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Thank you so much for your help with Margaret.Sense and Sensibility · 1995 — 第 4 / 27 章 · 2'34" · B2
Edward and Elinor Talk of Their Futures, Explained：do me the honour
Elinor and Edward talk privately about their futures. He would prefer a quiet parish and a private life, but his mother pushes him toward politics; he admits he has no real choice. Elinor answers that her position is the same — "Our circumstances are, therefore, precisely the same" — except that he will inherit, while she cannot even earn.
あらすじ
In the tree house, Edward and Elinor talk while Margaret is away. Edward thanks Elinor for helping with Margaret, invites her to walk with him, and jokes about being Margaret's badly treated servant on a voyage. The talk turns serious: Edward wants a quiet parish and a private life, but his mother wants him distinguished; Elinor notes that he will inherit, while she cannot earn.
注目の表現
enjoy her companydo me the honouron the understandingthe first circles
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このシーンの表現
do me the honour
grant me the favour
Edward is so nervous inviting Elinor out that he wraps it in the formal do me the honour.
Would you do me the honour of joining us?
このシーンの他の表現
- enjoy her company
like being with her
- on the understanding
on the condition that
- the first circles
the highest society
- do some good
help people a little
- idle and useless
inactive and worthless
このシーンのメモ一覧
40 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
ever since your arrival
She's quite changed since you came.like being with her
Elinor thanks him for helping Margaret, and Edward says he enjoys her company.
Not at all. I enjoy her company.Not at all runs together as no-ta-tall.
Not at all. I enjoy her company.the weather is lovely
It is very fine out.lead an expedition
I know. She's heading an expedition to China shortly.on the condition that
Edward jokes he will go as Margaret's servant, but only on the understanding that he is badly treated.
I am to go as her servant, but only on the understanding...be to future: Be to marks a fixed arrangement or instruction.
I am to go as her servant, but only on the understanding...serving out something
Sword fighting, obviously, administering rum and swabbing.come first
Which of those duties will take precedence for you?a personal life
All I want... All I have ever wanted... is the quiet of a private life...present perfect: The present perfect stresses a wish that has lasted until now.
All I want... All I have ever wanted... is the quiet of a private life...would do
A great orator, a leading politician. A barrister would serve...as long as clause: As long as introduces the condition that has to hold.
as long as I drove a barouche and dined in the first circles.hope to get
What do you wish for?far too
She prefers the army, but that is a great deal too smart for me.inactive and worthless
Elinor says she knows the feeling of being idle and useless even better than he does.
You talk of feeling idle and useless.Link idle and, with and reduced to n.
You talk of feeling idle and useless.exactly alike
Our circumstances are, therefore, precisely the same.make our own money
We cannot even earn ours.Link even earn across the n and the vowel.
We cannot even earn ours.the only way left
Piracy is our only option.「Edward and Elinor Talk of Their Futures」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a quiet reckoning of what each of them is allowed to want. Edward can name his ideal — 'a small parish where I might do some good' — but he cannot pursue it, because his mother's ambition and the family fortune decide his career. What makes the exchange moving is that Elinor refuses to let him claim suffering: she has no fortune, no profession, and no hope, so she turns his complaint around with 'Our circumstances are, therefore, precisely the same.' His only advantage, he admits, is that he will inherit, while she cannot even earn a living. The scene ends with a shared joke — 'Piracy is our only option' — which is the film's way of letting two sensible people laugh at a world that has left them no serious plan.
Theme
ClassEdward's future is decided by inheritance and his mother's ambition, while Elinor has neither fortune nor a means to earn one.
AmbitionEdward wants a small parish and a private life, but his mother is determined to make him distinguished.
このチャプターで学べること
- Edward's modest wish is a quiet rebellion against his mother's ambition.
- A joke about piracy carries more despair than a complaint would.
- Two unequal lives can still recognise the same trap.
- Formal manners here barely hide how nervous he is.
発音のポイント
- Not at all — Not at all runs together as no-ta-tall.
- idle and — Link idle and, with and reduced to n.
- even earn — Link even earn across the n and the vowel.
All I want... All I have ever wanted... is the quiet of a private life...Edward's real wish, spoken without ambition: a private, quiet life rather than the career his family demands.
Our circumstances are, therefore, precisely the same.Elinor's correction: they both want the same things, though his situation looks better.
Piracy is our only option.The dry joke that closes the talk, accepting that neither of them has a real future to choose.
She prefers the army, but that is a great deal too smart for me.His wry account of his mother's preference for the army, which he cannot afford to be ambitious enough for.
I've always preferred the Church...Edward admitting his own wish to be a clergyman, which his mother finds insufficiently distinguished.
Except that you will inherit your fortune.The difference between them in a sentence: his inheritance is certain, while the women cannot earn a living.
このシーンについての質問
Why can Edward not choose his own career?
Because his mother controls the family's expectations and his inheritance. She wants him to be distinguished, and she thinks the Church is not smart enough.
What career would Edward actually like?
He would prefer the Church and a small country parish where he could do some good, keep chickens, and give short sermons.
Why does Elinor say their circumstances are the same?
Because she, too, has no choice of occupation and no hope of change. The difference is only that he will inherit his fortune, while she cannot even earn hers.
What does "do me the honour" mean?
It is a very polite old-fashioned way of asking someone to grant a request, such as to walk or dance with you. Edward uses it to invite Elinor.
Why do Elinor and Edward joke about piracy?
Because neither of them has a real choice about the future: she cannot earn and he cannot choose his career, so piracy seems like the only free option left.
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