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Beaches · 1988 — 第 25 / 30 章 · 3'21" · B1

CC and Hillary Drive to the Beach, Explained：fed up with

CC and Hillary bicker their way to the beach over a noise nobody will admit to making, while Victoria gets shuffled between them. CC has offered to come "instead of a nurse," and Hillary lets her, even as the trip exposes how little ease is left between them. "I'm fed up with this geography stuff."

あらすじ

CC, Hillary, and Victoria set off for the beach. CC says she is free for a while and offers to come along instead of a nurse. On the way, CC and Hillary squabble about a noise, and Victoria is bounced between the front and back seats. At the beach house, a neighbor asks Victoria if she is staying all summer; she says she is, to take care of her mother.

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このシーンの表現

fed up with

tired of; sick of

CC loses another geography round and lets her irritation out.

I'm fed up with these endless meetings.

このシーンの他の表現

  • instead of

    in place of

  • has me

    I'm all she needs

  • now that

    since; given that

  • the use of

    still able to use it

  • be my guest

    go ahead; help yourself

このシーンのメモ一覧

51 行のセリフに 17 件のメモ

表現 · B1now that + clause

since; given that

CC explains she has free time after finishing her record.

now that I finished my record, I'm free for a while.
表現 · A2for a while

for some time

now that I finished my record, I'm free for a while.
文法 · B1now that I finished my record

now that clause: The now-that clause gives the reason for being free.

now that I finished my record, I'm free for a while.
表現 · B1A instead of B

in place of

CC swaps the nurse for herself and offers to join the beach trip.

Maybe I should go to the beach with you instead of a nurse.
発音I'd like

The d in I'd is often dropped before like.

I'd like that.
文法 · B2so we'd know what time to give you your pills

purpose clause: The so-clause explains the purpose of setting the alarm.

I set the alarm on your wristwatch so we'd know what time to give you your pills.
表現 · A2get in the car

get into the car

Victoria, get in the car.
発音get in the car

Get in runs together as one sound.

Victoria, get in the car.
表現 · A2sit in the front / back

sit in the front seat

I always sit in the front with you.
表現 · A2not enough room (for someone)

enough space

There's not enough room.
表現 · A2go swimming / go shopping

go for a swim

When we get there, will you go swimming with me?
表現 · B1never mind

forget it; never mind

Never mind. I'll go by myself.
表現 · A2by myself / by yourself

on my own

Never mind. I'll go by myself.
発音Be my guest

Be my slides together into one beat.

Thank you. Be my guest, all right?
表現 · B2be fed up with something

tired of; sick of

CC loses another geography round and lets her irritation out.

I'm fed up with this geography stuff.
表現 · A1all summer / all week

the whole summer

Hi, Victoria! Are you staying all summer?
表現 · B1the last piece of something

the last one left

Well, that's the end of it. This is the last piece in the trunk.

「CC and Hillary Drive to the Beach」を読み解く

What's really going on

The trip is a study in old friction. CC and Hillary cannot share a car for an hour without a fight over nothing — a noise one of them insists the other made — and their needling is a way of not talking about the real subject, which is Hillary's health. CC's offer to come "instead of a nurse" is generous and controlling at once: she wants to be needed, and she wants to be the one in charge. Victoria, caught between the two women, is shuttled to the back seat and told no one can swim with her, then quietly opts out: "Never mind. I'll go by myself." Even the arrival is a negotiation over what goes where. What holds the scene together is the family these people have become, however awkwardly, and Victoria's verdict on it — "She doesn't need any help. She has me."

Theme

FriendshipTwo old friends bicker on a drive to the beach, their needling hiding the illness that has changed their years together.
Family loveVictoria, passed between the adults, insists she is there to care for her mother: "She has me."

このチャプターで学べること

  • Instead of swaps one choice for another
  • Now that explains why the moment is free
  • Be my guest means go right ahead
  • By myself means without any help

発音のポイント

  • I'd like — The d in I'd is often dropped before like.
  • get in the car — Get in runs together as one sound.
  • Be my guest — Be my slides together into one beat.
Maybe I should go to the beach with you instead of a nurse.

CC's offer to take over Hillary's care, replacing a hired nurse and inserting herself into every part of the trip.

She doesn't need any help. She has me.

Victoria's claim on her mother, insisting she is enough and that no outsider is required.

now that I finished my record, I'm free for a while.

CC's framing of her free time as a reason to come along, presenting the trip as a gap in her schedule.

I'm fed up with this geography stuff.

A line from the drive: the small irritation of a car game becomes the outlet for the day's larger tensions.

このシーンについての質問

Why is CC going to the beach?

She has finished her record and has free time, so she offers to come with Hillary instead of a nurse. She also sets an alarm on Hillary's watch for her pills.

Why do CC and Hillary argue in the car?

They bicker over something trivial — whether one of them made a noise — which becomes a way of avoiding the real issue of Hillary's health. Their old friction is still there.

What happens to Victoria on the drive?

She wants to sit in the front and later asks someone to swim with her, but she is sent to the back seat and told no one can. She finally says she will go by herself.

Who does the neighbor ask about?

A neighbor asks Victoria whether she is staying all summer. Victoria says she is, and explains that she is there to help her mother.

What does Victoria say about helping her mother?

She insists her mother does not need outside help and that she is enough: "She doesn't need any help. She has me." It shows her fierce attachment to her mother.

フォエバー・フレンズ · 全 30 章

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