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And days of auld lang syneWhen Harry Met Sally... · 1989 — 第 12 / 20 章 · 2'43" · B1
Harry and Sally Slip Out at Midnight, Explained：hit it off
At a New Year's Eve party, Harry and Sally slip out for air instead of kissing at midnight. Later, friends try to set them up, and Sally worries that if they hit it off they would drift apart. Harry insists, “We're just friends” — a line he has to repeat more than once.
あらすじ
At a New Year's Eve party, Harry and Sally leave the countdown to get some air together. The film cuts to older couples describing how they knew, including a woman who sensed it the way you know a good melon. Meanwhile friends try to arrange a dinner between Harry and Sally, and Harry keeps insisting they are only friends.
注目の表現
hit it offdrift apartcome overtaking her out
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このシーンの表現
hit it off
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Sally wants to set up two friends but worries the group will splinter if it works.
My roommate and my sister hit it off at dinner.
このシーンの他の表現
- drift apart
grow apart slowly
- come over
visit someone's place
- taking her out
taking someone on a date
- comfortable with
at ease about something
- head counselor
the counselor in charge
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
the counselor in charge
Marie recalls meeting her husband when he ran the boys' camp and she ran the girls'.
Well, he was the head counselor at the boys' camp...a social gathering
They had a social one night, and he walked across the room.right then
At that moment, I knew.the same way you can tell
I knew the way you know about a good melon.send something to yourself
You sent flowers to yourself?The t in sent nearly disappears before the f in flowers.
You sent flowers to yourself?chance to see
where Arthur would just happen to see it.visit someone's place
Marie admits her plan failed because Arthur never even showed up at her place.
- Did it work? - He never even came over.is going to leave
- He's never gonna leave her! - Of course he isn't.Gonna runs into leave, and her weakens to er.
- He's never gonna leave her! - Of course he isn't.going to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.
- He's never gonna leave her! - Of course he isn't.one block away
Somewhere in the next block.a close friend of mine
Look, Harry is one of my best friends, and you are one of my best friends.if it happens to be
If by some chance you two hit it off, then we can all still be friends...start a relationship with
like you do when you get involved with someone who doesn't know your friends.relative clause: The who-clause describes the kind of person you drift away with.
like you do when you get involved with someone who doesn't know your friends.begin dating someone
You and I haven't drifted apart since I started seeing Arthur.time clause: Since plus a past clause sets the starting point for the present perfect.
You and I haven't drifted apart since I started seeing Arthur.a stage in life
I've finally gotten to a place in my life...American past participle of get — Standard in American speech; British English prefers got.
I've finally gotten to a place in my life...appositive clause: The fact that clause spells out exactly what she has made peace with.
where I'm comfortable with the fact that it's just me and my work.taking someone on a date
A friend challenges Harry: if this woman is so great, why not date her?
If she's so great, why aren't you taking her out?The t in not drops before a consonant, like no' attractive.
- You're saying she's not attractive? - I told you she is attractive.a nice character here it hints she is not much to look at
She has a good personality.「Harry and Sally Slip Out at Midnight」を読み解く
What's really going on
The midnight escape says what the party cannot: Harry and Sally would rather be alone together than pretend to celebrate with anyone else. The interview segments widen the theme, pairing their not-yet romance with older couples who describe love as a certainty you simply know. Marie's flowers, sent to herself and never noticed, is the cautionary version — waiting for a man who will never leave his wife. When their friends push Harry and Sally to date, the excuse arrives instantly: “We're just friends.” Everyone can see the distance between the line and the way they look at each other, and the joke is that Harry says it most often.
Theme
RomanceThere is no kissing at midnight and no dinner yet, only two people repeatedly denying what everyone can see.
FriendshipThe fear that romance would make them drift apart is exactly why they hesitate to risk the friendship.
このチャプターで学べること
- Knowing at first sight can be told with one homely simile.
- Sending yourself flowers is hope dressed up as a plan.
- Friends keep trying to fix each other's love lives.
発音のポイント
- sent flowers — The t in sent nearly disappears before the f in flowers.
- gonna leave — Gonna runs into leave, and her weakens to er.
- she's not attractive — The t in not drops before a consonant, like no' attractive.
I knew the way you know about a good melon.An older woman's description of certainty in love: not proof or logic, just the instant, wordless sense that someone is the one.
- He's never gonna leave her! - Of course he isn't.The blunt shared verdict on Marie's married man — both speakers already know the affair has no future.
I can't believe I'm doing this.Marie's hesitation on the way to the setup dinner, admitting she is arranging something she does not quite believe in.
How many times do I have to tell you? We're just friends.Harry's worn-down insistence about Sally, repeated so often it sounds less like a fact than a defense.
このシーンについての質問
Why do Harry and Sally leave the party together?
The countdown and the kissing that comes with it make them uncomfortable, so they slip outside for air. It is their way of choosing each other's company without admitting what that means.
Why is Marie sending flowers to herself?
She wants Arthur to notice she has an admirer, so she buys an expensive arrangement and writes a fake card. He never even comes over, which is how she learns he will not leave his wife.
Why are their friends trying to set Harry and Sally up?
They worry the two will drift apart if they date other people, so they push a dinner between them, hoping everyone can stay friends either way.
Does Harry admit he likes Sally in this scene?
No. Asked why he does not take her out, he insists they are only friends and stresses that she does have a good personality, which convinces nobody.
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第 2 章strong suitSally Explains the Weekday Underpants
第 3 章get in the wayMen and Women Can't Be Friends
第 4 章keep in touch withHarry and Sally Reunite on a Plane
第 5 章grow apartHarry Amends the Friendship Rule
第 6 章cushion the blowHarry Tells Jess About His Divorce
第 7 章on a moment's noticeHarry and Sally Reunite in a Bookstore
第 8 章as hard as nailsHarry and Sally Become Friends
第 9 章high maintenanceHarry Calls Sally Late at Night
第 10 章get out thereHarry and Sally Talk Like This
第 11 章downshift into small talkSally Fakes an Orgasm
再生中 · 第 12 章hit it offHarry and Sally Slip Out at Midnight
第 13 章get over yourselfThe Double Date at the Restaurant
第 14 章call off the dogsHarry and Sally Shop for a Gift
第 15 章sooner or laterHarry Runs Into His Ex-Wife
第 16 章take your anger outHarry and Sally Have a Fight
第 17 章a dead endSally Calls Harry About Joe
第 18 章one thing led to anotherHarry and Sally's Awkward Morning After
第 19 章get past thisHarry and Sally Fight at the Wedding
第 20 章consolation prizeHarry's Answering Machine Message第 12 / 20 章 · 残り約 25 分