agree on a reasonable price
The couple discuss buying the house and garden and suggest bringing in someone to set a fair price.
We could get Buck Raymond or Maury Escher to set a fair price.Deathtrap · 1982 — 第 13 / 30 章 · 2'35" · B2
Helga Ten Dorp Arrives, Explained：guilt-ridden
Sidney and Myra are trying to steady each other after the murder, and Sidney's guilt comes out sideways: "I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden." Then the doorbell rings and a neighbour they did not expect, the psychic Helga Ten Dorp, walks in and announces, "There's a room with pain."
あらすじ
Sidney and Myra are alone after the killing, frightened and ashamed. Sidney reassures his wife, jokes about giving half the money away, and promises they will both feel normal in a week. The doorbell rings, and instead of their neighbours it is Helga Ten Dorp, a psychic neighbour, who comes in talking about her night running and sensing a room full of pain.
注目の表現
guilt-riddenup toset a fair pricelet someone in
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このシーンの表現
guilt-ridden
overwhelmed by guilt
Myra confesses she is scared of being caught and crushed by guilt, close to breaking down.
He felt guilt-ridden for weeks after the accident.
このシーンの他の表現
- up to
well enough to do something
- set a fair price
agree on a reasonable price
- let someone in
allow someone to enter
- pointing finger
the finger of blame
- in a week or so
in about a week
このシーンのメモ一覧
41 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
present perfect: Have been through marks an experience whose effect still stands now.
You have been through a shocking and painful experience...being discovered
I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden...very afraid of
I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden...overwhelmed by guilt
Myra confesses she is scared of being caught and crushed by guilt, close to breaking down.
I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden...passive gerund: Being caught is a passive gerund, naming the act of getting caught.
I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden...mad enough to
About having been insane enough to do it.going to — Everyday speech; keep it out of formal writing.
I'm gonna give half the money to the New Dramatists' League.not the moment to
Now is no time to talk about it. Anything.in about a week
Sidney tries to calm Myra, saying in a week or so they will be themselves again, buying time.
I mean, in a week or so, when we 're both ourselves again...time clause: The when-clause fixes the moment they expect to feel normal again.
I mean, in a week or so, when we 're both ourselves again...seem much brighter
Everything will look a lot cheerier.Link a and lot so they sound like one word.
Everything will look a lot cheerier.chatter on about
It's Lottie and Ralph, come to yammer about the party.to chatter noisily — Informal and dismissive; it means to talk on and on.
It's Lottie and Ralph, come to yammer about the party.the finger of blame
Sidney guesses who is at the door and mocks Helga and her habit of pointing, annoyed and resigned.
It's probably Helga Ten Dorp and her famous pointing finger.curse them — A mild curse; avoid it in polite company.
Doorbell ringing: It is Lottie and Ralph. Damn them.allow someone to enter
Kept at the door, Helga twice asks to be let in, urgent yet polite.
I've got to let them in. Are you up to facing them?well enough to face
I've got to let them in. Are you up to facing them?modal have got to: Have got to means must; it states a firm obligation.
I've got to let them in. Are you up to facing them?In speech got to usually becomes gotta.
I've got to let them in. Are you up to facing them?an exclamation of shock — A common exclamation, but offensive to some religious listeners.
Jesus Christ.allow someone to enter
Kept at the door, Helga twice asks to be let in, urgent yet polite.
Please, will you let me come in?Let me often blurs into lemme.
Please, will you let me come in?rang directory assistance
I called information, but that lady will not tell your number.early and late
I do running morning and night. This shines in dark.struck by a vehicle
I don't get hit by traffic, yeah. SIDNEY: Yeah.yes — Casual agreement; use yes in formal settings.
I don't get hit by traffic, yeah. SIDNEY: Yeah.a room full of pain
There's a room with pain.prepositional phrase: The phrase with pain modifies room, meaning a room full of pain.
There's a room with pain.「Helga Ten Dorp Arrives」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene pivots on timing. Sidney and Myra are still performing their cover-up, and his confession is played for a laugh, 'I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden,' but the fear underneath is real enough. Helga's arrival raises the temperature because she has no idea what happened and yet keeps circling it: she talks about running at night, about her reflective costume, and then says, 'There's a room with pain.' For an audience that just watched a murder, the psychic is either a threat or a gift, and the scene ends before we can tell which. Her odd, broken English makes her sound harmless while her instinct makes her dangerous.
Theme
GuiltSidney jokes and performs while confessing the fear and guilt underneath, and the psychic's line lands on the same nerve.
DeceptionA couple works to keep a murder hidden, then a stranger starts naming what they cannot say out loud.
このチャプターで学べること
- Myra's confession pairs fear and guilt in one breath.
- Sidney's comfort is really a way to buy time.
- Helga's broken English makes her warning feel stranger and harder to dismiss.
発音のポイント
- a lot — Link a and lot so they sound like one word.
- got to — In speech got to usually becomes gotta.
- let me — Let me often blurs into lemme.
Behind all the Sidney Bruhl dialogue, I am peeing the Sidney Bruhl pants.Sidney admits his composure is an act: under the writer's clever lines, he is terrified like a child. The joke is his way of confessing fear.
I'm terrified of being caught and absolutely guilt-ridden...He names the two things driving him, fear of discovery and crushing guilt, then treats them almost as material for a good story.
You are yourself right now and so am I.Sidney insists they are both in their right minds, exactly when neither of them is acting normally.
Now is no time to talk about it. Anything.He shuts down the topic of the money and the killing, postponing the reckoning to a vague future.
I'm gonna give half the money to the New Dramatists' League.His idea of atonement is a donation, turning guilt into a charitable gesture and the crime into profit to be shared.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Sidney plan to give away half the money?
He frames it as making up for what they did, promising half to the New Dramatists' League. It reads as guilt trying to buy itself some relief.
Who rings the doorbell?
Sidney expects Lottie and Ralph, but the visitor is Helga Ten Dorp, a psychic neighbour who says she is a friend and client of Paul Wyman.
What does Helga say that frightens them?
After talking about her night running, she says, 'There's a room with pain,' and repeats 'Pain.' She has sensed something without knowing the details.
Does Helga know about the murder?
Nothing suggests she knows the facts. She only senses a room full of pain, which is unsettling enough for a couple hiding a body.
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第 2 章add insult to injurySidney Rants About Being Written Out
第 3 章top billingSidney Plots to Steal a Play
第 4 章a god-sent opportunityMyra Urges Sidney to Call Anderson
第 5 章all the makingsSidney Calls Clifford About His Play
第 6 章got hooked onClifford Anderson Visits the Bruhls
第 7 章feet on the groundMyra Pushes Sidney to Collaborate
第 8 章go out of your wayClifford Asks for a Second Opinion
第 9 章hit a snagSidney Handcuffs Clifford
第 10 章untypical of meClifford Is Handcuffed
第 11 章the envy ofSidney Kills Clifford
第 12 章night and dayMyra Finally Tells Sidney to Leave
再生中 · 第 13 章guilt-riddenHelga Ten Dorp Arrives
第 14 章keep uncloudedHelga Foresees the Knife
第 15 章skeptical aboutHelga Predicts the Deathtrap
第 16 章once and for allMyra Hears Something Downstairs
第 17 章be my doingSidney Promises Nothing Will Go Wrong
第 18 章for future referenceThe Fake Murder Kills Myra
第 19 章lay an eggPorter Milgrim Meets the Secretary
第 20 章on the agendaPorter Reviews Sidney's Will
第 21 章a death wishSidney Pitches Deathtrap
第 22 章knock offClifford Wants a Shortcut
第 23 章be in on itClifford Talks Sidney Into Deathtrap
第 24 章kid a kidderBruhl and Anderson Team Up
第 25 章psychicHelga Meets the Man in Boots
第 26 章fed up withHelga Warns Sidney Again
第 27 章spill the beansThe Rehearsal Turns Deadly
第 28 章send someone packingClifford Turns the Gun on Sidney
第 29 章a snapClifford Turns the Tables on Sidney
第 30 章a can of wormsClifford Spares Sidney第 13 / 30 章 · 残り約 50 分