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Blue Jay · 2016 — 第 15 / 18 章 · 2'30" · B1

Confessing Under the Stars, Explained：there was a time

Under a sky full of stars, one of them admits to something kept private: 'I've been taking anti-depressants,' and 'I haven't told anyone.' The embarrassment isn't about the pills so much as the mismatch — a life with 'nothing wrong' that still carries a sadness 'I don't know where it comes from.'

あらすじ

Outside at night, the two look up at the stars and the talk turns serious. One confesses to taking anti-depressants and admits no one knows — 'I haven't told anyone.' The shame comes from having a life with nothing wrong and still feeling a sadness whose source is unclear. The other doesn't push, and simply says, 'I can understand that.'

Comforting a friendConfessingComfortingFriendsB1slowamericanClean
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anti-depressantsfeel embarrassednothing wrongcome from

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このシーンの表現

there was a time

there used to be a period when

Asked why she won't talk to Chris, Amanda says she would have once, then trails off.

There was a time when we talked every day.

このシーンの他の表現

  • anti-depressants

    medication that treats depression

  • feel embarrassed

    to feel ashamed or awkward

  • nothing wrong

    no problem at all

  • come from

    to originate from

  • understand that

    I get what you mean

このシーンのメモ一覧

27 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · B1a decent amount of something

a fair amount

Decent amount of stars tonight.
表現 · A2tell someone something

to tell a person something

Can I tell you something?
発音Can I

Practice blending Can I into a single sound.

Can I tell you something?
表現 · B1have been taking something

to have kept taking

I've been taking anti-depressants...
文法 · B1I've been taking

present perfect continuous: It shows an action that started in the past and is still going on now.

I've been taking anti-depressants...
発音been taking

Listen for the reduced vowel in been.

I've been taking anti-depressants...
表現 · A2for a while

for some time

For a while.
表現 · A2tell anyone

to tell a single person

I haven't told anyone.
発音told anyone

Link told and anyone as one smooth phrase.

I haven't told anyone.
表現 · B1not even someone

used to stress the last example

You know, not even Chris.
表現 · B1feel so embarrassed about something

to feel very awkward

I feel so embarrassed...
表現 · B1there's nothing wrong with something

no problem at all

She explains her guilt: there is nothing wrong with her life, yet she is not happy.

And it's probably because there's nothing you know, there's nothing wrong
表現 · A2be happy with something

to feel content

I should be happy.
表現 · B1come from somewhere

to originate in

And I don't know where it comes from.
文法 · B2where it comes from

embedded question: The clause is the object of know, so it keeps normal word order.

And I don't know where it comes from.
表現 · B1can understand something

to be able to relate

Well, I can understand that.
表現 · B2haven't done something in years

to not have done it for years

Literally haven't cried in five years.
スラング · B1Literally

really, truly — An informal intensifier, best avoided in formal writing.

Literally haven't cried in five years.
表現 · B2a particular problem

a specific issue

Yeah I don't have that particular problem myself.
表現 · A2talk to someone about something

to speak with someone

Why don't you talk to Chris about it?
表現 · B2there was a time when ...

there used to be a period

There was a time when I... I would have.
文法 · B2a time when

relative clause: The when-clause describes which period in the past she means.

There was a time when I... I would have.

「Confessing Under the Stars」を読み解く

What's really going on

The confession is carefully shaped, and the shape is the point. It arrives as 'Can I tell you something?' rather than a statement, and then hedges with 'you know' and 'for a while.' What feels unbearable isn't the medication but the logic around it: 'I should be happy,' yet there is a sadness with no source — 'And I don't know where it comes from.' Saying it to an old friend, at night, is easier than saying it at home. When asked the obvious question — 'Why don't you talk to Chris about it?' — the answer isn't a reason, it's a tense: 'There was a time when I... I would have.' That shift from present to past is the scene's quiet center: closeness with the partner has changed, while this old intimacy still works. The listener keeps it light and simple: 'Well, I can understand that,' which is enough.

Theme

LonelinessA confession that even a good life can feel hollow, and that the feeling has no clear source.
TrustSomething kept from a partner is told instead to an old friend, under cover of night.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Ask for someone's attention before a hard truth.
  • There's nothing wrong can mean nothing is broken in a life.
  • The unfinished would have carries the weight.
  • Understanding someone often beats giving advice.

発音のポイント

  • Can I — Practice blending Can I into a single sound.
  • been taking — Listen for the reduced vowel in been.
  • told anyone — Link told and anyone as one smooth phrase.
Can I tell you something?

A delicate opener that asks permission before a confession, softening whatever comes next.

And I don't know where it comes from.

The core of it: a sadness with no identifiable cause, which makes it harder to explain.

Well, I can understand that.

The listener's quiet acceptance, offering understanding without probing further.

Yeah I don't have that particular problem myself.

A light, self-deprecating reply that names the exact problem — not being able to cry.

Why don't you talk to Chris about it?

The obvious question about the partner, raising why this hasn't been shared at home.

There was a time when I... I would have.

A past-tense answer: once, they would have confided in Chris — but not anymore.

このシーンについての質問

Why is the confession about anti-depressants so hard to make?

Because nothing looks wrong from outside. The speaker says it's probably because 'there's nothing wrong with my life' and 'I should be happy,' which makes the sadness harder to justify or explain.

What does the anti-depressants detail reveal about the character?

It shows a managed, private struggle: they've been taking medication 'for a while,' haven't told anyone, and mention that they 'literally haven't cried in five years.'

Why won't they talk to Chris about it?

The answer suggests distance: 'There was a time when I... I would have.' Once they would have opened up to Chris, but that closeness seems to have faded.

Who is Chris?

Chris is referenced as someone close, the natural person to talk to about this. The refusal to confide in Chris is what the conversation circles around.

Why does the listener mention not having that particular problem?

It's a small joke about not being able to cry. They say they don't have 'that particular problem,' picking up on the detail that the speaker hasn't cried in five years.

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