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- How did you get in? - The stairs from the street.Casablanca · 1943 — 第 16 / 20 章 · 2'41" · B2
Ilsa Begs Rick for the Letters, Explained：poor salesmanship
Ilsa comes to Rick at night to ask for the letters of transit, and Rick answers every appeal with a refusal. He hasn't forgiven Paris, and he says so: 'I'm the only cause I'm interested in.' When she calls him a coward, he offers her the gun instead—'Go ahead and shoot.'
あらすじ
Ilsa slips into Rick's apartment at night and asks him to give her the letters of transit so Victor Laszlo can leave Casablanca. Rick refuses, saying he already went through it with her husband. She pleads, then turns harsh, calling him a coward. Rick offers her his gun and tells her to shoot.
注目の表現
come aroundby any chanceno dealput your feelings aside
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このシーンの表現
poor salesmanship
a clumsy way of persuading
When Ilsa appeals to their past, Rick dismisses it as a clumsy pitch.
Leading with price is poor salesmanship.
このシーンの他の表現
- come around
to change your mind eventually
- by any chance
used to ask a maybe-awkward question
- no deal
the offer is refused
- put your feelings aside
to ignore emotions for now
- feel sorry for yourself
to dwell on your own misfortune
このシーンのメモ一覧
43 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
returned to a place or state
- Richard, I had to see you. - "Richard" again. We're back in Paris.used to ask a maybe-awkward question
Rick asks lightly whether the visit happens to be about the transit letters.
Your visit isn't connected by any chance with the letters of transit?on the condition that
Seems as long as I have those letters I'll never be lonely.conditional clause: The as long as clause sets the one condition that keeps the promise standing.
Seems as long as I have those letters I'll never be lonely.whatever amount is asked
Ask any price you want, but you must give me the letters.the single thing that matters
I'm the only cause I'm interested in.subjunctive: The were marks an unreal condition, so the advice sounds hypothetical and therefore cutting.
If those days meant anything at all to you-- I wouldn't bring up Paris if I were you. It's poor salesmanship.in any case at all
Listen to me. If you knew what really happened, if you only knew the truth-- I wouldn't believe you no matter what you said.unreal condition: The past tense signals a condition that is not true, which is why the consequence stays hypothetical.
Listen to me. If you knew what really happened, if you only knew the truth-- I wouldn't believe you no matter what you said.The d in wouldn't almost disappears, so listen for the negated beat.
Listen to me. If you knew what really happened, if you only knew the truth-- I wouldn't believe you no matter what you said.to obtain one's goal
You'd say anything now to get what you want.at risk of being lost
With so much at stake all you can think of is your feelings.all the others
One woman has hurt you, and you take your revenge on the rest of the world.the final chance
I'm sorry, but you are our last hope.so what
What of it?to try to persuade calmly
I tried to reason with you.in this exact place
- Get them for me. - I don't have to. I got them right here.Put and them link into one smooth unit.
Put them on the table.doing something kind for me
With the gun drawn, Rick says being shot would be a kindness to him.
Go ahead and shoot. You'll be doing me a favor.to keep one's distance
...I tried to stay away.「Ilsa Begs Rick for the Letters」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a love story conducted as a negotiation, and neither side plays fair. Ilsa appeals to the cause and to their past; Rick answers with the hurt he's been nursing since Paris, insisting, 'I'm the only cause I'm interested in.' When persuasion fails she attacks, calling him 'a coward and a weakling,' which is less an argument than a wound aimed at the one place she knows is soft. Rick's reply—offering the gun and saying 'Go ahead and shoot'—turns her desperation back on her. Both of them are daring the other to prove something, and neither can, which is why the scene ends not in a deal but in exhaustion.
Theme
RomanceThe whole argument is an old love story, with the letters standing in for the hurt of Paris.
HeartbreakRick's refusal is grief turned outward: he would rather lose everything than let Ilsa close again.
このチャプターで学べること
- One old name can reopen everything a couple agreed to bury.
- Refusing the price entirely ends a negotiation faster than haggling.
- Accusation and confession share the same few words here.
- Daring someone to shoot can be the loudest kind of defeat.
発音のポイント
- wouldn't believe — The d in wouldn't almost disappears, so listen for the negated beat.
- Put them — Put and them link into one smooth unit.
I'm the only cause I'm interested in.Rick has replaced politics with self-protection: after Paris he decided the only thing worth fighting for is himself.
Go ahead and shoot. You'll be doing me a favor.Rick hands Ilsa the gun and invites her to end it, turning her threat into his own death wish.
I thought I would never see you again.Ilsa's quiet confession at the end: she came back against her own intention, which is why she can't simply walk away.
I'm going to die in Casablanca. It's a good spot for it.Rick's bleak, almost casual fatalism: he treats his death as settled and the location as a minor detail.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Rick refuse to give Ilsa the letters?
He's still wounded by Paris and now hardens it into principle: he says he went through it with her husband and that it's no deal. He also doesn't want Ilsa to have power over him.
Why does Ilsa come to Rick alone at night?
She needs the letters of transit so Victor can leave Casablanca, and she knows the only way to reach Rick is through their past. She comes alone because the appeal is personal: she is asking him, not the cause, to save her husband.
What does Rick mean by "poor salesmanship"?
It's a business metaphor: Ilsa's appeal to their Paris romance is a bad way to close the deal. Rick is telling her the nostalgia pitch won't work on him.
Why does Rick tell Ilsa to shoot him?
He's calling her bluff and showing how little he values his own life. It also forces her to confront what she's willing to do for the letters.
Why does Ilsa call Rick a coward?
She says one woman hurt him and he takes revenge on the whole world. She's accusing him of hiding from life, not of physical fear.
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第 2 章on the reboundFerrari Tries to Buy Rick's Café
第 3 章stick my neck outRenault Warns Rick About Laszlo
第 4 章stick my neck outStrasser Interrogates Rick
第 5 章a game we playStrasser Confronts Laszlo at Rick's
第 6 章water under the bridgeIlsa Asks Sam to Play Their Song
第 7 章It would never doIlsa and Rick Reunite at the Café
第 8 章a price on your headRick and Ilsa Fall in Love
第 9 章mince wordsLaszlo Refuses to Name the Resistance
第 10 章take someone into your confidenceFerrari Offers to Handle the Letters
第 11 章take a miracleIlsa Asks Rick Why He Left
第 12 章blow with the windStrasser Debates What to Do With Laszlo
第 13 章by the throatAnnina Asks Rick About Renault
第 14 章not in my departmentRick Refuses Victor's Plea
第 15 章display heroicsIlsa and Victor Talk Before the Meeting
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第 17 章Here's looking at you, kidIlsa Explains Why She Left Rick
第 18 章stick my neck outLaszlo Begs Rick to Save Ilsa
第 19 章a feather in your capRick Makes a Deal with Louis
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