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The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 6 / 19 章 · 4'49" · B2

Kralik Reveals His Pen Pal, Explained：knock on wood

Kralik asks for advice on marriage as if it were a hypothetical, then admits the truth: he's been writing to a woman for months and has never met her. "I haven't met her yet," he confesses, terrified she'll be disappointed by the real him.

あらすじ

At Matuschek's shop, Alfred Kralik greets his coworker Pirovitch and asks, hypothetically, what it costs for a man like him to marry. Miss Novak trades barbs with Kralik over a blouse. Later, Kralik admits to Pirovitch that he's been corresponding with a woman he's never met, and is meeting her tonight at 8:30.

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figure someone outget along with someoneknock on woodcouldn't be better

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このシーンの表現

knock on wood

said to avoid bad luck after a hopeful remark

克拉利克对见面又期待又害怕，临了让皮罗维奇替自己敲敲木头，讨个好彩头。

The car has never broken down—knock on wood.

このシーンの他の表現

  • figure someone out

    to understand someone's character or motives

  • get along with someone

    to have a good, easy relationship with someone

  • couldn't be better

    to be in the best possible state

このシーンのメモ一覧

118 行のセリフに 34 件のメモ

表現 · A2a big dinner dateWell, I've got a big dinner date tonight.
表現 · B1figure someone out

to understand someone's character or motives

Say, how do you figure him out, anyway?
スラング · B2Say,Say, how do you figure him out, anyway?
表現 · B1get along with someone

to have a good, easy relationship with someone

I give up. It's certainly very difficult to get along with him these days.
発音get along with

liaison

I give up. It's certainly very difficult to get along with him these days.
表現 · B1ask someone for a raiseHe better, because I'm going to ask him for a raise.
表現 · B1do you mind if I ...Pirovitch, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
表現 · A2go ahead- No, go ahead. - Well, it's very confidential.
表現 · B1a fellow like meWell, now suppose that a fellow like me wants to, wants to get married.
表現 · A2get marriedWell, now suppose that a fellow like me wants to, wants to get married.
文法 · B1suppose that a fellow like me wants

that-clause as object

Well, now suppose that a fellow like me wants to, wants to get married.
表現 · B1leave something outLeaving out the children.
表現 · B1fool yourselfWell, why fool yourself?
表現 · B1what do you need something forThree room? What do you need three rooms for?
表現 · B1couldn't be better

to be in the best possible state

No, no, she couldn't be better.
発音couldn't be better

elision

No, no, she couldn't be better.
表現 · B2be very becomingAnd everybody else thought it was very becoming.
表現 · B1leave something aloneAnd believe me, Mr. Kralik, if you think I couldn't say anything about your neckties just ask Mr. Vadas. So, please leave my blouse alone.
表現 · B1none of your businessIt's none of your business.
表現 · B1work under someoneI'm working under you.
表現 · A2from now onWell, from now on, I'll telephone you every morning and describe exactly what I'm going to wear.
発音from now on

liaison

Well, from now on, I'll telephone you every morning and describe exactly what I'm going to wear.
表現 · B1for heaven's sakeWell, for heaven's sake, I don't care what you wear.
表現 · B1troubles of one's ownBut I have my troubles of my own without your blouse coming between Mr. Matuschek and me.
表現 · B1correspond with someoneOh, well, you know that girl I was corresponding with?
表現 · A2after a whileWell, after a while we got on the subject of love ...naturally on a very cultural level.
表現 · B2get on the subject of somethingWell, after a while we got on the subject of love ...naturally on a very cultural level.
文法 · B1if you like her

if-clause as object

What do you mean? You love a girl and you don't know if you like her?
表現 · B1keep doing somethingI keep postponing it and postponing it. I..
表現 · B1get a bonus...did you ever get a bonus?
表現 · B1as long as ...As long as the envelope's closed, you're a millionaire.
文法 · B2As long as the envelope's closed

as long as for condition

As long as the envelope's closed, you're a millionaire.
表現 · B1haven't slept for daysI haven't slept for days.
表現 · B2knock on wood

said to avoid bad luck after a hopeful remark

Now, you-you knock on wood for me.

「Kralik Reveals His Pen Pal」を読み解く

What's really going on

The surface is shop small talk, but Kralik is circling one subject he can't name. He asks what marriage would cost a fellow like me, then can't stop himself from confessing the real situation: he's been writing to a woman for months and has never seen her. "I haven't met her yet," he admits, and one reply cuts straight to the contradiction — "You love a girl and you don't know if you like her?" The bonus talk says the same thing: "As long as the envelope's closed, you're a millionaire." As long as Kralik doesn't open the letter, or meet the woman, the hope survives. Meeting her tonight means it might not.

Theme

RomanceKralik is in love with a woman he has only met on paper, and he's about to risk the fantasy.
LonelinessBoth Kralik and the unseen woman pour their real selves into letters rather than face each other.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use as long as to set a condition.
  • Use figure someone out for reading people.
  • Hear might as uncertainty, not a promise.
  • Ask for a raise when discussing pay.

発音のポイント

  • get along with — liaison
  • couldn't be better — elision
  • from now on — liaison
Listen, if someone is really your friend he comes after dinner.

A real friend doesn't need to be entertained; he drops by after the meal. It's a practical excuse for a small apartment — and a joke about how few friends rate a dinner invitation.

As long as the envelope's closed, you're a millionaire.

Waiting to open the bonus envelope keeps the hope alive; once it's opened, reality replaces the dream. Here it stands for Kralik's fear of finally meeting the woman he's idealized.

That's the best thing that could happen to you.

The reaction to the idea of marriage itself: instant, wholehearted approval, before anyone asks who the woman is.

The main thing is that you like her.

A simple verdict on love: looks and ideals matter less than whether you actually like the person you're marrying.

このシーンについての質問

Why is the marriage question framed as a "suppose"?

He's already in love and thinking about it seriously, but admitting that would make him too vulnerable, so he hides behind a hypothetical and lets "a fellow like me" do the talking.

Why is Kralik so afraid to meet the woman?

Because she has built him up in her letters as the most wonderful person in the world, and he's sure the real man can't live up to that image — or that she won't either.

What is the blouse argument really about?

Not clothing. The two needle each other constantly, and the blouse is just the current excuse — each one claims the other is watching too closely.

Is Kralik wrong to hide that he hasn't met her?

It isn't a lie, just an omission he's ashamed of. He hasn't misled her; he's been too scared to turn the letters into a real meeting.

Who is the woman Kralik has been writing to?

The scene keeps her hidden; he knows her only through letters and a red carnation in a copy of Anna Karenina. The film's answer is that she's closer than he thinks.

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次のチャプター · 第 7 章pick on someoneMatuschek Turns on Kralik
第 1 章make something out of nothingMorning Gossip at Matuschek's第 2 章earn one's daily breadThe Anonymous Letter From Box 237第 3 章make up your mindMatuschek's Singing Cigarette Box第 4 章go through the whole routineA Job Seeker's Sales Pitch第 5 章have a weakness forSelling the Musical Candy Box再生中 · 第 6 章knock on woodKralik Reveals His Pen Pal第 7 章pick on someoneMatuschek Turns on Kralik第 8 章call it a dayKlara Asks Kralik for a Night Off第 9 章of one's own accordMatuschek Fires Kralik第 10 章mind your own businessMatuschek Learns of the Affair第 11 章had enough bad news for todayKralik's Blind Date Is Miss Novak第 12 章instead of a heart, a handbagKralik and Novak Meet at the Cafe第 13 章kept in strictest confidenceMatuschek Confesses His Jealousy第 14 章a yes manKralik Fires Vadas第 15 章not in the same planetKralik Visits a Sick Klara第 16 章ruin ChristmasThe Staff Choose Christmas Gifts第 17 章from the bottom of my heartMatuschek Returns on Christmas Eve第 18 章your whole life ahead of youMatuschek Invites a Lonely Boy Home第 19 章swept me off my feetKlara Confesses to Kralik
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