truly do love
And I really do love that bracelet.Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 9 / 16 章 · 2'13" · B2
Lillian Trades the Bracelet, Explained：take it off your hands
After the party, Lillian cannot stand the bracelet made from her husband's new metal, and Dagny trades a necklace for it. Then Lillian follows Hank to his room and the evening ends as a fight: "The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?" Her answer, that he has no friends, says everything.
あらすじ
After the party, Lillian says she would throw the Rearden Metal bracelet into the fire if it would burn. Dagny offers to take it off her hands, and they trade it for a necklace. Then Lillian goes to Hank's room, exhausted and cutting, and the two argue about the guests and about how few friends he has.
注目の表現
if it would burntake it off your handshaving a negotiationhunk of metal
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このシーンの表現
take it off your hands
take it from you
Seeing Dagny dislikes the bracelet, Lillian offers to take it off her hands, dressing a want as aid.
If it's a burden, I can take it off your hands.
このシーンの他の表現
- if it would burn
sarcastic: I'd burn it
- having a negotiation
in a negotiation
- hunk of metal
a lump of metal
- took a lot out of me
drained me
- stick to your own crowd
keep to your own people
このシーンのメモ一覧
33 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
burn it
I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.unreal condition: The would-clause imagines something untrue, hinting it will never actually burn.
I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.Throw it into runs together with no break.
I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.take it from you
Seeing Dagny dislikes the bracelet, Lillian offers to take it off her hands, dressing a want as aid.
Perhaps, I can take it off your hands?intending to give
Are you serious? I was planning on giving it to the maid for her birthday.for heaven's sake — Shows irritation; use please in formal talk.
- Dagny is just being kind. - For God's sake, Henry, be quiet.in a negotiation
When Hank tries to interrupt, Lillian says she and Dagny are having a negotiation, shutting him out.
Dagny and I are having a negotiation, it seems.an easy swap
You were saying? A simple trade.The t in didn't often drops, sounding like did-n.
No, you didn't. Yes, I did.we both understand
And we both know why.a lump of metal
It's nothing. it's just a useless hunk of metal.a lump — Informal word for a clumsy large piece.
It's nothing. it's just a useless hunk of metal.not so fast — A teasing put-down when a trick fails.
Nice try.drained me
After the party Lillian tells Hank it drained her, tired and faintly reproachful.
That party took a lot out of me, Henry.enter for a purpose
Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex.keep to your own people
Lillian tells Hank to invite only his own crowd next time, polite on the surface and cutting underneath.
The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?time clause: The next time introduces a time clause, and the main clause turns it into a request.
The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?take the trouble to
Don't bother inviting people you think are my friends.have no friends at all
But, Henry, you don't have any friends.appositive: The phrase after the comma is an appositive, adding how important the line is.
Some sections of this rail line, one of Taggart's most important...become neglected
...have fallen into disrepair over the last decades.a big building project
...in a major railroad construction project in the country.In a weakens into a single blur, in-uh.
...in a major railroad construction project in the country.「Lillian Trades the Bracelet」を読み解く
What's really going on
The bracelet is the marriage in miniature. Hank made it as a gift from the metal that is his life's work, and Lillian cannot wait to be rid of it: 'I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.' That she gives it away to Dagny, of all people, is a small cruelty, because Dagny understands exactly what the metal is worth. The bedroom scene then turns the contempt outward. Lillian claims the party 'took a lot out of me' and says she did not come for sex; Hank says he should have stuck to his own crowd; and her reply, 'you don't have any friends,' is the one that draws blood. Neither is wrong about the other, which is why the scene is so cold. The chapter closes on the rails being laid with Rearden Steel, cutting from their private war to the work that actually matters.
Theme
MarriageThe bracelet trade and the bedroom fight show a marriage built on contempt, where even a gift becomes a weapon.
MoneyA bracelet made of a revolutionary metal is dismissed as a 'useless hunk of metal' and swapped for jewellery.
このチャプターで学べること
- Lillian turns wanting something into doing a favor.
- Dagny agrees to the swap without showing feeling.
- The Reardens trade wounds as quietly as objects.
- Disrepair quietly explains why the line needs work.
発音のポイント
- throw it into — Throw it into runs together with no break.
- you didn't — The t in didn't often drops, sounding like did-n.
- in a — In a weakens into a single blur, in-uh.
I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.Lillian's contempt for the bracelet made from her husband's metal: she would destroy it if she could.
It's nothing. it's just a useless hunk of metal.Her attempt to belittle the gift, dismissing the metal that means everything to Hank as worthless scrap.
Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex.A cold line that sets the tone of the bedroom scene: she is here to fight, not to be close.
The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?Hank's request that she stop mixing his world with guests he cannot stand.
But, Henry, you don't have any friends.Lillian's parting shot, cutting to the heart of his isolation.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Lillian want to get rid of the bracelet?
It reminds her of Hank and his work, and she resents both. She says she would throw it into the fire if it could burn, and she gladly trades it away to Dagny.
What does "take it off your hands" mean?
It means to take something unwanted from someone, usually as a favour. Dagny offers to take the bracelet off Lillian's hands and trades a necklace for it.
Why does Lillian go to Hank's room?
Not for affection. She is tired from the party and picks a fight about the guests and his lack of friends, making clear the marriage is a cold arrangement.
Why does Lillian say Hank has no friends?
She is picking a fight after the party and wants to wound him: he dislikes socialising, has no real circle, and only cares about his work. It is the sharpest thing she says all night.
What is happening with the Rearden Metal rails at the end?
A report explains that Rearden Steel is being used on a major Taggart railroad line for the first time, marking the metal's arrival on a national project.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 全 16 章
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次のチャプター · 第 10 章hard-line positionRearden Refuses to Stop Production
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
第 7 章who are you wearingRearden's Anniversary Party
第 8 章reputation precedes youD'Anconia Warns Rearden at a Party
再生中 · 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 9 / 16 章 · 残り約 19 分