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Amadeus · 1984 — 第 15 / 25 章 · 2'49" · B2

Lorl Offers to Be Mozart's Maid, Explained：sick to death of

On the surface it's a job offer: Lorl says she's a maidservant whose wages come from an anonymous admirer. Leopold treats it as a trap — "You cannot accept her without references." — while Mozart is ready to take her in, and Constanze's patience with Leopold finally snaps.

あらすじ

A young woman named Lorl arrives at the Mozarts' home and says she has been sent to work as their maidservant, paid by an admirer who wants to stay anonymous. Mozart suspects a joke; Leopold refuses to hire her without references. The argument turns into a fight about who runs the household, and Constanze hires Lorl on the spot.

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このシーンの表現

sick to death of

utterly tired of

Constanze snaps that she is sick to death of the criticism.

I'm sick to death of these delays.

このシーンの他の表現

  • be a burden

    be a weight on others

  • without references

    with no one to vouch for her

  • a pigsty

    a very messy place

  • maidservant

    a female servant

  • play a trick on

    deceive someone for fun

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 16 件のメモ

表現 · B2a maidservant

a female servant

Lorl introduces herself as a maidservant.

My name is Lorl,sir. I'm a maidservant.
表現 · B2offer one's services

make oneself available

I was asked to come here and offer my services to you.
表現 · B2remain anonymous

unnamed

...anonymous.
表現 · B2play a trick on someone

deceive someone

- Are you playing a trick on me? - I've never seen this girl.
表現 · B2without references

with no one to vouch for her

Leopold insists no one can hire her without references.

You cannot accept her without references.
表現 · B2none of one's business

not your concern

Well,this is none of your business.
発音none of your

None of your business runs together.

Well,this is none of your business.
表現 · B2be sick to death of

utterly tired of

Constanze snaps that she is sick to death of the criticism.

No! It's right that he should hear! I'm sick to death of it.
文法 · B2It's right that he should hear

subject clause: It is a dummy subject for the that-clause.

No! It's right that he should hear! I'm sick to death of it.
発音sick to death

Sick to death runs the consonants together.

No! It's right that he should hear! I'm sick to death of it.
表現 · B2be a burden

be a weight on others

Leopold sulks that he will not stay and be a burden.

- No,Papa. - I won't stay and be a burden.
表現 · A2come out

leave the house

The only time you come out is to eat.
文法 · B2walk out into a mess like this

object complement: The infinitive is the object complement of expect.

Do you expect anyone to walk out into a mess like this every day?
表現 · B1be a pigsty

a very messy place

Leopold calls the flat a pigsty, sparking the fight.

- So now I'm a bad housekeeper! - So you are. It's a pigsty.
表現 · B1so + subject + be

indeed you are

- So now I'm a bad housekeeper! - So you are. It's a pigsty.
表現 · A2right away

immediately

- Right away,ma'am. - Good.

「Lorl Offers to Be Mozart's Maid」を読み解く

What's really going on

The maid is the spark, but the fuel is already there. Leopold has been judging his son's household, and this offer from an unknown admirer lets him say what he thinks: "You cannot accept her without references." To Mozart it's one more piece of interference, so he answers with "this is none of your business." Constanze, stuck between the two, finally stops mediating. "I'm sick to death of it" is aimed at Leopold, not at the stranger at the door, and calling the house a pigsty is her way of saying she is done absorbing the criticism. Hiring Lorl immediately is her taking control.

Theme

Family conflictLeopold wants to vet the maid, Mozart tells him to stay out of it, and Constanze finally turns on Leopold.
SecretsThe maid's wages come from an anonymous admirer, and nobody in the room knows who is really pulling the strings.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Sick to death of is a strong version of tired of.
  • Be a burden means weighing on others.
  • A pigsty describes a filthy, messy place.
  • None of your business draws a hard line.

発音のポイント

  • none of your — None of your business runs together.
  • sick to death — Sick to death runs the consonants together.
- So now I'm a bad housekeeper! - So you are. It's a pigsty.

Constanze says this sarcastically about herself; Leopold agrees and calls the house a pigsty, an insult that lands on her housekeeping.

The only time you come out is to eat.

Leopold's complaint about his son: Mozart stays in his room and only appears for meals.

No! It's right that he should hear! I'm sick to death of it.

Constanze refuses to soften her outburst. She wants Leopold to hear exactly how tired she is of his fault-finding.

- No,Papa. - I won't stay and be a burden.

Leopold announces he is leaving so as not to be a burden; Mozart's "No, Papa" comes too late to stop the decision.

Do you expect anyone to walk out into a mess like this every day?

Leopold defends himself: the house is so chaotic by day that he would rather shut himself in than face it.

このシーンについての質問

Who really sent Lorl?

Lorl only says an anonymous admirer is paying her wages, and she won't name him. In this scene none of the Mozarts knows who arranged it; the film reveals the source later.

Why does Leopold refuse to hire Lorl?

Because Lorl keeps the payer's identity secret. Leopold argues the family should not take in a stranger without references, and the others hear it as him controlling the house.

Whose side is Constanze on?

Neither man's. She is exhausted by Leopold's criticism, so she cuts the argument short and hires Lorl on the spot, making clear the household decisions are hers.

Does Leopold really leave?

He announces that he is leaving and that he will not stay to be a burden, but the scene ends before we see whether he goes.

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