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Night and the City · 1950 — 第 7 / 19 章 · 2'04" · B2

Harry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds, Explained：with the best will in the world

Harry goes from one contact to another trying to raise two hundred pounds: a counterfeit printer, a con man, and finally Anna O'Leary. Each one turns him down in their own style, and Anna finishes the evening with an elegant brush-off: "I'm taking great pleasure in bidding you good night."

あらすじ

Harry spends the evening trying to borrow two hundred pounds. He asks Figler to match it, is told he should settle down instead, then gets only paperwork from the printer who could fake a passport. His last stop is Anna O'Leary, who will not risk her money and dismisses him with a polite good night.

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注目の表現

till death us do partsettle downget hold of someonea golden opportunity

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このシーンの表現

with the best will in the world

even with every good intention

Googin insists he would help if he could, a graceful way of saying no.

With the best will in the world, I can't meet that deadline.

このシーンの他の表現

  • till death us do part

    together until death

  • settle down

    start a steady life

  • get hold of someone

    obtain or reach someone

  • a golden opportunity

    a perfect chance

  • ain't

    nonstandard for have not

このシーンのメモ一覧

34 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · A2be back with something

return carrying something

I'll be back with 200 and you match it!
表現 · B2match it

put up an equal amount put up the same amount of money

I'll be back with 200 and you match it!
表現 · A2all I got is something

the only thing I have is

Harry, all I got is my money.
表現 · B2a kind of understanding

an unspoken arrangement

And between me and my money is a kind of understanding.
表現 · C1till death us do part

together until death

Figler uses the wedding vow to describe his bond with his cash, as if nothing could part them.

Like holy matrimony: till death us do part.
表現 · B1settle down

start a steady life

Figler advises Harry to stop chasing schemes and live a steady life.

I like you, Harry. Why don't you settle down?
発音don't you

In fast speech don't you blurs into doncha.

I like you, Harry. Why don't you settle down?
表現 · B1get hold of something

obtain or reach someone

Figler suggests Harry round up a few convincing beggars and put them on the street.

Get hold of a few good beggars and put 'em out on the street.
表現 · B2put someone out on the street

send someone onto the streets

Get hold of a few good beggars and put 'em out on the street.
発音put 'em

Put 'em links into a single word, put-em.

Get hold of a few good beggars and put 'em out on the street.
スラング · A2'em

them, in fast speech — Casual speech; say them in formal settings.

Get hold of a few good beggars and put 'em out on the street.
表現 · B1make a living out of something

earn a comfortable income

- What are you talking about? - You can make a nice living out of it.
表現 · B2bring someone a fortune

bring someone great wealth

I bring you a fortune, you give me beggars!
文法 · B2if I had the money, I could

unreal conditional: If I had with could describes an unreal present: he does not have the money and cannot help.

And if I had the money, I could help you, couldn't I? Right.
発音ain't got

The t in ain't often drops, so ain't got runs together.

But if you ain't got socks, you can't pull 'em up, now, can you?
スラング · A2ain't

nonstandard for have not — Street speech; keep it out of formal writing.

But if you ain't got socks, you can't pull 'em up, now, can you?
表現 · C1with the best will in the world

even with every good intention

Googin insists he would help if he could, a graceful way of saying no.

With the best will in the world, I'm just helpless.
表現 · B1a golden opportunity

a perfect chance

Harry keeps pushing, calling the wrestling plan a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

But this is a golden opportunity, Googin. One chance in a thousand.
表現 · B1one chance in a thousand

an extremely rare chance

But this is a golden opportunity, Googin. One chance in a thousand.
表現 · B1mean something

carry real value

Invest your money where it means something.
表現 · A2waste one's time

spend time uselessly

You're wasting your time and mine. Anna O'Leary's got only one business.
表現 · B1have only one business

stick to a single trade

You're wasting your time and mine. Anna O'Leary's got only one business.
スラング · B1Dah

an exclamation of scorn — A dismissive interjection of scorn.

Dah! Cigarettes, stockings! This is big, Anna!
文法 · B2me putting

gerund with subject: Me putting is a gerund phrase acting as the object of call for.

One business and that don't call for me putting 200 quid into another man's game.
文法 · B1don't take no chances

double negative: Two negatives still mean one strong negative here; standard English keeps a single no.

- But it's the chance of a lifetime. - I don't take no chances.
スラング · B2don't take no chances

take no risks at all — A double negative; standard English would say take no chances.

- But it's the chance of a lifetime. - I don't take no chances.
表現 · B2hard-headed

practical and stubborn

I'm a hard-working, hard-headed businesswoman.
表現 · B1spend one's life doing something

use up your whole life

Now, look, you don't want to spend your life living like this, do you?
表現 · B2shady deals

dishonest transactions

Shady deals, hiding on the river...
表現 · C1a life of ease and plenty

a comfortable, wealthy life

You come in with me, Anna, it's a life of ease and plenty for you.
表現 · B2bid someone good night

a polite dismissal

Anna ends the pitch with exaggerated politeness, which is really a door closing.

I'm taking great pleasure in bidding you good night.

「Harry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds」を読み解く

What's really going on

This is the film's running theme in one long night: Harry has charm, plans, and no money, and every person he approaches can see the difference. Figler is almost fond of him and still refuses, wrapping the refusal in a marriage joke about his cash: "And between me and my money is a kind of understanding." The printer offers fake documents instead of cash, which is the only kind of help Harry's world provides. Anna O'Leary, the most professional of the three, ends the pitch with the film's best line of dismissal, "I'm taking great pleasure in bidding you good night." Harry is not defeated by cruelty but by patience, and he keeps going because he does not know how to stop.

Theme

MoneyEvery conversation is a failed loan, and the people with cash are careful while the man who needs it is not.
AmbitionHarry keeps pitching a fortune he does not have, and his confidence outruns every actual resource.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A refusal can be dressed in wedding vows.
  • Polite words here mean a closed door.
  • Every lender has his own excuse ready.
  • Without capital, Harry has nothing to pull up.

発音のポイント

  • don't you — In fast speech don't you blurs into doncha.
  • put 'em — Put 'em links into a single word, put-em.
  • ain't got — The t in ain't often drops, so ain't got runs together.
And between me and my money is a kind of understanding.

Figler's joke about why he will not lend: he and his money are partners, and the partnership comes first.

Like holy matrimony: till death us do part.

The marriage metaphor continued: he says he is married to his money, which makes the refusal almost affectionate.

I'm taking great pleasure in bidding you good night.

Anna's polite way of ending the meeting, and the most elegant rejection in the film.

But this is a golden opportunity, Googin. One chance in a thousand.

Harry's pitch: he calls the scheme a rare chance, which is exactly what everyone sees through.

But if you ain't got socks, you can't pull 'em up, now, can you?

A folk saying about not being able to help when you have nothing, used to explain why Harry's plans are hopeless.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Harry need two hundred pounds?

He is trying to buy into a wrestling venture, and he needs the money before he can bring anyone else in. The scene shows him failing to raise it from every contact he has.

Why does Figler refuse to lend Harry money?

He says his money is all he has and that he and it have an understanding, meaning he will not gamble it on Harry's scheme. He likes Harry but values his cash more.

What does Anna O'Leary do?

She runs a smuggling business and sticks to it. She will not put money into another man's game, so she refuses Harry and sends him away politely.

Why won't the printer lend Harry money?

He will not risk cash on the scheme, but he is willing to help in another way. He offers to print a passport, a birth certificate, or a medical license instead.

How does Harry react to being turned down?

He never treats a refusal as final. He keeps pitching the plan as the chance of a lifetime, calls it a golden opportunity, and promises a life of ease and plenty.

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