a different thing
Marianne, could you play something else?Sense and Sensibility · 1995 — 第 2 / 27 章 · 2'06" · B1
The Dashwoods Lose Norland, Explained：not to be borne
With Mr. Dashwood dead, his widow and daughters must leave Norland for the son who inherits it. Waiting for John and Fanny to arrive, Mrs. Dashwood seethes — "Vultures" — while Elinor quietly plans to find a house and urges the family to "bear their coming."
あらすじ
After Mr. Dashwood dies, his wife and daughters must give up Norland to John and Fanny, who are arriving from London. Mrs. Dashwood is humiliated at being reduced to a visitor in her own home, while Elinor begins looking for a new house and explains to Margaret that the estate goes from father to son.
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not to be bornego from father to sonmaking inquiriesmove out
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このシーンの表現
not to be borne
too much to endure
Turned into a guest in her own home, Mrs. Dashwood tells Elinor that this cannot be endured.
Such rudeness is not to be borne.
このシーンの他の表現
- go from father to son
pass down the male line
- making inquiries
asking around for information
- move out
leave a home for good
- reduced to
forced down to a lower state
- bear their coming
endure their arrival
このシーンのメモ一覧
25 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
ever since that time
Mama has been weeping since breakfast.not so sad
I meant something less mournful, dearest.forced down to a lower state
Mrs. Dashwood describes herself as reduced to a visitor in her own house.
Reduced to the condition of visitor in my home.The d in reduced often drops and to weakens.
Reduced to the condition of visitor in my home.Link nowhere to, with to reduced to ta.
We have nowhere to go.coming down from
John and Fanny will be descending from London any moment.And reduces to n and links onto John.
John and Fanny will be descending from London any moment.want me to
Do you expect me to welcome them?asking around for information
While her mother fumes, Elinor says she will start making inquiries for a new house at once.
I will start making inquiries for a new house at once.endure their arrival
Elinor tells her mother they must try to bear John and Fanny's coming until they find a house.
Until then, we must try to bear their coming.move in to stay
Why are they coming to live at Norland? They already have a house in London.down the male line
Because houses go from father to son, dearest, not from father to daughter.present simple: The present simple states a standing rule rather than an action now.
Because houses go from father to son, dearest, not from father to daughter.amuse oneself with
Come inside. We could play with your atlas.negative with anymore: Not anymore marks a state that has ended.
It's not my atlas anymore. It's their atlas.searching for
As you know, we are looking for a new home.keep just
When we leave, we shall be able to retain only Thomas and Betsy.regret having to
We're very sorry to have to leave you all...sure that
but we are certain that you will find the new Mrs. Dashwood...embedded question: The embedded question keeps statement order after how long.
My only real concern is how long it will take them to move out.「The Dashwoods Lose Norland」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is about inheritance as a quiet violence. Nothing dramatic happens — no one is thrown out, no one shouts — and that is exactly the point. Mrs. Dashwood names her position with bitter precision: "Reduced to the condition of visitor in my home." The law she cannot fight determines everything, and Elinor explains it to Margaret in one flat sentence: houses go from father to son, not to daughter. The daughters do what women in their position must do: look for lodgings and keep up appearances. Even the kind leave-taking becomes part of the transaction, as the family tells the servants they may keep only two of them. The single word that releases the pressure is Mrs. Dashwood's 'Vultures' — the visitors are already picking over the estate.
Theme
Family conflictThe sisters must surrender their home to a brother by law, and the grieving widow turns her anger on the arriving relatives.
MoneyThe inheritance rule decides who keeps Norland, leaving the women to look for a small house and dismiss most of their servants.
このチャプターで学べること
- Calling relatives vultures says more about the speaker's grief.
- Old law, not malice, hands the house to the son.
- A child's atlas changes owners the moment the house does.
- Elinor answers outrage with a plan.
発音のポイント
- Reduced to — The d in reduced often drops and to weakens.
- nowhere to — Link nowhere to, with to reduced to ta.
- and Fanny — And reduces to n and links onto John.
Reduced to the condition of visitor in my home.Mrs. Dashwood's summary of her humiliation: she is a guest in the house that was her own.
It is not to be borne, Elinor.Her refusal to accept the situation quietly — it is unbearable, and she says so.
Because houses go from father to son, dearest, not from father to daughter.Elinor's plain explanation of the inheritance law that displaces the women.
It's not my atlas anymore. It's their atlas.Margaret's quiet way of saying the family has already lost the house, down to the atlas.
My only real concern is how long it will take them to move out.A cold remark from the incoming household: the only question is when the women will be gone.
このシーンについての質問
Why must the Dashwood women leave Norland?
Because the estate goes to the male heir, John Dashwood, under the law. Mr. Dashwood's widow and daughters have no claim to it.
Why does Mrs. Dashwood call John and Fanny vultures?
Because they are about to take over Norland while she and her daughters have nowhere to go. To her, the relatives are picking over what is left.
Why does Elinor explain the inheritance to Margaret?
Margaret asks why their relatives are moving in. Elinor answers plainly that houses pass from father to son, which is the law, not to daughters.
What does "not to be borne" mean?
It means something cannot be endured. Mrs. Dashwood uses it to say that being treated as a visitor in her own home is unbearable.
What are the Dashwoods going to do?
Elinor will look for a new house and they will keep only two servants. Until they move, they must put up with the arriving relatives.
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