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Beaches · 1988 — 第 4 / 30 章 · 4'19" · B2

Hillary Walks Into CC's Bar, Explained：walk out on

CC is singing for peanuts at a New York piano bar when a woman calls her name: it's Hillary Whitney, her pen pal since childhood. CC first brushes her off — "you're not my type" — then shrieks with recognition. Hillary explains she has just walked out on her whole life.

あらすじ

At a New York piano bar, CC Bloom finishes a number to thin applause and argues with the owner, Harry, over fifty dollars. Then a stranger calls out her name: Hillary Whitney, the friend she has written to since they were eleven. CC's guard drops, and Hillary explains that she has just walked out on her life — her job, her father, her apartment.

Small talkConfessingComplainingFriendsB2slowamerican
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注目の表現

sing my heart outpacking 'em inwalk out onbitch

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このシーンの表現

walk out on

to abandon or leave behind

Hillary admits she simply abandoned her old life and ran to New York.

He walked out on them in the middle of the project.

このシーンの他の表現

  • sing my heart out

    to sing with all your feeling

  • packing 'em in

    attracting big crowds

  • bitch

    a harsh insult for a woman

  • not my type

    not the kind I am into

  • last call

    the final chance to order

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B2pack them in

attracting big crowds

In a letter CC brags that her nightclub act is pulling in the crowds.

It's a hot spot, and I'm packing 'em in. How's lawyer life?
表現 · A2lend someone something

to let someone borrow

I was wondering if you could lend me 50 bucks till payday?
表現 · B1till payday

until payday

I was wondering if you could lend me 50 bucks till payday?
文法 · B1I was wondering if you could

polite request: The past progressive softens the request, so it sounds like a hint, not a demand.

I was wondering if you could lend me 50 bucks till payday?
発音lend me

The me weakens to a quick mee sound.

I was wondering if you could lend me 50 bucks till payday?
スラング · A2bucks

dollars, money — Casual word for dollars; avoid in formal writing.

I was wondering if you could lend me 50 bucks till payday?
表現 · B2verb one's heart out

with everything you have

I'm singing my heart out for bubkes, peanuts!
発音heart out

Heart and out link across the t sound.

I'm singing my heart out for bubkes, peanuts!
スラング · B2bubkes

nothing, peanuts — Yiddish slang for peanuts; sneering and casual.

I'm singing my heart out for bubkes, peanuts!
スラング · B1lousy

wretched, poor — A grumbling word for something cheap or bad.

I'm living on dog food, and you can't give me 50 lousy bucks you already owe me. Harry, you...
文法 · B2hadn't been such a bitch

third conditional: This third conditional rewrites a past that can never be changed.

If your mother hadn't been such a bitch, we could have shared something important.
表現 · A2in the same room

together in one place

I can't believe we're actually in the same room together.
発音can't believe

The t in can't is often dropped before believe.

I can't believe we're actually in the same room together.
表現 · B1not someone's type

not the kind I am into

Mistaking Hillary for a flirt, CC politely says she is not her type.

But if it's what I think it is, you're not my type, comprenez-vous?
文法 · B1since we were 1 1 years old

since-clause: The since-clause marks the starting point of an action still going on.

We've been writing letters since we were 1 1 years old.
表現 · B2walk out on someone or something

to abandon abruptly

I don't know. I just walked out on my life.
表現 · B1can't stand something

to be unable to tolerate

I've been feeling suffocated for years, but I couldn't stand it anymore.
表現 · B2It's funny how ...

strangely, it happens that

Today. It's funny how that happens, isn't it?
表現 · A2wake up

to stop sleeping

I just... I woke up this morning and I thought, "This is it!"
表現 · A2come back to somewhere

to return to

Well, come back to the storeroom. That's where I change my clothes.
表現 · A2change one's clothes

to put on different clothes

Well, come back to the storeroom. That's where I change my clothes.
表現 · A2leave one's bags somewhere

to put one's bags down

Shall I leave my bags here?
表現 · A2give someone a hand

to lend a hand

-Harry, give us a hand with the bags. -I've got a bad back.
表現 · B1have a bad attitude

a poor or hostile manner

-You've got a bad attitude. -I've come this far.
表現 · B1come this far

to have gotten this far

-You've got a bad attitude. -I've come this far.

「Hillary Walks Into CC's Bar」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a reunion that doubles as a status report. CC is performing for almost nothing and haggling over fifty dollars — 'I'm singing my heart out for bubkes, peanuts!' — while Hillary has just abandoned a comfortable life: 'I just walked out on my life.' The two women are moving in opposite directions, one fighting to be seen, one running from everything. CC's reflexive 'you're not my type, comprenez-vous?' is pure defence, the nightclub armour she wears for strangers; the moment she recognizes Hillary, it falls away and she is genuinely happy. Hillary's confession — she left her job, her father, her apartment, maybe even her money — sets up the friendship the film will keep returning to: two women who need each other at different times and in different ways.

Theme

FriendshipA chance reunion in a bar revives a decades-long friendship just when each woman needs it.
IdentityHillary has walked out on her old life, while CC performs a version of herself for strangers.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Walk out on means abandon abruptly
  • Not my type is a gentle rejection
  • Sing your heart out means give it everything
  • Last call is the bar's final order

発音のポイント

  • lend me — The me weakens to a quick mee sound.
  • heart out — Heart and out link across the t sound.
  • can't believe — The t in can't is often dropped before believe.
I don't know. I just walked out on my life.

Hillary's explanation for turning up: she left everything behind, not for a plan but on impulse.

I've been feeling suffocated for years, but I couldn't stand it anymore.

The feeling behind her escape: years of quiet pressure that finally became unbearable.

We've been writing letters since we were 1 1 years old.

CC telling Harry who this stranger is: a friend she has known by mail since childhood.

Are you crazy? No! Come on, this is New York.

Her joking refusal to leave the bags unattended — city common sense delivered as a joke.

このシーンについての質問

Why is CC at the piano bar?

She is performing there as a singer, trying to make a living. She complains she is paid almost nothing and even has to ask the owner, Harry, for money he owes her.

Who is the woman who calls CC's name?

Hillary Whitney, CC's old friend. The two have written letters since they were eleven years old, though they haven't seen each other in person.

Why did Hillary come to New York?

She walked out on her life — her job, her father, her apartment — because she had felt suffocated for years and finally couldn't stand it.

What does 'walk out on' mean?

It means to abandon or leave someone or something behind. Hillary says she 'walked out on my life,' meaning she left her old situation entirely.

How does CC react when she first sees Hillary?

She assumes Hillary is making a pass and says, 'you're not my type,' before recognizing her. Then she is thrilled and invites Hillary back to the storeroom.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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次のチャプター · 第 5 章It just hit meCC Moves Hillary Into Her Apartment
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再生中 · 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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