“But enough about me. Let's talk about you.”
Por qué es buena
She offers to talk about you and immediately makes it about herself again.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Enough about me; how is your new job going?
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Hillary Sees CC's Bawdy Show, Explained
Beaches · 1988
Capítulo 13 de 30 · 4'41"
CC headlines a bawdy number about Otto Titsling, the 'inventor' of the bra, while Hillary and her husband Michael watch from the audience. Afterward the two friends reunite at CC's new apartment, where CC admits they are 'paying through the nose' for it but says it is worth it. 'But enough about me,' she finally says.
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 4:02–4:31
CC Shows Off Her New Apartment
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Hillary Sees CC's Bawdy Show, explained
What happens
CC performs a bawdy song about Otto Titsling, the man who supposedly invented the bra, and Hillary and her husband Michael are in the audience. After the show, Hillary and CC reunite at CC's new apartment, which CC says is expensive but worth every penny. They talk about the show, though CC's barking dog keeps interrupting.
What's really going on
The reunion is affectionate, but the scene quietly measures the distance between the two women. CC has gone commercial: her show is a bawdy number about the invention of the bra, exactly the kind of thing Hillary once warned her not to be 'seduced by the money of Broadway' over. Hillary and Michael arrive as the respectable married couple. At the apartment, CC shows off the new place and turns the old ideal into a joke — 'Remember when we said we wouldn't be caught dead above 14th Street?' — because she has moved uptown into the life they once mocked. Even her need for approval is on display: 'What do you think of me?' she asks, before checking, 'What did you think of the show?' The warmth is real, and so is the gap.
Key lines & what they mean
- “But enough about me. Let's talk about you.”
- CC's attempt to stop talking about herself, though she immediately turns the conversation back to approval of her own show.
- “We're leasing, but we have an option to buy.”
- The practical detail that shows the new life: they rent but hold the right to buy the uptown apartment they once swore they would never want.
- “Remember when we said we wouldn't be caught dead above 14th Street?”
- The old shared joke recalled at a new moment: the line that once expressed their downtown ideals now describes a choice they have reversed.
- “I couldn't bear that downtown squalor one more second.”
- Her explanation for moving uptown: she claims she could not stand the downtown squalor any longer, a very different tone from the old promise.
Theme
- Friendship — A warm reunion cannot hide how far the friends have drifted: one performs the commercial show, the other arrives as a respectable wife.
- Class — CC trades the old downtown idealism for an uptown apartment she jokes about, while Hillary has become the settled married woman they once mocked.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel2/6
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“We're leasing, but we have an option to buy.”
Por qué es buena
Renting yet holding a chance to buy captures the mix of show and caution.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
We are renting for now, but we have an option to buy next year.
“Remember when we said we wouldn't be caught dead above 14th Street?”
Por qué es buena
The old vow against living uptown makes the move a quiet joke.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Remember when we said we would never buy an SUV?
“I couldn't bear that downtown squalor one more second.”
Por qué es buena
One line justifies moving uptown and quietly exposes a change in class and taste.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
I couldn't bear that tiny flat one more second.
Siguiente · 14the Spanish InquisitionLa escena: CC Grills Hillary at DinnerIdeas clave
Lo que te llevas- Paying through the nose means being overcharged
- Wouldn't be caught dead means never ever
- The curtain goes up signals a show starting
- The whole wide world adds warmth to a compliment
Preguntas frecuentes
La pregunta, luego la fraseWhat is CC's show about?
It is a bawdy song about Otto Titsling, a supposed inventor who creates the first bra, only to have his idea stolen by a French patent thief.
Who comes to see the show?
Hillary and her husband Michael. Hillary has come to New York, and after the performance CC hosts them at her new apartment.
What does 'pay through the nose' mean?
It means to pay far too much. CC says they are 'paying through the nose' for the apartment, then insists it is worth every penny.
Why does CC mention 14th Street?
It was a promise from their younger days that they would never live above 14th Street. CC now lives uptown, so she repeats the line as a self-mocking joke.
Why does CC keep talking about her show?
She wants Hillary's approval. She asks, 'What do you think of me?' and then, 'What did you think of the show?' showing how much her old friend's opinion still matters.