arrived / managed to come
- Hi. - Oh, you made it.Blue Jasmine · 2013 — 第 2 / 15 章 · 2'55" · B1
Ginger and Augie Visit the Family, Explained：flush
Reunion pleasantries barely hide the gap between the visitors and their hosts: one side arrives impressed by the home, the other keeps the visit on a schedule. “We're flush” is meant to kill any hint of borrowing, while the offer to “forward us the bill” turns generosity into quiet control.
あらすじ
Two visitors arrive at a lavish home, all warm hellos. They mention staying at the Marriott rather than asking to stay over; an offer is made to cover the hotel bill, and the guests counter with dinner. The talk keeps circling money, plans and the awkward limits of the visit.
注目の表現
hell of a placeimposeforward us the billI insist
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このシーンの表現
flush
rich / well-off
Talk turns to Augie's business news, and a guest quickly adds that he is not asking for money, using flush to sound secure.
I can pay for the tickets this week; I'm flush.
このシーンの他の表現
- hell of a place
an impressive place
- impose
to be a burden
- forward us the bill
send the bill our way
- I insist
I won't take no
- get a kick out of
really enjoy something
このシーンのメモ一覧
56 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
Let the d in made slide into it, almost as one beat.
- Hi. - Oh, you made it.have the chance to meet
Jasmine. I'm finally getting to meet the sister.a pleasant little party
You missed a nice little party. My friend Dennis sang.an impressive place
A guest looks around the penthouse and praises it with a mix of awe and casual cheek.
Hell of a place you got. Thank you.Let Hell of a run together rather than hitting each word separately.
Hell of a place you got. Thank you.extremely; quite a — Casual praise among friends; avoid in formal settings.
Hell of a place you got. Thank you.has good taste
Yeah, she's got taste.update each other on news
We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.find time
- No, no, I will definitely make some time. - Oh, good. Heh, heh.live with someone temporarily
Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,embedded question: The if-clause turns a direct request into a cautious indirect question.
Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,send the bill our way
The host turns paying into a quiet office errand, making it sound routine rather than generous.
I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.causative have: The host arranges for the office to act rather than doing it personally.
I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.Put the beat on the second syllable of insist and keep I light.
Please, you're our guests. I insist.insist on treating you
Oh, well, then we insist on taking you two to dinner tonight.escape an obligation
I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.elliptical relative clause: The missing relative pronoun makes the fragment sound casual and hurried.
I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.parked the kids with someone Stash literally means hide; here it means leave the kids with someone.
We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.left temporarily — Casual for leaving someone or something somewhere; keep it out of formal writing.
We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.really enjoy something
The host is choosing a restaurant and sounds suddenly lighter when imagining the guests enjoying it.
I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.In get a, let the t tap lightly into a instead of making two hard blocks.
I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.treat someone to an outing
I know your birthday is this week. Let us at least take you out for that.Keep We're very light and give flush the stressed, clipped ending.
Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.rich / well-off — Used casually about money; too blunt for clients or formal talk.
Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.work for oneself
Well, you know, I do, like, repairs, furniture moving, but I got plans to be my own boss.during dinner
We'll talk about it over dinner. They're going out.the ladies' room
Is there a little girls' room? Just down the hall.find or produce someone Not 'invent with him'; here it means where she found him.
Where did she come up with him? I always feel so guilty around Ginger.「Ginger and Augie Visit the Family」を読み解く
What's really going on
The politeness is doing a lot of work. The visitors praise the place as if it belongs to another world—“Hell of a place you got”—yet quickly explain that they do not want to impose. The hosts' response is not simple warmth: offering to have the hotel bill forwarded turns hospitality into an account to be settled, while “I insist” closes the discussion before it can become a real negotiation. The guests counter the bill with dinner, and later “We're flush” insists they are not asking for money. Under the small talk about hotels, birthdays and restaurants, everyone is measuring the distance between them.
Theme
ClassA lavish home and a Marriott room sit in the same conversation; every offer of hospitality marks who can afford what.
MoneyThe talk keeps returning to bills, borrowing and being flush, even when everyone is being polite.
発音のポイント
- made it — Let the d in made slide into it, almost as one beat.
- Hell of a — Let Hell of a run together rather than hitting each word separately.
- I insist — Put the beat on the second syllable of insist and keep I light.
- get a kick — In get a, let the t tap lightly into a instead of making two hard blocks.
We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.A warm bid to turn a short visit into shared time; it keeps the reunion friendly while asking the hosts to make room for them.
Please, you're our guests. I insist.A polite but firm refusal to let the visitors pay or back out; hospitality is asserted as something not to be argued with.
Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.A preemptive answer to the awkward money question: they have enough cash and are not there to ask for a loan.
We've got to make sure we make their stay extra nice.A resolve to make the visit go smoothly after all the careful scheduling and money talk.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the visitors say they don't want to impose?
They had considered asking to stay with the hosts but chose a hotel instead. The line “we don't wanna impose” makes the choice sound considerate rather than cold.
Why does the hotel bill become awkward?
One side offers to have the bill forwarded; the answer is “Oh, no. No, no, no, it's not necessary.” The counteroffer is “Oh, well, then we insist on taking you two to dinner tonight,” so paying becomes a contest of manners.
Why does someone say “We're flush”?
The line follows talk of some exciting business news and comes right before a question about what kind of work someone does. “Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush” preempts any assumption that the visit is about a loan.
Why does the visit feel tense under the politeness?
There is warm talk about catching up, shopping and birthdays, but “We have dinner plans,” “we don't have a lot of free time” and “Five days” keep marking the limits. The hospitality is real, yet carefully scheduled.
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