what did you think of it
- Wasn't it wonderful? - How did you like it?Lolita · 1962 — 第 24 / 30 章 · 2'28" · B1
Humbert Grills Lolita After the Play, Explained：have a nerve
A school play ends and Humbert's patience snaps. He drags Lolita from the cast party and demands to know where she has been, then catches her in a lie: "I happen to know you haven't been to a piano lesson for four weeks." She tries a second excuse, and he accuses her of being with the leading man, Roy.
あらすじ
After school performances of the play, Humbert refuses to let Lolita join the cast party and takes her home. He sits her down to answer a few questions. She claims she was at piano lessons until he says Miss Starch told him she has not gone for four weeks. She then blames extra rehearsals, and he accuses her of seeing Roy.
注目の表現
you jerkanswer a few questionshave a nervehappen to know
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このシーンの表現
have a nerve
dare to do something outrageous
Dragged away in public, Lolita accuses him of outrageous nerve.
They have a nerve blaming us for the delay.
このシーンの他の表現
- you jerk
you idiot, you creep
- answer a few questions
face a short round of questions
- happen to know
know from evidence
- gonna
going to, in speech
- the real truth
the actual facts
このシーンのメモ一覧
49 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
tag question: A negative question invites agreement rather than information.
- Wasn't it wonderful? - How did you like it?a celebration for
There's a party for the cast and author.skip any further
I wouldn't want you to miss any more piano lessons.a cast-and-crew party
This isn't a regular party, it's a cast party.talk it over later
- This is the cast party-- - We'll discuss it later.release your grip
- We're having a talk. - Let go!release me
You let me go, you jerk! Let go of me!loosen your hold on
You let me go, you jerk! Let go of me!a nasty idiot — An insult used only in anger.
You let me go, you jerk! Let go of me!face a short round of questions
Behind closed doors, Humbert turns the night into an interrogation.
Sit down! Now you're going to answer a few questions.Link answer and a into one sound.
Sit down! Now you're going to answer a few questions.outrageous cheek
You've got a big, fat nerve, dragging me away.Hit big and fat with equal stress for the insult to land.
You've got a big, fat nerve, dragging me away.a weirdo — A harsh insult for someone seen as strange.
- Stop that shouting. - I hope the police do come here. You freak!the volume you can reach
Let's hear how loud you can shout. Come on, come on, come on.know from evidence
He destroys her piano-lesson alibi with a casual-sounding fact.
I happen to know you haven't been to a piano lesson for four weeks.present perfect: The present perfect states a gap that has lasted up to now.
I happen to know you haven't been to a piano lesson for four weeks.simply go and ask
Yeah? Just ask Miss Starch.how have you been spending time
What have you been doing these afternoons?present perfect continuous: The continuous form stresses a repeated activity across recent afternoons.
What have you been doing these afternoons?the actual facts
Backed into a corner, Lolita promises the real truth before her counterattack.
All right. I'm gonna tell you the real truth of what I've been doing.invent or devise
Humbert calls her rehearsal story the stupidest lie she could invent.
That's the most fatuous lie you could possibly think up.relative clause: The clause modifies lie, and could possibly pushes the extreme to its limit.
That's the most fatuous lie you could possibly think up.say nothing further
Don't say any more. I know what you've been doing.twisted in the head — Slang for twisted or disturbed, not for illness.
You're sick.fire stock phrases at someone
Stop! Don't throw those silly, silly clichés at me.Drop the d in need before help.
- Come on, tell me. - You need help.「Humbert Grills Lolita After the Play」を読み解く
What's really going on
The interrogation is Humbert losing control and knowing it. His authority rests on a lie—that he is her father—and Lolita now tests it openly. She lies back with a straight face, first about piano lessons, then about rehearsals, and her jeering "You've got a big, fat nerve, dragging me away" shows she no longer respects him. Humbert has already done the detective work, telling her, "I happen to know you haven't been to a piano lesson for four weeks," which proves how closely he watches her. But the jealousy is his tell: he jumps straight to the leading man, Roy, and when Lolita answers with "You're sick" and "You need help," she names the thing he cannot confront. His only reply is to shout her down—"Shut up, Lolita! Stop that silly talk!"—because he has no argument left.
Theme
PowerHumbert's authority collapses as Lolita defies him, lies to his face and calls him sick to his own.
DeceptionBoth are lying—Lolita about where she goes, Humbert about being no more than her father.
このチャプターで学べること
- Have a nerve turns outrage into three words.
- Happen to know makes a hard fact sound casual.
- The word jerk belongs in a fight, not in polite talk.
- Gonna is fine for speech and wrong for an essay.
発音のポイント
- answer a — Link answer and a into one sound.
- big, fat — Hit big and fat with equal stress for the insult to land.
- need help — Drop the d in need before help.
You've got a big, fat nerve, dragging me away.Lolita's furious protest that he had no right to pull her out of the party and march her home.
Sit down! Now you're going to answer a few questions.Humbert forcing the confrontation, turning the house into an interrogation room.
I happen to know you haven't been to a piano lesson for four weeks.His proof that he has been checking on her—she has skipped piano lessons for a month.
That's the most fatuous lie you could possibly think up.His verdict on her rehearsal excuse: the dumbest lie she could invent.
Stop! Don't throw those silly, silly clichés at me.His command that she stop using stock accusations, because they hit too close to the truth.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Humbert drag Lolita away from the cast party?
He is jealous and wants to keep her from the boy he suspects, Roy. Refusing the party and taking her home lets him interrogate her privately.
How does Humbert know Lolita skipped her piano lessons?
He says he asked her teacher, Miss Starch, who told him Lolita has not attended for four weeks. He mentions seeing Miss Starch at the performance.
Is Lolita telling the truth about the rehearsals?
No. Humbert calls it "the most fatuous lie," and the scene implies she has been meeting Roy, the leading man, instead.
What does Lolita mean by "You're sick" and "You need help"?
She is telling Humbert his jealousy and his interest in her are abnormal—an accusation he refuses to hear and answers by shouting her down.
Why does Humbert tell her to stop throwing clichés at him?
Her accusations sound like standard lines to him, and he wants to dismiss them so he does not have to answer what they might be true about.
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第 13 章every game has its rulesCharlotte Confronts Humbert Over Candy
第 14 章a dupeCharlotte Finds Humbert's Diary
第 15 章darkest before the dawnThe Farlows Comfort Humbert
第 16 章bide our timeHumbert Picks Up Lolita
第 17 章tied up in knotsHumbert Checks Into the Hotel
第 18 章a normal guyHumbert Meets the Normal Guy
第 19 章Russian rouletteLolita Wakes Humbert With a Prank
第 20 章cut it outHumbert Tells Lolita Her Mother Died
第 21 章cross your heartLolita Makes Humbert Promise
第 22 章a fine one to talkHumbert Forbids Lolita to Date
第 23 章the facts of lifeThe School Psychologist Visits Humbert
再生中 · 第 24 章have a nerveHumbert Grills Lolita After the Play
第 25 章come betweenHumbert and Lolita's Big Fight
第 26 章a fine pairHumbert and Lolita Are Followed
第 27 章since whenHumbert Visits Lolita in Hospital
第 28 章by any chanceLolita Leaves in Care of Her Uncle
第 29 章old flameHumbert Finds the Married Lolita
第 30 章the past is the pastLolita Confesses Her Love for Quilty第 24 / 30 章 · 残り約 22 分