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CC Confesses She Slept With John, Explained：who are you kidding

CC comes home soaked and admits she slept with the man Hillary likes. Hillary calls him "a snake," and when CC swears she will never see him again, the answer is "Oh, who are you kidding?" The fight ends not in a breakup but in a shared apartment and a habit: "I'm used to you."

あらすじ

CC arrives home drenched from a swim in the Central Park boating pond and admits she slept with John, the man Hillary has feelings for. She calls the night romantic but is disgusted with herself. Hillary calls John "a snake," and CC promises never to see him again — a promise Hillary doubts. The two stay roommates, then Hillary leaves for San Francisco because her father is sick.

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注目の表現

snakea lack of characterwho are you kiddingmove out

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このシーンの表現

who are you kidding

stop fooling yourself

Hillary swears she will never see him again, and CC calls the bluff at once.

You'll quit tomorrow? Who are you kidding?

このシーンの他の表現

  • snake

    a treacherous person

  • a lack of character

    a failure of moral fiber

  • move out

    to leave a shared home

  • move on

    to move to the next stage

  • the worst possible taste

    in the poorest possible taste

このシーンのメモ一覧

43 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · B1a boating pond

a small lake for rowing

in the Central Park boating pond with my real friends.
表現 · B2sleep with someone

to have sex with someone

Did you sleep with him?
発音sleep with him

Link sleep and with; him fades to a light sound.

Did you sleep with him?
表現 · A2fall in love with someone

to begin to love someone

So, did the two of you fall in love?
表現 · B1the most ... in my life

of my whole life

I think he's the most attractive man I've ever met in my life.
発音met in my life

Link met and in, then stress the last word life.

I think he's the most attractive man I've ever met in my life.
表現 · B1have nothing to do with ...

to be unrelated to

Sexual attraction has nothing to do with character unless you're Eleanor Roosevelt.
文法 · B2unless you're Eleanor Roosevelt

unless-clause: The unless-clause carves out the one exception to her claim.

Sexual attraction has nothing to do with character unless you're Eleanor Roosevelt.
表現 · B2do something heartless to someone

to act cruelly toward a friend

I'd never do something that heartless to a friend.
表現 · B1be crazy about someone

to be very keen on someone

Looks like he's crazy about you.
表現 · A2move out

to leave a shared home

In the awkward silence Hillary offers to move out of the shared apartment.

You want me to move out?
表現 · B1be used to someone

to be accustomed to someone

What do I want you to move out for? I'm used to you.
文法 · B2if it hadn't been you, it would have been some other girl

third conditional: Past unreal: swap the person, keep the same outcome.

Besides, if it hadn't been you, it would have been some other girl.
発音would have been

Would have reduces to wud-uv in fast speech.

Besides, if it hadn't been you, it would have been some other girl.
表現 · B1move on

to move to the next stage

John's message to CC is that she has outgrown the troupe and should move on.

Hey, Hill, John says I'm outgrowing the Falcon Players, and I ought to move on. What do you think?
表現 · B1let go of something

to give something up

I'm sorry you had to let go of your job at the ACLU, but, jeez, don't give up.
スラング · B1jeez

a mild sigh of frustration — Casual frustration or surprise; keep it out of formal talk.

I'm sorry you had to let go of your job at the ACLU, but, jeez, don't give up.
表現 · B2good breeding

good upbringing

He's got good breeding and a good personality and good body.
表現 · B1make someone a huge star

to make someone very famous

It's in the worst possible taste. It's vulgar, it's gross, it's dirty, and you know what? It's gonna make me a huge star.

「CC Confesses She Slept With John」を読み解く

What's really going on

The confession is a betrayal, but the scene refuses to become a break-up. CC has slept with the man Hillary is crazy about, and she knows it: "I feel sick about what I've done. I showed a complete lack of character." What she does not know is how to stop. She swears she will never see him again, and Hillary's "Oh, who are you kidding?" is both an accusation and an admission that the promise is worthless. The cruelest line is CC's excuse — "if it hadn't been you, it would have been some other girl" — which quietly says Hillary was interchangeable. Yet the two stay together because the friendship is a habit neither wants to break: "What do I want you to move out for? I'm used to you." Their letters afterward keep the bond alive even as their lives split.

Theme

BetrayalCC sleeps with the man Hillary loves, then offers excuses; the friendship survives only because both refuse to end it.
FriendshipA betrayal that should end things instead becomes a habit: CC keeps the apartment, and their letters continue.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Fall in love means the feeling begins
  • The third conditional softens a confession
  • Move out means leave the flat, move on means move forward
  • Jeez is a mild sigh of frustration

発音のポイント

  • sleep with him — Link sleep and with; him fades to a light sound.
  • met in my life — Link met and in, then stress the last word life.
  • would have been — Would have reduces to wud-uv in fast speech.
Sexual attraction has nothing to do with character unless you're Eleanor Roosevelt.

The cynical defense offered in the argument: desire is separate from morals, so the affair says nothing about who CC is.

Besides, if it hadn't been you, it would have been some other girl.

CC's excuse, which reduces Hillary to one of many options and makes the betrayal sound inevitable.

I think he's the most attractive man I've ever met in my life.

CC's romantic framing of John, which makes her confession sound like a love story rather than a betrayal.

It's in the worst possible taste. It's vulgar, it's gross, it's dirty, and you know what? It's gonna make me a huge star.

CC's letter about the Broadway revue, owning how cheap it is while betting it will make her famous.

このシーンについての質問

What does it mean to call someone "a snake"?

It means the person is sneaky and disloyal, not literally a snake. The line "What a snake" is the verdict on the betrayer after CC admits sleeping with the man Hillary likes.

Why does CC feel guilty?

She knows she slept with the man her friend cares about and calls it a complete lack of character. She says she feels sick about what she has done, even while describing the night as romantic.

Why does Hillary doubt CC's promise?

CC swears she will never see John again, but Hillary answers, "Oh, who are you kidding?" She has heard the same promise before and does not believe CC can stay away.

Why do the two keep living together?

CC says she does not want Hillary to move out because she is used to her. The friendship survives the betrayal as a comfortable habit rather than a clean break.

Why does Hillary leave for San Francisco?

Her father is sick, so she moves back to care for him and gives up her job at the ACLU. She and CC keep in touch by letters.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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第 1 章blow a gasketCC Meets Hillary on the Boardwalk第 2 章pack it inCC Melts Down After Losing the Part第 3 章falling apartCC and Hillary Grow Up by Letter第 4 章walk out onHillary Walks Into CC's Bar第 5 章It just hit meCC Moves Hillary Into Her Apartment第 6 章Break a legCC Delivers a Singing Telegram第 7 章fraught with meaningCC Rehearses and Hillary Does Laundry第 8 章wallpaper your houseCC and Hillary Argue on Christmas第 9 章in a former lifeCC's Opening Night Party再生中 · 第 10 章who are you kiddingCC Confesses She Slept With John第 11 章the show must go onCC and Hillary Drift Apart第 12 章for richer or poorerCC and John's Impromptu Wedding第 13 章caught deadHillary Sees CC's Bawdy Show第 14 章the Spanish InquisitionCC Grills Hillary at Dinner第 15 章grown apartCC and Hillary Have Their Big Fight第 16 章get it off your chestLeona Tells CC the Truth第 17 章long goneJohn Breaks Up With CC第 18 章get my hands onThe Director Tears CC Apart on Set第 19 章in the toiletCC and Hillary Make Up第 20 章get this straightHillary Tells CC She's Pregnant第 21 章come back from the deadCC Abandons Her Wedding for a Role第 22 章business is businessCC Directs John in Her Show第 23 章untellCC Tells Victoria a Bedtime Story第 24 章moral high horseHillary Collapses at the Office第 25 章fed up withCC and Hillary Drive to the Beach第 26 章clothes policeHillary Pushes CC Away第 27 章land of the livingHillary and CC's Final Fight第 28 章stretch the truthCC and Hillary Play Cards and Reminisce第 29 章the wind beneath my wingsCC Signs Hillary Out of the Hospital第 30 章nothing in the worldCC Asks Victoria to Live With Her
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