The King of Comedy · 1982 — 第 11 / 21 章 · 3'09" · B1

Rupert and Rita Crash Jerry's House, Explained:drop in

Rupert and Rita show up at Jerry's country house without an invitation and tell the houseboy they are expected. "We just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend," Rupert admits. Told Jerry is away, they make themselves at home: records on, photos out, dancing, and Rita heading upstairs despite his warnings.

あらすじ

Rupert and Rita arrive uninvited at Jerry's country house for the weekend. A houseboy named Jonno lets them in, unsure whether they were expected, and phones Jerry to report the visitors. Jerry is out playing golf, so the two wander the house, look at old photographs, play records, and dance.

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注目の表現

drop iniron out the detailsbreak 100funeral parlor

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このシーンの表現

drop in

visit without warning

At the door, Rupert cheerfully admits he simply turned up without an invitation.

Feel free to drop in on us anytime on Sunday.

このシーンの他の表現

  • iron out the details

    settle the fine points

  • break 100

    score under one hundred

  • funeral parlor

    a deathly quiet place

  • ain't nobody's business

    it's nobody's business

  • set for one

    laid out for a single person

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

発音Would you

Would you blends into something like wudja.

- Would you let Jerry know we're here? - Mr. Langford asked you to come?
表現 · B1drop in on someone

visit without warning

At the door, Rupert cheerfully admits he simply turned up without an invitation.

No, we just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend.
発音thought we'd

We'd is reduced to a light wod in fast speech.

No, we just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend.
スラング · A1Come on in

come inside — A casual welcome at the door.

Come on in. We'll be staying in separate rooms. The blue bag is mine.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; too casual for formal writing.

- I hope he's finally gonna break 100. - A hundred?
表現 · A2mind doing something

not be bothered to wait

That's okay. We don't mind waiting.
表現 · A2set for someone

laid out for a single person

In the dining room Rita notices the table is laid for a single person, hinting no guests were expected.

Table's only set for one.
表現 · B1could live somewhere

would happily live there

- How do you like it? - I could live here.
表現 · B1iron out something

settle the fine points

At the door Rita blames him for the botched arrival; he says there was no time to settle details.

We didn't have time to iron out the details. We're the first guests.
表現 · A2have time to do something

be free to do something

We didn't have time to iron out the details. We're the first guests.
文法 · B1does have

emphatic do: The auxiliary does stresses the verb, meaning he really does have.

Jerry does have more important things to think about than what to tell his houseboy.
表現 · B1ruin something

wreck the house

And you better come back. He's touching everything. He's ruining the house.
表現 · B2take a notion to do something

get a sudden urge

If I should take a notion...
表現 · B2get some life into something

liven a place up

Let's get a little life into this place. It's like a funeral parlor.
文法 · A2What if he walks in

what if clause: What if plus present tense raises a possible risk: suppose he walks in.

- What if he walks in? - So? You're his friend. He won't mind.
表現 · B1not be someone's business

not someone else's concern

Ain't nobody's business if I do
発音Ain't nobody's

The t in ain't often drops, gluing the words together.

Ain't nobody's business if I do
スラング · A2Ain't

nonstandard isn't — Casual nonstandard speech; keep it out of formal talk.

Ain't nobody's business if I do
表現 · A2the rest of something

the remaining part of

- I wonder what the rest of this place is like. - Well, I'm sure it's very nice.
文法 · B1what the rest of this place is like

noun clause: The what-clause is the object of wonder and keeps statement order.

- I wonder what the rest of this place is like. - Well, I'm sure it's very nice.
表現 · B1have the right to do something

be entitled to do something

Rita, they're watching us. Rita, I don't think you have the right to go upstairs.

「Rupert and Rita Crash Jerry's House」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene works because everyone knows the rule and Rupert alone refuses to hear it. He admits the truth out loud, "We just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend," and then behaves as if the admission were an invitation. The house gives him away at every turn: a table "set for one," photographs captioned for a famous guest, a houseboy apologizing to his boss on the phone. Rupert answers each signal by acting more at home, turning the living room into a party precisely because a funeral parlor is what it is. The quiet violence of the chapter is that Rita, who keeps warning him, also ends up heading upstairs, and the one line he will not cross is not politeness but the fear of being seen doing it.

Theme

ClassRupert treats a rich man's private house as public property, exposing the gap between the famous and the fan.
IdentityHe insists he belongs there, but every object in the house quietly says that he does not.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Rupert owns the intrusion so cheerfully it almost sounds polite.
  • The butler's repeated protests only make the guests dig in.
  • A golf phrase quietly shows who belongs in this world.

発音のポイント

  • Would you — Would you blends into something like wudja.
  • thought we'd — We'd is reduced to a light wod in fast speech.
  • Ain't nobody's — The t in ain't often drops, gluing the words together.
No, we just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend.

He states the rudeness plainly and cheerfully, as if honesty about crashing the weekend could somehow make it acceptable.

We didn't have time to iron out the details. We're the first guests.

He reframes an unplanned intrusion as a scheduling oversight, casting himself as an early guest rather than a trespasser.

And you better come back. He's touching everything. He's ruining the house.

The houseboy's panicked report to Jerry, which treats the unwanted guests as a threat to the house itself.

Let's get a little life into this place. It's like a funeral parlor.

Rupert's excuse for taking over the room: he is not trespassing, he is cheering the place up.

このシーンについての質問

Why did Rupert and Rita go to Jerry's house?

Rupert decided they should spend the weekend there as Jerry's guests, even though Jerry never invited them and is not home.

What does "drop in" mean?

To visit someone without arranging it first. Rupert pairs it with "uninvited" to admit they arrived with no invitation at all.

Who is Jonno?

Jerry's houseboy, who answers the door, lets the guests in uneasily, and phones Jerry to report that two strangers have taken over the house.

Does Rita believe Jerry invited them?

She is doubtful from the start and keeps questioning Rupert, but she stays and eventually starts heading upstairs herself.

Why does Rupert stop Rita from going upstairs?

He says they do not have the right and that people are watching them, the one moment he draws a line he has already crossed.

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