get used to
You'll forgive me if I take a moment to get accustomed to you.The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947 — 第 4 / 18 章 · 5'00" · B2
Lucy Meets Captain Gregg's Ghost, Explained：spunk
Lucy has moved into a haunted house and finally meets its ghost: Captain Gregg, who is furious, funny, and not remotely sorry for scaring off her predecessors. She apologizes for insulting him, corrects one rumor — he didn't kill himself — and refuses to be frightened away: "The house suits me perfectly." A battle of wills that turns, unexpectedly, into respect.
あらすじ
Alone in Gull Cottage, Lucy Muir meets the ghost who haunts it: Captain Daniel Gregg, a blunt old sea captain. He explains he never committed suicide — a gas heater and a coroner's jury got it wrong — and that he wants the house turned into a home for retired seamen. Lucy refuses to leave, and after a shouting match, Gregg concedes she has spunk worth respecting.
注目の表現
confoundedbrought inweigh anchorchart the course
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このシーンの表現
spunk
courage, pluck
The captain is won over by Lucy's nerve and praises her pluck.
It took spunk to speak up in that meeting.
このシーンの他の表現
- confounded
damned, accursed
- brought in
returned a verdict
- weigh anchor
raise the anchor to leave
- chart the course
plan the route in advance
- count for
weigh in your favour
このシーンのメモ一覧
82 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ
Link get accustomed into ge-ta-customd.
You'll forgive me if I take a moment to get accustomed to you.accept as real
I didn't really believe in you, or I wouldn't have.owing to
Why, I mean because of the way you died.must have done it
I went to sleep in front of that confounded gas heater in my bedroom, and I must have kicked the gas on with my foot in my sleep.modal perfect: Must have plus a past participle marks a confident guess about the past.
I went to sleep in front of that confounded gas heater in my bedroom, and I must have kicked the gas on with my foot in my sleep.The final d in kicked is often dropped before the.
I went to sleep in front of that confounded gas heater in my bedroom, and I must have kicked the gas on with my foot in my sleep.as anyone would
It was a stormy night like this with half a gale blowing from the south-southwest into my windows, so I shut them as any sensible man would.with + noun + participle: With plus a noun and participle sets up the accompanying circumstances.
It was a stormy night like this with half a gale blowing from the south-southwest into my windows, so I shut them as any sensible man would.damned — Old-fashioned mild swearing; fine among friends, not at work.
Then the coroner's jury brought in a suicide because me blasted charwoman testified I always slept with me windows open.how on earth — Old-fashioned and irritated; marks strong puzzlement.
How the devil should she know how I slept?only just begun
You call that trying? I'd barely started.quite good-looking
You're not a bad-looking woman, you know, especially when you're asleep.raise a topic
You, of all people, should not have brought that up.look after oneself
Well, I'm sure it was very kind of you, but I am quite capable of taking care of myself.Blend capable of into key-pa-blov.
Well, I'm sure it was very kind of you, but I am quite capable of taking care of myself.pack and leave
Of course I'm really here, and I'll still be here when you've packed up and gone.provided that
It is as long as I pay rent.to hell with it — An old curse showing contempt; dated and blunt.
Legal owner be hanged!convert into
It's my house, and I want it turned into a home for retired seamen.are you listening
Stop it now, do you hear me?The t in can't drops, so stand follows straight away.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a woman crying.as though
It was as if the house itself were welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty.subjunctive as if: After as if, were signals an imagined, contrary-to-fact comparison.
It was as if the house itself were welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty.feel the same about
I felt that way about a ship once, my first command.from gratitude
Always swore she sailed twice as sweetly for me as she would for any other master out of gratitude.「Lucy Meets Captain Gregg's Ghost」を読み解く
What's really going on
What looks like a ghost story is really two proud people negotiating who gets to belong somewhere. Gregg's haunting is territorial, not supernatural vengeance: "I have plans for me house, which don't include a pack of strangers barging in and making themselves at home." Lucy, who has just lost one home, will not surrender this one: "The house suits me perfectly." Their sparring is a courtship in disguise. It is only when Lucy admits the house seemed to be "welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty" that Gregg drops his guard and answers with his own memory — a rusty first ship he loved.
Theme
IdentityGregg claims his house and his memory; Lucy claims the home she chose for herself.
LonelinessA ghost and a widow each recognize in the empty house something worth rescuing.
このチャプターで学べること
- The captain insults and comforts in the same breath.
- Every argument here is fought with sea imagery.
- Lucy wins by refusing to be frightened.
- A ghost admitting weakness is the scene's real turn.
発音のポイント
- get accustomed — Link get accustomed into ge-ta-customd.
- kicked the — The final d in kicked is often dropped before the.
- capable of — Blend capable of into key-pa-blov.
- can't stand — The t in can't drops, so stand follows straight away.
Coombe's a fool. They're all fools.Gregg's verdict on the people who told Lucy his death was suicide — the man who rented her the house included. He dismisses the whole town as fools.
You're not a bad-looking woman, you know, especially when you're asleep.A backhanded compliment that also confesses he watched Lucy sleep. It is flirtation wrapped in rudeness, and she immediately picks up on the admission.
I love this house. I thought I must stay here the moment I saw it.Lucy's reason for refusing to be driven out: her attachment to Gull Cottage began at first sight and feels like fate, not a whim.
It was as if the house itself were welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty.Lucy gives the house a personality and a plea; it is the line that finally makes the ghost stop fighting and start listening.
It's my house, and I want it turned into a home for retired seamen.Gregg states his actual plan for Gull Cottage, and therefore his real motive for haunting it: he intends it as a refuge for old sailors.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a woman crying.Gregg's gruff pivot: he can argue with anyone, but tears undo him, which is why he softens the moment Lucy starts to cry.
このシーンについての質問
Did Captain Gregg really commit suicide?
No. He says he fell asleep in front of a 'confounded gas heater' and must have kicked the gas on in his sleep. A coroner's jury ruled it suicide after his charwoman testified he always slept with the windows open, but Gregg insists the whole verdict was nonsense.
Why does Captain Gregg haunt Gull Cottage?
Not revenge and not unfinished business of the tragic kind. He says simply, 'I have plans for me house' — he wants it turned into a home for retired seamen. He haunts to keep strangers from settling in, and he admits he enjoyed scaring the tenants before Lucy.
Who is Mr. Coombe, and why does Gregg call him a fool?
Coombe is the man who told Lucy that Gregg killed himself, and he is connected to the house she rents. Gregg's retort is blunt — 'Coombe's a fool. They're all fools' — because the rumor Coombe passed on is what Lucy apologized for.
Why won't Lucy leave the house?
She says, 'I love this house. I thought I must stay here the moment I saw it.' Gull Cottage gives her the independence she lacked, and she describes it as welcoming her and asking to be rescued from being so empty. Gregg's threats only stiffen her resolve.
What does 'spunk' mean when Gregg says Lucy has it?
'Spunk' means spirit and courage — the grit that kept Lucy from being frightened off. Gregg offers it as a compliment: 'And you've got spunk. You didn't frighten like the others.' It is his way of admitting she's won his respect.
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次のチャプター · 第 5 章make a bargainGregg Strikes a Bargain with Lucy
第 1 章come crawling backLucy Leaves Her In-Laws' House
第 2 章be the judge ofLucy Insists on Gull Cottage
第 3 章obstinateLucy Rents the Haunted House
再生中 · 第 4 章spunkLucy Meets Captain Gregg's Ghost
第 5 章make a bargainGregg Strikes a Bargain with Lucy
第 6 章as it isLucy Tells the Captain About Edwin
第 7 章bats in the belfryIn-Laws Come to Take Lucy Home
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
第 11 章cooped upCaptain Gregg Tells Lucy to Move On
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
第 16 章what possessed meMrs. Muir's Book Becomes a Success
第 17 章take my breath awayAnna Brings Home a Fiance
第 18 章hopelessly in loveAnna and Lucy Talk About the Captain第 4 / 18 章 · 残り約 44 分