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Beaches · 1988 — 第 30 / 30 章 · 2'30" · B1

CC Asks Victoria to Live With Her, Explained：nothing in the world

After Hillary's death, CC tells young Victoria that the will asked for her to live with CC, but that the choice is hers. Victoria asks about her father. CC admits she is unsure what kind of mother she would make, then says, 'There's nothing in the world I want more than to be with you.'

あらすじ

After Hillary dies, CC tells young Victoria that Hillary's will asked for the child to live with her, though Victoria does not have to. Victoria asks whether her father knows her mother died and whether she can stay in her own house. CC admits she doubts herself as a mother, but says she most wants to be with Victoria. Victoria asks if she can bring her cat.

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take offin her willcome with menot that

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このシーンの表現

nothing in the world

the strongest way to say a preference

CC ends on the one thing she wants above everything else.

There's nothing in the world I'd rather do than watch you grow up.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take off

    to remove something

  • in her will

    in the document of her wishes

  • come with me

    to go along with me

  • not that

    do not read it that way

  • any old thing

    whatever, no matter what

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2take something off

to remove something

Let's take them off before we get a cold. All right?
表現 · A2get a cold

to catch a cold

Let's take them off before we get a cold. All right?
発音take them off

Take them runs together and them shrinks to a soft 'em.

Let's take them off before we get a cold. All right?
表現 · B1go through something

to look through

just going through your mother's papers.
表現 · B1in someone's will

in the document of her wishes

CC reads Hillary's will and pauses before telling Victoria what it says.

In her will, Victoria, she...
表現 · A1live with someone

to live together with

She said she wanted you to live with me,
表現 · B1if you don't want to

if you would rather not

but you don't have to if you don't want to.
表現 · A2on the street

in the street

I know who he is. I saw him on the street twice.
表現 · A2if you want

if you would like

I can call him if you want.
表現 · A2maybe someday

perhaps one day

Well, maybe... Maybe someday.
表現 · A1come with someone

to go along with me

CC puts the choice to the child instead of forcing her to follow.

If you don't want to come with me, Victoria, I will understand.
文法 · B1If you don't want to come with me

conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition before she promises to understand.

If you don't want to come with me, Victoria, I will understand.
表現 · A2what kind of + noun

what sort of

I mean, I don't know what kind of a mother I'd make.
文法 · B1what kind of a mother I'd make

embedded question: The what-clause is the object of know; the question is folded inside.

I mean, I don't know what kind of a mother I'd make.
発音kind of a

Kind of a blurs into one sound, almost like kinda.

I mean, I don't know what kind of a mother I'd make.
表現 · B1go through one's head

to pass through one's mind

You wouldn't believe the things that go through my head sometimes.
表現 · B2you wouldn't believe ...

you cannot imagine ...

You wouldn't believe the things that go through my head sometimes.
文法 · B1the things that go through my head

relative clause: The that-clause narrows which things she means.

You wouldn't believe the things that go through my head sometimes.
発音wouldn't believe

The d in wouldn't often disappears in fast speech.

You wouldn't believe the things that go through my head sometimes.
表現 · B1think of someone or something

to have in mind

I don't know what she was thinking of when she picked me.
表現 · B2not that ...

do not read it that way

CC hurries to soften her confession so the child does not misread it.

Not that I don't want to do it.
表現 · B2nothing in the world

the strongest way to say a preference

CC ends on the one thing she wants above everything else.

There's nothing in the world I want more than to be with you.
表現 · A2think about something

to consider it

You think about it.
表現 · A2of course

certainly

Of course you can bring your cat.
表現 · B1any old thing

whatever, no matter what

Victoria asks about her cat; CC throws the door wide open.

You can bring any old thing you want.

「CC Asks Victoria to Live With Her」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is quiet, and that is what makes it land. CC does not sell Victoria on the idea; she does the opposite, telling her the will asked for it but 'you don't have to if you don't want to,' and even offering to call the father Victoria barely knows. CC's honesty about herself is the point: 'I don't know what kind of a mother I'd make,' she says, and 'I'm very selfish, too.' Yet underneath the self-doubt there is one clear sentence: 'There's nothing in the world I want more than to be with you.' Victoria answers the way children do, with a practical question — 'If I go with you, can I bring my cat?' — and CC's answer, 'Of course you can bring your cat,' is the promise the scene needed.

Theme

ParenthoodCC, unsure she can be a mother, offers Victoria the choice instead of pressure, and the child's answer is a yes with a condition.
Family loveThe scene turns a legal arrangement into affection, with CC promising Victoria that anything she loves can come with her.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Any old thing means you can bring whatever you like
  • Not that softens a confession before it lands
  • Come with me leaves the choice to the other person
  • Get a cold means to catch a chill

発音のポイント

  • take them off — Take them runs together and them shrinks to a soft 'em.
  • kind of a — Kind of a blurs into one sound, almost like kinda.
  • wouldn't believe — The d in wouldn't often disappears in fast speech.
There's nothing in the world I want more than to be with you.

CC's plainest declaration: despite her doubts, being with Victoria is what she wants most in the world.

If you don't want to come with me, Victoria, I will understand.

The choice she hands the child: she will not force Victoria, even if being turned down would hurt.

You can bring any old thing you want.

The promise that removes Victoria's fear: she can bring everything she cares about, including her cat.

You wouldn't believe the things that go through my head sometimes.

A hint of CC's self-doubt: she admits she does not always trust her own thoughts, opening up to the child.

このシーンについての質問

Why does CC talk to Victoria about the will?

Hillary's will asked for Victoria to live with CC after her death. CC explains this to the child and makes clear the decision is Victoria's.

What does 'nothing in the world' mean?

It is a strong way of saying 'absolutely nothing.' CC says there is nothing in the world she wants more than to be with Victoria, meaning it is her greatest wish.

Does Victoria want to go with CC?

She does not say yes directly. She asks to bring her cat and to be sure she is allowed, which CC takes as an answer and happily agrees.

What does Victoria ask about her father?

She asks whether he knows her mother died and says she has seen him on the street twice. CC offers to call him, but Victoria says maybe someday.

Why does CC admit she is selfish?

She is being honest about her doubts and flaws, so Victoria knows what she is choosing. It makes her offer of a home feel genuine rather than rehearsed.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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