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Isaac and Mary Walk by the River, Explained：basket case
After the benefit, Isaac and Mary walk by the river and trade stories about therapy and marriage. Mary says her analyst calls her self-destructive, then admits she married her professor after he failed her. The talk drifts to Isaac's book and to the city at dawn, before Mary remembers her lunch with Yale.
あらすじ
After the charity event, Isaac and Mary take a walk by the river. Mary talks about her analyst and about the professor she married, who gave her an F even after they were involved. The conversation moves on to Isaac's new book and the city as the light comes up, until Mary remembers she has lunch with Yale.
注目の表現
straighten my life outhad the nerve toa good sense of humourbasket case
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このシーンの表現
basket case
an emotional wreck
Mary jokes that she becomes a wreck without sixteen hours of sleep.
After the deadline I was a basket case for two days.
このシーンの他の表現
- straighten my life out
sort out one's life
- had the nerve to
dare to do something
- a good sense of humour
funny and witty
- expand it into a novel
grow it into a novel
- the light starts to come up
dawn is breaking
このシーンのメモ一覧
35 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
sort out one's life
Mary admits she is tangled up with the married Yale and says she should sort her life out.
Uh, I don't know. I guess I should straighten my life out, huh?right? (asking for agreement) — A spoken tag seeking agreement; keep it casual.
Uh, I don't know. I guess I should straighten my life out, huh?become part of something
Donny says I get involved in situations and that it's deliberate, especially with my ex-husband Jeremiah.done on purpose
Donny says I get involved in situations and that it's deliberate, especially with my ex-husband Jeremiah.former husband
Donny says I get involved in situations and that it's deliberate, especially with my ex-husband Jeremiah.parallel object clause: Two object clauses follow says, joined by and that for clarity.
Donny says I get involved in situations and that it's deliberate, especially with my ex-husband Jeremiah.start loving someone
- He failed me and I fell in love with him. - Oh, that's perfect.dare to do something
Mary recalls sleeping with her teacher and says he had the nerve to fail her anyway.
I was sleeping with him and he had the nerve to give me an F.fail someone
I was sleeping with him and he had the nerve to give me an F.having sex with him — A euphemism for sex; use only in casual talk.
I was sleeping with him and he had the nerve to give me an F.funny and witty
Mary tells Isaac he has a good sense of humour, lightening the mood between them.
You got a good sense of humour.earn well from something
I've been making good money off it for years, till I quit my job to write this book.worried about something
Now I'm very, very nervous about it, you know, but...About it links into a flapped abou-dit.
Now I'm very, very nervous about it, you know, but...stroll along the river
- Oh, that's OK. - I'm serious! Wanna walk by the river?The t in wanna drops, running straight into walk.
- Oh, that's OK. - I'm serious! Wanna walk by the river?no less than
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.an emotional wreck
Mary jokes that she becomes a wreck without sixteen hours of sleep.
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.conditional clause: A real if-clause states the condition, and the main clause gives the result.
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.The t in basket links into case, sounding like baske-case.
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.an emotional wreck — Self-mocking and casual; not for formal talk.
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.a fairly good editor
I'd like to hear about your book. I really would. I'm quite a good editor.crumbling values
Well, my book is about decaying values. It's about...grow it into a novel
Isaac says he wants to expand an old short story about his mother into a novel.
and I wanna expand it into a novel.dawn is breaking
After talking all night, Isaac points out how lovely it is when the light comes up.
Yeah, it's really so pretty when the light starts to come up.time clause: The when-clause marks the moment the sky begins to change.
Yeah, it's really so pretty when the light starts to come up.go back
As morning comes, Isaac says he should head back and mentions lunch with Yale.
I think I better head back. I've got an appointment with Yale for lunch later on.a meeting with someone
I think I better head back. I've got an appointment with Yale for lunch later on.「Isaac and Mary Walk by the River」を読み解く
What's really going on
The late-night walk is where Isaac and Mary stop performing and start liking each other. Mary's stories are confessions disguised as anecdotes: her analyst says she gets involved in situations deliberately, and her marriage began with a professor who "had the nerve to give me an F" while they were sleeping together. Isaac answers with his own mess, the book he quit his job to write, and admits he is nervous about it. The famous line about needing sixteen hours of sleep or being "a basket case" gets the biggest laugh, but it is also the most honest thing either of them says. By the time she remembers her lunch with Yale, the walk has already become a date neither of them planned.
Theme
RomanceA late-night walk turns two guarded talkers into a couple, almost without either of them deciding to be one.
IdentityMary describes therapy and her marriage as the same problem: she keeps choosing situations she knows will hurt her.
このチャプターで学べること
- Therapy talk slips into the most personal stories.
- Basket case makes exhaustion sound almost funny.
- Both of them confess through jokes, not confessions.
- The dawn ends the date before either says too much.
発音のポイント
- nervous about it — About it links into a flapped abou-dit.
- Wanna walk — The t in wanna drops, running straight into walk.
- basket case — The t in basket links into case, sounding like baske-case.
If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.Her joke about needing enormous sleep: miss the hours and she falls apart completely.
I've been making good money off it for years, till I quit my job to write this book.Isaac explaining that the humour which paid well is the reason he could finally leave his job for the book.
Boy, this is really a great city. I don't care what anybody says.His affection for New York stated as defiance, defending the city against everyone who complains about it.
I was sleeping with him and he had the nerve to give me an F.The punchline of her marriage story: even while sleeping with him, she was still graded like any student.
このシーンについての質問
Who is Donny?
Donny is Mary's analyst, whom she refers to by first name only. Isaac finds this funny, since he calls his own therapist Dr Chomsky.
Who did Mary marry?
She married her professor, Jeremiah, who later became her ex-husband. She jokes that he failed her while they were involved, which sums up the relationship.
Why does Isaac quit his job?
He says he quit to write a book about decaying values. It is a risk, and he admits he is very nervous about it, especially after years of earning well from his humour.
Why does Mary leave the walk early?
She remembers she has an appointment with Yale for lunch later that day. Their goodbye marks the point where the evening has quietly turned into something neither of them named.
What does "basket case" mean?
It means someone who is a nervous wreck or unable to cope. Mary uses it to say that without sixteen hours of sleep she would fall apart.
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