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Aladdin · 2019 — 第 6 / 24 章 · 2'03" · B1

Jafar Offers Aladdin a Deal, Explained：nothing comes for free

Locked up and accused of theft, Aladdin is pulled into a bargain by a man who says they are alike. He sums it up: "steal a kingdom and you're a statesman." The offer sounds generous, but nothing comes free.

あらすじ

In a dungeon, Aladdin protests that he did not steal the bracelet. His captor reveals it belonged to the princess, mocks him for thinking she liked him, then pivots: he was once a common thief too, only he thought bigger. He offers wealth in exchange for a lamp hidden in a nearby cave.

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注目の表現

nothing comes for freetoying withthought biggerstop there

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このシーンの表現

nothing comes for free

没有白得的东西；凡事都有代价

贾法尔许诺让阿拉丁发财，随即用这句话点明好处有代价，要求他去取回神灯。

He offered to help, but nothing comes for free.

このシーンの他の表現

  • toying with

    playing with someone's feelings or an idea

  • thought bigger

    aimed higher than before

  • stop there

    stop at that point and go no further

このシーンのメモ一覧

34 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B2in a world of troubleIn a world of trouble, boy.
表現 · B1what this is aboutThat bracelet, is that what this is about?
表現 · B1belong to someoneShe said that it belonged to her...
表現 · B1the truth about somethingWell, at least she told the truth about one thing.
表現 · B2toy with someone

playing with someone's feelings or an idea

She was toying with you.
表現 · B2people like usAladdin. People like us must be realistic if...
表現 · B2a common thiefA common thief.
表現 · B2think bigger

aimed higher than before

Only I thought bigger.
表現 · B2a statesmansteal a kingdom and you're a statesman.
文法 · B2a kingdom and you

imperative and

steal a kingdom and you're a statesman.
表現 · B1stop there

stop at that point and go no further

Only weak men stop there.
文法 · B2weak men stop there

only

Only weak men stop there.
発音stop there

liaison

Only weak men stop there.
文法 · C1either the most powerful man

either or

You're either the most powerful man in the room, or you're nothing.
表現 · B2stumble upon somethingYou, you stumbled upon an opportunity.
発音an opportunity

liaison

You, you stumbled upon an opportunity.
表現 · B1make someone richI can make you rich.
表現 · B2nothing comes for freeBut nothing comes for free.
表現 · B2wealthy enough to do somethingRetrieve it for me and I will make you wealthy enough to impress a princess.
文法 · B2Retrieve it for me and I will

imperative and

Retrieve it for me and I will make you wealthy enough to impress a princess.
表現 · B2be nothing to someoneYou're nothing to her, but you could be.
発音nothing to her

flap

You're nothing to her, but you could be.
表現 · B2your life begins nowYour life begins now, Aladdin.

「Jafar Offers Aladdin a Deal」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a seduction, and its currency is words. The captor begins by dismantling Aladdin's hope — "She was toying with you." — then rebuilds himself as a mirror: "You see, I was once like you." The famous line, "steal a kingdom and you're a statesman," is the hinge, turning theft into ambition and scale into virtue. From there the pitch is simple: fetch a lamp, and "I can make you rich." The offer flatters exactly the wound he just opened, and the caveat "But nothing comes for free." works as both threat and promise, letting him sound honest while naming his own price.

Theme

PowerThe scene argues that theft and statesmanship are the same act, differing only in scale.
AmbitionAladdin is tempted not by money alone but by the chance to matter to a princess.

発音のポイント

  • stop there — liaison
  • an opportunity — liaison
  • nothing to her — flap
steal a kingdom and you're a statesman.

The cynical thesis of the scene: the same crime is called theft or statesmanship depending only on its size.

You're either the most powerful man in the room, or you're nothing.

A blunt worldview offered as motivation, telling Aladdin that anything short of total power counts as nothing.

You're nothing to her, but you could be.

He names Aladdin's insecurity about the princess, then dangles the chance to become worthy of her.

You see, I was once like you.

A calculated claim of kinship, meant to make the offer feel like advice from someone who understands.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the captor say he was once like Aladdin?

To make himself relatable. By claiming they share a past, he frames his offer as guidance rather than manipulation, which softens Aladdin toward the deal.

What does he want Aladdin to do?

Retrieve a simple oil lamp from a nearby cave. In return he promises wealth enough to impress the princess.

What does "steal a kingdom and you're a statesman" mean?

It is a cynical saying: the same act is judged by its scale, so a small thief is punished while a large one is honored as a statesman.

Is the offer really a fair deal?

No. He dangles wealth and repeats that nothing comes for free, while the real price, the danger of the cave, is left for Aladdin to discover.

アラジン · 全 24 章

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