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Casablanca · 1943 — 第 1 / 20 章 · 3'04" · C1

Ugarte Hands Rick the Letters, Explained：gave you any thought

On the surface, Ugarte talks too much: dead couriers, his visa racket, his hurt feelings. Underneath, he's making a last move. He hands Rick the stolen papers and says, "you are the only one I trust," which sets the plot in motion and tells you exactly how much that trust is worth.

あらすじ

In Rick's café, Ugarte is turned away from the back room and complains loudly, then settles in beside Rick. He jokes about the two murdered German couriers, brags about his visa business, and finally shows Rick the stolen letters of transit, asking him to hold them for a while.

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a lucky breakgave you any thoughtprovide someone withthrough with

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このシーンの表現

gave you any thought

never spared you a thought

Ugarte asks if Rick despises him; Rick's conditional answer is a colder insult.

If he gave you any thought, he would have replied by now.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a lucky break

    an unexpected stroke of luck

  • provide someone with

    supply someone with something

  • through with

    finished with something for good

  • letters of transit

    official travel permits

  • ask for someone

    ask to see someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

58 行のセリフに 16 件のメモ

表現 · B2of all the nerve

the sheer nerve

Of all the nerve. Who do you think--? I know there is gambling in there.
表現 · B1be much mistaken

sorely mistaken

And if you think I'm going to be kept out of a saloon like this, you're much mistaken.
表現 · A2all one's life

one's whole life

You know, watching you just now, one would think you've been doing this all your life.
表現 · B1make someone think

leads you to believe

- What makes you think I haven't? - Nothing.
表現 · B1a lucky break

an unexpected stroke of luck

Renault jokes about two dead couriers with a dry, mocking tone.

They got a lucky break. Yesterday they were just clerks...
表現 · B2if you'll forgive me

if you'll pardon me

You are a very cynical person, Rick, if you'll forgive me for saying so.
表現 · B2give someone any thought

never spared you a thought

Ugarte asks if Rick despises him; Rick's conditional answer is a colder insult.

If I gave you any thought, I probably would.
表現 · B1object to something

disapprove of

Do you object to the kind of business I do?
表現 · B2ways of one's own

one's own methods

That's not so bad. Through ways of my own, I provide them with exit visas.
表現 · B2for a price

for the right money

For a price, Ugarte. For a price.
表現 · B2meet someone's price

afford the asking price

But think of all the poor devils who can't meet Renault's price.
表現 · B2a cut-rate one

a discounted one

I don't mind a parasite. I object to a cut-rate one.
表現 · B1be through with

finished with something for good

Ugarte tells Rick that after tonight he is done with the black-market business.

Well, after tonight I will be through with the whole business.
表現 · B2letters of transit

official travel permits

Ugarte reveals his trump card: exit papers signed by de Gaulle that cannot be challenged.

Letters of transit signed by General de Gaulle.
表現 · A2ask for someone

ask to see someone

Ugarte tells the waiter to point anyone looking for him to his table.

If anybody asks for me, I'll be right here.
表現 · B2share something with someone

pass my luck on to

If you'll forgive me, I'll share my good luck with your roulette wheel.

「Ugarte Hands Rick the Letters」を読み解く

What's really going on

Ugarte wants something simpler than money: he wants to be taken seriously. He keeps circling the subject of respect, asking Rick if he despises him, and Rick answers with a line that is famous for how neatly it insults without raising its voice: "If I gave you any thought, I probably would." Everything Ugarte says after that — the parasite talk, the half-price deal, the story about trustworthy friends — is an attempt to argue his way into Rick's good opinion. The letters of transit are his last, best proof that he matters.

Theme

TrustUgarte hands over the papers precisely because Rick dislikes him: a man who despises you has no reason to flatter or cheat you.
MoneyEvery kindness in the scene has a price: exit visas, bribes, and a friendship measured in who can pay Renault.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A refusal can be polite and still final.
  • A lucky break can be used with bitter irony.
  • Being through with something means ending it for good.
  • Ask for someone means asking to see them.
I do. You're lucky the bar is open to you.

Rick's way of saying 'yes, I know who you are, and it doesn't help you.' He keeps Ugarte out of the back room but lets him drink, which is both a small mercy and a put-down.

If I gave you any thought, I probably would.

One of the film's great insults. Its grammar sounds polite, but the meaning is that Rick spends no time thinking about Ugarte at all — and if he did, he'd despise him.

But think of all the poor devils who can't meet Renault's price.

Ugarte justifies his black-market visas by pointing at people who can't afford the official bribe. He's not defending the refugees so much as defending himself.

I don't mind a parasite. I object to a cut-rate one.

Rick says he can tolerate a man who profits off others, but not one who does it cheaply. The joke lands because it's about Ugarte's dignity, not his morals.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Ugarte kept out of the back room?

The back room is Rick's private gambling area and he decides who enters. Keeping Ugarte at the bar is a reminder of his place: he's useful, but not admitted.

Why does Ugarte trust Rick with the letters of transit?

He says it plainly: because Rick despises him, he's the one man who won't pretend to like him for the papers. Ugarte reads open contempt as a kind of safety.

What makes the letters of transit so valuable?

They're signed by General de Gaulle and can't be rescinded or questioned, which means they get the holder out of Casablanca regardless of the local rules. That's why everyone wants them.

Why does Rick agree to hold the letters?

He doesn't say yes or explain himself; he simply takes them. Refusing would draw attention, and holding the papers keeps Ugarte — and the valuable transit letters — under his control.

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