used to introduce an honest admission
To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore.Husbands and Wives · 1992 — 第 15 / 15 章 · 2'46" · B2
A birthday party is interrupted by a hurricane and a blackout, and by candlelight Gabe admits he and his wife are no longer together. Then he gives Rain the gift he has been hiding under his jacket all night, afraid people would "get the wrong idea." She loves it, and asks for a birthday kiss.
At Rain's twenty-first birthday party, a hurricane knocks the power out and the guests move by candlelight. Gabe confesses that he and his wife are no longer together, then gives Rain a gift he has kept hidden under his jacket all night. She calls it beautiful and asks him for a birthday kiss.
注目の表現
get the wrong ideaTo tell you the truthfittingmisconstrued
このシーンの表現
to misunderstand someone's intentions
停电的生日派对上,盖布把藏了一晚的礼物偷偷递给雷恩,解释自己一直遮着,是怕旁人想歪。
It's just a friendly dinner, so don't get the wrong idea.
used to introduce an honest admission
suitable and appropriate, almost fatefully so
to be understood or interpreted wrongly
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used to introduce an honest admission
To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore.- Happy birthday! Hi, how you doing? - Hi!Did you meet Jessica? Her daughter and I used to be best friends.Incredible this time of year. It's so beautiful!The television said we were supposed to get the tail end of that hurricane off Carolina.Oh, it's very fitting. I was born during a hurricane.- She looks so lovely, doesn't she? - She's having a great time.Well, you know, it's our 25th wedding anniversary in June.I know I paid that bill. Take some of these candles out in the other room.- Actually, we'd better just... Can you guys... - Here we go, here we go.Oh, this is just my luck on my own birthday.It goes black.Hey, you look very, very pretty in the candlelight.And the wind is supposed to get worse.Happy birthday. I've been carrying this around all night.It could be misconstrued, so I've been hiding it under my jacket for...to misunderstand someone's intentions
You know, I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea.You know, um... You know what I'd really like?A nice, um, birthday kiss.The scene lets a storm do the work of a confession. The hurricane and the blackout strip the party down to candlelight, and in that softer light Gabe says two things he could not say in a brightly lit room: that his marriage is over and that he has a gift for Rain he has been hiding. The joke about the gift — "It could be misconstrued" — is also the truth about the whole evening: he is afraid of how his attention will look. Rain keeps it playful, admiring the gift and then asking for what she wants. The scene's real subject is the gap between what people say and what they mean, which the storm makes briefly visible. "To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore" lands as both an admission and an opening.
To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore.Gabe's plain admission at the party that his marriage to Judy has ended, offered as a confidence to Rain.
Oh, it's very fitting. I was born during a hurricane.A coincidence turned into a line: the storm outside matches the day she was born, and she enjoys the drama of it.
Oh, this is just my luck on my own birthday.Self-mocking complaint when the power fails: the one night that should be hers is the night everything goes wrong.
Happy birthday. I've been carrying this around all night.Gabe's way of presenting the gift: he has held it since the party began, which says how long he has been waiting for the right moment.
He is afraid people at the party will read too much into it. He says it could be misconstrued, so he waits until they are alone in the candlelight.
She asks for a birthday kiss, which turns the gift-giving into something more personal. It is the scene's way of naming the attraction that has been building between them.
Because she was born during a hurricane, so the weather matches her birthday. She likes the coincidence, which fits her taste for drama.
The blackout and candlelight give him cover to say it quietly. The confession also redefines the gift: it is not just a present but a signal that he is available.
The storm is the evening's backdrop and keeps intruding: it causes the blackout, threatens the drive home, and gives everyone something safe to talk about while the real subjects stay unspoken.
第 1 章grow apartJack and Sally Announce a Split
第 2 章to the best of my knowledgeGabe and Judy's Late-Night Talk
第 3 章a different ball gameSally Calls Jack During a Date
第 4 章I meant it as a complimentGabe Praises a Student's Story
第 5 章penchant forGabe's Kamikaze Women Theory
第 6 章out of left fieldGabe and Jack Fight Over Sam
第 7 章touch a nerveFriends Discuss Divorce Over Lunch
第 8 章knocked out by itGabe and Rain Talk About Writing
第 9 章Sooner or laterSally Stops Michael From Rushing
第 10 章cleaned up my actGabe Meets Rain's Parents
第 11 章out of lineJack and Sam Fight About Astrology
第 12 章wipe outJack Comes Back to Sally Drunk
第 13 章in your cornerRain Critiques Gabe's Novel
第 14 章go sourJudy Tells Gabe It's Over
再生中 · 第 15 章get the wrong ideaRain's Birthday Party in a Blackout