well, look who showed up
Well, look who's finally home.Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 3 / 16 章 · 2'58" · B2
Rearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift, Explained：toast of the town
A family evening turns sour the moment Rearden offers his gift: a bracelet cast from the first pour of Rearden Metal. The gift becomes a rebuke — "the chain by which he holds us all in bondage" — and Philip, having mocked the present, still leaves with a promise of money.
あらすじ
Rearden comes home late to find his wife Lillian, Philip, and Paul waiting. He presents Lillian with a gift made from the first pour of Rearden Metal, but the family mocks it as selfish. Philip then asks Rearden to fund a progressive group, and Rearden agrees to authorize a hundred grand — wired to an account, and without his name on it.
注目の表現
tie in toit's the intentionchainbondage
00:00 / 02:58Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
セリフをタップするとそこから再生
このシーンの表現
toast of the town
the local celebrity
Lillian praises the metal jewelry, saying she will be the toast of the town in it.
Her new novel made her the toast of the town.
このシーンの他の表現
- tie in to
relate to
- it's the intention
the thought is what counts
- chain
chain, literal and figurative
- bondage
being bound or enslaved
- grand
a thousand dollars
このシーンのメモ一覧
54 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
for a long time
Henry, Paul's been waiting here for hours.should have called
I know. I'm late. Could have called.modal perfect: Could have called says the call was possible but never happened.
I know. I'm late. Could have called.Could have usually contracts to could've, almost like could-uv.
I know. I'm late. Could have called.the coming week
I don't know what I'm doing next week.relative clause: The that-clause narrows down which things Henry cares about at all.
Henry isn't interested in anything that doesn't tie in to his work.want very much
...but I would very much like for you to be there.occupied with work
No, I was busy working, but I'm not hungry anyway.overwork yourself
That's the trouble with you. You work too hard.have it custom-made
I had it made from the first pour of Rearden Metal.Had it links together and both d and t soften, almost like ha-dit.
I had it made from the first pour of Rearden Metal.in my view
The intentions pure selfishness, it seems to me.would have done
I mean, another man would have given his wife a diamond bracelet...subjunctive would have: Would have given imagines a different man and implies this one did not.
I mean, another man would have given his wife a diamond bracelet...Would have contracts to would've in fast speech.
I mean, another man would have given his wife a diamond bracelet...preposition plus which: The by which clause attaches to chain and explains the means he uses.
I think it's the chain by which he holds us all in bondagelately
What are you doing with yourself these days?first thing tomorrow
Call my office first thing in the morning. I'll authorize a hundred grand for you.a thousand dollars — Casual money slang; keep it out of formal documents.
Call my office first thing in the morning. I'll authorize a hundred grand for you.first thing — Casual way to say immediately or before anything else.
Call my office first thing in the morning. I'll authorize a hundred grand for you.sent electronically — Banking and business jargon for an electronic transfer.
Do you think I can have the money wired to my account?here's the problem
Well, the thing is it's a progressive group.signature on a payment
They wouldn't appreciate your name on a check.「Rearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift」を読み解く
What's really going on
The gift is the whole argument in miniature. Rearden has made something real — a bracelet from the first pour of his new metal — and expects it to mean what it cost him. What he gets instead is a lesson in how his family reads generosity: as control. The line that lands hardest, "the chain by which he holds us all in bondage," turns a piece of jewelry into a shackle. Philip, who has mocked the present as selfish, then proves the point by asking for money — and making sure the money carries none of Rearden's name. When Rearden hands over a hundred grand anyway, saying, "No, Phillip, I don't, but it will make you happy," the scene shows the trap: his wealth is resented and spent at the same time. Lillian's closing line, that he shouldn't have given Philip the money, arrives far too late.
Theme
MoneyRearden's gift and the money Philip extracts both show his wealth being resented and used by his own family.
Family conflictA gift meant to please becomes a chance for the family to attack Rearden and take his money.
このチャプターで学べること
- A grand is a thousand dollars in casual talk.
- Rearden offers cash but calls it charity.
- Phillip wants the money without his name attached.
- The chain is jewelry on the surface and a trap underneath.
発音のポイント
- Could have — Could have usually contracts to could've, almost like could-uv.
- had it — Had it links together and both d and t soften, almost like ha-dit.
- would have — Would have contracts to would've in fast speech.
That's the trouble with you. You work too hard.A backhanded complaint: the trouble is not that Rearden works badly but that his work keeps him from everything else.
...used to build railroads and bridges and sewer pipes and oil tanks and-- You are so selfish, Henry.The gift is dismissed as worthless because the metal's real use is industrial; the accusation of selfishness ignores that Rearden made something new.
Oh. Phillip, it is not the gift, it's the intention.A defence of Rearden: what matters is what the gift meant to express, not its price or usefulness.
I think it's the chain by which he holds us all in bondageThe bracelet is recast as a shackle: Rearden's gift is read as a symbol of the control his wealth gives him over the family.
No, Phillip, I don't, but it will make you happy.Rearden admits he cares nothing for the cause Philip serves, and gives the money only to keep the peace.
No, it would embarrass us to have you on the list of our contributors.Philip's demand that the money be anonymous: Rearden's name is too controversial for the progressive group to be seen taking it.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Rearden's gift seen as an insult?
He gives Lillian a bracelet made from the first pour of Rearden Metal, thinking the metal itself is the point. The family reads it as proof that he cares more about his work than about her, and they mock it as selfish.
Why does Philip ask for the money to be wired, not given by check?
He wants Rearden's name kept off the donor list. His progressive group would be embarrassed to be funded by a steel magnate, so he asks for a wire transfer and no paper trail bearing Rearden's name.
Why does Rearden give Philip the money if he disagrees with him?
He says plainly that he does not care about the cause, but that giving the money "will make you happy." He buys peace with his family rather than argue about the group's aims.
What does "toast of the town" mean?
It means the person everyone is celebrating or talking about. Lillian says she'll be "the toast of the town" wearing a piece of the same metal, half mocking the gift and half enjoying the attention.
Why does Lillian say Rearden shouldn't have given Philip the money?
She has just watched Philip insult Rearden's gift and then take his money. Her line is the scene's quiet admission that the family's hostility and its handouts are tangled together.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 全 16 章
すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 4 章grease the palmsBusinessmen Plot Against Rearden
第 1 章right-hand manDagny Defies James Over Rearden Metal
第 2 章squeeze every pennyDagny and Rearden's Metal Deal
再生中 · 第 3 章toast of the townRearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift
第 4 章grease the palmsBusinessmen Plot Against Rearden
第 5 章name your priceOwen Kellogg Resigns from Taggart
第 6 章dog-eat-dogEllis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts
第 7 章who are you wearingRearden's Anniversary Party
第 8 章reputation precedes youD'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party
第 9 章take it off your handsLillian Trades the Bracelet
第 10 章hard-line positionRearden Refuses to Stop Production
第 11 章I was wondering ifRearden Offers to Build the Bridge
第 12 章off the railsDagny Names the John Galt Line
第 13 章keep your wordDagny Commissions a Rearden Metal Bridge
第 14 章get on the bandwagonA Toast and a Confession
第 15 章went underDagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip
第 16 章overstep its boundsDagny Meets Dr. Akston at the Diner第 3 / 16 章 · 残り約 36 分