thinks he is something
The captain briefs Lucy on Sproule, mocking a man who thinks one fourth place makes him a sea dog.
He came in fourth in a club regatta once and fancies himself as the very devil of a seafaring man.The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947 — 第 11 / 18 章 · 2'31" · B2
Captain Gregg Tells Lucy to Move On, Explained：cooped up
A foghorn drifts in and turns the night tender. Captain Gregg calls it "the loneliest sound," then turns to Lucy's real problem: what comes next for her. "What's to become of us, Daniel?" she asks. His answer is generous and heartbreaking — she should go out and meet men, because he can't give her a future.
あらすじ
Late at night a foghorn sounds outside Lucy's house. Captain Gregg, the ghost, has just been briefing her on how to handle a London publisher. The lonely sound turns the talk serious: Lucy confesses she was happy only while they were writing his book, and now she can't picture her own future. He tells her to go out, meet people, and find a life of her own.
注目の表現
cooped upa change of scenefancies himself ascursing a blue streak
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このシーンの表現
cooped up
stuck indoors
In the foggy sitting room the captain tells Lucy she has been shut indoors too long, worried but firm.
The kids were cooped up indoors all week because of the rain.
このシーンの他の表現
- a change of scene
a new setting
- fancies himself as
thinks he is something
- cursing a blue streak
swearing nonstop
- on your mind
weighing on you
このシーンのメモ一覧
39 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
Link himself as so it runs like himsel-fas.
He came in fourth in a club regatta once and fancies himself as the very devil of a seafaring man.to be honest with you
To tell you the truth, he doesn't know a crossjack from a scuttlebutt.can't tell A from B
To tell you the truth, he doesn't know a crossjack from a scuttlebutt.nonstop — Casual; it describes nonstop swearing, not for polite talk.
with a captain cursing a blue streak and wondering why he ever went to sea instead of opening a grocer's shop like a sensible man.deal with things truthfully
It makes you face things honestly, doesn't it?tag question: The tag invites agreement, turning a firm claim into a shared truth.
It makes you face things honestly, doesn't it?a worry you carry
There's something on your mind.what will happen to us
What's to become of us, Daniel?be to infinitive: Be to marks a fixed or fated future; here it asks what awaits them.
What's to become of us, Daniel?relative clause: The clause that can happen defines everything: all that could happen already has.
Everything's happened that can happen.achieve something as a team
We were accomplishing something together.peer into something literally peering into fog; here it means the future is unreadable
Now, when I try to think about the future, it's all dark and confused, like trying to see into the fog.overwork
You've been working too hard, cooped up in the house too long.Run cooped up in together as one blur.
You've been working too hard, cooped up in the house too long.stuck indoors — Everyday and slightly grumbly; avoid it in formal writing.
You've been working too hard, cooped up in the house too long.a new setting
In the same night talk the captain prescribes a change of scene for Lucy, certain as a doctor.
You need a change of scene.out among people
You should be out in the world more, meeting people.didn't you realize
You're a confoundedly attractive woman, or hadn't you noticed?The t in hadn't often drops, so it sounds like hadn-you.
You're a confoundedly attractive woman, or hadn't you noticed?extremely (dated) — Old-fashioned British emphasis; keep it light and spoken.
You're a confoundedly attractive woman, or hadn't you noticed?deserve it for yourself
Really, my dear, you owe it to yourself.「Captain Gregg Tells Lucy to Move On」を読み解く
What's really going on
The foghorn does the emotional work. Captain Gregg describes it as "the loneliest sound, like a child lost and crying in the dark," and the phrase lands on both of them: he is the one who is lost, and she is the one crying in the dark. Lucy's question, "What's to become of us, Daniel?" is really a request for a future together, and he refuses it — "Nothing can become of me. Everything's happened that can happen." Yet instead of keeping her, he pushes her out: change of scene, meet people, "Seeing men." The compliments that follow — "You're a confoundedly attractive woman" — are not flirtation but a goodbye. He is talking himself out of the only company he has.
Theme
LonelinessA foghorn, a lost ship, a ghost who cannot share the future: the whole talk is soaked in it.
RomanceHe urges the woman he loves to go find someone else, because he can't give her life.
このチャプターで学べること
- A foghorn carries more loneliness than any words.
- The captain pushes Lucy toward life, not himself.
- Fancying yourself as something invites a smirk.
- Tag questions ask for agreement, not answers.
発音のポイント
- himself as — Link himself as so it runs like himsel-fas.
- cooped up in — Run cooped up in together as one blur.
- hadn't you — The t in hadn't often drops, so it sounds like hadn-you.
It's the loneliest sound, like a child lost and crying in the dark.The foghorn's call, but really the captain's own solitude — he identifies with the lost ship out in the fog.
There's something on your mind.He reads Lucy instantly; her silence tells him she is troubled before she says a word.
It makes you face things honestly, doesn't it?The sea, he says, strips away pretense. He is gently steering the conversation toward whatever is really bothering her.
What's to become of us, Daniel?Lucy's real question: do we have a future together? She is asking him to promise something.
Everything's happened that can happen.His answer to her — as a ghost, his life is finished; there is nothing left for him to become.
You're a confoundedly attractive woman, or hadn't you noticed?Not flirtation but encouragement: he is telling her she could still have a life and love with someone living.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Captain Gregg tell Lucy to go out and meet men?
Because he loves her enough to admit he can't give her a future. He is a ghost; she is alive, and he doesn't want her to waste her years on him.
Why can't the captain and Lucy be together?
He is dead and she is alive. As he puts it, "Nothing can become of me. Everything's happened that can happen" — he has no future to offer, which is why he sends her toward one.
What does the foghorn mean in this scene?
It sets the mood and mirrors the captain. He calls it "the loneliest sound, like a child lost and crying in the dark" — exactly what he is, a man stranded and unheard.
Does Lucy want to go out and meet people?
No. She says she loves it at her house and has no desire to see men. She asks about their future instead, which is the closest she comes to saying what she wants.
Who is Sproule, and why does the captain coach Lucy about him?
Sproule is the publisher she must meet. The captain tells her Sproule once got fourth in a regatta and fancies himself a seafaring man, but can't tell a crossjack from a scuttlebutt — useful flattery for Lucy to use.
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第 8 章throw yourself atCaptain Gregg Dictates His Memoirs
第 9 章unvarnishedLucy Writes Captain Gregg's Memoir
第 10 章wouldn't dream ofGregg Dictates His Last Chapter
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第 12 章unvarnishedLucy Barges In on a Publisher
第 13 章a weakness forLucy Meets Miles in a Cab
第 14 章today of all daysCaptain Gregg Gets Jealous
第 15 章promise you the moonCaptain Gregg Says Goodbye to Lucy
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