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Because I'm spotty on women's accessories.5 to 7 · 2014 — 第 9 / 10 章 · 4'07" · B2
Brian Proposes to Arielle, Explained：talk you off the ledge
Brian calls his editor at midnight for jewelry advice, then proposes to Arielle, who is already married. "Not just from 5 to 7," he insists - he wants the whole life, not the scheduled hours. She reminds him, "We had a trust that you have now broken."
あらすじ
At midnight, Brian phones his editor to ask where to buy Arielle jewelry, admitting he is spotty on women's accessories. Then he goes to Arielle and proposes, saying he does not want to be just her 5-to-7 companion. He gives her a ring that is not a conventional engagement ring, even though she is married.
注目の表現
talk you off the ledgeOkie-dokieoverratedconquest of the marketplace
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このシーンの表現
talk you off the ledge
calm someone from a crisis
Jane defines their bond as late-night panic calls where she talks him down from the edge.
I can talk you off the ledge if you call me tonight.
このシーンの他の表現
- Okie-dokie
all right then
- overrated
not as good as claimed
- conquest of the marketplace
winning over the market
- play by the rules
follow the rules
- a dollar figure
an exact amount in money
このシーンのメモ一覧
58 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
late at night
The kind where you call me in the middle of the night asking me crazy questions and I talk you off the ledge.calm someone from a crisis
Jane defines their bond as late-night panic calls where she talks him down from the edge.
The kind where you call me in the middle of the night asking me crazy questions and I talk you off the ledge.relative clause: The where-clause describes the kind of relationship, standing in for in which.
The kind where you call me in the middle of the night asking me crazy questions and I talk you off the ledge.Weak of and the blur into one light syllable after middle.
The kind where you call me in the middle of the night asking me crazy questions and I talk you off the ledge.an exact amount in money
Jane cuts through the vague talk and demands a dollar figure before naming a store.
Give me a dollar figure.tax included
$6000, including tax.all right then — A cutesy way to close a chat; too childish for formal use.
Okie-dokie, then.subjunctive wish: Wish plus were marks an unreal wish: it is not tomorrow at five yet.
I wish it were tomorrow at 5.Run wish it together and glide into were without a pause.
I wish it were tomorrow at 5.matter to a person
Brian says he wants to write stories that mean something to people, setting up the confession that follows.
And tell stories that mean something to people.the single thing
But the only thing...stay at someone's side
is to be the man who walks beside you.Link beside and you smoothly, almost 'by-side-ya'.
is to be the man who walks beside you.not merely
- You do walk beside me. - Not just from 5 to 7.be my spouse
Marry me, Arielle. I wanna be your husband.a standard engagement ring
And that's why this is not a conventional engagement ring.winning over the market
Brian jokes that a traditional ring would demand a full campaign through the market.
That and the fact that a conventional engagement ring will require a somewhat more robust conquest of the marketplace.not anymore
I do and I can no longer play by them.betray confidence
We had a trust that you have now broken.cannot stop myself
And I can't help it.share a whole life with
I've found the person I wanna spend my life with.a group of rules
That is a drive much stronger than any set of rules or any doubts about the meaning and purpose of marriage.as ... as comparison: As strong as mine compares the two feelings, with mine standing for my feelings.
Of course, if your... feelings aren't as strong as mine then... I completely understand.right from the start
From the first moment.quickly, rushed
You will be growing up in a very big hurry skipping your young adulthood.「Brian Proposes to Arielle」を読み解く
What's really going on
Everything here is about a bargain changing shape. The midnight call shows Brian treating his editor as a lifeline - "I talk you off the ledge" - even as he plans a gift for another woman. With Arielle, he stops bargaining and asks for the whole thing: "Marry me, Arielle. I wanna be your husband," he says, and "Not just from 5 to 7. It's not enough. Not nearly." The trap is that she already has a signed life. When she answers "I am already married," he shows he knew all along; what he is rejecting is the rule, not the fact. Her line - "We had a trust that you have now broken" - reframes his love as a breach, and "You know the rules" turns the affair into a contract he has violated.
Theme
RomanceBrian turns a scheduled affair into a marriage proposal, choosing love over the arrangement that made it possible.
MarriageHe proposes to a married woman, forcing the question of what marriage means and whether their rules can hold.
このチャプターで学べること
- Marry me is the plainest possible proposal.
- Talk someone off the ledge means calm a crisis call.
- Not just from 5 to 7 refuses a time-limited affair.
- Play by the rules names the code he is about to break.
発音のポイント
- middle of the — Weak of and the blur into one light syllable after middle.
- wish it were — Run wish it together and glide into were without a pause.
- walks beside you — Link beside and you smoothly, almost 'by-side-ya'.
Marry me, Arielle. I wanna be your husband.The proposal in one line: he asks her to marry him and names the role he wants, stepping out of the affair and into a life together.
- You do walk beside me. - Not just from 5 to 7.His refusal to stay inside the arrangement: walking beside her only during the set hours is not enough for him.
I've found the person I wanna spend my life with.His reason for breaking the rules: he says he has found the person he wants to share his whole life with.
It's not enough. Not nearly.His answer to the limited hours of the affair - the time they are allowed is far too little for what he wants.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Brian propose to Arielle if he knows she is married?
Because he wants more than the 5-to-7 affair and believes love outweighs the arrangement. He says the drive to be with her is stronger than any rules or doubts about marriage.
Why does Arielle say Brian broke their trust?
The affair came with rules: fixed hours and no threat to her marriage. By proposing, he broke that understanding, which she calls a trust he has now broken.
Why does Brian call his editor in the middle of the night?
He is flustered about buying Arielle jewelry and admits he is spotty on women's accessories, so he calls the person he trusts for late-night advice. She is his editor and his steadying friend.
Why is the ring not a conventional engagement ring?
Because Arielle is already married, so a standard engagement ring would be impossible. Brian gives what he can afford, acknowledging the situation with a wry joke.
What does Arielle mean by "You know the rules"?
She means the terms of their affair: the set 5-to-7 hours and the promise not to disturb her marriage. She is checking that he understood the deal before it goes any further.
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