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Downton Abbey: A New Era · 2022 — 第 16 / 18 章 · 4'06" · C1

Violet Tells Mary the Truth, Explained：a fool for love

Violet confides in Mary about the one love she gave up, showing her the letters and a miniature that prove it. She admits she was "a fool for love" and explains why she chose never to see the marquis again, then asks Mary to protect how she will be remembered.

あらすじ

Violet asks Mary to fetch a miniature and the letter that came with it, then tells her the truth about her youth. Years ago in France she nearly left her new marriage for the Marquis de Montmirail, but she never saw him again and stayed with Robert's father. She wants Mary to preserve her memory.

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注目の表現

change your minda fool for lovedo the right thinggive in

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このシーンの表現

a fool for love

为爱犯傻的人

老人向晚辈坦白，自己年轻时也曾为爱情冲昏头脑。

I was a fool for love once, and I don't regret it.

このシーンの他の表現

  • change your mind

    改变主意；回心转意

  • do the right thing

    做正确的事

  • give in

    屈服；让步

このシーンのメモ一覧

62 行のセリフに 40 件のメモ

表現 · B2be in hellI suppose Robert's in hell.
表現 · B1long for somethingHe was longing for it all to be over by the time they got back.
表現 · B1by the time something happensHe was longing for it all to be over by the time they got back.
発音longing for

liaison

He was longing for it all to be over by the time they got back.
表現 · B2ease someone's painYou could ease his pain if you wish.
表現 · B2pretend not to do somethingI won't pretend not to understand you.
表現 · B1after all this timeIt's still there after all this time.
表現 · B1miss the chance'Chère Violette, we have missed the chance' to know perfect love.
発音missed the chance

elision

'Chère Violette, we have missed the chance' to know perfect love.
表現 · B1change one's mind'But we still can if you would only change your mind.'
発音change your mind

liaison

'But we still can if you would only change your mind.'
表現 · B1nothing to tellThere was nothing to tell.
表現 · B1apart from somethingApart from years of being pestered.
表現 · B1not quite rightThat's not quite right.
表現 · B2give inI knew I'd have given in.
文法 · C1If I'd been tested again

past counterfactual

If I'd been tested again, I would have failed.
表現 · C1be a fool for loveI was a fool for love in those days.
表現 · B1get into troubleA few years later, we went to Russia, and I got into terrible trouble.
表現 · B1the most attractive manHe was the most attractive man I'd ever met in my life.
表現 · A2have been marriedBut I hadn't long been married, and it must have seemed a shame, you know, to spoil that.
文法 · B2it must have seemed a shame

must have done

But I hadn't long been married, and it must have seemed a shame, you know, to spoil that.
表現 · B2wish someone had done somethingI wish you'd said all this.
表現 · B2be a fraudI didn't want you to think my life had been a fraud, when it hasn't.
表現 · B2in that English wayWell... ...happy enough in that English way, when you never talk about anything, but you trust each other.
表現 · B1trust each otherWell... ...happy enough in that English way, when you never talk about anything, but you trust each other.
表現 · B2come out as somethingIf they'd put Kuragin and Montmirail together, I would have come out as some sort of scarlet woman.
表現 · C1a scarlet womanIf they'd put Kuragin and Montmirail together, I would have come out as some sort of scarlet woman.
スラング · C1scarlet womanIf they'd put Kuragin and Montmirail together, I would have come out as some sort of scarlet woman.
表現 · A2do one's bestI'll do my best to see he values you.
表現 · B1do the right thingI know I can trust you to do the right thing.
表現 · B1be generous of someoneThat's very generous of you.
表現 · B2have tusslesWell, because we've had our tussles, you and I.
文法 · B2anyone whose opinion I could trust

relative clause with whose

I'd never known anyone whose opinion I could trust, you know, to be morally right, not for years.
表現 · B1go through somethingYou must have wondered why I asked you to go through my papers.
表現 · B1as ifin those moments, I feel as if I've been transported to a different planet.
表現 · B2be transported to a placein those moments, I feel as if I've been transported to a different planet.
文法 · B2as if I've been transported

as if clause

in those moments, I feel as if I've been transported to a different planet.
表現 · B1live long enoughLike every human being who lives long enough.
表現 · B2mean it like thatOh, I didn't mean it like that.
表現 · B2be one's father's sonYou're your father's son.

「Violet Tells Mary the Truth」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a confession, but not one of scandal. Violet hands Mary the evidence, the letters and the miniature, and then gives her the truth behind them: she was tempted, she nearly gave in, and she chose her young marriage instead. "I was a fool for love in those days," she says, and the admission is less regret than honesty. The real request comes later, when she explains why she never spoke of it: "I didn't want you to think my life had been a fraud, when it hasn't." Here is the Dowager at her most open, trusting Mary not only with the story but with her reputation: "I know I can trust you to do the right thing." The last exchange between them is a rare moment of warmth between two generations, one ready to be remembered well, the other now responsible for how the story survives.

Theme

MemoryViolet gives Mary the truth of her youth so that the record of her life, and her reputation, will survive intact.
TrustThe scene rests on Violet's confidence that Mary will do the right thing with a secret kept for a lifetime.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'give in' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
  • 'a fool for love' changes the pressure of the reply.
  • The surrounding lines set the social temperature.

発音のポイント

  • longing for — liaison
  • missed the chance — elision
  • change your mind — liaison
Well... ...happy enough in that English way, when you never talk about anything, but you trust each other.

Violet's description of her marriage: not passionate love but a durable partnership built on silence and mutual trust.

I was a fool for love in those days.

Her own verdict on the young woman she was, tempted by a great romance, told now without self-pity.

in those moments, I feel as if I've been transported to a different planet.

She compares remembering her girlhood to visiting another world, showing how far the past now seems.

I didn't want you to think my life had been a fraud, when it hasn't.

Her reason for finally speaking: she needs Mary to understand that the marriage she chose was real and worth it.

このシーンについての質問

Who was the Marquis de Montmirail?

A man Violet met in France when she was young and newly married. He wanted her to leave her husband, and she nearly did.

Why did Violet never see the marquis again?

She knew she would give in if she saw him, so she cut off contact, choosing her new marriage over the romance.

Why is Violet telling Mary all this now?

She does not want Mary to think her life was a fraud. She wants the truth, and her reputation, preserved by someone she trusts.

What does Violet want Mary to do?

She trusts Mary to remember her fairly and not as a scarlet woman, and to do the right thing with a secret she has kept for a lifetime.

What did Violet's marriage to Robert's father mean to her?

She says she was happy, in a quiet English way, where nothing was discussed but the two of them trusted each other.

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