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Beaches · 1988 — 第 11 / 30 章 · 3'27" · B1

CC and Hillary Drift Apart, Explained：the show must go on

John teaches CC to shoot pool, but the light moment passes as word arrives that Hillary's father has 'taken a turn for the worst,' keeping her in San Francisco. Letters carry the rest: Hillary urges CC to stay true to her talent, CC chases a bawdy revue, and Hillary marries. 'I understand the show must go on,' she writes.

あらすじ

John shows CC how to hold a cue and shoot pool, and the two joke about the clicking sound. Then word comes that Hillary's father has taken a turn for the worst, and she stays in San Francisco. Through letters, CC tells Hillary she is leaving the Falcon Players for a bawdy revue, while Hillary announces she has married Michael Essex.

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cuetook a turn for the worstthe hecksemi-date

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このシーンの表現

the show must go on

life goes on despite trouble

Hillary forgives CC's absence from the wedding, writing that the show must go on.

We lost the lead actor, but the show must go on.

このシーンの他の表現

  • cue

    a stick used in pool

  • took a turn for the worst

    to get suddenly worse

  • the heck

    on earth; the hell

  • semi-date

    sort of a date, not quite

  • bawdy

    humorously indecent

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · A2show someone how to do something

to demonstrate to someone

Let me show you how to hold it.
表現 · B1stick something through something

to push something through

-Stick the cue through the circle. -Okay, all right.
表現 · A2a little longer than expected

for a bit more time

Her father took a turn for the worst and she has to stay in San Francisco a little longer than she thought.
発音turn for the worst

Turn for the runs together with a weak for.

Her father took a turn for the worst and she has to stay in San Francisco a little longer than she thought.
表現 · B2be true to yourself

to stay loyal to yourself

Dear Ceece, I thought it over and I feel you should be true to your talent and not be seduced by the money of Broadway.
表現 · B2be seduced by something

to be tempted by

Dear Ceece, I thought it over and I feel you should be true to your talent and not be seduced by the money of Broadway.
表現 · A2cheer up

to become happier

I wish you'd cheer up.
表現 · A2come to see something

to attend and watch

Three. Three deaf people always come to see any show.
発音must have tried

Must have collapses into mus-uv.

Why? I must have tried to call you a billion times.
スラング · B1No kidding

really? you're joking — Casual disbelief; keep it out of formal talk.

No kidding?
表現 · A1miss someone

to feel someone's absence

I guess I missed you.
発音want to have

Want to often reduces to wanna in speech.

-That's a nice thing to say. -You want to have dinner tonight again after the show?
表現 · A2a real date

a proper romantic outing

Yeah. Yeah. Like a real date?
表現 · A2can't wait

to be very eager

I can't wait.
文法 · B1the son my father never had

relative clause: The clause after son defines exactly who he was to the family.

He was the son my father never had.
文法 · B1it gave him greatjoy to see us together

extraposition: It stands in for the real subject, the infinitive at the end.

And in his final days, it gave him greatjoy to see us together.
表現 · B1small but lovely

modest yet charming

The ceremony was beautiful and our wedding reception small but lovely.
表現 · B1the only flaw was ...

the single drawback

The only flaw was your absence.
表現 · B1see much of someone

to spend time with someone

Do you see much of him socially?

「CC and Hillary Drift Apart」を読み解く

What's really going on

This stretch is a friendship thinning out. It opens with intimacy — John teaching CC to hold a cue, the two of them enjoying 'a great little sound' — and then the years start moving. Hillary's father is dying, and she stays in San Francisco; CC stays onstage. Their letters are honest but increasingly separate: Hillary urges CC to 'be true to your talent and not be seduced by the money of Broadway,' and CC replies that she is leaving the Falcon Players to start a bawdy revue because she is 'gonna be rich.' When Hillary marries Michael, who 'was the son my father never had,' the wedding happens without CC, and Hillary covers the hurt with a line she has learned by heart: 'I understand the show must go on.' The irony is that the show is exactly what keeps them apart.

Theme

FriendshipTwo friends' lives pull in opposite directions, and the letters show affection surviving while the everyday closeness disappears.
AmbitionCC chooses the revue and the money while Hillary chooses duty and marriage, and neither choice can include the other fully.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The heck adds force to a casual question
  • The show must go on means keep going
  • Bawdy jokes lean on sex but stay playful
  • A semi-date is not quite a real date

発音のポイント

  • turn for the worst — Turn for the runs together with a weak for.
  • must have tried — Must have collapses into mus-uv.
  • want to have — Want to often reduces to wanna in speech.
Dear Ceece, I thought it over and I feel you should be true to your talent and not be seduced by the money of Broadway.

Hillary's advice: keep faith with your gift instead of chasing Broadway money, a line that sets up the choices that separate them.

He was the son my father never had.

How Hillary describes Michael: he filled the role of a son for her father, which explains why she marries him and stays in San Francisco.

I know you don't approve, but, hey, I'm gonna be rich.

CC's defiant defense of her choice: she knows Hillary disapproves of the bawdy revue, but she is counting on the money it will bring.

But I understand the show must go on.

Hillary's gracious cover for being hurt: she frames CC's absence as the performer's duty, because the show cannot wait for her.

このシーンについての質問

What happens to Hillary's father?

He takes a turn for the worst and dies. Hillary stays in San Francisco longer to settle the estate, and the funeral is held without CC, who is performing.

Why does CC leave the Falcon Players?

She wants to start a bawdy revue called Sizzle, which she expects will make her rich, even though Hillary disapproves of the choice.

What does 'the show must go on' mean?

It is theater slang meaning a performance cannot stop for personal reasons. Hillary uses it to say she accepts that CC missed her wedding because work came first.

Who is Michael Essex, and how does Hillary know him?

He was her father's lawyer, and Hillary says he was the son her father never had. She marries him after her father's death.

How do John and CC end up having dinner?

John says he must have tried to call her a billion times and admits he missed her. He asks her to dinner after the show, and they agree it is a semi-date.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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次のチャプター · 第 12 章for richer or poorerCC and John's Impromptu Wedding
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再生中 · 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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