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The Great Gatsby · 2013 — 第 5 / 18 章 · 4'27" · B2

Gatsby Tells Nick His Life Story, Explained：a pack of lies

Riding to lunch, Gatsby volunteers his whole life story — fortune, Oxford, war medals, Europe — the exact rumors he's trying to deny. Nick can't tell if any of it is real, and the narration says so: "Could it all be true?" Then Gatsby pivots to what he actually wants: a favor.

あらすじ

Gatsby drives Nick into the city for lunch and, on the way, tells him the story of his life: a wealthy Midwestern family, an Oxford education, a heroic war record, and years drifting through Europe. Nick listens and doubts. Later Gatsby admits what he's after: a very big request.

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注目の表現

take my word for ita pack of liesanyhowGod's truth

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このシーンの表現

a pack of lies

一派谎言；满口胡话

盖茨比在车上谈到外界对他的种种指控，用这句话把它们全盘否定。

What he told the police was a pack of lies.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take my word for it

    相信我说的话；听我的没错

  • anyhow

    话说回来；反正；究竟

  • God's truth

    an emphatic oath that what you are saying is completely true

このシーンのメモ一覧

100 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · B2a custom jobIt's all a custom job.
表現 · B1someone's opinion of someoneWhat is your opinion of me, anyhow?
表現 · B2get the wrong impressionI don't want you to get the wrong impression...
文法 · B1I don't want you to get the wrong impression

want someone to do

I don't want you to get the wrong impression...
表現 · C1a pack of liesA pack of lies, I guarantee. You've heard the stories?
表現 · C1tell someone the truth

an emphatic oath that what you are saying is completely true

I will tell you God's truth. God's truth about myself.
表現 · B1the son of someoneI am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West.
発音the son of

liaison

I am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West.
表現 · B2be educated at a place...but educated at Oxford...
表現 · B1a family tradition...have been educated there for years. It's a family tradition.
文法 · B1It's a family tradition

simple present

...have been educated there for years. It's a family tradition.
表現 · B1a great deal of somethingAfter my family died, I ran into a great deal of money.
表現 · B2live like a princeAfter that, I lived like a prince...
表現 · B2hunt big game...hunting big game...
表現 · B1forget something sadTrying to forget something sad...
表現 · B1carry something with someoneAnd this is something I always carry with me, a souvenir of Oxford days.
表現 · B2take someone's word for itOf course, you don't need to take my word for it, old sport.
文法 · B2you don't need to take my word for it

need to

Of course, you don't need to take my word for it, old sport.
発音take my word for it

elision

Of course, you don't need to take my word for it, old sport.
表現 · B1introduce someone to someoneAt lunch, I'm going to introduce you to one of...
表現 · C1vouch for someone/something- ...and vouch for my good character. - That's not necessary.
表現 · B2ought to do somethingI thought you ought to know something...
表現 · B2some nobody...I didn't want you to think I was some nobody.
スラング · B2some nobody...I didn't want you to think I was some nobody.
表現 · B2make a request of someoneYou see, old sport, I'm going to make a very big request of you today.
表現 · C1nothing underhand...it's nothing underhand.
表現 · B1do someone a favorWell, I was able to do the commissioner a favor once.
表現 · C1impossibly confused...we reached the bridge, I was impossibly confused.
発音impossibly confused

stress

...we reached the bridge, I was impossibly confused.
表現 · B2seen for the first time...is always the city seen for the first time...

「Gatsby Tells Nick His Life Story」を読み解く

What's really going on

Gatsby's confession is a performance, and the film knows it. He insists, "I will tell you God's truth," then recites a biography so polished it sounds rehearsed — "I am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West," Oxford, jewels, big-game hunting. Nick's voice-over supplies the verdict: "The way he spoke. No wonder people thought he was lying." The point isn't whether the stories are true; it's that Gatsby needs Nick to believe him, which is why he protests too much. Even his disarmament is a move: "Of course, you don't need to take my word for it, old sport" — a line that dares Nick to do exactly that.

Theme

DeceptionGatsby recites a polished, possibly invented biography, and Nick openly wonders whether any of it is true.
IdentityThe whole car ride is Gatsby assembling the self he wants Nick to see: scholar, soldier, heir.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use God's truth as a sworn claim
  • Hear take my word as trust me
  • Catch pull over as a cop order
  • Notice Nick's doubt on the bridge

発音のポイント

  • the son of — liaison
  • take my word for it — elision
  • impossibly confused — stress
I will tell you God's truth. God's truth about myself.

A grand oath before any detail: Gatsby promises total honesty while launching the most carefully staged version of himself.

I am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West.

The first fact of the biography he offers Nick — a claim his later life contradicts in every way that matters.

Of course, you don't need to take my word for it, old sport.

A smooth reversal: he invites Nick to doubt him, which only makes the story feel more convincing and Nick more obliged to trust it.

You see, old sport, I'm going to make a very big request of you today.

The real reason for the confession — the biography was always leading here, to the favor he wants from Nick.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Gatsby tell Nick all this in the car?

He needs Nick's trust before he can ask for a favor involving Daisy. The biography is groundwork: Gatsby is trying to replace the rumors with his own version of himself.

Should Nick believe Gatsby's story?

Nick wants to. He notes the photograph looks authentic, yet admits he was "impossibly confused," because Gatsby's manner makes an impressive life sound rehearsed. The film leaves the truth deliberately unresolved.

What is the "very big request" Gatsby mentions?

He doesn't say in the car. He tells Nick that Jordan Baker will explain everything when Nick takes her to tea — which turns out to be about arranging a meeting with Daisy.

Who is Meyer Wolfshiem, whom Gatsby promises to introduce?

Gatsby calls him "my good friend" and one of New York's most distinguished businessmen, and offers him as someone who can vouch for Gatsby's character. He later turns out to be a gambler tied to organized crime.

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次のチャプター · 第 6 章keeps his mouth shutGatsby's Lunch with a Gambler
第 1 章reserve all judgmentsNick Begins His Story第 2 章have the decencyNick Dines with the Buchanans第 3 章sit on the sidelineTom's Secret Apartment Party第 4 章old sportNick Searches for Gatsby再生中 · 第 5 章a pack of liesGatsby Tells Nick His Life Story第 6 章keeps his mouth shutGatsby's Lunch with a Gambler第 7 章pomp and circumstanceJordan Tells Gatsby's Backstory第 8 章acting like a little boyGatsby's Awkward Reunion with Daisy第 9 章If it wasn't forGatsby Shows Daisy His Mansion第 10 章to your likingTom and Daisy Join Gatsby's Party第 11 章make a point ofDaisy Wants to Run Away第 12 章repeat the pastGatsby Refuses to Let the Past Go第 13 章Have it your own wayGatsby Meets Tom at Lunch第 14 章Nobody From NowhereTom Calls Gatsby Nobody From Nowhere第 15 章in our bloodTom Exposes Gatsby at the Hotel第 16 章pull yourself togetherThe Yellow Car After the Crash第 17 章keep your voice downGatsby Waits Outside Daisy's House第 18 章made something of myselfGatsby Keeps Vigil Until Dawn
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