make things calmer
Jeff grumbles that the rain should have cooled things off, weather and mood alike.
You'd think the rain would have cooled things off.Rear Window · 1954 — 第 5 / 13 章 · 2'20" · B2
Jeff and Stella Watch the Neighbors, Explained：run out on
A hot night, a nosy conversation. Stella and Jeff trade gossip about the neighbors, but Jeff keeps circling back to the salesman who carried a sample case out into the rain. "I think he was taking something out of the apartment," he says — and then the salesman stares back, and Jeff dives for cover.
あらすじ
It's a sweltering night, and Stella is rubbing Jeff's back while the two of them watch the courtyard through his window. They gossip about the neighbors, then Jeff returns to the salesman, who went out in the rain several times carrying his sample case. Jeff suspects he is moving his things out. Then the salesman looks straight back at them, and Jeff tells Stella to hide.
注目の表現
cool things offwind upSpeaking ofcast an eye
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このシーンの表現
run out on
abandon someone
Jeff decides the salesman is about to run out on his wife, and calls him a coward.
A good man would never run out on his family.
このシーンの他の表現
- cool things off
make things calmer
- wind up
end up
- Speaking of
on the subject of
- cast an eye
take a look at
- personal effects
personal belongings
このシーンのメモ一覧
50 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
Would have shrinks to would've, the d and h nearly gone.
You'd think the rain would have cooled things off.the only thing it did
All it did was make the heat wet.rather than
You know, the insurance company would be much happier if you'd sleep in bed at night instead of in that wheelchair.unreal conditional: The if-clause imagines a habit he does not actually have.
You know, the insurance company would be much happier if you'd sleep in bed at night instead of in that wheelchair.must have been
Must have been watching out that window for hours.modal perfect: Must have been doing states a confident guess about a past action.
Must have been watching out that window for hours.Gonna do if runs together into one blurred sound.
What are you gonna do if one of them catches you?it depends on which
It depends which one.stop thinking about
You keep your mind off her.live for pleasure — A playful quote for someone who lives for a good time.
She sure is the "Eat, drink and be merry" girl.on the subject of
Stella pivots from one sad neighbor to another with Speaking of misery.
Speaking of misery, poor Miss Lonelyheart. She drank herself to sleep again, alone.relative clause: The who-clause narrows down which neighbor she has in mind.
Isn't there anybody in the neighborhood who could cast an eye in her direction?it could be that
It just might be that the salesman will be available soon.cannot work it out
I just can't figure it.a number of times
He went out several times last night in the rain, carrying his sample case.carry something out of
I think he was taking something out of the apartment.abandon someone
Jeff decides the salesman is about to run out on his wife, and calls him a coward.
He's gonna run out on her, the coward.a weak, fearful person — A harsh insult; saying it to someone's face starts a fight.
He's gonna run out on her, the coward.one option is harder
Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.comparative: The comparison weighs two actions, with the full than-clause spelled out.
Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.pulled shut
The shades are all drawn in the apartment.move back — A sharp command you blurt out in a hurry.
Get back! Get back!hide from view
When the salesman looks out, Jeff snaps at Stella to get out of sight.
Come on, get out of sight. Get out of sight.Looked at before links up, the d sliding into at.
I'm not shy. I've been looked at before.that sort of glance
That's the kind of look a man gives when he's afraid somebody might be watching him.「Jeff and Stella Watch the Neighbors」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is the whole method of the film in miniature: two people turning a hot, boring night into a story about strangers. The talk moves from Miss Torso to Miss Lonelyheart to the salesman, and every neighbor becomes a character in a plot the watchers invent. Jeff's suspicion is based on almost nothing — a man carrying a case in the rain — but he builds a whole betrayal out of it: "He's gonna run out on her, the coward." Stella's reply pushes back gently with a larger idea: "Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run." That line could be about the neighbors, about Jeff's own fear of marriage, or both. Then the film turns the lens around: the salesman looks out his window, and the watchers suddenly become the watched.
Theme
LonelinessThe neighbors' lives are read as warnings about being alone, and Jeff and Stella watch them to pass a hot night.
TrustJeff spins a story of betrayal from a salesman in the rain, guessing at a man he has never met.
このチャプターで学べること
- Gossip here is really evidence gathering.
- The rain makes the watching feel sticky and tense.
- A neighbor's errand becomes a suspicion.
- Being watched changes how a man looks.
発音のポイント
- would have cooled — Would have shrinks to would've, the d and h nearly gone.
- gonna do if — Gonna do if runs together into one blurred sound.
- looked at before — Looked at before links up, the d sliding into at.
Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.Stella's line about relationships: leaving can be kinder than staying in something broken. It hangs over the neighbors and over Jeff's own situation.
That's the kind of look a man gives when he's afraid somebody might be watching him.Jeff reads the salesman's glance as guilt. It's a guess, but it turns passive watching into suspicion of a crime.
You'd think the rain would have cooled things off.The opening line sets the mood: a heat wave that rain only made worse. It frames the night as sticky and restless.
All it did was make the heat wet.A wry follow-up: the rain changed nothing. The line captures the film's feeling of being stuck in uncomfortable weather and uncomfortable questions.
このシーンについての質問
Why do Jeff and Stella watch the neighbors?
Jeff is stuck at home with a broken leg and cannot work, so watching the courtyard is his only entertainment. Stella joins him and they turn the neighbors into stories.
Why does Jeff suspect the salesman?
The salesman went out several times at night in the rain carrying his sample case, and now his shades are drawn in the heat. Jeff decides he is moving out on his wife.
What does "run out on" mean?
It means to abandon someone, especially to walk out on a partner. Jeff uses it to accuse the salesman of planning to leave his wife.
Who is the salesman, and what is he really doing?
He is Lars Thorwald, and Jeff thinks he is carrying his personal effects out of the apartment. In the story, those suitcase trips are the clue that leads Jeff to suspect a murder.
Why does Jeff tell Stella to get out of sight?
The salesman suddenly looks out of his window toward them. Afraid they have been spotted, Jeff tells Stella to hide so the man does not see them watching.
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第 1 章go up in smokeJeff Argues with His Editor
第 2 章call the whole thing offStella Warns Jeff, Then Talks Marriage
第 3 章seen better daysLisa Brings Dinner to Jeff
第 4 章in the palm of your handJeff and Lisa Argue About His Life
再生中 · 第 5 章run out onJeff and Stella Watch the Neighbors
第 6 章cut upJeff Ignores Lisa to Spy on Thorwald
第 7 章jump at the chanceJeff Calls Doyle About a Murder
第 8 章knee-deep inDoyle Won't Search Thorwald's Apartment
第 9 章live out of somethingJeff Spots the Missing Handbag
第 10 章a fairy taleDoyle Dismisses Lisa's Clue
第 11 章love thy neighborThe Neighbor's Dog Is Killed
第 12 章since when ...?Jeff Spots the Disturbed Flower Bed
第 13 章louse up somethingLisa Gets Arrested at Thorwald's第 5 / 13 章 · 残り約 30 分