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The Mariner Tells Aladdin's Story, Explained:The diamond in the rough

A storyteller on a ship opens the tale of Aladdin for the children, dangling a magic lamp and a land of secrets. "This boat has seen us through many a storm," he says of the battered vessel, and the children's blunt questions soon give way to the film's first song.

あらすじ

Aboard a ship, a storyteller gathers the children and begins the tale of Aladdin, a princess and a lamp. The children ask what is so special about a lamp, and he calls it a magic lamp. After a joke about singing, the tale gives way to the film's opening song, "Arabian Nights."

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注目の表現

The diamond in the roughseen us throughmore than it seemsoff his guard

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このシーンの表現

The diamond in the rough

未经打磨的璞玉;外表普通但内里出众的人

神洞的石狮在片头说出进入的条件,宣布只有藏在粗石里的钻石才有资格走进洞中。

The rookie nobody noticed turned out to be a diamond in the rough.

このシーンの他の表現

  • seen us through

    陪着(我们)熬过、撑过难关

  • more than it seems

    不止表面看起来那样

  • off his guard

    放松了警惕、疏于防备

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

表現 · B2see someone through somethingThis boat has seen us through many a storm.
表現 · B2many a somethingThis boat has seen us through many a storm.
発音seen us

liaison

This boat has seen us through many a storm.
表現 · B2not look like muchIt may not look like much, but it has something theirs never will.
文法 · C1it has something theirs never will

ellipsis in comparison

It may not look like much, but it has something theirs never will.
表現 · B1it is unclearIt is unclear.
文法 · B2that I told you the story

it's time that

I think it's time that I told you the story...
表現 · B2it's been a long dayNo, no. No singing. It's been a long day.
表現 · B1stop byCome on down, stop on by Hop a carpet and fly To another Arabian night
発音stop on by

liaison

Come on down, stop on by Hop a carpet and fly To another Arabian night
表現 · B2more often than notMore often than not Are hotter than hot In a lot of good ways
表現 · B2more than it seemsThis mystical land Of magic and sand Is more than it seems
表現 · B2lie in someone's handsWell, your destiny Lies in your hands
発音Lies in your hands

liaison

Well, your destiny Lies in your hands
文法 · B2whose worth lies far within

relative clause with whose

One whose worth lies far within.
文法 · B1One whose worth

one

One whose worth lies far within.
表現 · C1a diamond in the roughThe diamond in the rough.
表現 · B2off one's guardA fool off his guard Could fall and fall hard
表現 · B2fall hardA fool off his guard Could fall and fall hard

「The Mariner Tells Aladdin's Story」を読み解く

What's really going on

Before the story proper begins, the frame does quiet work. Saying of the battered boat, "This boat has seen us through many a storm," turns something worn into a boast, and the next line makes the point explicit: "It may not look like much, but it has something theirs never will." The same idea returns as a promise about people, when the Lion's Head speaks of "The diamond in the rough." By praising what is overlooked, the opening states the film's theme early, while the children's blunt questions keep it from turning solemn. The storyteller's refusal to sing signals he would rather charm than perform.

Theme

IdentityThe opening prizes hidden worth, calling an overlooked boy the diamond in the rough.
DreamsA magic lamp is dangled as the start of a story about wanting more than you were given.

発音のポイント

  • seen us — liaison
  • stop on by — liaison
  • Lies in your hands — liaison
This boat has seen us through many a storm.

A proud, old-fashioned way to say the boat has carried them through hard times, giving the battered vessel a history.

It may not look like much, but it has something theirs never will.

The boat looks shabby but has heart the fancier ships lack, and the line doubles as a lesson about people.

No, no. No singing. It's been a long day.

A dry joke: after a suggestion to sing, the teller waves it off, insisting the day has been long enough.

This mystical land Of magic and sand Is more than it seems

The lyric promises that Agrabah hides more than it shows, framing the whole film as a place of secrets.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the storyteller tell this tale to children?

It opens the film as a frame story. The children are the audience inside the movie, and their blunt questions let the teller introduce the lamp and the world before the song begins.

What is "the diamond in the rough"?

It is the Lion's Head's phrase for the one worthy to enter the cave: a person of hidden value who looks ordinary from the outside.

Is the singing actually part of the story?

It is. The refusal to sing is a joke that gives way to "Arabian Nights," the film's opening number, so the frame slides straight into song.

Who is the Lion's Head speaking to?

It guards the Cave of Wonders and speaks to whoever seeks entry, warning that only one person, the diamond in the rough, may go in.

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