not especially pretty
When someone's not that attractive...When Harry Met Sally... · 1989 — 第 13 / 20 章 · 2'33" · B2
The Double Date at the Restaurant, Explained：get over yourself
Harry and Sally fix up Marie and Jess, and the four meet for dinner. Harry's theory about a good personality as a polite way of saying not attractive sets the tone. Then Sally realises her magazine article is being quoted back to her: "Nobody has ever quoted me back to me before."
あらすじ
Harry and Sally introduce their friends Marie and Jess over dinner, hoping the two will hit it off. The evening becomes a comedy of mismatched talk: Harry mocks the phrase good personality, and Sally's own magazine article is quoted back to her without anyone knowing she wrote it.
注目の表現
good personalitywake-up callget over yourselfa big fan of
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このシーンの表現
get over yourself
stop being so full of yourself
Harry insists he wrote the line, and Marie tells him to stop being so pleased with himself.
You're not the only one here, so get over yourself.
このシーンの他の表現
- good personality
a polite way to say not pretty
- wake-up call
a warning that wakes you up
- a big fan of
someone who really likes it
- macho
showing off manliness
- a real impact on
a strong effect on someone
このシーンのメモ一覧
42 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
is called or labeled
they're always described as having a good personality.unreal conditional: Had asked marks an imagined past question that never actually happened.
If you had asked me, "What does she look like?" and I said...simply because
But just because I happened to mention she has a good personality...Link which one is into one smooth run.
- So which one is she? - Attractive.every time I read
It's like whenever I read Jimmy Breslin...it feels like
it's as if he's leaving a kind of a wake-up call...what you are referring to
What do you mean by a wake-up call?wearing blindfolds
- The people in blindfolds. - Yeah.showing off manliness — Often a teasing or critical label; avoid in formal talk.
- It's macho. - That's interesting.someone who really likes it
When the columnist comes up, Harry softens his stance by saying he is not a big fan.
Let's just say I'm not a big fan of Jimmy Breslin.come from the same place
Harry, you and Marie are both from New Jersey.are going to order
So what are we gonna order?begin with something
Well, I'm going to start with the grilled radicchio.someone skilled at ordering food
Sally is a great orderer.listed on the menu
Not only does she always pick the best thing on the menu...inversion: Not only at the front forces the auxiliary in front of the subject.
Not only does she always pick the best thing on the menu...relative clause: The that-clause describes the particular way she orders food.
but she orders it in a way that even the chef didn't know how good it could be.in a periodical
I read that in a magazine.No runs into I did, with I almost swallowed.
- Get outta here. - No, I did. I wrote that.no way — Casual disbelief; too slangy for formal talk.
- Get outta here. - No, I did. I wrote that.in all my life
I've never quoted anything from a magazine in my life.The s in writes slides into for, like write-sfor.
Sally writes for New York magazine.a strong effect on someone
Marie admits the piece moved her deeply, then downplays her own knowledge of writing.
That piece had a real impact on me. I don't know that much about writing...resonated with you here it means it deeply resonated
It spoke to you, and that pleases me.be so well-spoken
I mean, you have to admire people who can be that articulate...repeat someone's words to them
Nobody has ever quoted me back to me before.「The Double Date at the Restaurant」を読み解く
What's really going on
The blind date is really a mirror held up to Harry and Sally. They have spent years insisting they cannot be friends, and here they sit as a comfortable pair while their friends fumble through the same awkwardness. Harry's joke about a woman being described by her good personality is his theory of attraction in miniature, and Sally's reaction shows she knows the joke and its cruelty. The best moment belongs to Sally, who hears her own writing praised by the man quoting it: "Nobody has ever quoted me back to me before." It is a small, real pleasure in a scene about performance — everyone is trying to impress someone, and the only honest note is the surprise of being recognized.
Theme
RomanceHarry and Sally set up their friends while acting, without saying so, like a couple themselves.
IdentitySally meets her own words in someone else's mouth, a rare moment of being truly seen in a night of performances.
このチャプターで学べること
- A polite phrase can carry a hidden verdict about looks.
- Two strangers bond fastest over a shared taste.
- Hearing your own words quoted back is a quiet jolt.
発音のポイント
- which one is — Link which one is into one smooth run.
- No, I did — No runs into I did, with I almost swallowed.
- writes for — The s in writes slides into for, like write-sfor.
Nobody has ever quoted me back to me before.Sally's quiet delight at hearing her own article quoted by the man beside her, a rare moment of recognition in a loud dinner.
He's the reason I became a writer, but that's not important.Harry mentions the writer who inspired him and then waves it away, a habit of deflecting anything sincere.
I've never quoted anything from a magazine in my life.Sally's claim as she realizes the article being praised is hers, which makes the coincidence both funny and pointed.
"She has a good personality," that means she's not attractive.Harry's rule about how people describe a woman's looks, the joke that opens the scene and sets the tone.
このシーンについての質問
Why do Harry and Sally set up Marie and Jess?
They are friends who want their friends to be happy, and the dinner doubles as a test of their own ideas about attraction. Neither admits they are also enjoying each other's company.
What does Harry mean by a good personality?
He claims it is a polite phrase people use when someone is not attractive. The joke is that a compliment about character often hides a comment about looks.
Why is Sally so pleased about her article?
A man at the table quotes her writing back to her, not knowing she wrote it. She says nobody has ever done that before, so the recognition means more than the praise.
Who is Jimmy Breslin?
A newspaper columnist Harry admires and says inspired him to become a writer. Sally says she is not a big fan, which is one of the small disagreements that fill the dinner.
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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
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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
再生中 · 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 13 / 20 章 · 残り約 23 分