buy someone's share
Buy your partner out.Night and the City · 1950 — 第 3 / 19 章 · 2'32" · B2
Harry Gets the Club Rules, Explained：start off on the right foot
At the Silver Fox, Helen explains the rules to Harry: no stealing from the customers, no wages but generous commissions, and a box of chocolates he is expected to buy back. Philip, meanwhile, treats Harry's absence as a joke, reporting that he is suffering from "delusions of grandeur."
あらすじ
Harry turns up at the Silver Fox to start work, and Helen lays down the rules: no stealing from the customers, no wages but good commissions, and he should buy fancy chocolates. She tells him that to work for her husband he must start off on the right foot. Philip then mocks Harry's story of being ill, and Helen sends him home.
注目の表現
start off on the right footat death's doora bit steepnever mind
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このシーンの表現
start off on the right foot
begin in the right way
The owner's wife corners Harry and, before listing rules, tells him to begin on the right foot.
The new manager started off on the right foot with the team.
このシーンの他の表現
- at death's door
gravely ill, near death
- a bit steep
rather expensive
- never mind
drop it, forget it
- delusions of grandeur
false belief in one's importance
- don't mention it
you're welcome
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
return something
Thanks. I'll give it back to you tonight.there's no winning
Can't win, boys.Stress never and let mind fall, so it sounds like a shrug.
Never mind!start a new branch
When are you going to open up your Paris office, Harry?it must be that way
Well, you're sober. Trade must be slow.charge it to my tab
- Thanks, Molly. Put it on my account. - That's all right. I'll trust you.tolerate something
You must understand the rules. What he'll stand for and what he won't.negative question: A negative question like Isn't this... raises a complaint softly, expecting agreement.
Isn't two quid a bit steep for a box of chocolates?In fast speech the t in bit drops, giving a-bi-steep.
Isn't two quid a bit steep for a box of chocolates?a pound sterling — Casual British slang for a pound; keep it out of formal talk.
Isn't two quid a bit steep for a box of chocolates?dipped by hand
They're hand-dipped, dearie.when the night ends
When the night's out, I'll buy them back from you.want a hand
Well, need any help with that stuff'?how unfortunate
Poor boy's been ill. What a pity!read the whole story
So you were! I've read all about it in the "Times".doctor to the royal court
Mr. Harry Fabian, it said, is being treated by the court physician.parenthetical clause: The parenthetical it is reported marks hearsay; the sentence still works without it.
Mr. Fabian, it is reported, is suffering from a highly enflamed imagination, coupled by delusions of grandeur.Link death's and door so it sounds like death-sdoor.
The dear boy's been at death's door.tag question: A tag question invites agreement: weren't we pulls the listener into the shared worry.
- We were worried about him, weren't we? - Indeed we were.clear off
Time for 'dear boy' to get dressed... and hop it.clear off — Old British slang for clearing off; blunt and dated.
Time for 'dear boy' to get dressed... and hop it.look after yourself
- Hop it! - Take care of yourself, dear boy.「Harry Gets the Club Rules」を読み解く
What's really going on
The Silver Fox is the world Harry wants into, and the scene shows exactly why he does not fit. Helen is friendly and brutal at once, explaining that he must "start off on the right foot" and that there are no wages, only commissions, with the chocolates and the boys all part of the arrangement. Philip's performance is crueler, dressing Harry down as a man with "delusions of grandeur," which is also, quietly, an accurate description. The scene ends with Helen telling him, "Time for 'dear boy' to get dressed... and hop it." Everyone is charming and everyone is shutting a door in his face, and Harry smiles through all of it because he still believes the next scheme will work.
Theme
ClassHarry is an outsider learning the club's manners, and every rule reminds him he does not belong yet.
AmbitionHe takes the mockery and the unpaid job because he still believes he can talk his way to the top.
このチャプターで学べること
- The club's welcome is a test dressed as banter.
- Mock sympathy cuts deeper than open insult.
- Harry's illness story fools no one at the Fox.
- Every rule she lists is a leash on Harry.
発音のポイント
- Never mind — Stress never and let mind fall, so it sounds like a shrug.
- a bit steep — In fast speech the t in bit drops, giving a-bi-steep.
- death's door — Link death's and door so it sounds like death-sdoor.
To work for my husband, you must start off on the right foot.Helen's condition for Harry's job: make a good first impression, which is also a warning that the club runs on rules.
The dear boy's been at death's door.Her sarcastic description of Harry's supposed illness, delivered as mock sympathy the room can laugh at.
Well, you're sober. Trade must be slow.Molly's greeting to Harry: his being sober is itself a joke about how little business they have.
Mr. Fabian, it is reported, is suffering from a highly enflamed imagination, coupled by delusions of grandeur.Philip's invented newspaper report, a backhanded way of calling Harry a dreamer who thinks too much of himself.
このシーンについての質問
What job is Harry taking at the Silver Fox?
He is being brought in to work for Philip Nosseross's club, selling chocolates on commission with no wage. Helen explains the rules and warns him not to steal from the customers.
Why does Philip mock Harry's illness?
Philip does not believe Harry was ever ill; he thinks it is an excuse for being away. He makes up a fake newspaper report to humiliate him in front of the room.
Why does Harry have to buy the chocolates himself?
Helen tells him the club sells fancy boxes at two pounds and that she will buy them back when the night ends, so the chocolates are a way for him to earn commissions instead of a wage.
Who is Helen to Harry?
She is Philip's wife and the person who explains the club's rules to Harry. She is friendly, sharp, and ultimately the one who sends him away for the night.
What does "hop it" mean?
It is British slang for going away quickly, close to "scram." Helen uses it to tell Harry to dress and leave, and the phrase is deliberately rude but light.
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第 2 章an artist without an artMary Borrows Money From Adam
再生中 · 第 3 章start off on the right footHarry Gets the Club Rules
第 4 章what do you knowHarry's Wallet Trick at the Club
第 5 章take it easyHarry Is Thrown Out of the Arena
第 6 章in the palm of my handHarry Pitches His Wrestling Plan
第 7 章with the best will in the worldHarry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds
第 8 章talk down your noseMary Waits for Harry Outside
第 9 章go through the motionsHelen Gives Harry Two Hundred
第 10 章silent partnerHarry Makes Phil His Silent Partner
第 11 章get mixed up withKristo Tells Harry to Leave London
第 12 章hear me outHoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill
第 13 章throw good money after badPhilip Withdraws from the Partnership
第 14 章turn tailHarry Buys The Strangler
第 15 章once and for allThe Strangler Crashes Harry's Gym
第 16 章the sharp edge of the knifePhilip Betrays Harry to Kristo
第 17 章a grudge fightThe Strangler Breaks Nikolas's Wrist
第 18 章in it for youKristo's Men Offer Mary £1,000
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