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When Harry Met Sally... · 1989 — 第 4 / 20 章 · 3'20" · B2

Harry and Sally Reunite on a Plane, Explained：keep in touch with

They recognize each other on a flight and spend it needling each other about the past. Harry claims he can tell a new relationship from an airport goodbye — "You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship." Sally mocks his sudden engagement: "It's just so optimistic of you, Harry." Neither admits the reunion matters.

あらすじ

Harry and Sally run into each other on a plane years after college and are seated together. They trade barbs about Amanda, about Joe, and about Harry's surprise engagement to Helen. Old tensions surface under the small talk, and neither is quite willing to admit the meeting means anything.

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このシーンの表現

keep in touch with

stay in contact with

Sally asks whether Harry's old sacrifice was worth it for a friend he no longer contacts.

We still keep in touch with our old teacher.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a splash of

    a small amount of liquid

  • the Angel of Death

    a bringer of endings

  • How come

    why, informally

  • embracing life in this manner

    mock praise for his choices

  • get tired of

    grow weary of

このシーンのメモ一覧

63 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B2Bloody Mary mix

a cocktail mixer

- Nothing, thanks. - Do you have any Bloody Mary mix?
発音up about

Up and about link together in fast speech.

- Yes. - No, wait. Here's what I want: Regular tomato juice filled up about three-quarters.
表現 · B1a splash of something

a small amount of liquid

Sally orders a drink with only a tiny amount of Bloody Mary mix, as fussy as a recipe.

Then add just a splash of Bloody Mary mix...
表現 · B1something on the side

served separately

and a piece of lime on the side.
表現 · A2after graduation

after finishing school

We drove from Chicago to New York together after graduation.
スラング · B1make it

not last as a couple — Casual way to say a relationship did not last.

You were really good friends with her. We didn't make it because of that.
表現 · B1keep in touch with someone

stay in contact with

Sally asks whether Harry's old sacrifice was worth it for a friend he no longer contacts.

The sacrifice for a friend you don't even keep in touch with?
表現 · B1sleep with someone

have sex with

but I never considered not sleeping with you a sacrifice.
文法 · B2not sleeping with you a sacrifice

gerund phrase: The gerund phrase not sleeping with you is what she never considered a sacrifice.

but I never considered not sleeping with you a sacrifice.
スラング · B1Fair enough

that is reasonable — A casual concession meaning the point is accepted.

Fair enough. Fair enough.
表現 · A2at the beginning of something

at the start of

You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship.
文法 · B2You take someone to the airport, it's

elliptical conditional: The first clause acts as a condition even without if, common in speech.

You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship.
発音take someone

Someone is usually reduced and unstressed after take.

You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship.
表現 · B1move on

proceed forward

- Why? - Because eventually things move on...
表現 · A2how come ...

why, informally

Harry quotes the complaint he dreads most, the one that begins with How come.

"How come you never take me to the airport anymore?"
表現 · B1be looking to do something

intending to

and neither one of us is looking to get married right now.
文法 · B2neither one of us is

neither agreement: Neither takes a singular verb because it means not one of the two.

and neither one of us is looking to get married right now.
表現 · B2keep one's name

not change one's surname

Helen Hillson. She's a lawyer. She's keeping her name.
表現 · B1madly in love

deeply in love

You'd be amazed what falling madly in love can do for you.
文法 · B2You'd be amazed what

object clause: The what-clause spells out the thing that would amaze you.

You'd be amazed what falling madly in love can do for you.
表現 · B1get tired of something

grow weary of

Harry explains that he is marrying not for love but because he grew tired of the single life.

Plus, you just get to a certain point where you get tired of the whole thing.
表現 · B1move on to something

proceed to the next step

Harry describes dating as a sequence, moving from lunch on to dinner step by step.

You decide you like each other enough to move on to dinner.
スラング · C1the White Man's Overbite

an awkward white dance move — A joking term for awkward dancing; avoid aiming it at someone.

You go dancing. You do the White Man's Overbite.
発音hold her

Hold and her run together, with the d almost silent.

"How long do I have to lie here and hold her before I can go home?

「Harry and Sally Reunite on a Plane」を読み解く

What's really going on

The banter is a reunion both of them pretend not to want. Harry needles Sally about her new boyfriend by reading the relationship off a single detail — "You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship" — and Sally answers his engagement with a line that sounds like a blessing but is pure mockery: "It's just so optimistic of you, Harry." Under the jokes is the old wound from college, when Harry chose Amanda and their friendship ended. He can remember what Sally was going to be, and she can remember Amanda's last name better than he can, which tells you how much each of them has actually kept. The scene is a reset button: two people who once decided they could never be friends, meeting again with the argument still unfinished.

Theme

RomanceThe old spark returns as bickering; the airport theory and the mock blessing both hide renewed interest.
FriendshipThey pick up a friendship that ended badly years earlier, testing whether it can survive a second time.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A drink order reveals how particular she is.
  • Harry explains marriage as a tired routine.
  • Sally's praise is really dry mockery.
  • The airport detail becomes a theory about love.

発音のポイント

  • up about — Up and about link together in fast speech.
  • take someone — Someone is usually reduced and unstressed after take.
  • hold her — Hold and her run together, with the d almost silent.
You take someone to the airport, it's at the beginning of a relationship.

Harry's theory that taking someone to the airport is a tell of a young relationship, which he uses to guess how long Sally has been with Joe.

You'd be amazed what falling madly in love can do for you.

Harry's mock-serious explanation of why he is suddenly marrying; the joke is that it sounds nothing like him.

"How long do I have to lie here and hold her before I can go home?

The line Harry quotes as every man's secret thought after sex, offered as proof that single life has worn him out.

It's just so optimistic of you, Harry.

Sally's dry mock-blessing, congratulating Harry on his engagement in a tone that treats it as a joke.

このシーンについての質問

How do Harry and Sally know each other?

They met at the University of Chicago and once drove from Chicago to New York together after graduation. Harry dated Sally's friend Amanda, and their friendship did not last.

How does Harry guess Sally's relationship is new?

He notices she is taking Joe to the airport and says taking someone to the airport belongs to the start of a relationship, so they have probably been together about a month.

Why is Sally amused by Harry's engagement?

Harry has spent years mocking romance, so his sudden marriage to Helen strikes her as out of character. She says it is so optimistic of him, meaning she thinks it is wishful thinking.

What does Harry say about being single?

He claims he got tired of the whole routine — meeting someone, having lunch, dinner, dancing, sex — and that all men lie there afterwards wondering how soon they can go home.

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次のチャプター · 第 5 章grow apartHarry Amends the Friendship Rule
第 1 章in her right mindHarry and Sally Drive to New York第 2 章strong suitSally Explains the Weekday Underpants第 3 章get in the wayMen and Women Can't Be Friends再生中 · 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
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