quite, fairly here rather means quite, not preferably
Rather wonderful.A Passage to India · 1984 — 第 14 / 19 章 · 2'19" · C1
Das Rules Mrs Moore Does Not Exist, Explained：carried him away
The trial presses on around a witness who cannot appear. Dismissing the uproar, the judge insists, "as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist," and forbids both sides from guessing what she would have said. The scene cuts away to her burial at sea, then returns to court to call Adela to the stand.
あらすじ
The court moves past the earlier outburst: a colleague apologises for Mahmoud Ali, whose feelings carried him away. The judge Das says Ali must apologise in person and then rules that, as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist — neither side may surmise what she would have said. In between, the film shows Mrs Moore's burial at sea, before the court calls Adela Quested.
注目の表現
carried him awayin personsurmiseconsequently
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このシーンの表現
carried him away
made him lose control
The lawyer excuses his colleague, saying his feelings carried him away.
The excitement carried him away.
このシーンの他の表現
- in person
face to face
- surmise
guess without evidence
- consequently
as a result
- call upon
ask someone formally to act
- resurrection
rising from the dead
このシーンのメモ一覧
26 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
poor (affectionate) — casual and slightly pitying
- Poor old Das. - Quiet! Order!made him lose control
The lawyer excuses his colleague, saying his feelings carried him away.
He's an intimate friend of our client, and his feelings have carried him away.a close friend
He's an intimate friend of our client, and his feelings have carried him away.Carried him blends across the words.
He's an intimate friend of our client, and his feelings have carried him away.face to face
Mahmoud Ali is told he must apologise in person, not in writing.
Mr Mahmoud Ali will have to apologise in person.is not valid here
I must repeat that, as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist.in the role of witness
I must repeat that, as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist.guess without evidence
The judge says neither side may surmise what Mrs Moore would have said.
Neither you, Mr Amritrao, nor Mr McBryde, you, have any right to surmise what that lady would have said.be entitled to
Neither you, Mr Amritrao, nor Mr McBryde, you, have any right to surmise what that lady would have said.noun clause: The what-clause is the object of surmise.
Neither you, Mr Amritrao, nor Mr McBryde, you, have any right to surmise what that lady would have said.as a result
The judge chains her absence to her silence with consequently.
She is not here and, consequently, she can say nothing.Say nothing runs together.
She is not here and, consequently, she can say nothing.bury at sea
We therefore commit her body to the deep to be turned into corruption.rising from the dead
The burial prayer speaks of the resurrection of the body.
Looking for the resurrection of the body, when the sea shall give up her dead.hand over the dead
Looking for the resurrection of the body, when the sea shall give up her dead.time clause: The when-clause marks the time of resurrection.
Looking for the resurrection of the body, when the sea shall give up her dead.in Christ, religious
I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me: "Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord."ask someone formally to act
The judge formally calls Adela to the stand, opening the crucial testimony.
I now call upon Miss Quested.「Das Rules Mrs Moore Does Not Exist」を読み解く
What's really going on
The court has no evidence to weigh, only people and the absence of people, and Das rules on that gap. Mrs Moore has left India and, minutes later, has died; the film cuts from the argument straight to her burial at sea, so the witness the defence wants is not merely missing but gone. Das reduces her to a legal fact — 'as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist' — and bars both sides from 'surmis[ing] what that lady would have said.' It is an airtight ruling and an empty one: it keeps the trial clean while removing the one account that might have ended it. The burial prayer, about resurrection and the sea giving up its dead, is the film's quiet answer to a courtroom that can only say she can say nothing.
Theme
JusticeThe judge rules Mrs Moore out of the case, so the trial continues without the witness who might have ended it.
FaithHer burial at sea is read through resurrection and the promise that the sea will give up its dead.
このチャプターで学べること
- In person means doing it yourself, face to face.
- Consequently links cause and result formally.
- To call upon someone is to ask them formally to act.
- The prayer turns a legal scene into a burial.
発音のポイント
- carried him — Carried him blends across the words.
- say nothing — Say nothing runs together.
He's an intimate friend of our client, and his feelings have carried him away.Amritrao's apology for Mahmoud Ali: he lost control out of loyalty to Aziz, not from contempt for the court.
Mr Mahmoud Ali will have to apologise in person.The judge's condition for letting the outburst pass: a personal apology, not one delivered by a colleague.
I must repeat that, as a witness, Mrs Moore does not exist.Das's ruling: legally Mrs Moore cannot testify, so her absence must not be treated as evidence either way.
Neither you, Mr Amritrao, nor Mr McBryde, you, have any right to surmise what that lady would have said.Neither side may speculate about Mrs Moore's missing testimony, closing the gap her absence left.
She is not here and, consequently, she can say nothing.The flat logic behind the ruling: absent means silent, whatever anyone believes she would have testified.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the judge say Mrs Moore doesn't exist?
Because she has left India and died at sea, so she cannot be called as a witness. Legally she is not part of the case, and neither side may guess at her testimony.
Why does Mahmoud Ali have to apologise?
He shouted in court and called the trial a farce. Amritrao apologises for him, but the judge insists the apology be made in person.
What does 'surmise' mean in the judge's ruling?
To guess or suppose without proof. Das says neither lawyer has the right to surmise what Mrs Moore would have said.
Why does the film show Mrs Moore's burial at sea?
She dies on the voyage home, and the burial shows what the courtroom has just erased. The prayer about resurrection is said over her, though no one in court can speak for her.
Who does the court call next?
Adela Quested. After ruling Mrs Moore out, the judge calls her to the stand as the central witness.
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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
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
再生中 · 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 14 / 19 章 · 残り約 14 分