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Happy anniversaryAtlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 7 / 16 章 · 3'33" · B2
Rearden's Anniversary Party, Explained：who are you wearing
At Rearden's anniversary party, Lillian plays hostess, greeting guests with red-carpet chatter and steering James Taggart toward her husband for business. Rearden is forced to socialise, and when Francisco D'Anconia appears he snaps: "Okay, what the hell is he doing here?"
あらすじ
The Reardens host an anniversary party, and Lillian works the room while Hank would rather not be there. She introduces James Taggart to him as a business contact and shows off a bracelet made from his new metal, mocking it as a gift. When Francisco D'Anconia arrives, Rearden is furious and demands to know why he came.
注目の表現
who are you wearinghow could I possiblywhat the hellskulk in corners
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このシーンの表現
who are you wearing
who designed your outfit
Lillian greets Dagny, who keeps the small talk going by asking who she is wearing, polite and guarded.
Who are you wearing tonight?
このシーンの他の表現
- how could I possibly
sarcastic: as if I could
- what the hell
what on earth
- skulk in corners
hide in corners
- come back into fashion
become popular again
- grow up
stop being childish
このシーンのメモ一覧
66 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
Link for and once so it sounds like for-once.
I know you're famous for skulking in corners, but be sociable tonight, For once, please, for me.hiding about — Disapproving; used when someone hides away.
I know you're famous for skulking in corners, but be sociable tonight, For once, please, for me.scheduled to happen
The Equalization of Opportunity Bill is set to appear before Congress next week.be set to: Be set to do marks something scheduled to happen, firmer than plain will.
The Equalization of Opportunity Bill is set to appear before Congress next week.cap how many there are
...to limit the number of business any one person can own to one.relative clause: The clause without that modifies business and defines what is being capped at one.
...to limit the number of business any one person can own to one.no clues at all
Police have no leads on the disappearance of Midas Mulligan.hit a record level
This week, gas prices reached a historic high.awful, pitiful — An informal put-down that can also tease.
You're really a wretched liar, aren't you?slightly late
A little late and a lot gorgeous.who designed your outfit
Lillian greets Dagny, who keeps the small talk going by asking who she is wearing, polite and guarded.
I'm wonderful. Tell me, who are you wearing?In fast speech who are you blurs into who-are-ya.
I'm wonderful. Tell me, who are you wearing?become popular again
Lillian flatters Dagny by saying a designer deserves to be fashionable again, and she is wearing him.
...he is someone who should come back into fashion and here you are.relative clause: The who-clause pins down exactly which person deserves to be fashionable again.
...he is someone who should come back into fashion and here you are.is eager to
There's some gentleman who wants desperately to meet you.toast to it
To a successful business partnership. I'll drink to that.a person for you to meet
Honey, uh, there's someone I want you to meet.what on earth
Hank asks Lillian under his breath why d'Anconia was invited, barely holding back his anger.
Okay, what the hell is he doing here?what on earth — Common but crude; use on earth in formal talk.
Okay, what the hell is he doing here?something is unavoidable
Well, you can't have a party without inviting Senor D'Anconia if he's around.hold him off me
You keep him away from me. I mean it.Keep him links up, with the h almost silent.
You keep him away from me. I mean it.stop being childish
When Hank bristles at d'Anconia's presence, Lillian tells him to grow up, dismissing him like a child.
Grow up, Henry.rascal — Playfully affectionate; not for strangers.
How are you? You rogue.possessive clause: The whose-clause identifies the group the delusion belongs to.
He said, "Happiness is a delusion of those whose emotions are superficial."「Rearden's Anniversary Party」を読み解く
What's really going on
The party is a battlefield dressed as a celebration. Lillian is the one in control, and every line she speaks does two things at once: she scolds her husband for not being sociable, then uses the same social grace to push James Taggart at him and to show off the bracelet made of his metal. When she calls it a gift and adds, 'He tries, poor thing,' the compliment is an insult. Rearden, who hates these evenings, is left with only sarcasm — 'How could I possibly have more fun than this?' — and the one guest he cannot bear is Francisco. His question, 'what the hell is he doing here?', is the only honest thing said all night. The scene sets up the marriage as a performance in which each half scores points off the other.
Theme
MarriageThe Reardens' anniversary party shows a marriage held together by sarcasm and performance rather than warmth.
PowerLillian controls the room, using social grace to steer business and to belittle her husband in public.
このチャプターで学べること
- Lillian's compliments are really instructions.
- Hank answers the party with pure sarcasm.
- A request to be sociable hides a demand.
- The radio report plants the story's bigger stakes.
発音のポイント
- For once — Link for and once so it sounds like for-once.
- who are you — In fast speech who are you blurs into who-are-ya.
- keep him away — Keep him links up, with the h almost silent.
I know you're famous for skulking in corners, but be sociable tonight, For once, please, for me.Lillian's request, half affection and half criticism: she wants Hank to stop hiding and play the host for one night.
How could I possibly have more fun than this, Lillian?Rearden's sarcastic reply, meaning the party is already barely tolerable and he will not pretend otherwise.
You're really a wretched liar, aren't you?Lillian's teasing jab at his failed politeness, catching him pretending to enjoy himself.
I'm wonderful. Tell me, who are you wearing?Lillian's red-carpet greeting, the social ritual she performs with practiced ease.
Okay, what the hell is he doing here?Rearden's blunt question about Francisco, breaking the party manners to say what he actually feels.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Hank unhappy at his own party?
He dislikes social events and would rather keep to himself. Lillian has to urge him to be sociable, and he spends the evening avoiding the guests he cannot stand.
What does "who are you wearing" mean?
It is a fashion-party question asking which designer made your outfit. Lillian uses it to greet Dagny, showing how at home she is in this world.
Why is Rearden angry to see Francisco D'Anconia?
There is bad history between them. Rearden demands to know why Francisco is at his party and tells Lillian to keep him away, which she brushes off.
What is Lillian doing with James Taggart?
She is playing hostess and matchmaking for business: she steers James, Dagny's brother, toward Hank and presents him as a man who wants to meet him.
What does the bracelet made of Rearden Metal show?
It shows Lillian's attitude to her husband's achievement: she wears his metal but dismisses it with a barb — 'He tries, poor thing' — turning a gift into a slight.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 全 16 章
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次のチャプター · 第 8 章reputation precedes youD'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party
第 1 章right-hand manDagny Defies James Over Rearden Metal
第 2 章squeeze every pennyDagny and Rearden's Metal Deal
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
再生中 · 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 7 / 16 章 · 残り約 24 分