very fashionable now
They open on a popular song, which Candy calls all the rage, before the talk turns political.
93? Oh, it's a song all the rage just now. "Die Muhle Ging Rund Und Rund".The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943 — 第 7 / 30 章 · 4'31" · B2
Candy and Edith Argue Politics, Explained：carry coals to Newcastle
Candy confesses that he came to Berlin "under false pretences," and Edith loses patience with his roundabout talk. Their conversation turns into an argument about women and politics — "While you men have been fighting, we women have been thinking" — and ends with her spotting their target across the room.
あらすじ
At the cafe, Candy admits he met Edith "under false pretences" — the Prince of Wales's visit has created political complications. She pushes him to come to the point, then challenges his views: men have been fighting while women have been thinking, and a woman's choices are narrow. She explains why she took a teaching post in Germany.
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carry coals to Newcastleunder false pretenceshad a fitall the rage
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このシーンの表現
carry coals to Newcastle
do something pointless
Hunter explains why she teaches abroad: teaching English in England is pointless and badly paid.
Bringing coffee to a cafe is carrying coals to Newcastle.
このシーンの他の表現
- under false pretences
by a false claim
- had a fit
erupted in alarm
- all the rage
very fashionable now
- come to the point
get to the main point
- with open arms
warmly and gladly
このシーンのメモ一覧
65 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
Link all the into one sound and stretch the vowel in rage.
93? Oh, it's a song all the rage just now. "Die Muhle Ging Rund Und Rund".by a false claim
Candy admits he arranged the meeting on a pretext, not for the reason he gave.
Miss Hunter, I'm afraid I've met you here under false pretences.and so on
- A goodwill visit and all that sort of thing. - I know. It was in the papers.erupted in alarm
Candy's embassy friend nearly lost his temper when he heard why Candy had come.
... he nearly had a fit when he knew why I'd come.get to the main point
Candy rambles about embassy friends until Hunter cuts in and asks him to get to the point.
Are you coming to a point, Mr Candy?Practise linking to a as one syllable before the stressed point.
Are you coming to a point, Mr Candy?vouch for someone
And I went bail for you, too.something for X to handle
Apparently, it's a matter for careful... careful diplomacy.meddle unwantedly
I know nothing about politics. I rather stuck my head in where I wasn't wanted.land in trouble
- I could get into the most awful trouble. - Trouble, Mr Candy?The final t in get is often dropped before into.
- I could get into the most awful trouble. - Trouble, Mr Candy?be drawn to something
You know, it's a bit staggering to see a girl take such an interest in politics.time clause: The when clause frames the moment of reporting before the main clause gives her own fate.
You see, Mr Candy, when our Embassy in Berlin reports to the Foreign Office in London that "a slight change of attitude is visible in the German nationals towards the Boer question",noun clause: The that clause is the content of the report, naming exactly what she must tell home.
I have to report home that I have lost my position and am returning to the bosom of my family.warmly and gladly
Hunter says her family will welcome her back with open arms, meaning they will relish being proved right.
- They will welcome me with open arms. - I don't blame them, either.Link with open smoothly and land clearly on arms.
- They will welcome me with open arms. - I don't blame them, either.against something
No, you see, my family were opposed to my coming to Berlin.available to someone
Think for yourself, Mr Candy. What careers are there open to a woman?supposing clause: Supposing works like if and sets up a hypothetical before the main clause.
Supposing she doesn't want to get married? She can go and be a governess.polite behaviour
Very little, except good manners, if she herself has good manners.practical judgment
two years of war, when with a little common sense and bad manners, there would have been no war at all.predicative clause: The why clause is the complement after is, spelling out exactly what he cannot understand.
The one thing I don't understand is why you should have to teach German children manners.fluent control of English
- I promise. - My only asset is a fluent command of English.do something pointless
Hunter explains why she teaches abroad: teaching English in England is pointless and badly paid.
To teach English in England is to carry coals to Newcastle, and it's ill-paid.fetch a high price
I decided to obtain a post in Germany, where my English would command a premium,relative clause: The where clause adds why Germany was worth it, rather than defining the post.
I decided to obtain a post in Germany, where my English would command a premium,well I never — Old British exclamation standing in for stronger language.
Well, I'll be sugared!a contemptible person — An insult for someone sly; never use it in polite company.
- That is he? - It's him, all right, the little skunk.leave, really? — Echoing one word to show reluctance or disbelief.
- Well, shall we go? - Go?「Candy and Edith Argue Politics」を読み解く
What's really going on
Under the comedy of manners, this is an argument about who gets to define politics. Candy keeps trying to be charming and evasive, and Edith keeps dragging him to the point; her line, "While you men have been fighting, we women have been thinking," names the whole imbalance at once. The exchange about manners cuts deeper still: she reminds him that good manners cost Britain battles, which is a direct hit on his entire creed. What she wants is not romance but work, and her analysis of her own options — marry, or become a governess who knows nothing — is the scene's real subject. By the end they are not arguing about feelings at all but about the world they live in, and the target they came to watch is just across the room.
Theme
IdentityEdith argues that a woman's options are marriage or a useless governess post, and the scene is about her refusing that script.
PhilosophyThe debate about manners versus common sense turns into a clash of worldviews: rules and honour against clear-eyed thinking.
このチャプターで学べること
- The Newcastle idiom means a pointless effort.
- 'With open arms' can be warm or ironic.
- 'Come to the point' is a polite way to cut a ramble.
- 'All the rage' marks a passing trend.
発音のポイント
- all the rage — Link all the into one sound and stretch the vowel in rage.
- to a point — Practise linking to a as one syllable before the stressed point.
- get into — The final t in get is often dropped before into.
- with open arms — Link with open smoothly and land clearly on arms.
While you men have been fighting, we women have been thinking.Edith's one-line challenge: women were not idle while men fought, they were doing the thinking, and she wants that recognised.
To teach English in England is to carry coals to Newcastle, and it's ill-paid.Her reason for leaving home, said with a proverb: English lessons in England are pointless and badly paid, so Germany is the better market.
I know nothing about politics. I rather stuck my head in where I wasn't wanted.Candy's own summary of the mess he has made: he admits ignorance and that he interfered where he had no business.
I thought you were a soldier this morning. Or have you joined the Army since luncheon?Edith's dry joke at his expense: hearing him talk his way out of trouble, she pretends he has only just become a soldier.
The one thing I don't understand is why you should have to teach German children manners.Candy's puzzled question, which shifts the talk to her: if manners are so precious, why is she the one selling them to German children?
このシーンについての質問
Why does Candy say he met Edith under false pretences?
Because his reason for seeing her is not personal. The Prince of Wales is visiting Berlin, and Candy's contact at the Embassy has told him to stay out of a political complication.
What is Edith's argument about women?
That women have been thinking while men were fighting, and that their choices are unfairly narrow — marriage or a governess post where they know nothing. She wants work and a life of her own.
Why does Edith mention good manners costing battles?
To challenge Candy. His world prizes manners and fair play, and she argues that British politeness lost lives in South Africa where common sense might have avoided war.
Why did Edith come to Germany in the first place?
To teach English. In England she says it would be carrying coals to Newcastle and badly paid; in Germany her fluent English could earn a premium, and she planned to learn German in return.
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