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Another Year · 2010 — 第 23 / 25 章 · 2'43" · A2

Mary Turns Up Unannounced, Explained：on the spur of the moment

Mary arrives without warning, but Gerri and Tom are out, and the door is opened by Ronnie, whose wife has just died. To get inside and out of the cold, she talks her way past his hesitation: "I'm not going to burgle you or anything." She proves she knows the house, then asks about his loss.

あらすじ

Mary turns up at the house without warning, but Gerri and Tom are out and only Ronnie is in. She says she came on the spur of the moment and asks to wait inside, insisting she is not there to burgle them. To prove she is a friend, she describes the kitchen from memory. Inside, she hears about his wife's death and offers to make tea.

Small talkComforting a friendAskingExplainingStrangersA2slowbritishClean
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このシーンの表現

on the spur of the moment

without planning ahead

Mary explains her sudden arrival at the door, half apologetic.

We drove to the coast on the spur of the moment.

このシーンの他の表現

  • burgle

    to break in and steal

  • allotment

    a rented vegetable plot

  • pass away

    to die, politely

  • on my own

    alone, without help

このシーンのメモ一覧

35 行のセリフに 19 件のメモ

発音Gerri in

Link Gerri and in; they sound joined.

Is Gerri in?
表現 · A2be out

not at home

- Is Tom here? - No, they're out.
表現 · A2want to see someone

to wish to see someone

I... I... I just wanted to see them.
表現 · B1didn't say anything

said nothing at all A double negative that still means they said nothing; non-standard speech.

They didn't say nothing.
文法 · B1didn't say nothing

double negative: Two negatives still mean one here, a non-standard form of didn't say anything.

They didn't say nothing.
表現 · B2on the spur of the moment

without planning ahead

Mary explains her sudden arrival at the door, half apologetic.

I just came on the spur of the moment.
発音spur of the

Blend spur of the into one run; leave no gaps.

I just came on the spur of the moment.
表現 · A2a friend of someone's

someone's friend

I'm a friend of Gerri's. I work with her.
表現 · A1come in

to enter

Can I come in?
表現 · A2wait for someone

to wait for someone

Just to wait for them?
表現 · A2on one's own

alone, without help

Mary admits she is by herself, half pleading to be let in.

I'm here on my own.
表現 · B2or anything

or anything like that

Oh, I'm not going to burgle you or anything.
発音going to

Going to often reduces to gonna in fast speech.

Oh, I'm not going to burgle you or anything.
表現 · B1if you like

if you want to

I can give you a description of the house, if you like?
表現 · B1pass away

to die, politely

Once she realises who Ronnie is, Mary asks about his wife as gently as she can.

Is it your wife that's just passed away?
文法 · B2that's just passed away

cleft question: An it-cleft moves your wife into focus: is she the one who has just died?

Is it your wife that's just passed away?
表現 · B1is it all right if ...

would it be okay if

Is it all right if I make one for myself?
文法 · A2if I make one for myself

if-clause: The if-clause asks permission before the action is taken.

Is it all right if I make one for myself?
表現 · B1would someone mind

to be bothered by

I don't think Gerri and Tom would mind.

「Mary Turns Up Unannounced」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about the comedy and the cruelty of loneliness. Mary wants company so badly that she talks her way into a house where the hosts are absent and the man at the door is grieving. Her excuses tumble out — 'I'm not going to burgle you or anything,' 'I can give you a description of the house' — and every one of them exposes how little she has to go home to. Ronnie, meanwhile, is the one who has actually suffered a loss, and his quiet, flat replies make her chatter seem louder. When she finally does the decent thing, offering tea and saying she is sorry about his wife, the two of them are briefly steady together. The scene lets us laugh and wince at once.

Theme

LonelinessMary is so desperate for company that she pushes her way into a house to wait for friends who are not there.
Death & griefThe man who answers has just lost his wife, and Mary's visit turns into a clumsy attempt at comfort.

このチャプターで学べること

  • On the spur of the moment means unplanned
  • Come in is a plain request to enter
  • On my own can mean lonely or independent
  • Pass away is a gentle word for dying

発音のポイント

  • Gerri in — Link Gerri and in; they sound joined.
  • spur of the — Blend spur of the into one run; leave no gaps.
  • going to — Going to often reduces to gonna in fast speech.
I just came on the spur of the moment.

Mary's explanation for showing up unannounced: she decided to come suddenly, with no plan or invitation.

Would you like me to make you a cup of tea?

Her attempt to be kind and useful in a house of mourning, doing the small domestic thing she knows how to do.

Oh, I'm not going to burgle you or anything.

Her nervous joke to the stranger at the door, trying to prove she means no harm and is safe to let in.

I can give you a description of the house, if you like?

Her bid to prove she is a friend of the household by recalling the layout of a kitchen she has visited before.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mary want to come inside?

She has come unannounced and the friends she wanted are out, but she does not want to turn round and go home in the cold. She asks to wait inside instead.

What does "on the spur of the moment" mean?

It means deciding to do something suddenly, without planning. Mary says she came 'on the spur of the moment' to explain why she turned up without warning.

Who is Ronnie, and what has happened to him?

Ronnie is Tom's brother. His wife has just passed away, which is why he is at the house. Mary recognizes this and offers her condolences and a cup of tea.

Why does Mary describe the kitchen?

To prove she is not a stranger or a burglar. By listing where the cooker and sink are, she shows she has been in the house before and can be trusted.

Why does Mary joke about not burgling Ronnie?

She is nervous about being let in by a stranger and wants to reassure him she means no harm. The joke is awkward, but it shows she knows how suspicious she must look.

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