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Night and the City · 1950 — 第 10 / 19 章 · 3'23" · B2

Harry Makes Phil His Silent Partner, Explained：silent partner

Harry bursts in at night with the two hundred pounds and forces Philip to match it. Philip admits he underestimated him, then agrees to back the wrestling plan on one condition: the business must be in Harry's name, and nobody may know of his connection.

あらすじ

Late at night, Philip tells Helen he wants to sell the club and travel. She is not in the mood. Then Harry arrives with two hundred pounds of his own, forcing Philip to match it, and talks up the wrestling business until Philip agrees to back him. The catch: the business must be in Harry's name and the partnership kept secret.

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fair and squaresay the wordno hard feelingssilent partner

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このシーンの表現

silent partner

a partner kept out of sight

Phil agrees to fund the venture but wants his involvement kept entirely off the books.

He is a silent partner in three restaurants.

このシーンの他の表現

  • fair and square

    honestly and openly

  • say the word

    just give the signal

  • no hard feelings

    no resentment kept

  • in the mood for

    feeling like something

  • clear out

    leave and empty everything

このシーンのメモ一覧

57 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

表現 · B1dead beat

completely exhausted

I'm just dead beat. I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.
表現 · B2walk something off

get rid of it by walking

I'm just dead beat. I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.
表現 · A2a bit of a X

somewhat of a

I'm just dead beat. I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.
発音dead beat

The d in dead often drops, so dead beat sounds like one word.

I'm just dead beat. I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.
スラング · B1dead beat

utterly exhausted — Casual; use exhausted in formal writing.

I'm just dead beat. I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.
表現 · B2clear out

leave and empty everything

Phil says he wants out, to sell the club and walk away from everything.

I want to clear out. Sell this place.
表現 · A2get rid of something

dispose of something

Get rid of everything.
表現 · B1see the world

travel and broaden your view

Enjoy ourselves. See a bit of the world.
表現 · B1in the mood for something

feeling like something

Phil dreams of travel while Helen flatly says she is not in the mood for a holiday.

But somehow I'm not in the mood for a holiday just now.
表現 · A2just now

at this moment

But somehow I'm not in the mood for a holiday just now.
発音mood for a

Mood for a runs together, with for reduced to fər.

But somehow I'm not in the mood for a holiday just now.
表現 · B2match it

put up an equal amount

Right on your desk. Match it.
表現 · C1raise money

scrape together some cash two bob was a tiny sum of old British money

Didn't think I could raise two bob.
スラング · C1two bob

a tiny bit of money — Old British slang for a trifling sum, now used for effect.

Didn't think I could raise two bob.
表現 · B2play it square

act honestly

Put up your money. You're my partner. I'll play it square.
表現 · B1fair and square

honestly and openly

Harry promises Phil the deal will be run honestly, with no tricks.

I'll play it fair and square, right down the line.
表現 · B2branch out

expand into new areas

Later on we'll... we'll branch out.
表現 · A2be proud of someone

feel pride in someone

You'll be proud of me.
文法 · B1You'll be proud to say

future with adjective: Will be proud to do promises a future feeling tied to an action.

You'll be proud to say, "Harry Fabian? Why, he's my partner."
スラング · A2Yes, sir

an eager yes — An eager agreement, sometimes flattering.

Yes, sir!
表現 · B1say the word

just give the signal

Harry pushes Phil for an answer, telling him one word is all it takes.

Well, say the word, Phil. Are you in or out?
表現 · B2be in or out

join or walk away

Well, say the word, Phil. Are you in or out?
表現 · B1no hard feelings

no resentment kept

When Phil admits he misjudged him, Harry waves it away with a forgiving phrase.

Well, that's all right, Phil. No hard feelings.
発音No hard

The d in hard is often dropped in fast speech.

Well, that's all right, Phil. No hard feelings.
表現 · C1there's no telling

nobody can say

Phil sounds encouraging about Harry's future while committing to nothing at all.

There's no telling how far this will take you.
表現 · B2back someone

support someone with money

I shall be happy to back you.
表現 · B1be in touch with someone

keep contact with someone

Well, I'll be in touch with you... partner.
スラング · B1be in touch

get in contact later — Business-friendly, often used to close a conversation.

Well, I'll be in touch with you... partner.
表現 · C1silent partner

a partner kept out of sight

Phil agrees to fund the venture but wants his involvement kept entirely off the books.

Your silent partner.
表現 · B1in someone's name

registered under someone

For private reasons, I'd prefer the business to be in your name.
文法 · B2I'd prefer the business to be

prefer with infinitive: Prefer takes an object plus infinitive, making the wish sound softer than want.

For private reasons, I'd prefer the business to be in your name.
表現 · B1the way someone wants it

on your own terms

Well, all right, Phil. if that's the way you want it.
文法 · B2if that's the way you want it

concessive if-clause: The if-clause concedes rather than conditions: if that is what you insist on, fine.

Well, all right, Phil. if that's the way you want it.

「Harry Makes Phil His Silent Partner」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is the deal that sets the whole tragedy in motion. Harry does the impossible and raises two hundred pounds, and for a moment Philip seems to admit defeat: "I have underestimated you." But the terms Philip adds are the real story. "For private reasons, I'd prefer the business to be in your name" turns Harry from a partner into a front man. Everything risky is now attached to Harry's name, and Philip keeps his distance: nobody must know about his connection. Harry, who has waited his whole life for approval, hears only the flattery and agrees. The audience hears the trap close. Earlier, Philip's plan to clear out and travel shows he was already looking for a way to leave the business; giving Harry the name on the door is exactly that way out.

Theme

DeceptionPhilip agrees to back Harry but insists the business be in Harry's name, which hides his involvement and leaves Harry exposed.
PowerThe partner who supplies the money controls the deal, and Philip uses his condition to keep power without the risk.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Phil buys escape with money he will not risk himself.
  • A promise of fair play can be a sales line.
  • The silent partner keeps the profit and dodges blame.
  • Helen's flat answer is a refusal in disguise.

発音のポイント

  • dead beat — The d in dead often drops, so dead beat sounds like one word.
  • mood for a — Mood for a runs together, with for reduced to fər.
  • No hard — The d in hard is often dropped in fast speech.
But somehow I'm not in the mood for a holiday just now.

Helen's flat refusal of Philip's dream trip, which tells him she does not want a future with him even with money.

There's no telling how far this will take you.

Philip's flattery as he backs the plan, which sounds like encouragement and works as a way of pushing Harry forward alone.

For private reasons, I'd prefer the business to be in your name.

The condition that defines the partnership: Harry's name on everything, Philip's money invisible, and all the risk where it cannot be traced.

You'll be proud to say, "Harry Fabian? Why, he's my partner."

Harry's fantasy of being recognized, which is exactly the need Philip exploits when he offers his backing.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Philip agree to back Harry?

Partly because Harry really did raise the money, which Philip did not expect. But he also wants a way out of the business, so he backs the plan while keeping his own name off it.

Why must the business be in Harry's name?

Philip says it is for private reasons, but the effect is to hide his involvement. If the venture fails, the debts and the blame fall on Harry, not on him.

What does Helen want from Philip?

Not his money and not his travel plans. She wants independence, and her refusal of the holiday shows how little interest she has in his idea of a future together.

Does Harry understand what Philip is doing?

No. He hears the flattery and the backing, and he misses the condition hiding inside it. He thanks Philip and says he will not regret it.

What is the joke in 'And two make four'?

It is Philip's dry comment as the deal is settled, as if the arithmetic of the partnership were perfectly simple. It is, but not in Harry's favour.

Night and the City · 全 19 章

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