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Amazing Grace · 2006 — 第 9 / 18 章 · 4'46" · C1

Charles Fox Joins the Abolitionists, Explained：mean business

The abolitionists meet after a crushing defeat in the House, plotting how to spread the truth about the slave trade. Then an opponent walks in: Charles Fox, who has fought them for eighteen months, says he wants to see what it's like on their side. With him on board, they say, the world will know they "mean business."

あらすじ

After a heavy defeat in Parliament, the Clapham group gathers at Thornton's house to regroup. They admit few MPs accepted their invitation, hear Sir William Dolben describe a slave ship he sailed on, and debate how to spread the truth. Then their old opponent Charles Fox arrives and offers to join their side.

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take defeat graciouslytake passagebloodyknow for a fact

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このシーンの表現

mean business

be serious about it

With Fox joining, a guest says the world will know they mean business.

When the coach swapped every starter, we knew he meant business.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take defeat graciously

    lose with good grace

  • take passage

    book a berth on a ship

  • bloody

    damn, a British intensifier

  • know for a fact

    know it for certain

  • ministerial duty

    a minister's duty, said in jest

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2a handful of something

a small number of

All this food. There's only a handful of people in there.
表現 · B2not unexpected

not exactly a surprise

Our defeat in the House today was not unexpected.
表現 · B2flush out someone

force the rivals into the open

But our intention was to flush out the opposition and discover how many people would support us.
発音flush out

Link flush out so the sh runs straight into out.

But our intention was to flush out the opposition and discover how many people would support us.
表現 · A2a note of thanks

a short thank-you note

I... I sent a note of thanks to everyone who voted for us.
表現 · B2take passage

book a berth on a ship

Sir William Dolben says he recently took passage from Sierra Leone aboard a slave ship.

I recently took passage from Sierra Leone aboard a slave ship.
文法 · B2What I saw during those 15 days

subject clause: The what-clause is the subject of the sentence, not a question.

What I saw during those 15 days...
表現 · B2end someone's livelihood

destroy their living

No shame. No shame. Were I the representative of a port city, how could I tell those whom I represent that I'm voting to end their livelihood?
文法 · C1Were I the representative

inverted subjunctive: Were I means if I were; the inversion drops if and raises the register.

No shame. No shame. Were I the representative of a port city, how could I tell those whom I represent that I'm voting to end their livelihood?
表現 · B1begin a journey with the first step

start with one step

Perhaps we should begin this journey with the first step.
表現 · A2hand something out

give it out

So we should hand it out to people. Drop it from church roofs.
表現 · B2know something for a fact

as certain fact

I know that for a fact. But how do we prove it?
発音for a fact

For a reduces to fər-ə; the stress lands on fact.

I know that for a fact. But how do we prove it?
表現 · B2tear someone apart

ripped to pieces by

I've spent 18 months being torn apart by you in the House, Mr Wilberforce.
表現 · A2be on someone's side

backing you

I thought I'd find out what it feels like to be on your side.
スラング · B2saints

the pious, teased — A teasing label for the devout; keep it friendly.

I see you've got plenty of food. Any of you saints drink?
表現 · B1carry on

keep acting up

Oh, if the House of Lords could hear the idiotic way we carry on, they'd ban anyone under the age of 30 from holding high office ever again.
表現 · B2hold office

serve in top government

Oh, if the House of Lords could hear the idiotic way we carry on, they'd ban anyone under the age of 30 from holding high office ever again.
文法 · B2if the House of Lords could hear the idiotic way we carry on

unreal conditional: Could hear with would ban marks an imagined situation the Lords cannot actually witness.

Oh, if the House of Lords could hear the idiotic way we carry on, they'd ban anyone under the age of 30 from holding high office ever again.
表現 · B2have someone on board

with someone backing us Literally aboard a ship; here it means Fox has joined them.

Well, at least with Fox on board, the world will know we mean business.
表現 · B2mean business

be serious about it

With Fox joining, a guest says the world will know they mean business.

Well, at least with Fox on board, the world will know we mean business.
表現 · B2be born for something

made for this work

You were born for this, Wilber.
スラング · B2giddy

light-headed, over-excited — Casual for dizzy or giddy with excitement.

Sometimes I get giddy.
表現 · B2the thorns in one's feet

the ache you ignore

Why is it you only feel the thorns in your feet when you stop running?
発音keep going

The p in keep slides into going with no gap.

We must keep going, keep going fast.

「Charles Fox Joins the Abolitionists」を読み解く

What's really going on

This is the movement at its lowest point and its most practical. They lost the vote, but someone reframes the loss as useful: "our intention was to flush out the opposition." They are talking less about speeches now and more about evidence — a slave ship at Tilbury with too many berths, and how to prove it. When Fox, a longtime rival, offers to join, they take him, and one line names the gain: "the world will know we mean business." Pitt's mock-apology — "It is my ministerial duty to let you win" — shows how these men joke even while losing, and his image of feeling the thorns only when you stop running is the real morale of the scene. They have to keep going, fast.

Theme

FriendshipThe group trades jokes and self-mockery after a loss, and even an old rival is welcomed in as a new ally.
CourageThey treat the defeat as information, not a verdict, and decide to keep moving fast with the campaign.

このチャプターで学べること

  • On board carries both the ship and the new ally.
  • Certainty about the ship still needs proof.
  • Losing with grace is claimed, then gently mocked.
  • Repetition makes the pep talk land like a drumbeat.

発音のポイント

  • flush out — Link flush out so the sh runs straight into out.
  • for a fact — For a reduces to fər-ə; the stress lands on fact.
  • keep going — The p in keep slides into going with no gap.
How can human beings be commerce?

The moral question at the heart of the whole film, asked aloud at the meeting: how can a person be bought and sold like goods?

Well, at least with Fox on board, the world will know we mean business.

With a famous rival joining them, their campaign will look serious instead of marginal. It's about credibility as much as numbers.

Why is it you only feel the thorns in your feet when you stop running?

Pitt's metaphor: pain and doubt catch up with you only when you pause. The advice is to keep moving through the defeat.

We must keep going, keep going fast.

The scene's closing resolve — after the loss and the new recruit, the plan is simply to keep the campaign moving before it stalls.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the abolitionists meet after losing the vote?

To regroup and plan. They expected to lose, used the vote to see who supported them, and now focus on gathering evidence and public support.

Why does Charles Fox join them?

He has fought Wilberforce in the House for eighteen months and wants to see what it feels like on the other side. His switch also makes the campaign look serious.

What does "mean business" mean here?

It means to be serious and not just talk. With a heavyweight like Fox on board, the group believes the world will see that their campaign is for real.

What ship are they talking about?

A slave ship docked at Tilbury that carries twice the number of slave berths it is insured for. They know it but still need a way to prove it.

Amazing Grace · 全 18 章

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次のチャプター · 第 10 章have a confession to makeAbolitionists Show MPs a Slave Ship
第 1 章anything butWilberforce Meets Barbara in Bath第 2 章ran away withWilberforce Tells Richard He Found God第 3 章where your heart liesPitt Asks Wilberforce to Return第 4 章my business is youWilberforce Meets the Abolitionists第 5 章gentle drizzleWilberforce Visits John Newton第 6 章have something made upThe Man in the Box第 7 章died of kindnessWilberforce and Barbara Fake a Fight第 8 章with a heavy heartWilberforce Denounces the Slave Trade再生中 · 第 9 章mean businessCharles Fox Joins the Abolitionists第 10 章have a confession to makeAbolitionists Show MPs a Slave Ship第 11 章scrape the bottom of the barrelAbolitionists Present a Huge Petition第 12 章a wave of good intentionsPitt Warns a Friend Over Cards第 13 章run with bloodPitt Warns Wilberforce About War第 14 章by halvesNewton Gives Wilberforce His Confession第 15 章flag of convenienceThe Neutral Flag Trick第 16 章side windAbolitionists Come at a Side Wind第 17 章find me as myselfWilberforce Quits Laudanum第 18 章pushing at an open doorWilberforce Visits a Dying Pitt
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