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Amadeus · 1984 — 第 13 / 25 章 · 4'04" · B2

Mozart Borrows Money From Salieri, Explained：explode like a bomb

Mozart needs cash and asks Salieri for a loan, promising the work in progress will "explode like a bomb all over Europe." Salieri hears him out, talks the sum down, warns him about becoming known as a debtor, and offers to recommend him to a gentleman with a daughter. The lesson that follows does not go as planned.

あらすじ

Mozart, short of money, comes to Salieri for a loan. He hints at a secret project and boasts that it will explode like a bomb all over Europe, promising double repayment and telling Salieri to name the terms. Salieri talks him down to fifty florins and warns him not to become known as a debtor. He then sends Mozart to teach a gentleman's daughter, where the pupil refuses to play.

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explode like a bombname the termsas a debtorpatriotic feelings

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このシーンの表現

explode like a bomb

cause a huge stir

Mozart boasts his new work will explode like a bomb across Europe.

The news exploded like a bomb.

このシーンの他の表現

  • name the terms

    set the conditions

  • as a debtor

    as someone who owes money

  • patriotic feelings

    love for one's country

  • a bit of a secret

    something kept quiet

  • working on

    busy developing something

このシーンのメモ一覧

56 行のセリフに 16 件のメモ

表現 · B1in six or eight months

within half a year or so

You expect your fortunes to change in six or eight months?
表現 · B2explode like a bomb

cause a huge stir

Mozart boasts his new work will explode like a bomb across Europe.

I am working on something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe.
文法 · B2something that will explode

relative clause: The that-clause describes what he is working on.

I am working on something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe.
発音like a bomb

Like a bomb blends into one run.

I am working on something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe.
表現 · B2pay someone back double

repay twice over

I'll be the richest man in Vienna. I'll pay you back double. Anything.
表現 · B2name the terms

set the conditions

Mozart tells Salieri he can name the terms of the loan.

You name the terms.
表現 · B2a bit of a + noun

something kept quiet

Mozart teases Salieri by calling his new work a bit of a secret.

- It's a bit of a secret. - Come,come. I'm interested.
表現 · A1what is it

what is this

This is delicious. What is it?
表現 · B2patriotic feelings

love for one's country

Salieri jokes that his taste for Italian food is patriotic feeling.

Forgive me. We all have patriotic feelings of some kind.
表現 · B1work on something

busy developing something

Salieri asks what exactly Mozart is working on.

What exactly are you working on?
表現 · B2known as a debtor

as someone who owes money

Salieri refuses the loan by warning Mozart against the name of a debtor.

I don't think you should become known in Vienna as a debtor,Mozart.
文法 · B2become known in Vienna

become + participle: Become known as means to come to be known by that name.

I don't think you should become known in Vienna as a debtor,Mozart.
発音known in

Known in Vienna runs together.

I don't think you should become known in Vienna as a debtor,Mozart.
表現 · B2just like one's own children

as if they were his own

I treat them just like my own children.
表現 · B2just to give someone an idea

so I can get a sense

Please play me something,just to give me an idea.
表現 · A2keep doing something

carry on doing it

Keep playing! That's it!

「Mozart Borrows Money From Salieri」を読み解く

What's really going on

The loan is a transaction between two men who understand each other perfectly. Mozart sells a future he cannot prove - the secret work, the promised riches - and Salieri buys the moment: he gets Mozart's confidence, hears him brag, and talks the sum down to a fraction of what was asked. His advice not to be "known in Vienna as a debtor" is not kindness; it is a reminder of rank and of who is doing whom the favor. The turn to the gentleman's daughter is a different kind of leverage, converting the debt into an obligation Mozart will pay off in teaching. At the house, the pupil refuses to play, and Mozart, impatient, sits down himself - the scene ends with the amateur lesson collapsing into a performance nobody asked for.

Theme

MoneyA loan binds Mozart to Salieri, who uses the debt to reduce the sum and turn charity into an obligation.
PrideMozart brags about a secret masterpiece while begging, unable to hide his confidence even when he has no money.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Explode like a bomb is a strong image for a sudden hit.
  • Name the terms hands the conditions to the other person.
  • Work on means developing a project.
  • The bad favour hides a humiliation.

発音のポイント

  • like a bomb — Like a bomb blends into one run.
  • known in — Known in Vienna runs together.
I am working on something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe.

Mozart's pitch for the loan: a secret work he is sure will make his name across the continent, offered as security for the money.

I'll be the richest man in Vienna. I'll pay you back double. Anything.

The bargaining escalates because he has nothing solid to offer, so he promises riches and generous terms to close the deal.

You expect your fortunes to change in six or eight months?

Salieri testing the fantasy, making Mozart say aloud how quickly he expects his luck to turn.

Forgive me. We all have patriotic feelings of some kind.

A light apology after mocking Italian taste, softening the joke by admitting everyone has a bias.

I don't think you should become known in Vienna as a debtor,Mozart.

Advice that is also a warning about reputation: in this city, owing money is a social mark, not just a private problem.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Salieri give Mozart the loan?

Not out of friendship. The loan puts Mozart in his debt and gives him a hold over him, and Salieri reduces the amount so the favor stays small and controlled.

What is the secret work Mozart mentions?

He will not say. He only calls it something that will explode like a bomb all over Europe, which is why he believes his fortunes will change within months.

Why does Salieri mention the gentleman's daughter?

He is converting the loan into an arrangement: instead of cash he cannot be sure of, he points Mozart toward a paying teaching post, keeping the obligation intact.

Why does the pupil refuse to play?

She is shy and nervous in front of the famous composer. When her father pressures her, Mozart steps in and plays first, which turns the lesson into an impromptu performance.

Why does Mozart end up playing himself?

The daughter will not play, and the adults keep urging someone to start. Mozart, impatient and confident, takes the keyboard himself, and the scene ends with him playing while they tell him to keep going.

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