give me your oath
Now, if you swear to me that this isn't true I promise that I will believe you.Lolita · 1962 — 第 25 / 30 章 · 2'33" · B1
Humbert and Lolita's Big Fight, Explained：come between
Humbert wants to leave Beardsley and take Lolita on the road; she refuses because of school and the play, and he accuses her of wanting to stay for a boy. "I hate you!" she shouts, and the argument ends with her claim that she will do whatever she wants.
あらすじ
At home in Beardsley, Humbert proposes that they pack up and leave that very night, arguing that nothing holds them there and offering a trip around the country. Lolita refuses: she has school, and the school play has two more performances. The quarrel escalates until she says she hates him and he forbids her to see the local boys.
注目の表現
let's face iton account ofpoke one's nose intopack up
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このシーンの表現
come between
drive people apart
Humbert blames the play for dividing them.
Work should not come between the two of you.
このシーンの他の表現
- let's face it
let us admit the truth
- on account of
because of
- poke one's nose into
meddle in someone's affairs
- pack up
put things into bags
- row
a loud quarrel
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition on which his promise depends.
Now, if you swear to me that this isn't true I promise that I will believe you.under any circumstances
I won't swear anything. You'll never believe me, no matter what.let us admit the truth
Lolita cuts his promise short by naming the truth he avoids.
No, you won't. Let's face it, you won't.Drop the t in face and run into it.
No, you won't. Let's face it, you won't.the entire matter
I'll forget the whole thing. I'll never question you about it again.future simple: Will plus never states a future promise that is meant to sound final.
I'll forget the whole thing. I'll never question you about it again.my share of the blame
It's partly my fault. I realize that.because of
His apology slides into blame as he points at their surroundings.
It's something that's happened on account of this horrible place.Link on, account, and of into one run.
It's something that's happened on account of this horrible place.meddle in
These people poking their noses into our business...no reason to stay
Yes, there's nothing to keep us here.be behind on housing payments
We haven't any obligations here. We don't owe rent to anybody.gather your things
We could just pack up our bags. Tonight. We could go now.take someone travelling
I could take you for a wonderful trip round the country.what will happen to X
You've gotta work. What about your job?matters little
My job doesn't mean anything. I could always publish articles....what kind of schooling
Education? What sort of an education do you think you're getting here?parenthetical clause: Do you think is inserted to challenge what she believes she is getting.
Education? What sort of an education do you think you're getting here?drive a wedge between us
Don't start talking about the play. That's what's just come between us.a loud quarrel — British slang for a noisy argument.
That's what started this whole row!return to how things were
Don't you want to get back to where we were...noun clause: The where-clause names the earlier state he wants to return to.
Don't you want to get back to where we were...Keep were weak and quick in the phrase.
Don't you want to get back to where we were...leave together with me
Don't you want to come away with me?dirty or disgusting — Means dirty, here used as a moral insult.
You want to stay with this filthy boy!stop bothering me
- Why can't you leave me alone? - Shut your mouth...a twisted person — A clinical word used as a heavy insult.
- ...you horrid little psychopath! - Don't tell me what to do!here is the real situation
- That's one thing that-- - I've got news for you.whatever I please
Under his ultimatum, Lolita declares total freedom.
I'll do anything I want to, anytime I want to...「Humbert and Lolita's Big Fight」を読み解く
What's really going on
The fight is about leaving, but it is really about control. Humbert wants to move Lolita away from Beardsley, and the reasons he offers — no obligations, no rent, a wonderful trip — are all practical. What he cannot say is that the school, the play, and the boys are exactly what he needs to remove. Lolita sees the real issue and names it: "Don't start talking about the play. That's what's just come between us." From there neither of them pretends to argue fairly. He calls her a psychopath and swears she will not see the local boys; she answers that she will "do anything I want to, anytime I want to... with anyone I want." The courtesies of the earlier scenes are gone, and what is left is two people who each understand exactly what the other is doing.
Theme
PowerHumbert tries to move Lolita out of Beardsley to keep control of her, and the argument becomes a battle over who decides.
Coming of ageLolita insists on school, the play, and friends of her own, and refuses to be moved wherever Humbert wants.
このチャプターで学べること
- Let's face it names the truth both people avoid.
- No matter what preempts any promise the other makes.
- On account of quietly shifts the blame elsewhere.
- I've got news for you sounds like good news but is a challenge.
発音のポイント
- Let's face it — Drop the t in face and run into it.
- on account of — Link on, account, and of into one run.
- where we were — Keep were weak and quick in the phrase.
I won't swear anything. You'll never believe me, no matter what.Lolita refuses the oath Humbert demands, saying that nothing she does will change his mind, because he has already decided what to think.
No, you won't. Let's face it, you won't.Her flat reply to his promise of belief: she names the rule of the house, which is that his judgment is already fixed.
It's something that's happened on account of this horrible place.Humbert blames Beardsley for the trouble between him and the girl, making the town, not himself, the cause.
Yes, there's nothing to keep us here.His argument for leaving: no ties, no rent, nothing to hold them, which is also a description of the life he wants for her.
I'll do anything I want to, anytime I want to...Lolita's declaration at the end of the fight, refusing his authority and making clear she intends to live her own life.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Humbert want to leave Beardsley?
He wants Lolita away from school, the play, and especially the boys she has met there. Leaving is his way of keeping control of her.
Why does Lolita refuse to go?
She wants to stay for school and for the play, which has two more performances. She also tells him the play is precisely what has come between them.
What does Lolita say she will do if Humbert tries to stop her?
She says she will do anything she wants, anytime, with anyone, and that he cannot stop her — the clearest rejection of his control in the scene.
What does Humbert threaten about the boys?
He promises that she will not see the local boys anymore, calling them filthy. It is the threat that turns the argument from leaving Beardsley into an open fight.
Who is 'this filthy boy' Humbert mentions?
One of the boys Lolita has met in Beardsley. Humbert uses him to accuse her of wanting to stay for a romance rather than for school.
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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
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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
第 24 章have a nerveHumbert Grills Lolita After the Play
再生中 · 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 25 / 30 章 · 残り約 19 分