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Beaches · 1988 — 第 17 / 30 章 · 3'17" · B2

John Breaks Up With CC, Explained：long gone

CC comes home begging John for another chance, but he says he does not chase success the way she does and no longer wants the life she is heading into. 'You're already gone, Cecilia. You're long gone,' he tells her, and asks only that they 'let go of us before us gets bad.'

あらすじ

CC comes home and begs John for another chance, saying she loves and needs him. John refuses: he does not care about success as she does, and he is happy with his own life. He tells her she is already gone and that he wants to let go of their relationship before it turns bad. A later beat shows Michael leaving a seaside weekend.

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このシーンの表現

long gone

gone a long time ago

John tells CC she is long gone, meaning her heart left the marriage long ago.

By the time I called, the last train was long gone.

このシーンの他の表現

  • let go of

    to release or stop holding on

  • another chance

    one more opportunity

  • supposed to

    expected or meant to

  • rained out

    cancelled because of rain

  • care about

    to feel something matters

このシーンのメモ一覧

50 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · A2give someone another chance

one more opportunity

CC pleads with John to give her another chance.

John, I'm begging you. Please give me another chance. Please?
発音give me another

Give me runs into another as one stream of sound.

John, I'm begging you. Please give me another chance. Please?
表現 · A2care about something

to feel something matters

John tells CC he does not care about success the way she does.

I don't care about success the way you do, CC.
表現 · B1fight about something

to argue over something

We have been fighting about this for so long.
文法 · B1have been fighting

present perfect continuous: The continuous form shows the arguing started long ago and is still going.

We have been fighting about this for so long.
表現 · A2what's wrong with something

what is bad about it

What's wrong with success?
表現 · B1be supposed to do something

expected or meant to

John uses supposed to to call chasing success the obvious American thing to do.

We're Americans. We're supposed to want to be successful.
発音supposed to

Supposed to is usually reduced to sposta in fast speech.

We're Americans. We're supposed to want to be successful.
表現 · B2too good for something

above something Here it means chasing success, said sarcastically.

-You're too good for it, is that it? -Yeah, that must be it.
表現 · A2this is what I do

this is my work

No, I like it here. I'm happy here. This is what I do.
表現 · A2it makes someone happy

to please someone

It makes me happy that you're successful.
表現 · B1go where someone is going

to follow someone's path

Yes. I just don't want to go where you're going.
文法 · B1where you're going

where-clause: The where-clause names the destination she refuses to follow him to.

Yes. I just don't want to go where you're going.
表現 · B2be long gone

gone a long time ago

John tells CC she is long gone, meaning her heart left the marriage long ago.

You're already gone, Cecilia. You're long gone.
表現 · B2in some small way

to a small degree

I feel that in some small way that maybe I had something to do with that.
表現 · B1have something to do with something

to be connected to it

I feel that in some small way that maybe I had something to do with that.
文法 · B2that maybe I had something to do with that

object clause: The that-clause is the whole thing she feels, not a separate sentence.

I feel that in some small way that maybe I had something to do with that.
表現 · B1let go of someone/something

to release or stop holding on

John tells CC he wants to let go of them before things turn ugly.

I just want to let go of us before "us" gets bad.
発音let go of

Of loses its vowel and becomes a light /əv/.

I just want to let go of us before "us" gets bad.
表現 · A2one more day / one more time

an extra day

Do you really have to? Can't you stay one more day?
表現 · A2quit one's job

to leave one's job

-I could quit my job. -Good. I'd like it.
表現 · A1be back home

home again

I'll see you back home on Monday.
表現 · B1get rained out

cancelled because of rain

Hillary explains she came back early because the beach plan got rained out.

Yeah, it got rained out.

「John Breaks Up With CC」を読み解く

What's really going on

The breakup is not fought over cruelty but over direction. CC wants the career, the mainstream, the success; John says plainly, 'I don't care about success the way you do, CC,' and tells her, 'I like it here. I'm happy here.' The painful line is his verdict on her: 'You're already gone, Cecilia. You're long gone.' He is not accusing her of betraying him so much as naming the distance that has already opened between them. His choice — 'I just want to let go of us before us gets bad' — frames the breakup as an act of care, preserving the friendship before it sours. The scene ends not with a fight but with affection, and the brief seaside beat that follows hints at another relationship quietly coming apart.

Theme

HeartbreakA love ends without a blowup: John names the distance between them and asks to part before the relationship turns bitter.
IdentityCC is told she has become someone else — 'CC Bloom' as a brand — and the breakup is partly about which self she is choosing.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Let go of someone means release them gently
  • Long gone means it ended long before now
  • Another chance puts the choice in their hands
  • Supposed to signals outside expectations

発音のポイント

  • give me another — Give me runs into another as one stream of sound.
  • supposed to — Supposed to is usually reduced to sposta in fast speech.
  • let go of — Of loses its vowel and becomes a light /əv/.
I just want to let go of us before "us" gets bad.

John's reason for ending it: he would rather part while the relationship is still good than watch it turn sour.

You're already gone, Cecilia. You're long gone.

His verdict on CC: she has already changed and moved on, so the breakup is only admitting what has happened.

I don't care about success the way you do, CC.

John's self-description: he is content with his own life and does not measure himself by career success.

We're Americans. We're supposed to want to be successful.

CC's counter-argument: wanting success is treated as the normal American default, which is exactly the life John rejects.

このシーンについての質問

Why do CC and John break up?

They want different lives. CC is chasing mainstream success, while John is content with his own work and does not want the life she is heading into.

What does 'long gone' mean here?

It means someone has already left or changed beyond return. John uses it to say CC has already become the person who is leaving, so the breakup is not sudden.

Why does CC bring up being American?

She is defending ambition as normal, as if wanting success were the default. John has just said he does not care about success the way she does.

Do CC and John part as enemies?

No. They end with affection — 'I love you. I'll always love you' — and John says he wants to let go before the relationship gets bad.

What is happening in the seaside scene with Michael?

It is a short parallel beat: someone says, 'I'm sorry, Hillary,' and leaves after a seaside visit, showing another relationship quietly coming apart.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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次のチャプター · 第 18 章get my hands onThe Director Tears CC Apart on Set
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再生中 · 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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