Enola Holmes · 2020 — 第 10 / 12 章 · 4'04" · B1

Sherlock Visits Enola, Explained:pick my brains

Sherlock comes to see his sister, and the visit is warmer than either of them admits. He says he is there "because I care for you," but Enola hears the old doubt underneath: "I'm just a case to you, aren't I." The scene is a family reunion played as a mystery — both of them trying to read the other.

あらすじ

Sherlock comes calling on Enola, and though he jokes that she is trying to "pick my brains," the real subject is the two of them. He insists he is there because he cares for her, while she suspects that to him she is "just a case." He offers a piece of his philosophy — nothing is wasted — and leaves the decision in her hands.

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注目の表現

pick my brainsthe choice is yoursnothing is wastedget involved in something

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このシーンの表現

pick my brains

to get information from someone's knowledge

伊诺拉质问哥哥来这里,是不是为了从她这里套取破案的想法。

Can I pick your brains about this contract?

このシーンの他の表現

  • the choice is yours

    you are the one who decides

  • nothing is wasted

    everything can be put to use eventually

  • get involved in something

    to take part in or become entangled in something

このシーンのメモ一覧

67 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · B1a range of somethingI have never seen such a range of romances in my life.
表現 · B2have a right to do somethingI have a right to be mad in a place like this.
発音handwriting doesn t

elision

表現 · B2nothing is wasted

everything can be put to use eventually

Nothing's wasted.
表現 · B2threaten someone with somethingI went to the tearooms where Edith threatened me with a teapot.
表現 · B2quite the XYou've become quite the detective, Enola.
表現 · B1change the worldPerhaps she wants to change the world.
表現 · B2need doing somethingPerhaps it's a world that needs changing.
文法 · B2a world that needs changing

need plus gerund

Perhaps it's a world that needs changing.
表現 · B2get involved in something

to take part in or become entangled in something

I don't get involved in politics.
発音get involved in

liaison

I don't get involved in politics.
表現 · B1find out about somethingBut you found out about the money. You told him.
表現 · C1pick someone's brains

to get information from someone's knowledge

A curiosity. Is that why you're here, to pick my brains?
表現 · B1feel guiltyNo. Or possibly you're feeling guilty?
表現 · B1a bit more ...A bit more complicated than a simple disappearance.
表現 · B1how did you knowHow did you know that?
文法 · C1the same station that he left from

relative clause with stranded preposition

I traced your departure to the same station that he left from.
表現 · C1dangle one's feet
表現 · B1in order to do something
文法 · B1in order to attract the sharks

purpose clause with in order to

発音dangle your feet

liaison

表現 · B2the choice is yours

you are the one who decides

The choice is always yours.

「Sherlock Visits Enola」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is built on the tension between Sherlock's cool logic and the family feeling he rarely shows. Enola has grown used to being treated as a problem to be solved, so when he arrives she cannot simply take his concern at face value: "I m just a case to you aren t I". He answers with the nearest thing to tenderness he can manage: "I m here because I care for you". Around that exchange sit his principles. He admits he does not get involved in politics, yet insists that nothing is wasted, that even a wrong turn adds to the picture. By the end the power is handed back to her — "The choice is always yours" — which is the film's way of letting the younger sibling take the lead.

Theme

Family loveSherlock says he is there because he cares, and finally leaves the choice to his sister.
IdentityEnola resents being treated as a case rather than a person her brother loves.

このチャプターで学べること

  • 'in order to' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
  • 'dangle your feet' changes the pressure of the reply.
  • The surrounding lines set the social temperature.

発音のポイント

  • handwriting doesn t — elision
  • get involved in — liaison
  • dangle your feet — liaison
sometimes you must dangle your feet in the water in order to attract the sharks

A tactic explained: you sometimes have to show a little weakness on purpose, so that the dangerous people come to you.

The choice is always yours

His closing line, handing the decision over: whatever happens, the choice belongs to her.

I m just a case to you aren t I

Enola's sharp accusation that her brother sees her as a puzzle to solve, not as family.

I m here because I care for you

Sherlock's plain answer to her doubt: his reason for coming is affection, not curiosity.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sherlock visit Enola?

He says he has come because he cares for her, though Enola suspects he only wants her help. The visit is a rare attempt to mend their relationship.

What does 'pick my brains' mean?

It means to get ideas or information out of someone by asking them questions. Sherlock jokes that Enola may have come to pick his brains.

Why does Enola think she is just a case to him?

Sherlock has always treated mysteries as puzzles to solve, and she fears that to him she is another puzzle rather than a sister he loves. Her accusation is a plea for real affection.

Why does Sherlock leave the decision to Enola?

He respects her independence and refuses to make her choice for her. Saying the choice is always yours hands the power back and closes the visit on a generous note.

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