back in the city again
Look. You'll be back in town tomorrow night.Airplane! · 1980 — 第 2 / 10 章 · 2'56" · B2
Elaine Leaves Ted at the Airport, Explained：ancient history
The breakup is polite on the surface, but the verdict is final. Elaine has taken the Atlanta run and tells him, "It's too late, Ted." Ted promises he can change and asks for one more chance; what she lists back is not one mistake but a pattern — different cities, different jobs, nothing showing he can take real responsibility.
あらすじ
At the airport, Elaine tells Ted she will not come back — she has requested the Atlanta run. He promises he can change, but she cuts him off with "It's too late, Ted," saying his real problem is his restless record since the war. Ted buys a ticket to Chicago and boards; in the cockpit, the crew weighs the weather.
注目の表現
talk things overkeep something aliveancient historyreal responsibility
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このシーンの表現
ancient history
long forgotten, irrelevant now
Elaine points out that for everyone but Ted, the war is long over.
That argument is ancient history now, so let it go.
このシーンの他の表現
- talk things over
to discuss something fully
- keep something alive
to keep something going
- real responsibility
genuine adult commitment
- any word on
any news about
- socked in
fogged in, closed in
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
to discuss something fully
Ted suggests dinner so the two of them can talk things over.
We'll have dinner. We'll talk things over.Link talk things over into one smooth run.
We'll have dinner. We'll talk things over.to accept a position
Then why didn't you take the job that Louie Netz offered you at Boeing?to come close to
You know I haven't been able to get near a plane since the war.concessive clause: Even if I could concedes a hypothetical first, then cancels the outcome to sound hopeless.
Even if I could, they wouldn't hire me because of my war record.The t in that almost disappears before alive.
You're the only one keeping that alive.long forgotten, irrelevant now
Elaine points out that for everyone but Ted, the war is long over.
For everyone else, it's ancient history.the deepest source of pain
What's hurt you the most is your record since the war.subject clause: The subject clause holds the emphasis until the second half delivers the real charge.
What's hurt you the most is your record since the war.genuine adult commitment
Elaine lists Ted's moves and jobs and says none prove he can handle real responsibility.
And not one of them shows you can accept any real responsibility.from the very beginning
When I get back to Chicago, I'm going to start my life all over again.any news about
Victor asks Clarence at the tower whether there is any word on the storm lifting.
Any word on that storm lifting over Salt Lake, Clarence?stretching all the way back here the front stretches as far as Utah
There's an occluded front stalled over the Dakotas, backed up all the way to Utah.turn thick and foggy
Yeah, well, if she decides to push over to the Great Lakes, - it could get plenty soupy. - Mmm-hmm.thick and foggy — Pilot slang for thick fog; informal and vivid.
Yeah, well, if she decides to push over to the Great Lakes, - it could get plenty soupy. - Mmm-hmm.the safest option
It looks like the original flight plan over Denver is the best bet.fogged in, closed in
Clarence reports that the weather is socked in from Salt Lake to Lincoln.
Latest weather report shows everything socked in from Salt Lake to Lincoln.The d before in softens and nearly vanishes.
Latest weather report shows everything socked in from Salt Lake to Lincoln.fogged in — Aviation and nautical slang for closed in by fog.
Latest weather report shows everything socked in from Salt Lake to Lincoln.aboard the plane
The clerk checks the list and tells Ted that Elaine is on board.
Oh, yes. She is on board.a single fare to a place
I'd like one ticket to Chicago.「Elaine Leaves Ted at the Airport」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface this is a lover asking for one more chance, and the film plays it straight: Ted is sincere, Elaine is composed, and the airport hum goes on around them. But the scene is really an audit of a man's life. Elaine does not argue about tonight; she reaches for the record — "What's hurt you the most is your record since the war. Different cities, different jobs." Her verdict is that his problem is not the war at all but everything after it, "and not one of them shows you can accept any real responsibility." Ted keeps insisting on one more chance, yet he has no answer to her list, and she has stopped negotiating. The comedy will make him the hero, but here he is a man whose only defense is a promise.
Theme
HeartbreakElaine closes the door gently but firmly, and Ted is left pleading for a chance that is already gone.
GuiltTed blames his war record for everything, but Elaine says it is the life since the war that hurt him.
このチャプターで学べること
- It's too late ends a conversation, not a delay
- Ancient history means nobody else still cares
- Talk things over is warmer than discuss
- Socked in describes an airport closed by fog
発音のポイント
- talk things over — Link talk things over into one smooth run.
- keeping that — The t in that almost disappears before alive.
- socked in — The d before in softens and nearly vanishes.
You're the only one keeping that alive.Elaine's point: no one else still holds the war against Ted; he alone keeps the excuse alive.
What's hurt you the most is your record since the war.Her diagnosis: the damage is not the war itself but the drifting, job-to-job years that followed it.
When I get back to Chicago, I'm going to start my life all over again.A vow to reset: the speaker plans to begin a new life once back in Chicago, with or without the relationship.
Even if I could, they wouldn't hire me because of my war record.Ted's excuse: he claims no airline would take him once it saw his service record, so the passivity is not his fault.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Elaine refuse to give Ted another chance?
She has already requested the Atlanta run and treats his promises as more of the same. She says his problem is not the war but his record since then — cities and jobs he keeps abandoning.
What does Ted blame for his situation?
His war record. He says he has not been near a plane since the war and that no airline would hire him because of it, which Elaine calls an excuse he alone keeps alive.
What does 'socked in' mean in the weather report?
It is aviation slang for an area sealed off by low clouds and fog, making normal takeoffs and landings impossible. The report says everything is socked in from Salt Lake to Lincoln.
What does Ted do right after the breakup?
He buys a single ticket to Chicago with no baggage and boards the same flight as Elaine, setting up the rest of the film.
Why is the crew discussing weather before takeoff?
A stalled front is threatening the route. The pilots weigh a southern route around Tulsa before settling on the original Denver plan.
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