working in insurance
Walter asks what line Hildy's fiance is in, and she answers with quiet pride.
- What's his line? - He's in the insurance business.His Girl Friday · 1940 — 第 3 / 18 章 · 5'03" · B2
Walter Meets Bruce Baldwin, Explained：take the wind out of someone's sail
Walter sizes up the man Hildy plans to marry, and his courtesy is a weapon: he calls insurance "a good honest business," then jokes that he once knew a Baldwin who was a horse thief. Bruce never quite catches the needle — Walter, meanwhile, is already arranging lunch and a way to keep Hildy from leaving.
あらすじ
Bruce Baldwin arrives at the newspaper office to pick up Hildy and runs into her ex-husband, Walter Burns. Walter politely asks about Bruce's work, mocks his name, and invites the couple to lunch. Along the way he warns a nosy bystander, Pete Davis, to stay out of his business.
注目の表現
in the insurance businesslike a water buffalokeep your nose out of somethingin spite of
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このシーンの表現
take the wind out of someone's sail
deflate someone
Hildy's news leaves Walter deflated, and he admits it with a sailing metaphor.
One bad review can take the wind out of someone's sail.
このシーンの他の表現
- in the insurance business
working in insurance
- like a water buffalo
worked like a beast
- keep your nose out of something
stay out of it
- in spite of
despite
このシーンのメモ一覧
110 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
Both adjectives take stress, giving the line a bouncy rhythm.
Sure, it's honest. It's also adventurous, romantic.cannot imagine
I can't picture you being surrounded by policies...a gofer
He doesn't treat me like an errand boy.finally
At last, I got out what I came up here to tell you.Got out links and what is reduced, so the three blur together.
At last, I got out what I came up here to tell you.be of use
- It wouldn't do any good. - You're not afraid, are you?The t in wouldn't often drops before do.
- It wouldn't do any good. - You're not afraid, are you?I have no idea — A light way to admit you have no answer.
- Then what does he want with you? - You got me.what is his name
I am sorry, Hildy. I suppose Bruce... What's his name?select
I can see my wife picked out the right husband for herself.modal perfect: Should have plus past participle marks an obligation that was missed.
You should have told me.don't you notice
Can't you see that I'm... You're Bruce Baldwin!stay out of it
Walter shuts the stranger down and warns him to stay out of his business.
From now on, keep your nose out of my affairs.make me believe
Hildy, you led me to expect you were marrying a much older man.that's my boy — A warm, old-fashioned cheer for a boy; casual.
Thattaboy! A man ought to be prepared.how is it going
It's none other. How are things?the very one — A playful way to confirm you are the person in question.
It's none other. How are things?fetch some
Bring some mustard too, Gus.ever since we met
Things have been different since I met Hildy.in advance
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do.noun clause: The clause is the object of tell, naming what could be predicted.
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do.damn, softened — A mild stand-in for damn; fine in most company.
One of the best I ever knew. Sorry to see her go. Darn sorry.counterfactual if: A hypothetical condition, not a real one, carries the threat.
I'd kill you if you worked for anybody else.「Walter Meets Bruce Baldwin」を読み解く
What's really going on
On paper this is a courtesy call between a woman's ex-husband and her fiancé. In practice Walter is running a job interview he doesn't want anyone to know about. He asks what Bruce does, praises insurance as "a good honest business," and then plants the horse-thief joke, testing whether Bruce will push back. He doesn't; he keeps saying how lucky he is. Walter reads that as weakness and keeps the needle going, mixing real admiration for Hildy with needling. Telling Pete Davis to "keep your nose out of my affairs" isn't just rudeness — Walter is clearing space to work on Hildy, and lunch is the next step. The scene works because Bruce is genuinely nice, and Walter can't stand it.
Theme
DeceptionWalter plays the gracious host while scheming to keep Hildy, and his politeness is a cover for manipulation.
PowerThe lunch is a struggle over who controls Hildy's future, and Walter keeps command by staying charming and one step ahead.
このチャプターで学べること
- Walter's compliments are really bids to keep Hildy close.
- Bruce's plain kindness is the strongest contrast to Walter.
- Getting a name wrong is a quiet way to belittle a rival.
- The lunch sets the scheme in motion under a friendly surface.
発音のポイント
- adventurous, romantic — Both adjectives take stress, giving the line a bouncy rhythm.
- got out what — Got out links and what is reduced, so the three blur together.
- wouldn't do — The t in wouldn't often drops before do.
I just want to wish you everything I couldn't give you.Walter dresses up a goodbye as generosity: he frames Hildy's leaving as what he is unable to provide, keeping himself in the role of the giver.
In spite of everything, there's only one man I'd work for.Hildy's admission that no one else measures up professionally — the compliment that gives Walter exactly the opening he wants.
Well, you kind of took the wind out of my sail.A complaint disguised as banter: the speaker admits Hildy's news deflated him, which is as close as he comes to saying it matters.
I knew a Baldwin once, a horse thief.The insult behind the small talk: Walter pretends it is a coincidence, but he is telling Bruce exactly how he views him.
I'd kill you if you worked for anybody else.Half threat, half compliment: Walter cannot stand the thought of Hildy giving another paper what she gave him.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Walter want to meet Bruce?
Two reasons. He is curious about the man Hildy chose, and meeting him lets Walter size up the competition and start working on Hildy — which turns into a lunch he controls.
Is Walter actually being friendly to Bruce?
No. The politeness is a performance; the insurance remarks and the horse-thief joke are digs, and when Bruce fails to push back, Walter keeps probing. The offer of lunch is another move, not generosity.
Who is Pete Davis?
A man who is present at the meeting and introduces himself by name. Walter tells him to keep his nose out of his affairs, which suggests Davis has inserted himself into the situation for reasons of his own.
Why does Hildy say she would only work for one man?
It is her honest answer about the work. Even while quitting, she admits Walter is the only editor she respects — a confession that undercuts her resignation.
What does "take the wind out of someone's sail" mean?
To make someone suddenly lose energy or confidence, the way a sudden calm leaves a sailboat stuck. Walter uses it to describe how Hildy's news deflated him.
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次のチャプター · 第 4 章kick the bucketWalter Schemes to Keep Hildy
第 1 章gum up the worksHildy Tells Walter She's Remarrying
第 2 章hard feelingsHildy Quits the Post
再生中 · 第 3 章take the wind out of someone's sailWalter Meets Bruce Baldwin
第 4 章kick the bucketWalter Schemes to Keep Hildy
第 5 章blood on your handsWalter Bets Bruce an Insurance Policy
第 6 章sour grapesBruce Names Hildy His Beneficiary
第 7 章give something six monthsHildy Interviews Earl Williams
第 8 章make a fool out of someoneMollie Rounds on the Reporters
第 9 章double-crossingHildy Tears Up Her Story
第 10 章go over the wallEarl Williams Escapes the Jail
第 11 章tear it out of someoneHildy Sells Her Scoop for $450
第 12 章a tissue of liesWalter Bribes the Governor's Messenger
第 13 章lay lowEarl Walks Into the Press Room
第 14 章sitting prettyEarl Hides in the Press Room Desk
第 15 章best interest at heartHildy Chooses the Story Over Bruce
第 16 章kid glovesWalter Double-Crosses Bensinger
第 17 章barking up the wrong treeHartwell Finds the Escape Gun
第 18 章whistle in the darkEarl Is Captured in the Desk第 3 / 18 章 · 残り約 69 分