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Swingers · 1996 — 第 16 / 17 章 · 2'08" · B1

Mike Wants to Make Plans, Explained：be around

Walking Lorraine to her car, Mike refuses the polite brush-off. "We should do it again some time" is not enough; he wants to "make plans to see you again," pen and card ready. Lorraine answers with "I'll be around," a warm-sounding sentence that keeps the door open without promising anything. The rest is a chat about careers.

あらすじ

After the date, Mike walks Lorraine to her car. She says she had a great time and suggests doing it again, but Mike pushes for something concrete: he wants to make plans. They talk about their careers — he is a struggling comedian, she works in entertainment law — and trade jabs about how hard each field is. She takes one of his business cards and teases him about his car.

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注目の表現

be aroundmake plansgive someone a calla real gig

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このシーンの表現

be around

I'll be available

Lorraine dodges Mike's invitation with a vague promise to stay available.

I'll be around if you want to grab lunch.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make plans

    arrange something specific

  • give someone a call

    phone someone

  • a real gig

    a genuine paid job

  • black lung

    a lung disease from dust

  • piece of shit

    a worthless thing

このシーンのメモ一覧

33 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · A2have a great time

enjoy oneself a lot

- I had a great time tonight. - Me too.
表現 · A2do something again

repeat it later

We should do it again some time.
表現 · B1be around

I'll be available

Lorraine dodges Mike's invitation with a vague promise to stay available.

I'll be around.
表現 · A2make plans to do something

arrange something specific

Mike pushes the vague goodbye toward a real date by saying he wants to make plans.

That's not gonna be good enough. I wanna make plans to see you again.
発音gonna be

Gonna often reduces to gunna before a verb.

That's not gonna be good enough. I wanna make plans to see you again.
表現 · A2something to write on

paper to write on

I mean, yeah. Do you have something to write on?
発音Do you have

Do you often reduces to d'ya in fast speech.

I mean, yeah. Do you have something to write on?
表現 · A2come see someone

visit someone

Can I come see you some time?
文法 · B1If and when I get

if and when clause: If and when adds doubt to a future condition.

If and when I get a real gig, I'll give you a call. How's that?
表現 · B1make it sound like

describe it as

No, when I lived in New York they made it sound...
スラング · B1stand-ups

stand-up comedians — Industry slang for stand-up comics.

like they were giving sitcoms out to stand-ups at the airport here.
表現 · B1all I have to show for it

the only result so far

I been here six months, all I got to show for it is black lung.
文法 · B1all I got to show for it

reduced relative clause: The relative that is dropped, so all I got means all that I got.

I been here six months, all I got to show for it is black lung.
表現 · A2be patient with someone

wait calmly for

Didn't you tell me that I should be patient with my career?
表現 · B1jump into something

start abruptly

Yeah, but entertainment law isn't something that you just jump into.
表現 · B1be serious about something

truly committed to

Well, neither is acting, not if you're serious about it.
文法 · B1neither is acting

neither inversion: Neither at the front flips the same point back onto the other person.

Well, neither is acting, not if you're serious about it.
表現 · A2at least ...

at any rate

They're idiots. At least it's not Goofy.
スラング · A2idiots

fools — An insult; fine in banter, not at work.

They're idiots. At least it's not Goofy.
発音gettin' kinda

The final g drops in gettin', and kinda stays light.

Yeah, sure. It's gettin' kinda late, so you probably- Do you want me to drive you to your car?
スラング · A2kinda

kind of, sort of — Casual speech; too loose for formal writing.

Yeah, sure. It's gettin' kinda late, so you probably- Do you want me to drive you to your car?
表現 · A2across the street

on the other side

That's my hog right- No, I'm across the street. Yeah.
スラング · B2hog

a motorcycle — Biker slang for a motorcycle.

That's my hog right- No, I'm across the street. Yeah.
表現 · B1something suits someone

looks good on you

- Yeah? Well, it suits you. - Get the hell outta here.
発音outta here

Outta here links into one fast unit.

- Yeah? Well, it suits you. - Get the hell outta here.
スラング · A2outta

out of — Spoken shorthand for out of.

- Yeah? Well, it suits you. - Get the hell outta here.

「Mike Wants to Make Plans」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about the gap between what people say and what they mean. 'We should do it again some time' is friendly but empty, and Mike knows it, which is why he answers, 'That's not gonna be good enough.' Lorraine's 'I'll be around' sounds inviting but commits to nothing, and Mike hears that too. The career talk underneath is a way of sizing each other up: he admits he has been in town six months and has 'black lung' to show for it, and she defends her own field, entertainment law, as something you cannot jump into. The business card with the Donald Duck logo is the odd, real detail that lets them relax; 'Nice touch' is a way of saying she sees him.

Theme

RomanceMike tries to turn a nice evening into a real date, while Lorraine's answer keeps him close without committing to anything.
AmbitionTheir talk about comedy and entertainment law shows two people measuring their stalled careers against each other while trying not to sound bitter.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A concrete plan beats a vague maybe.
  • Be around keeps the door open without a promise.
  • A comedy card can carry a whole courtship.
  • Calling after a real gig is a soft way to stay in touch.

発音のポイント

  • gonna be — Gonna often reduces to gunna before a verb.
  • Do you have — Do you often reduces to d'ya in fast speech.
  • gettin' kinda — The final g drops in gettin', and kinda stays light.
  • outta here — Outta here links into one fast unit.
That's not gonna be good enough. I wanna make plans to see you again.

Mike refuses the vague 'sometime' and asks for a concrete next meeting, which is the small act of courage the scene is built around.

I been here six months, all I got to show for it is black lung.

A bitter joke about a stalled career: after half a year in LA, the only thing he has gained is a smoker's ailment.

Well, neither is acting, not if you're serious about it.

Mike's comeback in the career argument: acting is just as hard to break into as entertainment law, if you truly commit.

We should do it again some time.

The polite line that starts the scene's real problem: it sounds like a plan but asks for nothing and sets no date.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Mike unhappy with "We should do it again"?

Because it is a vague promise with no date attached. Mike wants something concrete, which is why he pushes to make plans and asks for her number.

Why does Lorraine say "I'll be around" instead of agreeing to a date?

It keeps her options open. The answer sounds warm but commits to nothing, so Mike keeps pushing for an actual next meeting rather than a vague someday.

What does "black lung" mean here?

It is a joke about his stalled career. After six months in Los Angeles, the only thing he says he has to show for it is a lung condition, not success.

Why does Lorraine take Mike's business card?

She likes the design — a duck with a cigar that turns out to be the logo of You Bet Your Life — and calling it a 'nice touch' is her way of showing she gets him.

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