demolished
Walking down the street, Isaac points at a half-demolished building and sounds regretful.
Look at that. That building is almost torn down.Manhattan · 1979 — 第 19 / 23 章 · 2'25" · B2
Isaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex, Explained：a sucker for
On the street, Mary runs into her ex-husband, Jeremiah, and Isaac watches the reunion. Afterward Isaac discovers that the man he imagined as a seducer is small and ordinary, and his jealousy comes out as a joke. Back home, the two argue about whether writing movie novelisations is beneath her.
あらすじ
Walking in the city, Isaac and Mary run into her ex-husband Jeremiah, who is in town for a semantics symposium. After the friendly hellos, Mary is shaken, and Isaac is surprised to find the man he had pictured as a seducer is small and unremarkable. Later they argue about her writing novelisations.
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このシーンの表現
a sucker for
a pushover for
Jeremiah brings up Brecht, and Mary half-jokingly admits she can never resist Germanic theatre.
I'm a sucker for old movies.
このシーンの他の表現
- torn down
demolished
- landmarks
protected historic sites
- get over it
recover from it
- homunculus
a tiny man; a runt
- shit
a crude exclamation
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
Look at that links into one quick unit.
Look at that. That building is almost torn down.officially protected
Can't they have those things declared landmarks?causative have: Have something done means getting someone else to do it for you.
Can't they have those things declared landmarks?stop the demolition
Yeah, I once tried to block demolition.lie down in front of
Getting some people to lay in front of a building, and a cop stepped on my hand.for the home
I need something for round the house that doesn't make me look too Mexican.a conference on
I'm in town for a few days. There's a symposium on semantics.damn — A swear word; never use it in polite company.
- It's great seeing you. - I read an article by you - On Brecht. - Oh, shit! I know.a pushover for
Jeremiah brings up Brecht, and Mary half-jokingly admits she can never resist Germanic theatre.
I always was a sucker for Germanic theatre.pushover — Casual and often self-mocking; not a polite insult.
I always was a sucker for Germanic theatre.recover from it
After Jeremiah walks off, Mary is still stunned and says she cannot get over the surprise.
God, what a surprise. I cannot get over it. My ex-husband.Cos is clipped because, and the t in that's often drops.
You certainly fooled me. I was shocked cos that's not what I expected.gave me the impression
- What did you expect? - I don't know. You had always led me to...a womanizer
You said he was a ladies' man, that he opened you up sexually.noun clause: The that-clause reports exactly what Mary once said about her ex.
You said he was a ladies' man, that he opened you up sexually.Opened you up runs together in fast speech.
You said he was a ladies' man, that he opened you up sexually.a tiny man
- So? So? - Then this little homunculus, you know...it's easy
- Boy, you're really typing away. - Yeah, it's a cinch.an easy thing — Casual for something very easy; avoid in formal writing.
- Boy, you're really typing away. - Yeah, it's a cinch.spend time on pointlessly
What... what do you waste your time with a novelisation for?offers good pay
Asked why he writes novelisations, Isaac answers flatly that the work is easy and pays well.
Why? Because it's easy and it pays well.a modern phenomenon
It's like another contemporary American phenomenon that's truly moronic.relative clause: The that-clause attaches the harsh judgment directly to the phenomenon.
It's like another contemporary American phenomenon that's truly moronic.far too good for it
The novelisations of movies. You're much too brilliant for that.「Isaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is about the gap between the picture we carry of someone and the person we meet. Mary has described her ex-husband as a seducer, so Isaac is ready to feel inferior, and then Jeremiah turns out to be a small man in town for a semantics conference. Isaac's response is jealousy disguised as a joke: "I was shocked cos that's not what I expected," he says, and then, "it's amazing how subjective all that stuff is." The other thread is the writing argument at the typewriter. Isaac calls movie novelisations "another contemporary American phenomenon that's truly moronic" and tells her she is "much too brilliant for that." It sounds like praise, but it is also him deciding what she should do with her talent. The scene ends with flattery and a fight at the same time.
Theme
RomanceIsaac's jealousy over Mary's ex shows in his mockery of a man who turned out to be nothing like the rival he imagined.
IdentityThe argument about novelisations is really about who gets to decide what Mary's talent is for.
このチャプターで学べること
- Exes can be warmly greeted and privately mocked.
- Isaac's curiosity about her past is really jealousy.
- Novelisation here means selling out for easy money.
- Small talk hides the questions people really want to ask.
発音のポイント
- Look at that — Look at that links into one quick unit.
- cos that's — Cos is clipped because, and the t in that's often drops.
- opened you up — Opened you up runs together in fast speech.
God, what a surprise. I cannot get over it. My ex-husband.Mary's reaction to the chance meeting: the word surprise repeated as she tries to absorb who she just saw.
Well, it's... it's amazing how subjective all that stuff is.Isaac's half-joking retreat after meeting the ex: attraction and reputation are in the eye of the beholder.
The novelisations of movies. You're much too brilliant for that.His verdict on her writing job, which sounds like a compliment but is also a judgment about what she should do.
I always was a sucker for Germanic theatre.Jeremiah's charming, self-deprecating line while saying hello, meant to show he is still the intellectual Mary remembers.
このシーンについての質問
Who is Jeremiah?
Mary's ex-husband, who she once described as a ladies' man. He is in town for a semantics symposium, and the meeting rattles both of them.
Why is Isaac shocked by Jeremiah?
He expected a rival who was handsome and devastating, and instead found a small, ordinary man. His surprise comes out as both relief and mockery.
Why does Isaac criticize the novelisation?
He calls movie novelisations a moronic American phenomenon and tells Mary she is too brilliant for the work. It is praise that also decides what she should value.
How does Mary explain her choice to write novelisations?
She says it is easy and it pays well. She is being practical rather than ambitious, which is exactly what irritates Isaac.
What does Isaac want Mary to write instead?
Fiction. He says he has seen her fiction and it is terrific, so the argument turns into an argument about her potential.
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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
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
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第 21 章have it outMary Tells Isaac She Loves Yale
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