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Henry Rearden claims that his steel is lighter than even the cheapest brands...Atlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011 — 第 4 / 16 章 · 3'05" · B2
Businessmen Plot Against Rearden, Explained：grease the palms
A group of businessmen meet to deal with the iron ore shortage — and with Hank Rearden. They argue that it isn't "in the public interest" to let one man dominate an industry, plan to "bring Rearden down" from the inside, and ask James Taggart to grease the palms of politicians to pass a bill.
あらすじ
At a gathering of industrialists, the talk turns to the iron ore shortage and to Hank Rearden. One argues that letting a single man destroy an industry is not in the public interest; another says that to bring Rearden down they must work from the inside. They push the Equalization of Opportunity bill and ask James Taggart to grease the palms of politicians.
注目の表現
grease the palmsbring someone downpay offget in on
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このシーンの表現
grease the palms
bribe or pay off
The group asks James to pay off politicians, dressing bribery up as an errand.
They greased a few palms to get the permit.
このシーンの他の表現
- bring someone down
cause someone's fall
- pay off
bring a good result
- get in on
join in on
- in the public interest
for the common good
- come to a halt
stop completely
このシーンのメモ一覧
58 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
ask for trouble
You're inviting disaster if you use it. Dagny is, not me.must be handled
Well, something has to be done.The compound takes stress on one, linking into a single unit.
You're a one-word man. True.a private source
I don't think it's fair that one company has its own supply.subject clause: The that-clause is the real subject; it only holds its place.
I don't think it's fair that one company has its own supply.for the common good
One speaker frames the attack on Rearden as a matter of the public interest.
It's not in the public interest to let one man destroy an entire industry.Gonna weakens and slides straight into bring.
If we're gonna bring Rearden down we should do it from the inside.going to — Everyday speech; avoid it in formal writing.
If we're gonna bring Rearden down we should do it from the inside.finish a report
The National Council of Metal Industries has completed a report...welcome rivals
He's not exactly open to competitionrelative clause: The relative clause limits which businesses the bill is talking about.
...that any one person owns to one business.so as to
...in order to get legislation we're spearheading passed.causative get: Get something done means having it brought about, here getting the bill passed.
...in order to get legislation we're spearheading passed.as repayment
What will Taggart Transcontinental get in return?make sure that
I can see to it that the exclusive grip...it as formal object: The it is a placeholder; the real object is the that-clause that follows.
I can see to it that the exclusive grip...inherited family money — A mocking phrase for money inherited from a parent.
- Francisco. - Throwing away his daddy's money.join in on
The table turns to Francisco's Mexican ore deal, and someone asks if James got in on it.
Did you get in on that ore mine deal in Mexico?Get in on runs together almost like one word.
Did you get in on that ore mine deal in Mexico?bring a good result
They call Francisco a slacker, yet admit his investments always pay off.
He may be a slacker, but he makes business investments that pay off.a lazy person — A disapproving label for someone seen as lazy.
He may be a slacker, but he makes business investments that pay off.a limousine — Casual short form; say limousine in formal settings.
Uh, Paul, uh, maybe you'd like a lift in my limo?full of
...then why hasn't a single train filled with ore left Mexico yet?rely on
Well, the success of my Mexican expansion depends on those mines, Orren.「Businessmen Plot Against Rearden」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a conspiracy in plain language, and that is what makes it chilling. The men never call it a plot; they call it fairness, public interest and equal opportunity. 'It's not in the public interest to let one man destroy an entire industry,' one says, which sounds like regulation and is actually the cover for taking a competitor apart. The plan is stated without shame — 'If we're gonna bring Rearden down we should do it from the inside' — and the bill is designed to do the work legally: limit how many businesses one person may own. Then comes the price of politics, put plainly: 'We need you to grease the palms of your politicians.' James Taggart only wants to know what his railroad gets, and the answer is the ruin of a rival. The later talk about Francisco and the Mexican ore shows the same men treating business as a game of information and betrayal.
Theme
CorruptionThe businessmen use a bill and paid politicians to destroy a rival, dressing self-interest as public interest.
PowerThe plot is about who controls the industry: bringing Rearden down from the inside and ending a rival's grip.
このチャプターで学べること
- Greasing palms is bribery in a business suit.
- The plot dresses personal war as public duty.
- To bring someone down, they work from the inside.
- Every man at the table asks what he gets in return.
発音のポイント
- one-word man — The compound takes stress on one, linking into a single unit.
- gonna bring — Gonna weakens and slides straight into bring.
- get in on — Get in on runs together almost like one word.
It's not in the public interest to let one man destroy an entire industry.The line that dresses up a takedown as regulation: it sounds like concern for everyone, and it targets one competitor.
If we're gonna bring Rearden down we should do it from the inside.The plan stated openly: not open competition, but sabotage from within the institutions Rearden depends on.
We need you to grease the palms of your politicians...The conspiracy's price, said without euphemism: pay the politicians so the bill passes.
What will Taggart Transcontinental get in return?James Taggart's only real question — not whether the scheme is wrong, but what his railroad gets out of it.
He may be a slacker, but he makes business investments that pay off.A grudging compliment to Francisco D'Anconia: whatever people think of him, his deals make money.
This time next year, Phoenix/Durango needs to be a memory.James's cold prediction: a rival railroad should simply cease to exist within a year.
このシーンについての質問
What are the businessmen planning?
They want to bring Hank Rearden down. They push the Equalization of Opportunity bill to limit how many businesses one person can own, and ask James Taggart to pay off politicians to get it passed.
What is the Equalization of Opportunity bill?
A proposed law that would limit any one person to owning a single business. In practice it is aimed at breaking up Rearden's holdings.
What does Taggart want in return?
He wants the Phoenix/Durango railroad's grip on Colorado to end, so his own line can take over. He asks, 'What will Taggart Transcontinental get in return?'
What does 'grease the palms' mean?
It means to bribe or pay people in power to get what you want. Here the businessmen want James to pay politicians so their bill passes.
What is the talk about Francisco D'Anconia and Mexico?
James and Orren discuss the Mexican ore mine deal Francisco invested in. They note that his investments pay off, and James says his own Mexican expansion depends on those mines.
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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
再生中 · 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 4 / 16 章 · 残り約 33 分