A2-48 / CEFR A2 / EPISODE 48

Crying at Movies

Sharing thoughts about a moving film

SceneAfter watching a moving film with Sarah, Frank and Tina talk outside the cinema.

Outside a cinema in the evening, Frank wipes his eye with a handkerchief as Tina holds tissues. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Tina and Frank saw a movie with their friend Sarah. Now Tina and Frank are talking outside the theater.

ティナとフランクは友人のサラと映画を見た。今、ティナとフランクは映画館の外で話している。

Tina01

Wow, everyone in the movie theater was crying so hard!

わあ、映画館のみんながすごく泣いてたわね！

Frank02

I wasn't. I stayed calm.

僕は泣いてないよ。冷静だった。

Tina03

Even Sarah, who never cries, almost cried!

絶対泣かないサラでさえ泣きそうだったのよ！

Frank04

The story was very sad, I'll admit.

話がとても悲しかったのは認めるよ。

Tina05

I started crying when the dog found its way home.

犬が家に帰り着いたシーンで泣き出しちゃった。

Frank06

That scene was designed to make everyone cry.

あのシーンはみんなを泣かせるために作られたんだ。

Tina07

I was sniffling through the whole ending.

ラストはずっと鼻をすすってたわ。

Frank08

I noticed. I was... focusing on the screen.

気づいてたよ。僕は…画面に集中してたんだ。

Tina09

Wait — your eyes are a little red, Frank.

待って——あなた、目が少し赤いわ、フランク。

Frank10

...There was dust in the theater.

…映画館にほこりがあったんだ。

Tina11

Frank. You used half my tissues.

フランク。私のティッシュ、半分使ったでしょ。

Frank12

Okay, I cried a little. But next time, let's watch a movie without a dog.

わかった、少しは泣いたよ。でも次は、犬の出ない映画にしよう。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“the dog found its way home”

Find one's way means to navigate to a destination. Find its way home describes the lost dog reaching home by itself, the scene that made Tina cry.

“I was sniffling through the whole ending.”

Sniffle means to make small sounds by drawing air through the nose, often while crying. Tina was doing this throughout the ending.

“There was dust in the theater.” / “You used half my tissues.”

Dust is fine dirt in the air, and tissues are paper tissues. Frank blames his red eyes on dust to hide the fact that he cried. Tina points out that he used half her tissues, showing she already knows. It has nothing to do with problems with the stitches on his face.

“let's watch a movie without a dog”

Without ... means not having something. Here Frank suggests choosing a movie with no dog in it. He admits that he cried, but sets a condition for next time: avoid tearjerking dog stories. It does not mean "don't bring a dog to the theater." The punchline also connects to A2-03, where Frank admitted crying at a TV show and was embarrassed.

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