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But my point is a cab driver doesn't make enough money...Manhattan · 1979 — 第 16 / 23 章 · 2'38" · B2
They Push Isaac to Call Mary, Explained：right up your alley
Isaac and a friend lie in bed watching TV, mocking a stranger's toupee and a face stretched by surgery, before the talk turns to Mary. The friend insists she is right up Isaac's alley and tells him to call her. Isaac protests that Tracy is too young, then starts asking what Mary actually said about him.
あらすじ
Isaac and his friend are lying in bed watching television, making fun of a bad toupee and a surgically tightened face. Then the friend changes the subject to Mary and starts pushing: she likes Isaac, she finds him attractive, and he should call her. Isaac says he has just ended things and that Tracy is too young, but he keeps asking for more details about what Mary said.
注目の表現
toupeeright up your alleyscrewed upcut something off
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このシーンの表現
right up your alley
exactly to someone's taste
Yale says Mary is a mess but great, and tells Isaac she is exactly his type.
A weekend film marathon is right up your alley.
このシーンの他の表現
- toupee
a man's hairpiece
- screwed up
messed up; troubled
- cut something off
end something abruptly
- the old college try
a wholehearted attempt
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
a thin layer of
That is hilarious. There's a... a... an inch of cheesecloth. You can see it.close family
I don't know why, you know, his loved ones don't tell him.window sill
It's like the toupee dropped on his head from a window ledge as he was walking.had a facelift
But look at his wife. Looks like her face has been lifted about 8,000 times.rather than
Why can't they just age naturally instead of putting all that junk on?prepositional phrase: Instead of plus a gerund contrasts one action with another.
Why can't they just age naturally instead of putting all that junk on?Can't they often blurs into one quick unit.
Why can't they just age naturally instead of putting all that junk on?stuff; rubbish — A dismissive word for clutter or products.
Why can't they just age naturally instead of putting all that junk on?late-night movie
Oh, look. It's great. The late show's a WC Fields film.sort out one's life
Boy, I really feel good, you know. I got my life together finally.The t in got my softens toward a quick d sound.
Boy, I really feel good, you know. I got my life together finally.wow — An old-fashioned exclamation; too casual for formal speech.
Boy, I really feel good, you know. I got my life together finally.end something abruptly
Yale admits he has finally ended his affair with Mary, sounding relieved and a little lost.
You know, I just had to cut this thing off finally. I'm not the type for affairs.a casual affair
She's terrific. She deserves more than a fling with a married guy.exactly to someone's taste
Yale says Mary is a mess but great, and tells Isaac she is exactly his type.
- Yeah, she's screwed up, but great. - Right up your alley. You oughta call her.messed up — Casual talk among friends; avoid it in formal speech.
- Yeah, she's screwed up, but great. - Right up your alley. You oughta call her.ought to — Very casual speech; keep it out of writing.
- Yeah, she's screwed up, but great. - Right up your alley. You oughta call her.committed to someone
It's over. Unless you're serious about Tracy. Are you?conditional clause: Unless means if not, and it corners the listener into answering.
It's over. Unless you're serious about Tracy. Are you?needs fulfillment
Listen, she's an unhappy person. I mean, she needs something in her life.arrange neatly
I think that under my personal vibrations, I could put her life in a kind of good order.parenthetical: The inserted phrase sets an absurd premise before the main claim lands.
I think that under my personal vibrations, I could put her life in a kind of good order.predicative clause: The what-clause acts as the predicate, naming the very words being thrown back.
That's what you said about Jill, and she went from bisexuality to homosexuality.a wholehearted attempt
Isaac insists he really tried, a self-mocking defense after Yale punctures his confidence.
Yeah, but I gave it the old college try there for a while.phone someone
- Listen, you should call her up. - No kidding. What did she say about me?really — An informal reaction to surprising news.
- Listen, you should call her up. - No kidding. What did she say about me?likes you a lot
She said that she likes you very much. She thinks you're smart.Thinks you're links into a single blur of sound.
She said that she likes you very much. She thinks you're smart.「They Push Isaac to Call Mary」を読み解く
What's really going on
The bed scene is a comedy about a man being talked into his own desire. Isaac has just cut things off with Mary and declared himself finished with affairs, and his first line is a boast about getting his life together. His friend wastes no time dismantling it, calling Mary "screwed up, but great" and adding, "Right up your alley." From there Isaac does the opposite of refusing: he asks what she said, when she said it, and whether she really found him attractive. When he claims he could be a good influence, the friend reminds him of the last woman he tried to fix, which ended badly. The joke is that Isaac never wanted to be talked out of calling her; he only wanted permission.
Theme
RomanceIsaac pretends the affair is over while asking for every detail about whether Mary liked him.
FriendshipThe friend does the work of pushing Isaac toward Mary, playing matchmaker while mocking his excuses.
このチャプターで学べること
- A friend's push can hide his own unfinished feelings.
- Mocking TV faces keeps the real talk at arm's length.
- Right up your alley is how you hand someone a match.
- The old college try softens a failed effort.
発音のポイント
- can't they — Can't they often blurs into one quick unit.
- got my — The t in got my softens toward a quick d sound.
- thinks you're — Thinks you're links into a single blur of sound.
Why can't they just age naturally instead of putting all that junk on?Their shared gripe about cosmetic surgery: they wish people would accept ageing instead of covering it up.
I think that under my personal vibrations, I could put her life in a kind of good order.Isaac's absurd boast that his personal influence could organize Mary's life, which is the fantasy the friend immediately punctures.
That's what you said about Jill, and she went from bisexuality to homosexuality.The friend's comeback, recalling the last woman Isaac tried to fix and how that turned out.
Yeah, but I gave it the old college try there for a while.His defence: even if it failed, he had honestly thrown himself into it for a while.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the friend want Isaac to call Mary?
He thinks Mary likes Isaac and that they would suit each other. He also enjoys pushing Isaac, who keeps protesting while clearly wanting to hear more.
Had Isaac and Mary already ended things?
Yes. Isaac says he cut it off and that he is not the type for affairs, though he admits he still thinks about her. The phone call is a way back in.
Why does the friend call Mary "right up your alley"?
The phrase means something is exactly the kind of thing you like. The friend is saying that Mary, with all her complications, is precisely Isaac's type.
Why does the friend bring up Jill?
Jill was a previous woman Isaac tried to help or change. The friend mentions her to deflate Isaac's claim that he could put Mary's life in order.
What does "the old college try" mean?
It means a sincere, full effort, even when failure is likely. Isaac uses it to defend his past attempt, saying he at least committed to it for a while.
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次のチャプター · 第 17 章hung up onIsaac Finally Kisses Mary
第 1 章have the nerve toThe Drowning Question at Dinner
第 2 章getting out of handIsaac and Yale Talk About an Affair
第 3 章get carried awayIsaac Sends Tracy Home
第 4 章overratedIsaac and Mary Argue About Art
第 5 章a sucker forIsaac Quits the TV Show
第 6 章far from the actionIsaac Cries Poor at the Benefit
第 7 章right on the moneyIsaac and Mary Meet Again
第 8 章basket caseIsaac and Mary Walk by the River
第 9 章break up a marriageYale and Mary Meet at Bloomingdale's
第 10 章wind upIsaac and Mary Walk in the Rain
第 11 章at my fingertipsIsaac and Mary Talk in the Rain
第 12 章the toast of the townIsaac Tells Tracy to Go to London
第 13 章a no-win situationMary Ends It With Yale
第 14 章make a commitmentIsaac Breaks Up in Tracy's New Flat
第 15 章wasting myself on someoneMary Visits Isaac Late at Night
再生中 · 第 16 章right up your alleyThey Push Isaac to Call Mary
第 17 章hung up onIsaac Finally Kisses Mary
第 18 章in the same ballparkIsaac Tells Tracy About Someone Else
第 19 章a sucker forIsaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex
第 20 章balk atIsaac Confronts His Ex-Wife's Memoir
第 21 章have it outMary Tells Isaac She Loves Yale
第 22 章get your story straightIsaac Confronts Yale in Class
第 23 章look the other wayWhy Is Life Worth Living?第 16 / 23 章 · 残り約 20 分