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The Godfather · 1972 — 第 6 / 9 章 · 3'56" · B2

Vito Forgoes His Vengeance, Explained：draw the water from the well

On the surface the heads of the families are haggling over narcotics and who must share the judges. Underneath, vengeance for a son is being traded away. “I forgo the vengeance of my son” sounds like grief, but it is the price of getting the youngest boy home alive.

あらすじ

The heads of the families sit down in one room. One man defends refusing the drug trade: police who helped with gambling will not help with narcotics. Others call that refusal unfriendly and tell him to share his judges. They agree the traffic will be controlled, and he gives up vengeance so his youngest boy can come home, swearing he will not break the peace.

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when it comes todraw the water from the wellbreak the peacekeep it respectable

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このシーンの表現

draw the water from the well

to share the same source of power or wealth

对方说柯里昂家既然握着法官和政客，就该让大家也分着用，像从同一口井里打水。

Both campaigns draw water from the same well of donors.

このシーンの他の表現

  • when it comes to

    as far as something is concerned

  • break the peace

    to disrupt an agreement of peace

  • keep it respectable

    to keep something looking proper and above reproach

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 47 件のメモ

表現 · B1except one timeWhen did I ever refuse, except one time? And why?
表現 · B2in the years to comeBecause I believe this drug business will destroy us in the years to come.
表現 · B1it's not like somethingIt's not like gambling or liquor or even women,
表現 · B1be forbidden by somethingwhich is something that most people want, but is forbidden by the Church.
文法 · B2something that most people want

relative clause with that

which is something that most people want, but is forbidden by the Church.
表現 · A2in the pastEven the police that have helped us in the past with gambling and other things are going to refuse to help us when it comes to narcotics.
表現 · B2when it comes to something

as far as something is concerned

Even the police that have helped us in the past with gambling and other things are going to refuse to help us when it comes to narcotics.
表現 · B1refuse to do somethingEven the police that have helped us in the past with gambling and other things are going to refuse to help us when it comes to narcotics.
文法 · B2when it comes to narcotics

when it comes to

Even the police that have helped us in the past with gambling and other things are going to refuse to help us when it comes to narcotics.
表現 · B1times have changedTimes have changed.
表現 · B1the old daysIt's not like the old days, when we could do anything we wanted.
表現 · B1do anything one wantsIt's not like the old days, when we could do anything we wanted.
表現 · B2the act of a friendA refusal is not the act of a friend.
表現 · B2present a bill for somethingCertainly he can present a bill for such services.
表現 · A2after allAfter all, we're not communists.
発音After all

liaison

After all, we're not communists.
表現 · B1can't resistThey can't resist. I want to control it as a business, keep it respectable.
表現 · B2keep something respectable

to keep something looking proper and above reproach

They can't resist. I want to control it as a business, keep it respectable.
表現 · B1sell something to someoneI don't want it near schools, I don't want it sold to children.
スラング · C1infàmiaThats an infàmia.
スラング · C1the coloredIn my city we would keep the traffic to the colored.
表現 · B2lose one's soulThey're animals, so let them lose their souls.
表現 · B2reason togetherI hoped that we could come here and reason together.
表現 · B1be willing to do somethingAnd I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to find a peaceful solution.
表現 · B2a peaceful solutionAnd I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to find a peaceful solution.
表現 · B2be agreedWe are agreed. The traffic in drugs will be permitted, but controlled.
表現 · B1be permittedWe are agreed. The traffic in drugs will be permitted, but controlled.
発音We are agreed

liaison

We are agreed. The traffic in drugs will be permitted, but controlled.
表現 · B2a strict assuranceI must have strict assurance from Corleone.
表現 · B2as time goes byAs time goes by and his position becomes stronger, will he attempt any individual vendetta?
表現 · B2individual vendettaAs time goes by and his position becomes stronger, will he attempt any individual vendetta?
文法 · B2As time goes by

as-clause for change

As time goes by and his position becomes stronger, will he attempt any individual vendetta?
表現 · A2talk about somethingYou talk about vengeance.
表現 · A2bring someone backWill vengeance bring your son back to you?
表現 · C1forgo somethingI forgo the vengeance of my son.
表現 · B1selfish reasonsBut I have selfish reasons.
表現 · B1make arrangementsAnd I have to make arrangements to bring him back here safely.
表現 · B2be cleared of somethingCleared of all these false charges.
表現 · B2a superstitious manBut I'm a superstitious man.
表現 · C1something befalls someoneIf an unlucky accident should befall him, if he should be shot by a police officer,
表現 · B2hang oneselfor if he should hang himself in his jail cell, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning,
表現 · B2be struck by a bolt of lightningor if he should hang himself in his jail cell, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning,
文法 · C1he should hang himself

should for a hypothetical

or if he should hang himself in his jail cell, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning,
発音bolt of lightning

liaison

or if he should hang himself in his jail cell, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning,
表現 · B2do not forgive someoneAnd that I do not forgive.
表現 · B2swear on the souls of someoneon the souls of my grandchildren,
表現 · B2break the peace

to disrupt an agreement of peace

that I will not be the one to break the peace we've made here today.

「Vito Forgoes His Vengeance」を読み解く

What's really going on

The meeting looks like a compromise on narcotics, but the drug debate is only the door. One side wants the Corleone political machine: “He must let us draw the water from the well.” Sharing judges is the real concession, and calling a refusal “not the act of a friend” turns a business decision into a charge of betrayal. The peace terms that follow are just as loaded. Allowing controlled traffic lets the others profit; the promise to forgo vengeance sounds generous until the conditions appear. The youngest son must come home, cleared, and any “accident” — a policeman's bullet, a jail suicide, even lightning — will be treated as someone's fault. “And that I do not forgive” keeps the truce from being mistaken for forgiveness. He swears on his grandchildren that he will not break the peace, which also names the only crime he still cares about: whoever touches the boy.

Theme

RevengeHe sets revenge aside for the son who will not return, then makes any harm to the youngest boy unforgivable.
PowerThe narcotics quarrel is a fight over who may use one man's judges and politicians.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Changed times can force a new deal
  • Friendship talk can still be pressure
  • A peaceful solution can cost vengeance
  • The oath names who must not strike first

発音のポイント

  • After all — liaison
  • We are agreed — liaison
  • bolt of lightning — liaison
Will vengeance bring your son back to you?

It cuts off the case for revenge: whatever else a vendetta might do, it will not return the son they are talking about.

I forgo the vengeance of my son.

He lays down his own revenge for that son, and ties the concession to something he calls selfish: bringing his youngest boy home alive and cleared.

A refusal is not the act of a friend.

A no on the drug trade is recast as betrayal. Friends, the line claims, would share the judges and the politicians, not keep the well to themselves.

And that I do not forgive.

After the list of disasters, from a policeman's bullet to lightning, this is the clause with no escape: if the youngest son is harmed, someone in the room will not be forgiven.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Corleone give up vengeance for his son?

The question is asked whether vengeance will bring that son back, and he then forgoes the vengeance. He calls the reason selfish: the youngest boy had to leave the country over the Sollozzo business, and he wants him brought home and cleared of the charges. Dropping the vendetta is how he tries to buy that return.

What are the other families demanding from Corleone?

His judges and his politicians. They tell him that if he holds those connections he must share them, or let the others use them, and that he can present a bill for the service. “Draw the water from the well” is the picture they use for that access, not a request for a literal well.

Why does he mention lightning, a hanging, and a police bullet?

He calls himself a superstitious man and lists three disasters: the youngest son shot by a police officer, hanged in his jail cell, or struck by lightning. If any of that happens, he will blame some of the people in the room. “And that I do not forgive” leaves no accident on that list that he will treat as bad luck.

Does he really promise peace?

He swears on the souls of his grandchildren that he will not be the one to break the peace made that day. He does not swear to forget his son, and the warning about accidents sits right beside the oath. He will not strike first. Harm to the boy is a separate matter, and that he does not forgive.

Who is right about refusing the drug trade?

Both arguments are self-serving. One side says narcotics will destroy them because the police who overlook gambling will refuse to help with drugs. The other says times have changed and a refusal is not friendly. The meeting does not decide who is wiser. It decides that the traffic will be permitted, but controlled, and that Corleone's protection in the east is part of the price.

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