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You may stay, on trial.The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947 — 第 5 / 18 章 · 2'06" · B2
Gregg Strikes a Bargain with Lucy, Explained：make a bargain
Lucy refuses to be driven out of Gull Cottage, and the ghost of Captain Gregg refuses to give up his bedroom. "I have no body. I haven't had one for four years," he snaps. What looks like a fight over rooms is really two lonely people negotiating how close they are allowed to get.
あらすじ
Lucy Muir moves into Gull Cottage with her daughter Anna and soon meets its resident ghost, Captain Gregg. He tries to scare her off; she holds her ground. They bargain: he keeps the best bedroom and his painting, she keeps the rest of the house, and Anna never learns he exists.
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no intention ofinto fitsmake a bargainmealy-mouthed
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このシーンの表現
make a bargain
strike a deal
The captain gives ground and proposes a deal, as if settling a trade.
Let's make a bargain: you drive, I'll pay for fuel.
このシーンの他の表現
- no intention of
not planning to
- into fits
into a panicked state
- mealy-mouthed
smooth-tongued, hypocritical
- lantern slide
an old projection slide
- do you justice
fail to show your true worth
このシーンのメモ一覧
43 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
Link Keep your into kee-pyuh.
Keep your distance, madam.the best thing for
I merely want to do what's best for the house.stop bothering us
Then we're agreed, and you'll go right away and leave us alone.lived fully as a man
and as for me morals, I lived a man's life, and I'm not ashamed of it.be harmed by
I can assure you no woman's ever been the worse for knowing me,priggish moralizer — A dated sneer for a self-righteous person; never to their face.
and I'd like to know how many mealy-mouthed bluenoses can say the same.leave it unchanged
Leave me bedroom as it is, and I'll promise not to go into any other room in the house.negative infinitive: Promise not to do places the negative before the infinitive.
Leave me bedroom as it is, and I'll promise not to go into any other room in the house.never have to find out
And your brat need never know anything about me.modal need: Modal need takes a bare verb: need never know.
And your brat need never know anything about me.an annoying child — Insulting; only ever used of someone else's child.
And your brat need never know anything about me.where am I supposed to sleep
But if you keep the best bedroom, where should I sleep?do you understand
I have no body. I haven't had one for four years, is that clear?Run had one together as ha-dwun.
I have no body. I haven't had one for four years, is that clear?that's fine
Well, it's not very convincing, but I suppose it's all right.that's decided
Then it's settled. I'm probably making a mistake.a soft touch for
I always was a fool for a helpless woman.on the point of happening
If you're so confoundedly competent, you'll notice your kettle's about to boil over.future + be about to: Will notice looks ahead, and be about to marks what is imminent.
If you're so confoundedly competent, you'll notice your kettle's about to boil over.The t in about to is flapped and almost swallowed.
If you're so confoundedly competent, you'll notice your kettle's about to boil over.hung on a wall in
I want me painting hung in the bedroom, the one that's in the living room.one of the agreed terms
I make that part of the bargain.place it right there
I want you to put it there now, tonight. Good night.The d in Good drops, giving goo-night.
I want you to put it there now, tonight. Good night.「Gregg Strikes a Bargain with Lucy」を読み解く
What's really going on
For all his bluster, Gregg is the one giving ground. He talks like he owns the place — "I will not go right away. Why should I?" — and mocks respectable men as "mealy-mouthed bluenoses," yet the bargain he proposes gives Lucy the run of the house. His excuse is the painting: "It's my painting. I didn't invite your criticism," he says, demanding it hang in the bedroom tonight, which is really him wanting a piece of his old life kept close. Lucy, widowed and broke, needs the cottage more than she fears him, so she calls his bluff with "I'm not helpless." Neither will admit it, but both are relieved to have someone to talk to.
Theme
LonelinessTwo people with no one else to talk to argue over rooms until they quietly agree to share the house.
RomanceThe bickering sets up the real bargain: Gregg admits he's 'a fool for a helpless woman,' the first crack in his defenses.
このチャプターで学べること
- The bargain is really two people learning to share a house.
- Every rule here is argued like a treaty.
- A joke about having no body breaks the tension.
- They part with good nights, not handshakes.
発音のポイント
- Keep your — Link Keep your into kee-pyuh.
- had one — Run had one together as ha-dwun.
- about to — The t in about to is flapped and almost swallowed.
- Good night — The d in Good drops, giving goo-night.
I never frighten little girls into fits.Gregg defends himself: he's not the kind of ghost who torments children into panic. It's a gruff way of saying he isn't a monster.
and as for me morals, I lived a man's life, and I'm not ashamed of it.He refuses to apologize for how he lived. 'Me morals' — his sailor grammar — and his pride are the same thing: he was his own man.
I have no body. I haven't had one for four years, is that clear?He insists he isn't a man at all, just a spirit with no body — so Lucy has nothing to fear from sharing a bedroom with him.
I always was a fool for a helpless woman.His version of affection: he can't help softening toward a woman who needs help. He says it as a complaint, but it's the first hint he's fond of her.
If you're so confoundedly competent, you'll notice your kettle's about to boil over.Instead of answering her pride directly, he points at the kettle she forgot. The practical jab wins the argument: she is competent, just not right now.
It's my painting. I didn't invite your criticism.He cuts her off: criticizing his painting is off-limits, and putting it in the bedroom is non-negotiable. It's the one thing he still claims as his own.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Captain Gregg haunt Gull Cottage?
He died there and refuses to move on. When Lucy rents the house he treats her as an intruder in his home, not as a guest, which is why he wants her out.
Why does Lucy agree to give Gregg the best bedroom?
She needs a place to live and can't afford to fight a ghost. The bargain lets her keep the house while conceding only the room he cares about.
Why does Gregg want his painting in the bedroom?
It's the last thing that is still his. Hanging it in the room he keeps is his way of holding on to the life and identity he had.
What does 'mealy-mouthed bluenoses' mean?
Bluenose is old slang for a smug, moralizing person; mealy-mouthed means soft-spoken and evasive. Together: respectable hypocrites who pretend to be better than Gregg.
Do Lucy and Captain Gregg become friends?
The bargain is the start of it. Sharing the house pushes them from enemies into companions, and their bickering slowly turns into something closer.
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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
第 4 章spunkLucy Meets Captain Gregg's Ghost
再生中 · 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 5 / 18 章 · 残り約 42 分