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The Letter · 1940 — 第 15 / 15 章 · 3'10" · B2

Leslie's Party After the Trial, Explained：good sport

It looks like a happy ending: Leslie enters the party in a new dress, guests congratulate her, and a young man tells her, "I'll never forget the night it happened." But Howard keeps trying to pull Robert away, and Robert talks about Sumatra as if the family's future is already decided.

あらすじ

After Leslie is acquitted of murder, the Crosbies throw a party at their Singapore home. Leslie makes a late entrance in a new dress and moves through the guests, who congratulate her. The lawyer Howard Joyce keeps trying to draw Robert aside, but Robert would rather describe the Sumatra plantation he intends to buy.

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注目の表現

would you care toget overdown to the smallest detailget used to

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このシーンの表現

good sport

someone who takes things well

Bob calls his wife a good sport, praising her willingness to go along with his plan.

Thanks for being such a good sport about it.

このシーンの他の表現

  • would you care to

    would you like to

  • get over

    stop being affected by

  • down to the smallest detail

    in every tiny particular

  • get used to

    become accustomed to

  • excuse me

    a polite way to leave or interrupt

このシーンのメモ一覧

72 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · B1it takes someone time to do something

took someone a while

It took me rather a long time to dress.
表現 · B1never looked better

in the best form yet

I never saw her looking better.
表現 · B1be relieved that

glad that something ended

You must be very relieved that this awful business is over.
表現 · A2if you remember me

whether you recall me

I don't know if you remember me, Mrs. Crosbie.
発音would you

Would you often blends into wouldja.

I say, would you care to dance?
表現 · B1mention something again

bring something up again

I won't mention it again, Mrs. Crosbie.
表現 · B1the whole subject

the entire topic

I know you must want to forget the whole subject,
文法 · B2the way you gave your evidence

the way clause: The way introduces the manner clause, with that left out.

but I just can't get over the way you gave your evidence. Everything so exact,
表現 · B1I don't mind telling you

I'll admit to you

I don't mind telling you I was really upset.
表現 · B1quite a + noun

a remarkable kind of

Quite a beginning one.
表現 · A2do you mind if

is it all right if

Do you mind if we sit down?
文法 · B1Do you mind if

polite request: Mind if asks permission politely, and the answers can confuse learners.

Do you mind if we sit down?
表現 · B1be forced to do something

compelled to act

Belongs to a Malacca Chinese, and he's forced to sell.
表現 · A2sound like something

seems to be

Sounds like a good proposition.
発音like a

Link like and a so they run together.

Sounds like a good proposition.
表現 · B1work for oneself

be one's own boss

Always wanted a fine plantation, one that I could work for myself and for my... Family.
文法 · B2one that I could work for myself

relative clause: The clause describes the kind of plantation he has always wanted.

Always wanted a fine plantation, one that I could work for myself and for my... Family.
表現 · A2for less money

more cheaply

And I could ship my rubber for less money.
表現 · B1get ahead

make progress; prosper

Ought to get ahead fast. Yes. In 5, 10 years, I can travel, do anything I please.
スラング · B1Ought to

should; ought to — Spoken with the subject left out; formal writing needs it.

Ought to get ahead fast. Yes. In 5, 10 years, I can travel, do anything I please.
スラング · B2old chap

old fellow; my friend — A familiar British address between men only.

Bob, old chap, how about a little fresh air?
表現 · A2tell someone about something

inform someone of something

I didn't tell you about the bungalow.
表現 · B1something will do

be sufficient

For me, the one house will do.
スラング · B2mighty fine

very fine indeed — Old-fashioned or playful; rare in modern speech.

Ah! Our friends are here, and we've had some mighty fine times, haven't we?
発音used to

Used to reduces to something like yoosta.

It's going to be a little lonely at first, but we'll get used to it.
表現 · A2have each other

have one another

And we'll have each other.

「Leslie's Party After the Trial」を読み解く

What's really going on

Everyone treats the acquittal as a happy ending, and Leslie plays along—but the party is really a performance. A young lawyer tells her he "can't get over the way you gave your evidence," praising her composure as if it were a talent rather than a survival skill. Robert's talk of Sumatra is just as revealing: he calls his wife "a good sport" and says she is "not afraid of anything," turning her silence into something he can count on. Meanwhile Howard, who handled her defence, keeps trying to get Robert alone; he is brushed off with "Not now, Howard. Maybe later." The celebration starts to look less like relief and more like a marriage being quietly rearranged.

Theme

SecretsThe party papers over what really won the verdict, and Howard's repeated attempts to get Robert alone show something is still hidden.
MarriageRobert decides the family's future and calls Leslie a good sport, while she smiles through a celebration she cannot enjoy.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Party compliments circle the trial without naming it.
  • Bob's good sport praise hides what he asks of his wife.
  • One guest's admiration of her evidence sounds almost like suspicion.

発音のポイント

  • would you — Would you often blends into wouldja.
  • like a — Link like and a so they run together.
  • used to — Used to reduces to something like yoosta.
That's the important thing, isn't it?

Robert insists that having each other is what matters, an assurance Leslie never answers.

You must be very relieved that this awful business is over.

A guest assumes Leslie feels relief now the trial is over—an assumption the scene quietly questions.

Oh, Leslie, darling, I never saw anyone like you, ever.

Dorothy's admiration treats Leslie as extraordinary while the party avoids what she has just been through.

I'll never forget the night it happened.

The young lawyer remembers the murder as a striking case rather than the trauma it was for Leslie.

For me, the one house will do.

A dry reply to the talk of three bungalows, hinting the speaker is not sold on the Sumatra plan.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Howard keep asking Robert to step outside?

He wants a private word away from the guests, which suggests there is business about the case—and the verdict—that they are not meant to hear.

Why does Robert talk about the plantation instead of the trial?

He is eager to move on and start a new life in Sumatra, so he turns the celebration into a pitch about the plantation's harbor, acreage and profits.

What does the young lawyer mean by "my first case"?

This was the first case he worked on, so he keeps marveling at how calmly and precisely Leslie gave her evidence in court.

Is Leslie happy at her own party?

She greets the guests and accepts their congratulations, but the scene gives her little to enjoy, and she leaves early with "Would you excuse me, please?"

The Letter · 全 15 章

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第 1 章riddled with bulletsLeslie Confesses After the Shooting第 2 章put my back upLeslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died第 3 章the last strawLeslie Describes Shooting Hammond第 4 章like grim deathJoyce Questions Leslie About the Body第 5 章go to blazesOng Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter第 6 章put a different complexion onOng Brings Joyce the Letter第 7 章a hairsbreadthHoward Confronts Leslie Over a Letter第 8 章talk very plainlyHoward Confronts Leslie About the Letter第 9 章save your neckHoward Refuses to Buy the Letter第 10 章go to the devilOng Chi Seng Names His Price第 11 章get hold ofHoward Tells Bob to Buy the Letter第 12 章put all your eggs in one basketRobert Announces the Move to Sumatra第 13 章throw cold water onRobert Learns What the Letter Cost第 14 章in love withLeslie Confesses Loving Hammond再生中 · 第 15 章good sportLeslie's Party After the Trial
この作品の 15 章はここまでです