fellow, man — old-fashioned British term for a man
My dear chap!A Passage to India · 1984 — 第 4 / 19 章 · 3'02" · C1
Godbole Explains the Marabar Caves, Explained：account for
Adela presses Professor Godbole about the Marabar caves, expecting wonders. He answers that they are merely "Empty and dark," then turns the talk to reincarnation, calling life "a wheel with many spokes." The small talk becomes a lesson in a way of seeing the world that the English visitors cannot quite enter.
あらすじ
At Fielding's college in Chandrapore, Adela Quested asks Professor Godbole about the Marabar caves. He has been there: a man-made entrance leads to a round chamber that is neither big nor holy, only 'Empty and dark.' Asked why the caves are famous, he says he cannot account for their reputation, then explains reincarnation as a wheel of many spokes, and mentions a dance he contrived around it.
注目の表現
in simple termsaccount forin its Hindu sensecontrived
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このシーンの表現
account for
explain the reason for
Adela presses the professor, sure something must explain the caves' fame.
How do you account for the missing money?
このシーンの他の表現
- in simple terms
put simply
- in its Hindu sense
in the Hindu meaning
- contrived
designed with effort
- in the moonlight
lit by the moon
- see something of
get a look at part of
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
tell us about
Well, could you tell us something about them?gladly
With pleasure.a round room
There is an entrance which you enter, and through this entrance, manmade, there is a circular chamber.relative clause: The relative clause describes the entrance you walk into.
There is an entrance which you enter, and through this entrance, manmade, there is a circular chamber.all identical
They are all the same. Empty and dark.explain the reason for
Adela presses the professor, sure something must explain the caves' fame.
Well, there must be something to account for their reputation.get a look at part of
Mrs Moore politely asks Fielding to show her a little of the college.
Mr Fielding, I should like to see something of the college.would like to
Mr Fielding, I should like to see something of the college.lit by the moon
Fielding recalls first seeing Mrs Moore by moonlight and mistaking her for a ghost.
You know, Miss Quested, when I first saw Mrs Moore it was in the moonlight.Was and in reduce and blend together.
You know, Miss Quested, when I first saw Mrs Moore it was in the moonlight.in the Hindu meaning
Fielding clarifies that the professor means old soul in the Hindu sense.
The professor is using the expression in its Hindu sense.put simply
Godbole senses the guests are lost and offers a simple version of his philosophy.
In simple terms, Miss Quested, life is a wheel with many spokes.Wheel with blends across the two words.
In simple terms, Miss Quested, life is a wheel with many spokes.time clause: The until-clause marks when the cycle finally ends.
Birth, death and rebirth until we attain nirvana.design something
I have contrived a dance based on this philosophy.founded on
I have contrived a dance based on this philosophy.used to stress a question
What's happened to Fielding? And what on earth are you doing?immediately
No, thank you. We're leaving at once.「Godbole Explains the Marabar Caves」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene looks like sightseeing chat, but Adela is testing India against her expectations, and Godbole keeps declining to provide the exotic answer she wants. The caves, he insists, are "all the same. Empty and dark" — no mystery to be inspected, only an emptiness the visitors read as disappointment. When Fielding asks what accounts for their reputation, Godbole offers a philosophy, not an explanation. His "life is a wheel with many spokes" reframes the question: rebirth, not a single visit, is the frame that matters. The English want facts and a verdict; Godbole offers a way of seeing in which facts are beside the point. That gap — his calm "Indeed," their restless curiosity — is the quiet tension of the scene.
Theme
PhilosophyGodbole answers a question about caves with reincarnation: life is a wheel with many spokes.
FaithThe Marabar caves are holy to no one; the sacred here is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
このチャプターで学べること
- In simple terms is how you shrink a big idea.
- To account for something is to explain it.
- The caves stay mysterious because the answer is flat.
- Ronny ends the scene by cutting the visit short.
発音のポイント
- it was in — Was and in reduce and blend together.
- wheel with — Wheel with blends across the two words.
In simple terms, Miss Quested, life is a wheel with many spokes.Godbole's plain-language summary of Hindu reincarnation: every life is one spoke on a turning wheel, not a straight line with a single end.
Birth, death and rebirth until we attain nirvana.The wheel turns through birth, death and rebirth until the cycle ends in nirvana, release from being born again.
They are all the same. Empty and dark.Godbole refuses to romanticize the caves: inside there is nothing to see, no ornament and no mystery.
Well, there must be something to account for their reputation.The visitor expects a reason behind the caves' fame; Godbole has none to give and answers only 'Indeed.'
The professor is using the expression in its Hindu sense.Fielding clarifies that 'old soul' is not casual praise but a Hindu idea: someone who has lived and returned many times.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the caves disappoint Adela?
Godbole describes only an entrance, a round chamber and darkness — 'Empty and dark.' She wanted something remarkable to justify their reputation, and there is nothing there to see.
Why does Godbole answer a question about caves with a lesson on reincarnation?
For him the caves need no exotic story. When asked what accounts for their reputation, he offers his philosophy instead: life is a wheel of many spokes, turning through birth, death and rebirth.
Why does Ronny want to leave so quickly?
He arrives to collect Adela and Mrs Moore and finds the gathering odd — Fielding unwell and the others eating water chestnuts. He treats it as improper and insists, 'We're leaving at once.'
What does Godbole mean by calling Mrs Moore 'an old soul'?
Not just 'wise.' Fielding explains he is using the Hindu sense: someone who has lived and been reborn many times, so the phrase hints that Mrs Moore has been here before.
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第 1 章in the same boxAziz Meets Mrs Moore in the Mosque
第 2 章an exercise in powerThe Bridge Party at the Club
第 3 章a muddleAziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves
再生中 · 第 4 章account forGodbole Explains the Marabar Caves
第 5 章put our shoulders to the wheelAdela Calls Off the Wedding
第 6 章condescend toFielding Visits Sick Aziz
第 7 章call it offAziz Shows Fielding His Dead Wife
第 8 章in tattersAdela Vanishes at the Marabar Caves
第 9 章go over the topFielding Defends Aziz After the Charge
第 10 章of no consequenceFielding Picks a Defence Lawyer
第 11 章await the verdictFielding Resigns from the Club
第 12 章have anything to do withMrs. Moore Says Goodbye to Ronny
第 13 章make it my businessMcBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial
第 14 章carried him awayDas Rules Mrs Moore Does Not Exist
第 15 章cast your mind backAdela Wavers on the Witness Stand
第 16 章withdraw the accusationAdela Withdraws the Accusation
第 17 章have a hunchAdela's Echo Is Gone
第 18 章extend an open invitationGodbole Says Goodbye to Fielding
第 19 章smithereensAziz Breaks With Fielding第 4 / 19 章 · 残り約 47 分