go up to see someone
Please tell him I'd like to come up and see him. It's important.The Apartment · 1960 — 第 15 / 15 章 · 3'17" · B2
Sheldrake Takes Fran off Baxter's Hands, Explained：take someone off your hands
Baxter marches in to announce "The plain fact is, I love her" and to relieve Sheldrake of Fran for good. Sheldrake has the same news, only better: he has left his wife and will take her off Baxter's hands. Baxter's great romantic gesture is neutered on the spot, and he is handed a promotion instead.
あらすじ
Baxter phones Sheldrake to say he has good news and goes up to confess that he loves Fran and wants to take her off Sheldrake's hands. Sheldrake counters with his own news: he has moved out, left his wife, and intends to marry Fran. He then rewards Baxter with a promotion and a list of executive perks.
注目の表現
take someone off your handsthe plain fact ispresumptuouscall me back
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このシーンの表現
take someone off your hands
relieve you of someone
On the phone, Baxter offers to relieve Sheldrake of any responsibility for Fran.
Let me take that old laptop off your hands.
このシーンの他の表現
- the plain fact is
the simple truth is
- presumptuous
overstepping, too bold
- call me back
return my call
- thanks to you
because of you
- square things with
settle matters with someone
このシーンのメモ一覧
54 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
return my call
Baxter leaves a message asking Sheldrake to return his call.
Will you call me back, please?news meant for you
Mr. Sheldrake, I've got good news for you.relieve you of it
I'm gonna take Miss Kubelik off your hands.Off your links, with your weakened to yer.
I'm gonna take Miss Kubelik off your hands.the simple truth is
After circling the point, Baxter states the simple truth: he loves Fran.
The plain fact is, I love her.Fact is links together into a sound like fac-tis.
The plain fact is, I love her.hear it before anyone
I thought you should be the first to know.a person of my kind
And though it may sound presumptuous, she needs somebody like me.concessive clause: The though-clause concedes the objection first, which makes the main claim harder to dismiss.
And though it may sound presumptuous, she needs somebody like me.best for everyone
So I think it would be best all around.what's the matter with you
- Hi, Buddy-boy. What happened to you? - Hit by a swinging door?old buddy — A jokey address between men; too familiar for formal talk.
- Hi, Buddy-boy. What happened to you? - Hit by a swinging door?speaking to himself
Yeah. He's punchy. Talking to himself.dazed from blows — Boxing slang for being dazed after hits.
Yeah. He's punchy. Talking to himself.because of you
Baxter tells Sheldrake that his promotion has put marriage within reach.
But, thanks to you, I'm in a financial position to marry her.financially able to
But, thanks to you, I'm in a financial position to marry her.settle matters with someone
Baxter hopes to settle matters with Fran's family before any marriage.
If I can ever square things with her family.left a home
I've moved out of the house.a nasty shock
Sheldrake tells the story of his own downfall as a joke and asks if it isn't a shock.
My secretary got to my wife, and my wife fired me. Ain't that a kick in the head?Kick in the head links, with in the weakened together.
My secretary got to my wife, and my wife fired me. Ain't that a kick in the head?isn't — Nonstandard speech; keep it out of writing.
My secretary got to my wife, and my wife fired me. Ain't that a kick in the head?great, fine — Dated spoken word for great; today it can sound old-fashioned.
Swell. And don't think I've forgotten what you did for me.test if it fits
Sheldrake tells Baxter to sit and try the new position on for size.
Sit down. Try it on for size.filling his role
Sheldrake says his assistant moved to Denver and Baxter will fill the role.
My assistant has been shifted to the Denver office and you're taking his place.present perfect passive: The present perfect passive reports a change already made whose result is still current.
My assistant has been shifted to the Denver office and you're taking his place.ought to: Ought to states what is right or expected, stronger than should; here it trails off.
I think she's the kind of girl that definitely ought to be married to... someone.comes as part of the role
That's one of the privileges that goes with this job.an account for work costs
Sheldrake lists the perks, including a small expense account.
You also get a nice little expense account, use of the executive washroom...「Sheldrake Takes Fran off Baxter's Hands」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a machine for deflating Baxter. He comes in glowing with his one grand gesture — "The plain fact is, I love her" — and expects to be thanked for solving Sheldrake's problem. Instead Sheldrake reveals he has already done by his own hand what Baxter was about to propose: left his wife and chosen Fran. Sheldrake's version of events is comic and merciless — "My secretary got to my wife, and my wife fired me. Ain't that a kick in the head?" — and he frames the whole catastrophe as a favor that now owes Baxter a reward. So Baxter gets the office, the expense account, and the executive washroom, but the woman is taken off his hands before he can take her off Sheldrake's. His weak reply, that he got kicked in the head too, is both a joke about his black eye and the truth about the deal he has just accepted.
Theme
PowerSheldrake takes the woman and buys loyalty with a promotion, proving who holds the power.
AmbitionBaxter's climb is rewarded precisely when he loses the person he loves.
このチャプターで学べること
- Baxter's confession is the first honest move he makes.
- Sheldrake answers a love declaration with a promotion.
- The plain fact is cuts through a whole film of evasion.
- The perks Sheldrake lists are his way of changing the subject.
発音のポイント
- off your — Off your links, with your weakened to yer.
- fact is — Fact is links together into a sound like fac-tis.
- kick in the head — Kick in the head links, with in the weakened together.
The plain fact is, I love her.Baxter's blunt confession to Sheldrake. He states his love as a fact rather than a plea, which is what makes the scene's reversal so brutal.
After all, you don't really want her, and I do.Baxter's case for being allowed to have Fran: since Sheldrake does not truly want her, he should step aside. It assumes the two men can settle a woman between them.
My secretary got to my wife, and my wife fired me. Ain't that a kick in the head?Sheldrake's quip about his own downfall: his secretary told his wife, and his wife threw him out. He calls it a kick in the head, turning humiliation into a punchline.
Meanwhile I'm going to enjoy being a bachelor for a while.Sheldrake's plan while the divorce goes through: six weeks in Reno, and until then he means to enjoy being single — the same line men in this film use to keep their options open.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Baxter go to Sheldrake's office?
He thinks he is solving everything: he will take Fran off Sheldrake's hands, and he tells Sheldrake he loves her. He wants to break the arrangement honestly instead of going behind his boss's back.
Why does Sheldrake promote Baxter?
Sheldrake has just taken Fran for himself and needs Baxter's goodwill — and his apartment network is still useful. The promotion is both a reward for past favors and a way to keep Baxter loyal.
Did Sheldrake leave his wife for Fran?
He says he has moved out and is staying at the Athletic Club while the property is settled, with six weeks in Reno to follow. The film leaves open whether Fran is the reason or just the latest beneficiary.
What does a kick in the head mean here?
It means a sudden blow or shock. Sheldrake uses it for being thrown out by his wife; Baxter repeats it for his black eye and for the promotion he cannot enjoy.
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第 1 章throw a monkey wrenchBaxter Swaps His Apartment Nights
第 2 章out of handSheldrake Grills Baxter About the Key
第 3 章go to wasteBaxter Meets Fran at the Theatre
第 4 章kid yourselfFran Turns Sheldrake Down at the Booth
第 5 章all that jazzThe Bosses Welcome Baxter to His Office
第 6 章stood me upBaxter Asks Fran Out at the Party
第 7 章ancient historySheldrake Leaves Fran on Christmas Eve
第 8 章might as wellBaxter Picks Up Mrs. MacDougall
第 9 章out of the woodsDreyfuss Saves Fran and Scolds Baxter
第 10 章touch and goBaxter Calls Sheldrake About Fran
第 11 章good-time CharlieFran Rehearses the Cover Story
第 12 章from the word goFran Tells Baxter Her Life Story
第 13 章can't say noBaxter Saves Fran From a Gas Leak
第 14 章had it comingBaxter's Dinner for Two Is Interrupted
再生中 · 第 15 章take someone off your handsSheldrake Takes Fran off Baxter's Handsこの作品の 15 章はここまでです