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Manhattan · 1979 — 第 3 / 23 章 · 2'28" · B2

Isaac Sends Tracy Home, Explained：get carried away

Isaac tells the girl in his bed that he thinks he is in love with her, then immediately tells her not to take it seriously. He calls her a kid, warns her not to get hung up on one person, and describes himself as "a detour on the highway of life." Then he sends her home.

あらすじ

Isaac, in bed with Tracy, tells her he thinks he is in love with her. Then he spends the rest of the scene taking it back: she is a kid, she has her whole life ahead of her, and she should not be tied down at her age. He suggests a movie the next day, but sends her home for the night.

Confessing feelingsBreakupsConfessing loveSaying noCoupleB2fastamericanClean
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注目の表現

in love withget carried awayget hung up withstay over

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このシーンの表現

get carried away

lose your restraint

Right after her confession, Isaac tells Tracy not to get carried away, trying to cool things down.

Don't get carried away by one good review.

このシーンの他の表現

  • in love with

    deeply attracted to

  • get hung up with

    be tied down by someone

  • stay over

    sleep at someone's place

  • get in the habit

    form a routine

  • get along with

    have a good relationship with

このシーンのメモ一覧

37 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · B2tuck someone in

be put to bed

When I was your age, I was still being tucked in by my grandparents.
文法 · B2being tucked in

passive continuous: Was being tucked in is passive continuous, showing the routine at that age.

When I was your age, I was still being tucked in by my grandparents.
表現 · B1nothing like someone

not at all like you

Well, they were really immature boys. They were nothing like you.
表現 · B1be in love with someone

deeply attracted to

Tracy calmly tells Isaac she is in love with him, and he is the one who panics.

Well, I told you before. I think I'm in love with you.
発音think I'm

The k in think often drops, and I'm follows tightly.

Well, I told you before. I think I'm in love with you.
表現 · A2move over

shift aside

This is... This is a terrific thing - Move over-you know.
表現 · B2have one's whole life ahead of one

have a long future

My wry sense of humour and astonishing sexual technique, but never forget that you've... you've got your whole life ahead of you.
表現 · B1have feelings for someone

have romantic feelings

Don't you have any feelings for me?
文法 · B2nothing but

nothing but: Nothing but means only; here it stresses that his feelings are all there is.

How can you ask that? I've got nothing but feelings for you, but you
表現 · B2no question about that

without any doubt

Erotic. No question about that.
表現 · B1break a record

set several records

As long as the cops don't burst in, I think we're gonna break a couple of records.
文法 · B1As long as

condition clause: As long as introduces the only condition under which the joke holds.

As long as the cops don't burst in, I think we're gonna break a couple of records.
表現 · C1a detour on the way

a brief diversion in life

You should think of me sort of as a detour on the highway of life.
表現 · A1get dressed

put clothes on

- So get dressed because you gotta go. - Don't you want me to stay over?
発音gotta go

The tt in gotta flaps, and go takes the stress.

- So get dressed because you gotta go. - Don't you want me to stay over?
スラング · A2gotta

have got to — Spoken shorthand; too casual for writing.

- So get dressed because you gotta go. - Don't you want me to stay over?
表現 · A2go to the cinema

see a film

Tomorrow we'll go to the cinema and I'll show you the Veronica Lake movie. OK?
スラング · A2Course

of course — A clipped of course, fine in banter only.

Course I'm joking! You think I'm unaware of any event pre-Paul McCartney.
表現 · A1take pictures

shoot photos

I was taking pictures in our drama class. It's fun, really neat.
表現 · A2sound like someone

resemble in voice

You know you sound like the mouse in Tom And Jerry.
発音sound like

The d in sound links straight into like.

You know you sound like the mouse in Tom And Jerry.
スラング · B1whiner

a complainer — A casual label; it stings if said to someone's face.

I know, I'm a whiner.

「Isaac Sends Tracy Home」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a masterclass in having it both ways. Isaac says, "I think I'm in love with you," and then spends the rest of the conversation explaining why the feeling should not count: she is a kid, she should not get hung up on one person, and he is a detour rather than a destination. The cruelty is wrapped in kindness, which is exactly what makes it hard to answer. His joke about breaking records as long as the cops do not burst in is the same move: turn something serious into a gag so he never has to be responsible for it. Tracy, meanwhile, asks the direct questions he keeps dodging, and when he finally sends her home, he offers tomorrow's movie as compensation. The scene is affectionate and cowardly at once.

Theme

RomanceThe scene mixes a love confession with a series of reasons why the relationship must stay temporary.
Coming of ageTracy is treated as someone with a whole life ahead of her, while Isaac uses his age to avoid committing to anything.

このチャプターで学べること

  • He answers a confession with a metaphor, not a yes or no.
  • Calling her a kid protects him more than it protects her.
  • The movie talk lets both of them escape the real subject.
  • You should talk flips the criticism right back.

発音のポイント

  • think I'm — The k in think often drops, and I'm follows tightly.
  • gotta go — The tt in gotta flaps, and go takes the stress.
  • sound like — The d in sound links straight into like.
You should think of me sort of as a detour on the highway of life.

Isaac's metaphor for himself: a temporary detour she will pass through, not the road she should settle on.

Well, I told you before. I think I'm in love with you.

Tracy's plain declaration, offered after he has already started counting the reasons it cannot last.

don't wanna get hung up with one person at your age.

His warning that she is too young to tie herself to one person, which is also his way of keeping the door open.

As long as the cops don't burst in, I think we're gonna break a couple of records.

A joke that turns a serious night into a gag, letting him promise pleasure without promising anything real.

このシーンについての質問

Does Isaac really love Tracy?

He says he thinks he is in love with her, but every other line warns her not to count on it. The scene keeps the confession and the retreat in the same breath, so the audience has to decide which one to believe.

Why does Isaac want Tracy to leave?

He says he does not want her to get into the habit of staying over, because one night becomes two and then she lives there. Underneath the excuse is his fear of being tied down.

What does "a detour on the highway of life" mean?

A detour is a temporary route you take before rejoining the main road. By calling himself one, Isaac admits he is not her destination, only a stretch she will drive through.

Why does Tracy keep asking him direct questions?

She wants a straight answer about his feelings, and he keeps turning the conversation into jokes or lectures. Her questions are the only honest pressure in the scene.

How old are Isaac and Tracy?

Isaac is 42 and Tracy is 17, and the gap is the subject of the scene. He brings up her age constantly, which is his way of justifying a relationship he knows is questionable.

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