with planned intent
The prosecutor frames the outing as planned in advance to approach Adela.
I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.A Passage to India · 1984 — 第 13 / 19 章 · 4'02" · C1
McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial, Explained：make it my business
McBryde opens the prosecution by arguing that Aziz planned the Marabar trip to get Adela alone. The room erupts when he names Mrs Moore, who has already left India. Mahmoud Ali's outburst — "This is English justice? This is your British Raj?" — turns the trial's tactics into a charge against the Empire itself.
あらすじ
In the Chandrapore courtroom, the judge Das warns that disorder will not be tolerated. McBryde argues that Aziz proposed the caves trip with a premeditated intention of making advances to Adela, and that he made it his business to inspect the Marabar himself. When he blames Aziz for abandoning Mrs Moore, the room cries out for her, and the defence denounces the trial as a farce.
注目の表現
with a premeditated intentionmake it my businessentailin medical parlance
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このシーンの表現
make it my business
take it upon oneself
McBryde says he made it his business to visit the Marabar in person.
I will make it my business to verify it.
このシーンの他の表現
- with a premeditated intention
with planned intent
- entail
involves as a result
- in medical parlance
in medical terms
- exercise authority
use one's power
- smuggled out
taken out secretly
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ
try to get close romantically
I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.take it upon oneself
I've made it my business to visit the Marabar during the last few days.involve as a result
It's an inaccessible, barren place, entailing, as you have heard, considerable planning and expense to get there.participle phrase: The participle phrase adds what the place requires.
It's an inaccessible, barren place, entailing, as you have heard, considerable planning and expense to get there.not interesting
The caves themselves are dark, featureless, and without interest, except for a strange echo.except for one case
The servants were all supplied by prisoner's Indian friends, with one exception of the witness, Antony.lead us to a topic
And that brought us to Mr Fielding.remove or free oneself from
Prisoner had yet to rid himself of a third impediment.in medical terms
McBryde labels Mrs Moore's fear claustrophobia, in medical parlance.
The lady in question suffered from what is known in medical parlance as "claustrophobia".taken out secretly
The defence says Mrs Moore was smuggled out of the country because she supported Aziz.
She was smuggled out of the country because she was on our side.reason clause: The because-clause gives the reason she was sent away.
She was smuggled out of the country because she was on our side.withhold from someone
But she was kept from us!English justice blends across the words.
This is English justice? This is your British Raj?matter at all
If the point is of any interest, my mother should be reaching Aden at noon today.use one's power
The judge warns Mahmoud Ali that he will have to exercise his authority.
Mr Mahmoud Ali, unless you sit down, I shall have to exercise my authority.The t in sit is often dropped before down.
Mr Mahmoud Ali, unless you sit down, I shall have to exercise my authority.a mockery
Do so! This trial is a farce!an absurd mockery — strongly dismissive; calls a process absurd
Do so! This trial is a farce!「McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial」を読み解く
What's really going on
The prosecution's case is built less on what happened in the cave than on what the English already believe about Indians. McBryde supplies motive and atmosphere — an 'inaccessible, barren place,' servants paid off, a lady left behind — and the details are made to point one way. The room's cry, 'We want Mrs Moore!', exposes the weakest joint: the one witness who could settle the charge has been sent out of India. When defence counsel shouts, 'This is English justice? This is your British Raj?', the trial stops being about Aziz and becomes about who gets to be believed. The judge can only answer with procedure: 'I shall have to exercise my authority.' The charge against Aziz is on trial, but so is the machinery that made it inevitable.
Theme
JusticeThe court weighs a charge with no clear evidence, and the one witness who could help is gone.
PowerThe British judge controls the room through procedure, while the defence can only shout that the trial is a farce.
このチャプターで学べること
- Make it my business means to take something on deliberately.
- Entail points to the costs a plan brings with it.
- The two questions attack the whole system, not one man.
- Premeditated is a heavy, legal word for planned intent.
発音のポイント
- English justice — English justice blends across the words.
- sit down — The t in sit is often dropped before down.
I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.McBryde's opening claim: the whole trip was a plan to get Adela alone, not a friendly outing.
But she was kept from us!The defence's protest that Mrs Moore, whose testimony could clear Aziz, has been deliberately removed from reach.
This is English justice? This is your British Raj?The shout that turns the trial into an indictment of colonial rule itself: this is what English justice looks like here.
- This is no way to defend your case. - I'm not defending a case.The defence refuses the judge's framing: counsel says he is not playing a legal game, and what is at stake is bigger than one case.
And you are not trying one. We are both slaves!The accusation that the judge and the defence are equally bound by the Empire — neither is truly free to act.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the courtroom erupt over Mrs Moore?
McBryde describes Aziz abandoning an elderly lady, and the room realises he means Mrs Moore, who has already left India and cannot testify.
Who is Mahmoud Ali?
He is one of Aziz's defence lawyers. He objects to McBryde and finally shouts that the trial is a farce, nearly forcing the judge to act.
Why can't either side call Mrs Moore?
She has been sent out of the country. The judge rules that neither side called her, so neither may quote her testimony.
What does 'British Raj' mean here?
It is the period name for British rule in India. The defence uses it to say the trial is not justice but the Empire deciding against an Indian.
What is McBryde's argument against Aziz?
He claims Aziz chose the caves deliberately, paid off the servants, and used the trip to get Adela alone, so the assault was planned in advance.
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次のチャプター · 第 14 章carried him awayDas Rules Mrs Moore Does Not Exist
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
再生中 · 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 13 / 19 章 · 残り約 16 分