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The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 19 / 19 章 · 4'18" · B1

Klara Confesses to Kralik, Explained：swept me off my feet

Klara's confession comes with a catch: she says she fell for Kralik, while insisting she's happily engaged to another man. "I just couldn't take my eyes off of you," she admits, then Kralik reveals her fiancé already came to see him.

あらすじ

On Christmas Eve, Klara visits Kralik, who shows her a bracelet and has her try it on, so she assumes he has a girlfriend. She then nervously confesses she fell for him when she first came to work there. Kralik reveals that her fiancé Popkin came to see him, and tells her she'll soon be Mrs. Popkin — congratulating her as if nothing had changed.

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swept me off my feetget mixed upgo into thattreat someone like a dog

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このシーンの表現

swept me off my feet

to make someone fall completely in love

诺瓦克小姐对克拉利克坦白，说在仓库那几周，他其实本可以让她彻底动心。

The first time we danced, she swept me off my feet.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get mixed up

    confused or thrown into disorder

  • go into that

    to discuss something in detail

  • treat someone like a dog

    to treat someone with no respect at all

このシーンのメモ一覧

84 行のセリフに 39 件のメモ

表現 · B1keep someone waitingOh, I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
表現 · A2no hurryOh, that's alright, no hurry.
表現 · B1follow someone's adviceI decided to follow your advice after all.
表現 · B1try something onLook, why don't you try it on?
表現 · B1what something looks likeYeah, come on, I'd like to see what it looks like on a girl.
発音what it looks like

elision

Yeah, come on, I'd like to see what it looks like on a girl.
表現 · B2pretty near- Are those real diamonds? - They're pretty near.
スラング · B1Oh, myOh, my!
表現 · B1start all over againOh, yes, it probably isn't easy for you to imagine anyone like a man of my type-- Oh, Mr. Kralik, don't let's start all over again.
表現 · B1be friends with someoneIt's Christmas, and I'd like to be friends with you.
表現 · B1do you mind if ...Do you mind if I tell you something?
表現 · A2not at allNo, not at all.
表現 · B2get mixed up

confused or thrown into disorder

I got psychologically mixed up.
スラング · B1You don't say- You don't say? - Yes.
表現 · B1again and againI found myself looking at you again and again.
表現 · B2take one's eyes off someoneI just couldn't take my eyes off of you.
表現 · B2what on earth is the matter with someoneAnd all the time I kept saying, to myself "Kiara Novak, what on earth is the matter with you?
表現 · B2fall for someoneNow, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
文法 · B2I found myself falling for you

find oneself doing something

Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
発音falling for you

liaison

Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
表現 · B2very much soAnd very much so.
表現 · B2it looks that wayAt least it looks that way.
表現 · C1sweep someone off their feet

to make someone fall completely in love

were moments in the stockroom when you could have swept me off of my feet.
文法 · B2you could have swept me off of my feet

could have for an unreal past

were moments in the stockroom when you could have swept me off of my feet.
表現 · B2treat someone like a dog

to treat someone with no respect at all

And when she wanted to arouse a man's interest she treated him like a dog.
表現 · B1all forgotten nowOh, well, that's all forgotten now.
表現 · B1by the wayBy the way, is it serious?
発音By the way

weak form

By the way, is it serious?
表現 · B1as a matter of factWell, as a matter of fact, I can tell you, it will happen.
表現 · B2not go into something

to discuss something in detail

Well, we won't go into that.
表現 · B2might as well do somethingUh, well, I guess I might as well tell you.
表現 · B2shouldn't have done somethingYou shouldn't have told him who I am.
文法 · B2You shouldn't have told him who I am

shouldn't have for a past regret

You shouldn't have told him who I am.
発音shouldn't have

elision

You shouldn't have told him who I am.
表現 · B2mean nothing to someoneApparently, he didn't believe it when you wrote that I meant nothing to you.
表現 · B2get something into one's headI can't get it into my head. Coming to see you?
表現 · B2straighten something outWell, now, listen, I've straightened everything out.
表現 · B1in a little whileYou.. In a little while you'll be Mrs. Popkin.
文法 · B1That's the name, isn't it

a tag question for confirmation

That's the name, isn't it? Popkin.

「Klara Confesses to Kralik」を読み解く

What's really going on

She finally says the words she has avoided for months, but she protects herself while doing it: "I just couldn't take my eyes off of you," she admits, then immediately adds that she's "very happily engaged" — a status she undercuts herself with "At least it looks that way." Meanwhile, the man across from her knows more than she does: the person she has been corresponding with is him, and he has already met Popkin. His calm answers — "He came to see me," "Your fiance" — and his cheerful "I congratulate you" turn her confession into a test she doesn't know she's taking. The comedy is that they keep circling the same truth without either naming it.

Theme

RomanceTwo people confess and deflect at once, circling a love they can't quite admit they share.
SecretsKlara confesses her feelings while hiding behind her engagement, unaware that the man listening already knows her letters.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use fall for someone to describe developing feelings.
  • Understand sweep someone off their feet as romantic attraction.
  • Use might as well to soften a decision.
  • Hear as a matter of fact as firm emphasis.

発音のポイント

  • what it looks like — elision
  • falling for you — liaison
  • By the way — weak form
  • shouldn't have — elision
I just couldn't take my eyes off of you.

Her way of admitting attraction without saying the word "love" — she kept looking at him from the start, and couldn't stop.

It's Christmas, and I'd like to be friends with you.

A peace offering on a holiday: whatever the office rivalry was, she wants to reset it as friendliness, not romance.

After all, I'm very happily engaged.

Her shield while confessing: she frames herself as unavailable, but the line is delivered so flatly it invites doubt.

Yes, but instead of licking my hand, you barked.

Her joke about his reaction to being treated coldly: she expected him to be grateful, and instead he talked back.

Oh, well, that's all forgotten now.

An offer to bury the past: whatever happened between them, she says it can be dropped and they can start over.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Klara confess and then say she's engaged?

She is torn: she wants Kralik to know how she feels, but admitting it plainly feels dangerous, so she uses her engagement as a shield and a way out.

Why is Klara shocked to be called Mrs. Popkin?

Because she has been treating her engagement as a formality. Hearing it stated as a fact — and from Kralik, who met Popkin — forces her to face that the wedding is real.

Does Kralik know he is Klara's pen pal?

Yes. He reveals that Popkin came to see him about her letters, and he mentions what she wrote. He is testing her without saying it outright.

Is Klara being honest with Kralik?

Partly. She genuinely confesses her feelings, but the "happily engaged" line is armor — she even undercuts it by adding that it only "looks that way."

What does "treat someone like a dog" mean?

To treat a person coldly or badly, as if they don't matter. In Klara's story, the French actress did it on purpose to make a man interested.

桃色の店 · 全 19 章

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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再生中 · 第 19 章swept me off my feetKlara Confesses to Kralik
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