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The Great Gatsby · 2013 — 第 10 / 18 章 · 3'32" · B2

Tom and Daisy Join Gatsby's Party, Explained：to your liking

Tom and Daisy arrive at Gatsby's party as guests, and the evening becomes a round of introductions and small talk. Underneath the courtesy, Gatsby keeps steering toward Daisy, while one line — "See, I know your wife" — quietly raises the question of who really knows whom.

あらすじ

Tom and Daisy Buchanan turn up at Gatsby's mansion, where Nick makes introductions and the guests trade compliments. Gatsby draws Daisy aside and tells her the whole party was built from her, promising to change anything not to her liking. Tom, meanwhile, grows uneasy about how Gatsby and Daisy know each other.

PartiesSmall talkSmall talkComplimentingB2slowamericanClean
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注目の表現

Would you mindin caseto your likingswell

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このシーンの表現

to your liking

合你心意；称你的心

盖茨比在派对上对黛西说，只要她不喜欢，他什么都愿意改。

I hope the room is to your liking.

このシーンの他の表現

  • Would you mind

    你介意……吗（客气的请求）

  • in case

    以防；万一

  • swell

    old-fashioned slang for excellent, wonderful

このシーンのメモ一覧

64 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

表現 · B2a filthy something- ...filthy bootleggers. - Not Gatsby.
スラング · B2bootleggers- ...filthy bootleggers. - Not Gatsby.
表現 · B1a businessmanHe's a businessman. He owned a lot of drugstores.
文法 · B1He owned a lot of drugstores

simple past

He's a businessman. He owned a lot of drugstores.
表現 · B1always a pleasure to meet someone- No, not me. GULICK: Always a pleasure...
表現 · B2would rather not do something- Perhaps at the craps table. - I'd rather not be the polo player.
表現 · B1be proud of somethingTom. You should be proud of your achievements.
表現 · B2show someone aroundMay I show you around?
発音show you around

liaison

May I show you around?
表現 · B1hear of someone...of many people you've heard of! DAISY: Absolutely.
表現 · B2go aroundWe don't go around very much. I don't think I recognize...
表現 · B1not a single person...a single person. GATSBY: Is that so?
表現 · B2excite someoneThese things excite me so.
表現 · B1a nice little somethingNice little dance.
表現 · A2a month agoAbout a month ago.
発音a month ago

liaison

About a month ago.
表現 · B1would you mind doing somethingWould you mind terribly?
文法 · B2Would you mind terribly

polite request

Would you mind terribly?
発音Would you mind

elision

Would you mind terribly?
表現 · B2keep oneself amusedI think I can keep myself amused.
表現 · B1in case someone needs toIn case you need to take down any addresses.
表現 · B2take down somethingIn case you need to take down any addresses.
文法 · B2In case you need to take down any addresses

in case clause

In case you need to take down any addresses.
表現 · B2a swell partyAnother swell party, Jay.
スラング · B1swellAnother swell party, Jay.
表現 · B2be to someone's likingOf course, if anything is not to your liking...
表現 · B2an irresistible imagination...irresistible imagination.
表現 · C1where the devil ......where the devil he met Daisy.

「Tom and Daisy Join Gatsby's Party」を読み解く

What's really going on

The party is Gatsby's showroom, and Daisy is the customer he has been waiting for. He tells her the house and the crowd came out of her, and offers to change whatever she dislikes — an almost desperate pitch dressed up as hospitality. The line "See, I know your wife" lands like a test, and Tom's reply is guarded. By the end, Tom is the one asking where the devil Gatsby met Daisy, which is to say the charm offensive has worked and the suspicion has started.

Theme

AmbitionGatsby has staged his whole party as a setting for Daisy, and tells her every idea and decision was hers.
ClassOld-money guests like the Buchanans drift through new money's spectacle, complimenting it while judging who belongs.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use I'd rather not to refuse a label
  • Hear businessman as a sneer
  • Use show you around for a tour
  • Catch all along as from the start

発音のポイント

  • show you around — liaison
  • a month ago — liaison
  • Would you mind — elision
See, I know your wife.

A pointed aside that puts Gatsby's connection to Daisy on the table, half an introduction and half a challenge.

He's a businessman. He owned a lot of drugstores.

A defense of Gatsby's money, recasting bootlegging as ordinary retail — the polite version of where the fortune came from.

Tom. You should be proud of your achievements.

A toast-like compliment aimed at Tom's polo fame, flattering the old-money guest while everyone watches.

I believe we've met before, Mr. Buchanan.

Gatsby claims a prior meeting with Tom, a small lie or half-memory that makes Tom wonder how they are connected.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Gatsby pay so much attention to Daisy at the party?

He built the whole party around her. He tells Daisy the house and its details came from her, and offers to change anything she dislikes, which shows she is the real reason for the event.

What does Tom suspect at the party?

Tom grows suspicious of how Gatsby and Daisy know each other. He says he knows Gatsby's wife, and by the end he is wondering aloud where Gatsby met Daisy.

Did Tom and Daisy actually meet Gatsby before?

Gatsby claims they met about a month ago, and Nick backs it up. Tom seems unsure, which leaves the audience questioning how real the connection is.

What does "swell" mean when a guest calls the party swell?

It is old-fashioned slang for "excellent" or "great." Used in the 1920s setting, it means the party was wonderful, and it helps the dialogue sound of its era.

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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再生中 · 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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