflexiblephrasalverbinEnglish,oftentakingonthemeaningofthewordsthatfollowit.
Absolutely.You'resedatinghim,notpoachinghim.
"Tosedate"someoneistocalmthemdown,usuallybygivingthem
adrug."Topoach"istoboilinwater,butitisusuallyusedforeggs,
notpeople(orlivefish,asisthecasehere!
)
We'regoingtotakeabreakandanswersomemoreofyourcalls.
Thebestwaytosaystopforalittlewhile,orperhapsjustrelax.
Fanmail.
Lettersthataresenttocelebritiesbytheirfansoradmirers.
Stinkycatproblems.
Asomewhatold-fashionedadjectivemeaningtosmellbad.
There'sacalleronlinethreewhosayshisdogishysterical.
Ifsomeoneis"onlinex,"itreferstothetelephonelineusedwhenthereismorethanone.Here,"hysterical"meansactingcrazy,thoughinadifferentcontext,thissamewordcanmeanveryfunny.
He'susedtodealingwithchowowaandpoodles.
Twotypesofsmalldogs.
Approachhiminasubmissiveposition.Getdownonallfours.
"Submissive"isaninterestingadjectivemeaningobedient,orinclinedtofolloworders.Ifyouare"onallfours,"youareonyourhandsandknees,justlikeadogorcat.
Crawltowardhimwithyouheadcockedtooneside.
"Tocrawl"istomovewhileonallfours,asopposedtowalking.
Ifsomethingis"cocked,"itisinclinedortiltedtooneside.
Don'tmakeeyecontact.
Themomentwhentheeyesoftwopeople(oranimals)
findthemselveslookingrightateachother.
Soothehimwithyourvoice;Seehowmyvoiceissoothing?
"Tosoothe"isanicelittleverbmeaningto
makecalm,peacefulorcomfortable.
Reachoutyourhandwithyourfingerscurledlikeapaw.
"Tocurl"somethingistotwistitintoringedorcircularshapes.
Apawisthefoot(orperhapshand)ofananimal.
Areallyourdigitsintact?
"Digits"isararewaytorefertofingers.Ifsomethingis"intact,"
itisnotharmedinanyway,butisstillwholewithallitsparts.
Justtakeiteasy.
Acommonwaytosaycalmdown,aswellasgoodbye.
Thesedogs.They'reinaunionnow.
Shortfor"laborunion,"thoseorganizations
thatfightfortherightsofworkers.
Weregoingtosendyoupamphletsoncaninedentalcare.
A"pamphlet"isaprintedworkorbooklet,oftenusedforan
essayoradvertising."Canine"istheadjectivereferringtodogs!
Comeon,let'sroll.
Analternativeandveryslangywaytosay"let'sgo."
Don'tgettooattachedtothisdogandgetallweirdonme.
"Weird"isagreatandusefuladjectivemeaningstrange.
Thewholesentenceisonewaytosay"Don'tgettooemotional."
Hismouthisalljuicylikehisgumssprungaleak,orsomething.
Ifsomethingis"juicy,"itisfullofjuiceormoist(thoughthisusuallydescribesfoodandnotgums!
).Ifsomething"springsa
leak,"itbeginstoloseliquidthroughasmallhole.
Theydribblewhenthey'rehungry.
Afairlyrareverbmeaningtodrool,orletsalivarundownone'sface.
Tulipsorroses.
AbeautifulflowerthatiscommoninHolland.
Rollerskates.
Shoeswithwheelsforskatingonthestreet.
It'sterriblyitching.
Referstothephysicalsensationwhenyouneedtoscratch
somewhereonyourbody,butnote"itchy"ismorecommon.
Igotthisterriblybadcaseofmangeandwas
wonderingifyoucouldrecommendsomeointment.
"Mange"isadiseasethatanimalsgetwheretheyhaveheavyitchingandlosetheirhair."Ointment"isanotherwordfora
typeofcreamthatisusedtotreatvariousskinconditions.
Canal.
Aman-maderiver.Venice,Italyisfamousforthem,and
thereareinfactcanalsintheVeniceareaofLosAngeles!
I'm5'10'',blond,andhardtomiss.
Notethatforheight,onecansaythenumbers,withoutusingthewords"feetandinches."Ifsomeoneis"hardtomiss,"they'resodistinctorprettythatyou'dnoticetheminacrowd.
AbbymeetsNoelle,andbothsoonmeetBrian,butnot
undertheconditionsthatAbbeywouldhavepreferred
I'msorry,Ihearddumbbitchandassumedyouweretalkingtome.
"Dumb"isanexcellentalternativewordtostupid."Bitch"isa
verycrudeandcommonwordforameanorunpleasantfemale.
There'salotofusdumbbitchesinL.A.
ThemostcommonwaytosayLosAngeles,whichas
youprobablyknow,isAmerica'smostwonderfulcity.
Mindyourownbusiness!
Whatyoumightsaytosomeonewhoisasking
toomanyquestionsaboutyourpersonallife.
Whydon'tyougobeforeIusethisbow
onyouinwaysthatyou'veonlyimagined.
A"bow"isthestringedtoolusedtoplaymusicalinstruments
suchasaviolin.ThisisAbby'screativewayoftellingRoytoleave.
Wow,thatwas,Idon'tknowwhatthatwas.
"Wow"isafunnylittleexclamationoftenusedwhenoneisimpressed.
Youhavegottohaveaboyfriend,orthenextthingyou
know,it'sjustyouandacatand40candlesonabirthdaycake.
Noelle'swayofsayingpeopleneedtofindalifepartnerwhen
they'reyoung,orthey'llfindthemselvesalonewhenthey'reold.
Violinbowsarelikecars.Theygofromlow-endlikeHundai
toyourPorsche-likebows.Igotthis,like,Toyotabow.
Cars,violinbowsandanythingelsecangofrom"low-end"(cheap)to"highend"(expensive).Hundai,Porsche&Toyotaarecarcompanies.
GivemesometimeandI'llupgradeyourbow.
To"upgrade"istoreplaceaproductwithaneworbetterversion.
Acommonverbwhendiscussingcomputersoftware.
I'mtakingbroadcastinglessons.
Thewordassociatedwithtelevisionandradiotransmission.
Broadcastersaresodignified.
Akeyadjectivewhichmeansdeservingofrespect.
Theygettheinformationbeforehand.:
:
That'swhyit'ssocool.
"Beforehand"isonewaytosaybeforeanotherperso
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