the unhappiest person alive
A boon - that I compassion find for one, the most unhappy of mankind.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943 — 第 16 / 30 章 · 5'01" · B2
Clive's Aunt Interrogates Him at Home, Explained：wonders will never cease
At the theatre, old friends spot Clive with a young woman and one of them says, "Wonders will never cease." Then it is home to Aunt Margaret, who reads him instantly: "even money that some catastrophe has brought you here." The family's small talk — marriages, hunting trophies, the servant's memories — circles the same question of who the girl is.
あらすじ
The chapter moves from a night at the theatre to Clive's family home. At the theatre, acquaintances notice he has brought a young woman and wonder who she is. Back home, his aunt Margaret teases him that "some catastrophe" must have driven him there, and he admits he took a Miss Hunter to the play. The servant, Pebble, explains that she wants him to stay the night.
注目の表現
even moneywonders will never ceasea born matchmakereat one's head off
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このシーンの表現
wonders will never cease
well, that's a surprise
Seeing the well-behaved Sybil out unchaperoned, the aunt reaches for an old saying.
Wonders will never cease; my brother actually cleaned his room.
このシーンの他の表現
- even money
a safe bet
- a born matchmaker
a natural at pairing people
- eat one's head off
costing a fortune to feed
- throw someone out
force someone to leave
- this long while
for this long stretch
このシーンのメモ一覧
82 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
relative clause: The who-clause defines He, giving the line an archaic, oracular ring.
He who planned to take the towered city of Troy-land.for this long stretch
On stage the narrator says Calypso has held Ulysses on her island this long while.
Calypso this long while detains him in her languorous ocean-isle.one more ordeal to bear
Yet ere he touch at last his native shore, Ulysses must abide one labour more.as it happens; actually
- As a matter of fact, I do. - Well, darling, who is she?Link matter-of into one run and land hard on fact.
- As a matter of fact, I do. - Well, darling, who is she?well, that's a surprise
Seeing the well-behaved Sybil out unchaperoned, the aunt reaches for an old saying.
Wonders will never cease. Sybil Gilpin out without her mother, and with Hoppy, too.caught completely off guard
The family were quite taken by surprise. It was very romantic and sudden.be in the mood to go
- I didn't feel like going to the club. - You're not sick, Master Clive?hey, listen — A posh British opener, casual but dated.
No. I say, Pebble, how did you feel when you buried Mr Pebble?in a sense
No, from the theatre, but it was the same thing, in a way.it will be very quick
No, but it won't take a minute if you don't mind sleeping in blankets.conditional gerund: It softens the offer by asking permission with a gerund after mind.
No, but it won't take a minute if you don't mind sleeping in blankets.force someone to leave
The aunt lets Clive stay, joking that no man here could throw him out.
- Am I staying? - I suppose so, since there's no man here to throw you out.a safe bet
The aunt greets Clive's late arrival with a betting phrase instead of a question.
Now, even money that some catastrophe has brought you here.you've got a bet — Accepting a bet or challenge; keep it casual.
- You're on. - Debts?Stress Not to deny, then let exactly trail off.
Not exactly.not connected to someone at all
Oh, it was nothing to do with her.romantically attached to someone
You surely weren't in love with her.a good few stone in weight
- Hoppy could give her a couple of stone. - She'll soon make that up, I assure you.costing a fortune to feed
The aunt complains that her idle staff eat her out of house and home.
a bone-idle staff eating their heads off, andyou can always come back here
I want you to remember that whatever you do, and wherever you are, you've always got a home here...concessive clause: Whatever and wherever widen the promise: no action or place is excluded.
I want you to remember that whatever you do, and wherever you are, you've always got a home here...The v in you've fades; keep the vowel and move on.
I want you to remember that whatever you do, and wherever you are, you've always got a home here...「Clive's Aunt Interrogates Him at Home」を読み解く
What's really going on
What looks like a night at the theatre is really a portrait of a man being observed. The play on stage is about Ulysses trying to get home, and off stage Clive is also being asked to account for himself, first by acquaintances who notice the girl beside him, then by his aunt. The household gossip is affectionate but pointed: the aunt's opening bet, "even money that some catastrophe has brought you here," tells you exactly how often he turns up in trouble. The talk of Hoppy and Sybil, and the aunt's line that they have money, land and no brains, shows the kind of world he belongs to. The chapter ends on the family feeling of the house: "you've always got a home here," even if the guest is not entirely sure he wants it.
Theme
Family loveThe aunt's teasing and the promise that he always has a home here show a family that watches him closely and welcomes him anyway.
RomanceThe question running under the gossip is who the young woman is, and whether Clive is in love with her or her sister.
このチャプターで学べること
- A bet can carry more warmth than a direct question.
- Old idioms like 'wonders will never cease' still land as surprise.
- 'You've always got a home here' closes the questioning, not the door.
- In this house charm sounds like teasing, never sympathy.
発音のポイント
- matter of fact — Link matter-of into one run and land hard on fact.
- Not exactly — Stress Not to deny, then let exactly trail off.
- you've always got — The v in you've fades; keep the vowel and move on.
Now, even money that some catastrophe has brought you here.A bet disguised as a greeting: the aunt assumes, from long experience, that trouble is the only reason he visits.
He has money, and she has land, and neither of them has any brains.The family's verdict on the newly married couple: a match of property, made by two people with nothing else to recommend them.
I want you to remember that whatever you do, and wherever you are, you've always got a home here...The aunt's real message under the teasing: the family door stays open no matter how often he goes wrong.
It was after that it got bad, if you understand me.Pebble's quiet truth about grief: the funeral is busy, and the pain arrives later, when the work is done and the house is quiet.
No. I say, Pebble, how did you feel when you buried Mr Pebble?An odd, blunt question from a man circling his own troubles: he asks the servant about her grief, perhaps because he cannot name his own.
She has the muscles of a prize fighter. She'll hit him one day.The aunt's comic prediction about the new bride: a marriage is described as a boxing match waiting to start.
このシーンについての質問
Who is the girl with Clive at the theatre?
A Miss Hunter, the sister of the woman he met in Berlin. The aunt guesses she is the niece's governess, and Clive says the Berlin sister is the nice one.
Why does the aunt bet that a catastrophe brought him home?
Because experience has taught her that Clive only turns up when something has gone wrong. The joke is affectionate, and it turns out to be close to the truth.
What does the aunt say about Hoppy and Sybil?
That they are a suitable match in the worst way: he has money, she has land, and neither has any brains. It is a sharp sketch of the society around them.
What does Pebble say about her husband's death?
That the burial itself was not so bad because there was so much to do, and it was afterwards that it got bad. It is one of the film's quietest lines about grief.
How does the aunt end the scene?
By telling Clive that he always has a home there, no matter what he does or where he is — and that there is always room for whatever he shoots.
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