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Aladdin · 2019 — 第 9 / 24 章 · 7'49" · B2

Aladdin Becomes Prince Ali, Explained：the cherry on top

Two strangers in a cave can't agree on anything: why only three wishes, what "all-powerful" even means. But the jokes keep sliding into something real. "I'd wish to be free," the genie admits, and the boy promises his last wish will set him free. Then he sees the princess and asks to be made a prince.

あらすじ

Inside the cave, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the Genie, who is all-powerful but stuck in a tiny space. They argue about the three-wish limit, and the Genie admits his own wish: freedom. Aladdin promises to use his last wish for that. Then he thinks of the princess he met and asks the Genie to turn him into a prince.

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注目の表現

the cherry on toppackage dealgray areaBe specific

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このシーンの表現

the cherry on top

锦上添花的那一点；最妙的收尾

阿拉丁问灯神头顶那撮小辫子是干什么的，灯神自豪地说那是自己造型上的点睛之笔。

Free dessert was the cherry on top of a great dinner.

このシーンの他の表現

  • package deal

    a set of things that must be accepted together

  • gray area

    an unclear zone open to interpretation

  • Be specific

    state things precisely

このシーンのメモ一覧

193 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B1do someone a favorDo me a favor, do not drink from that cup.
表現 · B1on earthI promise you there is not enough money and power on earth for you to be satisfied.
表現 · A2one's first wishGood? So, what's your first wish?
表現 · A2think about somethingMmm... Well, I have to think about it.
表現 · B1who caresI don't know, who cares?
表現 · B2all-knowingI thought you were all-knowing.
表現 · B2all-powerfulI said I was all-powerful.
文法 · B1I can learn it

that-omission

-I know I can learn it. -(WHISTLES)
表現 · B2play hard to getWhy are you playing hard to wish?
表現 · B1make a wishHe has made his first wish!
発音made his first wish

liaison

He has made his first wish!
表現 · C1cosmic powersphenomenal cosmic powers, but itty-bitty living space.
表現 · B2a package dealEh, kind of a package deal.
表現 · B1get used to somethingOh, you'll get used to it.
表現 · B2the cherry on topThat's my little cherry on top!
発音an easy one

liaison

It's an easy one, though.
文法 · B2wish to be free

wish to do

I'd wish to be free.
表現 · B1set someone freeWhy don't you just set yourself free?
発音set yourself free

liaison

Why don't you just set yourself free?
文法 · B2uses one of his wishes to set him free

one of

is if the owner of the lamp uses one of his wishes to set him free...
表現 · B2rewind the tapeLet's rewind the tape. (MIMICS TAPE REWINDING)
表現 · B1keep an eye on someone-I'll keep my eye on you. -ABU: Uh-oh.
文法 · B2the more you have, the more you want

the more the more

the more you have, the more you want.
表現 · B2a gray area

an unclear zone open to interpretation

There's a lot of gray area in "make me a prince."
表現 · A2the rest of somethingRight. You'd be snuggled up with that dude for the rest of your life.
表現 · B1be specific

state things precisely

Be specific with your words.
表現 · C1in the detail-The deal is in the detail. -Got it.
表現 · B1be about to do somethingI'm about to fabulize you.
表現 · B2be on fireThe genie! The genie's on fire!
表現 · B2strictly speakingStrictly speaking, it is me.
表現 · B2hear someoneBut I hear you.

「Aladdin Becomes Prince Ali」を読み解く

What's really going on

On its surface this is a comedy routine: a street kid and a showman genie bickering about the rules of wishing. But the scene quietly sets up the movie's central bargain. The line "I'd wish to be free" turns a joke into a confession, and the promise to spend a last wish on someone else's freedom is the first genuinely selfless thing the boy does. The banter about "phenomenal cosmic powers, but itty-bitty living space" says the same thing with a laugh: even near-infinite power means nothing without a life of your own. By the time he chooses to be a prince, the film has planted the real question - whether the wishes will be used for himself or for someone else.

Theme

IdentityA boy who is nobody is offered the chance to become a prince, and the scene is really about who he wants to be.
DreamsWishes drive the whole film: the genie dreams of freedom while the boy dreams of a princess he can't have.

発音のポイント

  • made his first wish — liaison
  • an easy one — liaison
  • set yourself free — liaison
I promise you there is not enough money and power on earth for you to be satisfied.

The genie warns that no amount of money or power will ever feel like enough, so a wish for riches is a trap from the start.

phenomenal cosmic powers, but itty-bitty living space.

A comic summary of his life: godlike magical power, confined to a space the size of a lamp. Power means little without room to live.

I'd wish to be free.

His answer to what he'd wish for: not wealth or power, just freedom from serving whoever holds the lamp.

the more you have, the more you want.

A warning about greed: the more wishes you get, the more you'll want, which is why the last wish becomes such a test.

Be specific with your words.

The rule for wishing safely: vague wording invites disaster, so every request has to be exact.

People see what they're told to see.

Genie magic works on perception, not reality: people accept what they're told, which is how a prince can be invented at all.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the Genie warn Aladdin not to drink from that cup?

It's a warning about the cave's trap: touching the forbidden treasure is fatal, so the cup is bait, not a gift.

What wish does the Genie say he'd make for himself?

He says he'd wish to be free. He's all-powerful but bound to the lamp, and only his owner can release him with one of the three wishes.

Why does Aladdin want to become a prince?

He's fallen for a girl he learns is a princess, and since she has to marry a prince, he thinks a new identity is the only way to be near her.

Why does the Genie tell him to be specific?

Because wish wording is literal. "Make me a prince" is full of gray area, so he teaches Aladdin to name exactly what he wants.

Does Aladdin keep his promise to free the Genie?

That's the promise he makes, but the film later tests it: the more wishes he gets, the harder it becomes to give the last one away.

アラジン · 全 24 章

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次のチャプター · 第 10 章weak in the kneesPrince Ali's Grand Parade
第 1 章The diamond in the roughThe Mariner Tells Aladdin's Story第 2 章one jump aheadAladdin's One Jump Ahead Chase第 3 章Come and go as we pleaseAladdin Shares His Rooftop Home第 4 章Remember your placeJafar Manipulates the Sultan第 5 章like you own the placeAladdin Sneaks into the Palace第 6 章nothing comes for freeJafar Offers Aladdin a Deal第 7 章see the light of dayAladdin Enters the Cave of Wonders第 8 章ring a bellGenie Explains the Three Wishes再生中 · 第 9 章the cherry on topAladdin Becomes Prince Ali第 10 章weak in the kneesPrince Ali's Grand Parade第 11 章out of the gamePrince Ali's Awkward First Impression第 12 章see right through someoneAladdin Panics as Prince Ali第 13 章in a charming sort of a wayA Prince Calls on the Princess第 14 章crystal clearAladdin's Magic Carpet Ride第 15 章shine throughJafar Unveils Aladdin's Lie第 16 章in the neighborhoodGenie Backdates a Wish to Save Aladdin第 17 章under a spellJasmine Exposes Jafar第 18 章live a lieGenie Confronts Aladdin's Lie第 19 章seen and not heardJafar Seizes the Sultan's Throne第 20 章written in stoneJasmine Turns Hakim Against Jafar第 21 章the ends of the earthJafar Exposes Aladdin第 22 章nothing withoutJasmine Grabs the Lamp第 23 章mark my wordsJafar Wishes to Be the Most Powerful第 24 章owe you everythingAladdin's Last Wish Frees the Genie
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