Sabrina · 1954 — 第 7 / 18 章 · 2'45" · B1

Sabrina Says the Moon Reaches Back, Explained:reach for the moon

Sabrina comes home from Paris transformed, and David immediately asks her out. Her father won't let the fantasy stand: "David is engaged," and "Nothing has changed." Sabrina answers with the line that gives the scene its name: "The moon's reaching for me."

あらすじ

Sabrina returns to the Larrabee house after years in Paris, no longer the awkward chauffeur's daughter. David, the playboy son, flirts and plans a night on the town with her. Then her father Thomas sits her down: David is engaged, nothing has changed, and she is still reaching for the moon.

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reach for the moonget marriedscrawnynothing has changed

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このシーンの表現

reach for the moon

aim for the impossible

Her father says she is still the chauffeur's daughter, still reaching for the moon, and he means it kindly.

It's fine to reach for the moon, but keep your feet on the ground.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get married

    wed

  • scrawny

    very thin and bony

  • nothing has changed

    nothing is different

  • I don't like the sound of it

    it sounds wrong

  • homecoming party

    a party for someone's return

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · A2put the coffee on

start making coffee

Margaret welcomes Sabrina home and offers to put the coffee on, the easy talk of family.

I'll put some coffee on. Will you come to the kitchen, Sabrina?
表現 · A2as soon as ...

right when

As soon as I've opened my bags, Margaret.
表現 · B1have a reunion

meet up again

Look, as old neighbours, I think the two of us should have a reunion.
表現 · A2how about something

what about

- It's only fair. - How about tonight?
表現 · B1go out on the town

have a night out

- All right. - Good. We'll go out on the town.
表現 · B1think much of something

rate highly

I guess you wouldn't think so much of it after Paris.
表現 · B1as long as ...

provided that

Well, I don't mind, David, as long as you're there.
発音as long as you're

Link as long as you're into one run, with you're reduced to yər.

Well, I don't mind, David, as long as you're there.
表現 · B1a homecoming party

a party for someone's return

Sabrina thinks the party is for her return and happily calls it a homecoming party.

David, this couldn't be nicer. A homecoming party.
文法 · B1that scrawny little kid who used to

relative clause: The who-clause describes the girl, and used to marks a habit she had long ago.

Would you have recognised her, that scrawny little kid who used to whip around corners every time she saw us coming,
文法 · B1every time she saw us coming

time clause: Every time she saw us coming works like whenever, introducing a repeated past scene.

Would you have recognised her, that scrawny little kid who used to whip around corners every time she saw us coming,
スラング · B1scrawny

painfully thin — Blunt and unflattering; not for strangers' faces.

Would you have recognised her, that scrawny little kid who used to whip around corners every time she saw us coming,
スラング · B1whip around

dart around — Casual and vivid; usually for quick, sudden movement.

Would you have recognised her, that scrawny little kid who used to whip around corners every time she saw us coming,
表現 · A2wait till ...

just wait until

Wait till you see what I brought you from Paris.
表現 · B1should have done something

ought to have said

Sabrina, I know I should have mentioned it in my last letter...
文法 · B1should have mentioned

should have done: Should have mentioned means he ought to have said it but did not, and he knows it.

Sabrina, I know I should have mentioned it in my last letter...
発音should have

Should have weakens to should-uv, with the have almost swallowed.

Sabrina, I know I should have mentioned it in my last letter...
スラング · B2gaudy

loud and tacky — Slightly negative about colour or style; use with care.

And here. Aren't they gaudy?
表現 · A2get married

wed

The father tells Sabrina that David is engaged, saying it flatly, as another door closing.

Sabrina, David is engaged. He's getting married again.
表現 · A2on one's day off

a day away from work

And this is for you to wear on your day off.
表現 · B1the sound of it

it sounds wrong

Sabrina shrugs that David is not married yet, and her father says he does not like the sound of it.

I don't like that. I don't like the sound of it.
表現 · B1everything has changed

all is different now

But don't you see, Father? Everything has changed.
表現 · B1nothing has changed

nothing is different

She says everything has changed; her father answers that nothing has, and he will not budge.

Nothing has changed.
表現 · B2reach for the moon

aim for the impossible

Her father says she is still the chauffeur's daughter, still reaching for the moon, and he means it kindly.

He's still David Larrabee, and you're still the chauffeur's daughter, and you're still reaching for the moon.
文法 · B1you're still reaching

adverb still: Still sits after be and before the main verb, and three of them leave no room for change.

He's still David Larrabee, and you're still the chauffeur's daughter, and you're still reaching for the moon.
発音chauffeur's daughter

Chauffeur's keeps its French stress, and daughter takes the beat.

He's still David Larrabee, and you're still the chauffeur's daughter, and you're still reaching for the moon.

「Sabrina Says the Moon Reaches Back」を読み解く

What's really going on

The whole scene is built around the gap between how Sabrina looks and how the household sees her. David's flirting proves the transformation is real on the outside—he's suddenly interested in the girl he ignored for years. Her father's reaction proves it changes nothing on the inside: "He's still David Larrabee, and you're still the chauffeur's daughter, and you're still reaching for the moon." Sabrina doesn't argue with the facts; she rewrites the metaphor. "The moon's reaching for me," she answers, which is either the bravest line in the film or the most self-deluded—and the movie lets both readings sit there.

Theme

ClassEvery kind word is undercut by rank: he's a Larrabee, she's the chauffeur's daughter, and the family keeps the line intact.
DreamsSabrina refuses her father's limits, turning a hopeless metaphor into a promise: the moon is coming to her.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A daughter answers a lifetime of warnings in one line.
  • The father's three 'still's are the whole class argument.
  • She borrows his metaphor and turns it back on him.
  • That party was never meant to welcome her home.

発音のポイント

  • as long as you're — Link as long as you're into one run, with you're reduced to yər.
  • should have — Should have weakens to should-uv, with the have almost swallowed.
  • chauffeur's daughter — Chauffeur's keeps its French stress, and daughter takes the beat.
But don't you see, Father? Everything has changed.

Sabrina insists her years in Paris changed who she is, so old rules about who she can love no longer apply.

No, Father. The moon's reaching for me.

Her reply flips the family's metaphor: she isn't chasing something impossible—she believes it's coming to her.

He's still David Larrabee, and you're still the chauffeur's daughter, and you're still reaching for the moon.

The father lays out the class math he thinks can't change: the name, the job, and the hopeless distance between them.

I don't like that. I don't like the sound of it.

The father hears something off in her calm tone—she's not over David at all, and he can tell the trouble is coming.

Sabrina, David is engaged. He's getting married again.

The father delivers the news plainly, hoping it will end her hopes before she gets hurt again.

Well, I don't mind, David, as long as you're there.

Sabrina's answer to David: she doesn't care about the dull party or the family crowd, only that he's beside her.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sabrina's father say nothing has changed?

He's not being cruel—he's protecting her. In his view she's still the chauffeur's daughter and David is still a Larrabee, so her love can only end in hurt.

Does Sabrina believe her father's warning?

No. She says everything has changed and insists the moon is reaching for her. Whether she's right is left open—the movie keeps her confidence intact for the ending.

Why does David suddenly pay attention to Sabrina?

She's come back from Paris looking completely different. The same girl he never noticed is now someone he flirts with and asks out the same day.

How does the family react to Sabrina's transformation?

With surprise and teasing. They point out the scrawny kid she used to be and joke about her legs, before her father pulls the mood down with the news about David.

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