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Sabrina · 1954 — 第 18 / 18 章 · 2'17" · B2

Sabrina Says Goodbye to Her Father, Explained：if it's any consolation

At the dock, Sabrina and her father say their goodbyes, and he's ready to cry. But she's not leaving broken: she's over David—"I'm cured"—and now only puzzled about "how to get over the cure." Her father answers with the film's sharpest line: "Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich."

あらすじ

Linus has decided to give Sabrina up: he tells David to go home and pack, promises to handle Elizabeth and call off the merger, and sends his brother to Paris with her. At the dock, Sabrina says goodbye to her father, who expects her to be heartbroken. Instead she tells him she's over David—and that she has a new problem to get over.

Goodbyes & funeralsParents & kidsComfortingConfessingParent & childB2fastamericanClean
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注目の表現

suppose youhave a good timehomburgangry with someone

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このシーンの表現

if it's any consolation

if it helps at all

As the father sums up the failed romance, he offers one small good thing behind if it's any consolation.

If it's any consolation, the train was late for everyone.

このシーンの他の表現

  • suppose you

    how about you

  • have a good time

    enjoy yourself

  • homburg

    a soft felt men's hat

  • angry with someone

    upset at someone

  • get over someone

    recover from someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

32 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1be even

we are quits now

That's all right. Well, now we're even.
表現 · A2start packing

begin to pack

Suppose you go on home and start packing.
表現 · A2take care of someone

look after

I'll take care of Elizabeth.
表現 · B1call off something

cancelling

I'm calling off the merger at the board meeting.
表現 · A2let someone know

tell her

Let her know if you need any money.
表現 · A2have a good time

enjoy yourself

Having arranged the Paris trip, Linus wishes the couple a good time and ends with Goodbye.

I want you and Sabrina to have a good time in Paris. Goodbye.
表現 · B1all one's life

for her whole life

Of course she wants you. She's wanted you all her life.
発音She's wanted you

Wanted and you run together, almost like wan-tid-ya.

Of course she wants you. She's wanted you all her life.
表現 · B1come along

turned up

Until you came along in that silly homburg.
表現 · B1on one's way

off you go

Well, suppose you straighten that silly straw hat and on your way.
文法 · B2and on your way

ellipsis: The verb be is dropped after and, leaving the phrase to carry the command alone.

Well, suppose you straighten that silly straw hat and on your way.
表現 · B2miss the boat

miss the chance

- You'll miss the boat. - Don't worry. I won't miss the boat.
表現 · A2be in love with someone

deeply loving her

- Why should I want to go with her? - Because you're in love with her.
表現 · A2be angry with someone

upset at someone

The father wishes Sabrina would be angry with him, because her forgiveness is harder to bear than blame.

I'd feel so much better if only you'd be angry with me for allowing all this to happen.
文法 · C1if only you'd be angry

if only + would: If only with would expresses a strong wish for something that is not the case.

I'd feel so much better if only you'd be angry with me for allowing all this to happen.
発音if only you'd

You'd weakens to a short, quiet d sound.

I'd feel so much better if only you'd be angry with me for allowing all this to happen.
表現 · A2one's fault

your mistake

It wasn't your fault, Father. It was mine.
文法 · B2should have believed

should have + past participle: Should have believed marks regret for a past action that was not taken.

I should have believed you. There's a front seat and a back seat.
表現 · B2come out of something

result from it

If it's any consolation, one good thing has come out of it anyway.
表現 · B2get over someone

recover from someone

The father gently checks that Sabrina has gotten over David, using a phrasal verb for emotional recovery.

You did get over David, didn't you?
発音get over

Get over links into one unit, with the t lightly flapped.

Now how to get over the cure?
表現 · B2work out

end well

The father concludes that the romance could never have worked out, no matter how real the feeling was.

It wouldn't have worked out, really, darling.
文法 · B2wouldn't have worked out

past modal perfect: Wouldn't have worked out judges a past possibility that never came true.

It wouldn't have worked out, really, darling.
スラング · A2darling

dear — An affectionate address for family or a loved one, not for formal talk.

It wouldn't have worked out, really, darling.

「Sabrina Says Goodbye to Her Father」を読み解く

What's really going on

The last farewell is really about what Sabrina has learned. Her father, who once warned her about the gap between their worlds, now admits the deeper truth: the world will praise a rich man for marrying down but never the poor woman for marrying up—"Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich." Sabrina isn't angry at him; she echoes his old limousine lesson back to him—"There's a front seat and a back seat... And a window in between"—and takes the blame herself. What she can finally laugh about is being cured of David and then stuck with the cure: "Now how to get over the cure?" The goodbye isn't tragic; it's the moment she stops being a girl with a crush and starts speaking like his equal.

Theme

ClassThe father's closing speech spells out the double standard: a rich man marrying down is 'democratic,' a poor woman marrying up is not.
Family loveFather and daughter say goodbye without anger, each taking the blame and letting the other off the hook.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The cure here is not being over someone but being over the cure.
  • Sabrina's father argues democracy flatters the rich, not the poor.
  • A goodbye kiss and a front seat carry the whole history.
  • The farewell stays gentle and completely unsentimental.

発音のポイント

  • She's wanted you — Wanted and you run together, almost like wan-tid-ya.
  • if only you'd — You'd weakens to a short, quiet d sound.
  • get over — Get over links into one unit, with the t lightly flapped.
Of course she wants you. She's wanted you all her life.

Linus's line to David, insisting Sabrina still loves his brother—whether he believes it or is talking himself into giving her up.

Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich.

The father's verdict on the whole romance: society admires the rich for crossing class lines, but never credits the poor one who does it.

It wouldn't have worked out, really, darling.

The father's attempt at comfort: he tells Sabrina the match was doomed anyway, so she shouldn't blame herself for how it ended.

I want you and Sabrina to have a good time in Paris. Goodbye.

Linus's goodbye to David: he hands his brother the trip, and with it Sabrina, pretending the whole thing is a simple gift.

I should have believed you. There's a front seat and a back seat.

Sabrina admits her father was right all along, quoting his own limousine image back to him: the seats, and the glass between them, are real.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Linus send David to Paris with Sabrina?

He has realised he loves Sabrina, so he gives her up to his brother: he calls off the merger, handles Elizabeth, and hands David the trip and the girl.

Has Sabrina really gotten over David?

Yes. She tells her father, "I did get over that. I'm cured." Her only joke is that she now has to get over the cure—meaning her new feelings are for Linus.

What does Sabrina's father mean about democracy?

He's being bitter and funny: a rich man who marries beneath him gets praised as open-minded, but the poor woman who marries up gets no such credit. The rules only flatter the rich.

Why does Sabrina say she should have believed her father?

Because his old warning about class came true: she was, in his image, riding in a different seat with a window between them. She now sees he was right about the gap.

麗しのサブリナ · 全 18 章

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第 1 章a good thingLinus Saves Sabrina in the Garage第 2 章all in the wristLinus Reads Sabrina's Letters第 3 章lost your touchSabrina's Soufflé Gives Her Away第 4 章reaching for the moonSabrina Confides in the Baron第 5 章wheels are in motionDavid Confronts Linus Over the Merger第 6 章could've swornDavid Flirts With a Stranger第 7 章reach for the moonSabrina Says the Moon Reaches Back第 8 章knock something for a loopFather Confronts David Over Sabrina第 9 章buy someone offLinus Brings Sabrina Champagne第 10 章see her for the treeLinus Visits David in Bed第 11 章blot outLinus Opens Up to Sabrina第 12 章dispense withFairchild Draws the Class Line第 13 章make a new person out of youLinus Reveals His Escape Plan第 14 章a big stinkDavid Moves In on Sabrina第 15 章make a fool of myselfSabrina Cooks Dinner in Linus's Office第 16 章get in the wayLinus Admits He Was Sending Her Away第 17 章add two and two togetherLinus Changes All the Plans再生中 · 第 18 章if it's any consolationSabrina Says Goodbye to Her Father
この作品の 18 章はここまでです