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I'm leaving for Kashmir tomorrow morning to take up my duties as minister of education.A Passage to India · 1984 — 第 18 / 19 章 · 2'06" · B2
Godbole Says Goodbye to Fielding, Explained：extend an open invitation
Godbole comes to say goodbye before taking a post in Kashmir, and leaves Fielding his address and "an open invitation" to visit. The talk is gentle, but it carries hard news: a letter from Mrs Moore, Adela's distress, and money demanded in the wake of the trial.
あらすじ
Godbole visits Fielding to say goodbye: he is leaving for Kashmir to take up his duties as minister of education. He gives Fielding his address and extends an open invitation to visit. The mood darkens when Fielding mentions bad news for Adela and a letter from Mrs Moore. Godbole hints they should not pursue the matter; Fielding delays telling Aziz, and talk turns to damages.
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take up dutiesextend an open invitationunder the circumstancesbound to be
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extend an open invitation
invite freely, any time
Godbole leaves his address and extends an open invitation to visit.
We extend an open invitation to all members.
このシーンの他の表現
- take up duties
start a new post
- under the circumstances
given the situation
- bound to be
certain to be
- foretold
predicted in advance
- pursue the matter
keep following it up
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27 行のセリフに 18 件のメモ
start a new post
I'm leaving for Kashmir tomorrow morning to take up my duties as minister of education.bid farewell
I came to say goodbye.enter
Yes? Er... come in.invite freely, any time
Godbole leaves his address and extends an open invitation to visit.
Please, I want to give you my address and extend an open invitation for you to visit me.Give you blends into one sound.
Please, I want to give you my address and extend an open invitation for you to visit me.write or send to someone
- Why did this lady send to you? - I don't know.dare to say
Mr Fielding, I would venture to remark...given the situation
Fielding gently stops the topic, saying under the circumstances they should not pursue it.
Under the circumstances, I don't think we should pursue the matter further.keep following it up
Fielding says they should not pursue the matter further, a formal way to stop it.
Under the circumstances, I don't think we should pursue the matter further.very distressed
I'm sorry, Godbole, but Miss Quested is extremely upset.be mentioned
I presumably came up in a casual shipboard conversation.get word from
No doubt Heaslop will be hearing from the company.certain to be
Fielding says Hamidullah is bound to be planning a celebration.
Hamidullah's bound to be putting on a celebration, and it'll only upset him.be bound to: Be bound to means certain to happen.
Hamidullah's bound to be putting on a celebration, and it'll only upset him.Putting on runs together.
Hamidullah's bound to be putting on a celebration, and it'll only upset him.predicted in advance
Godbole asks who could have foretold that Aziz would be saved by his enemy.
Who could have foretold that Aziz would be saved by his enemy?modal perfect: Could have foretold speculates about what no one predicted.
Who could have foretold that Aziz would be saved by his enemy?「Godbole Says Goodbye to Fielding」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a leave-taking wrapped around an unfinished tragedy. Godbole is moving on to a real job in Kashmir, and he offers the warmest thing in the film — not a formal visit but 'an open invitation,' a door left ajar. Yet the talk keeps catching on what cannot be resolved: a letter from Mrs Moore, who is now dead; Adela, 'extremely upset'; the damages Aziz's lawyers are demanding. Godbole's suggestion that they should not 'pursue the matter further' is both tact and the film's habitual retreat — the East declining to press where the West would want a verdict. Fielding answers with care for Aziz, delaying the news so a celebration won't turn bitter. The last line, 'Who could have foretold that Aziz would be saved by his enemy?', leaves the trial's strange outcome unresolved and simply human.
Theme
FriendshipGodbole's parting gift is an open invitation, keeping a door open between two men on different paths.
DutyHe leaves to take up his post as minister, and Fielding weighs what he owes Aziz before telling him the news.
このチャプターで学べること
- An open invitation has no deadline and no pressure.
- Under the circumstances justifies a decision politely.
- Be bound to means certain to happen.
- Godbole's calm makes the irony land harder.
発音のポイント
- give you — Give you blends into one sound.
- putting on — Putting on runs together.
I'm leaving for Kashmir tomorrow morning to take up my duties as minister of education.Godbole explains why he is going: a new government post pulls him away from Chandrapore the next morning.
Please, I want to give you my address and extend an open invitation for you to visit me.His parting gesture: not a fixed date but a standing welcome, an address kept open for whenever Fielding can come.
Under the circumstances, I don't think we should pursue the matter further.Godbole gently advises dropping the subject, treating silence as kinder than pressing for answers.
Hamidullah's bound to be putting on a celebration, and it'll only upset him.Fielding's reason for delaying the news: Aziz's friends will celebrate his release, and the bad news would spoil it.
Who could have foretold that Aziz would be saved by his enemy?The trial ended in a way no one could have predicted — cleared by the woman whose charge condemned him.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Godbole visit Fielding?
To say goodbye before leaving for Kashmir, where he becomes minister of education the next morning. He gives Fielding his address and an open invitation to visit him there.
What is an 'open invitation'?
A standing invitation: come whenever you can, with no date fixed. Godbole leaves his address so Fielding can visit him in Kashmir at any time.
Why does Fielding wait before telling Aziz the news?
He knows Aziz's friends are bound to celebrate his release, and he does not want the news to spoil the celebration, so he holds it back until the next day.
What damages are being demanded after the trial?
Amritrao, for Aziz, is asking for 20,000 rupees plus costs. It shows the case is not over just because Aziz was cleared.
Why does the last line call Adela Aziz's 'enemy'?
Adela's charge condemned Aziz in the first place, yet her change of heart at the trial is what saved him, so the line says he was saved by his enemy.
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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
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
再生中 · 第 18 章extend an open invitationGodbole Says Goodbye to Fielding
第 19 章smithereensAziz Breaks With Fielding第 18 / 19 章 · 残り約 3 分