the two of you
I want to tell both of you something. Do you know the Buena Esperanza Pass?Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 14 / 16 章 · 2'12" · B2
A Toast and a Confession, Explained：get on the bandwagon
Over dinner, Francisco reveals a vast oil reserve and toasts "the Age of Rearden Metal." Left alone, Hank admits he has a wife and a company being torn apart, and yet, he says, "all I wanna do right now is kiss you." Dagny's answer is the scene's famous last line.
あらすじ
At dinner, Francisco D'Anconia tells Dagny and Hank about an untapped oil reserve under the Buena Esperanza Pass and toasts the future they could build. The guests leave, and Hank and Dagny are alone. He confesses that he has a wife and a company falling apart, but that all he wants is to kiss her.
注目の表現
get on the bandwagonhear, hearhelp yourselfhold in the same esteem
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このシーンの表現
get on the bandwagon
join the crowd late
Wyatt predicts a rush to join once the oil field pays off, then turns the image on his own group.
Investors rushed to get on the bandwagon.
このシーンの他の表現
- hear, hear
well said
- help yourself
take what you like
- hold in the same esteem
regard just as highly
- pulled apart
torn in pieces
- casa es su casa
make yourself at home
このシーンのメモ一覧
32 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
empty for years
Well, yeah, the Buena Esperanza Pass. That area has been dry for years.standard drilling
Ah. To conventional drilling, yes.an unused store
There is an untapped reservoir of oil in those rocks...a proven reserve
...which is larger than any known reserve in the Saudi Peninsula.non-restrictive clause: The which-clause adds extra information rather than identifying the reservoir.
...which is larger than any known reserve in the Saudi Peninsula.a vast amount of
And underneath is an ocean of natural gasjoin the crowd late
Wyatt predicts a rush to join once the oil field pays off, then turns the image on his own group.
Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon.Get on the runs together, with on nearly slipping away.
Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon.toast to
I will drink to that. Hear, hear.well said — A traditional shout of agreement, fine even at formal tables.
I will drink to that. Hear, hear.stop thinking of
And forget about the Stone Age and the Iron Age.a drink in honor of
Let's have a toast to the Age of Rearden Metal.calls to make
I have some phone calls to make.delightful to be with
You have been charming company; but I must excuse myself.take what you like
Wyatt points the guests to the upstairs rooms and tells them to help themselves.
There are guest rooms upstairs. Help yourself.Help yourself links up, with the stress falling on self.
There are guest rooms upstairs. Help yourself.my home is yours — A joking borrowed phrase for welcoming guests.
My, uh, casa es su casa, and so on.equally high regard
I wish I could hold myself in the same esteem.wish + past modal: Wish plus could marks a desire that is contrary to the present situation.
I wish I could hold myself in the same esteem.torn in pieces
Rearden mentions the company being pulled apart back home, and his flat tone shows the strain.
And somewhere I have a company that's being pulled apart.the only thing I want
And all I wanna do right now is kiss you.all-cleft structure: The all-cleft front-loads the single wish and lands harder than a plain want-sentence.
And all I wanna do right now is kiss you.Wanna slides straight into do with no pause between them.
And all I wanna do right now is kiss you.want to — Everyday speech; prefer want to in writing.
And all I wanna do right now is kiss you.「A Toast and a Confession」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter moves from a public toast to a private confession, and the contrast is the point. At the table, Francisco sells a vision — a reservoir 'larger than any known reserve,' a new age of Rearden Metal — and the language is all momentum: 'we are the band.' It is the collective future the film believes in. Then the room empties, and Hank is left with the opposite of a shared triumph: 'somewhere I have a company that's being pulled apart.' His admission that he has a wife, and that he still wants Dagny, does not resolve anything; it just names the conflict. Dagny's reply, 'What's stopping you?', is not a solution either, but a choice. The scene lets the two of them act on what they want, with the damage left for later.
Theme
AmbitionFrancisco toasts a new age built on oil and Rearden Metal, selling a future of limitless production.
RomanceAlone at last, Hank confesses his desire for Dagny despite his marriage and his crumbling company.
このチャプターで学べること
- Wyatt turns a toast into a forecast about the oil field.
- The bandwagon line hides a pun that lands on the next line.
- Rearden confesses two loyalties before he confesses one wish.
- Dagny ends the scene by removing his last excuse.
発音のポイント
- get on the — Get on the runs together, with on nearly slipping away.
- Help yourself — Help yourself links up, with the stress falling on self.
- wanna do — Wanna slides straight into do with no pause between them.
Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon.Francisco's prediction that others will rush to join once the oil strike is proven.
And, my friends, we are the band.His punchline: they are not followers but the leaders everyone else will imitate.
And all I wanna do right now is kiss you.Hank's blunt confession of desire, said with no pretence and no plan.
It's good to know there are men like Wyatt left in the world.Hank admires Wyatt as a man of ability and nerve, a standard he measures himself against.
I wish I could hold myself in the same esteem.His admission that he falls short of the men he respects, a confession of private disappointment.
You have been charming company; but I must excuse myself.Francisco's polite exit line, leaving Hank and Dagny alone on purpose.
And somewhere I have a company that's being pulled apart.Hank's reminder of the stakes at home: a business he owns is coming apart while he is away.
このシーンについての質問
What does Francisco announce at dinner?
He reveals that the dry Buena Esperanza Pass holds a huge untapped oil reservoir, larger than any known reserve in Saudi Arabia, and a body of natural gas beneath it.
What does "get on the bandwagon" mean?
It means to join a trend once it becomes popular. Francisco uses it to say that eventually everyone will want a share of the new oil field.
Why does Francisco leave early?
He politely excuses himself, saying the Hong Kong markets have opened and he has calls to make. His exit is what leaves Hank and Dagny alone.
What does Hank confess to Dagny?
That he has a wife and a company being pulled apart, and yet all he wants is to kiss her. He is naming the conflict between his duty and his desire.
How does Dagny respond?
She does not talk him out of it. Her answer, "What's stopping you?", accepts what he has said and turns the moment into a choice.
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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
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第 15 章went underDagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip
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