more than
Isn't this better than reading to Grandfather?The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 6 / 28 章 · 3'01" · B2
Rick Takes Stella Sailing, Explained：break it gently
On a bright day out on the water, Rick and Stella tease each other about seasickness and windblown hair. "No. It's just I've never known anyone who laughed much," Stella says — a light afternoon that quietly reveals how little joy she has had, just before Rick leaves for London.
あらすじ
Rick Fitzgerald takes Stella Meredith sailing on the water. They joke about seasickness and her loose, windblown hair, then dock at the jetty. Rick is about to leave for London for three weeks; he offers to take Stella home first. Before saying goodbye, Stella tells him she is happy that he and his sister are moving into Windward.
注目の表現
get out of the suna stomach like Gibraltarbreak it gentlythe family half-wit
00:00 / 03:01Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
セリフをタップするとそこから再生
このシーンの表現
break it gently
tell bad news softly
Saying goodbye, Roderick says he would rather break the news of their sail gently to the old man.
I'll break it gently to him when the time is right.
このシーンの他の表現
- get out of the sun
move out of the sunlight
- a stomach like Gibraltar
an iron stomach
- the family half-wit
the family fool
- sleigh bells
bells on a sleigh
- half a crown
an old British coin
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
comparison: Better than sets up a comparison between sailing and reading aloud.
Isn't this better than reading to Grandfather?feel sick on a boat
- Oh, it's wonderful. - Ever get seasick?if-clause object: The if-clause here is the thing he wonders about, not a condition.
Just wondering if our national confidence in Gibraltar isn't misplaced.move out of the sunlight
Out on the water, Roderick asks Stella to move out of the sun, looking after her rather than ordering her.
Shouldn't you get out of the sun?Out of blurs into outta in fast speech.
Shouldn't you get out of the sun?be on the point of doing
Oh, yes. I was about to resume command.take control again
Oh, yes. I was about to resume command.The t in about often drops before to, sounding like abou-ta.
Oh, yes. I was about to resume command.go directly toward
Bring her about sharply. Head straight for the jetty.stop (nautical) — Old nautical command to stop; only heard on ships or in sea stories.
Avast the boom. Scuttle the funnels.an old British coin
As the boat comes in, Ben the boatman names his price, half a crown, grounding the scene in old money.
- Just leaving now, Ben. - That'd be half a crown.that would — Spoken contraction of that would; avoid it in formal writing.
- Just leaving now, Ben. - That'd be half a crown.pin up one's hair
- You doing up your hair again? - Yes.relaxed and unbound
It's wonderful like this, all loose and free and windblown.Loose and runs together, with and reduced to n.
It's wonderful like this, all loose and free and windblown.find it all funny
- You laugh at everything, don't you? - Too much?relative clause: The who-clause narrows anyone to people who actually laughed a lot.
No. It's just I've never known anyone who laughed much.meet someone often
See a lot of Pamela while I'm away, will you?assist with
Perhaps she'll let me help her with the curtains and things.a fool — A casual insult or self-mocking joke; too rude for formal talk.
None of those anecdotes where I'm the family half-wit.tell bad news softly
Saying goodbye, Roderick says he would rather break the news of their sail gently to the old man.
I'd rather break it gently to Grandfather about our sail, if you don't mind.if that's all right
I'd rather break it gently to Grandfather about our sail, if you don't mind.「Rick Takes Stella Sailing」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene looks like idle flirting on a boat, but it is really about what Stella has been missing. Rick needles her about her hair — "Talking high poetry or selling hairstyle advertising?" — and she answers the question that matters: "No. It's just I've never known anyone who laughed much." Her gaiety is borrowed; she is drawn to Rick because he is the first person around her who treats life lightly. When Rick asks her to look after Pamela while he is in London, and she promises to speak to her grandfather, the easy afternoon turns into a quiet goodbye — the moment she admits, unprompted, how glad she is that he and his sister are moving in. What she is really saying is that she does not want him to go.
Theme
RomanceRick and Stella's easy teasing and her reluctance to see him leave point to an attraction she barely admits.
Loneliness"I've never known anyone who laughed much" sums up a girl raised without lightness, drawn to the first cheerful person she meets.
このチャプターで学べること
- A joke about Gibraltar lets a guarded girl laugh.
- Mimosa and perfume open a memory of her mother.
- Breaking news gently is a kindness, not weakness.
- The boat ride loosens what the house keeps tight.
発音のポイント
- out of — Out of blurs into outta in fast speech.
- about to — The t in about often drops before to, sounding like abou-ta.
- loose and free — Loose and runs together, with and reduced to n.
What am I doing? Talking high poetry or selling hairstyle advertising?Rick catches himself complimenting Stella's loose hair and mocks his own flowery tone, turning a romantic remark into a joke.
It's wonderful like this, all loose and free and windblown.He praises her hair just as the wind left it; the compliment is really about preferring her natural, unguarded self.
No. It's just I've never known anyone who laughed much.Stella says his laughter does not bother her; she has simply been around people who seldom laughed.
I've made it last a long time.She has stretched one bottle of her dead mother's perfume for years, an early sign of how she clings to the past.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Rick ask Stella to look after Pamela while he's away?
Rick is leaving for London for about three weeks and wants his sister to have company. It is also his way of keeping the easy bond between the two households alive.
What does Stella mean by "I've never known anyone who laughed much"?
She is saying that the people around her have rarely been cheerful. It is less a complaint than a confession that the lightness Rick brings is new to her.
Why does Stella want to break the sailing news gently to her grandfather?
Commander Beech is protective of Stella and distrustful of Windward House. She knows he will disapprove of the outing and wants to spare herself a fight.
Does Stella like Rick in this scene?
It certainly looks that way. She lingers, calls him back to say she is happy that he and his sister are moving into Windward, and seems reluctant to let him go.
呪いの家 · 全 28 章
すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 7 章sleeping-beauty magicLizzie Comes Home to the House
第 1 章hanker forPamela Falls for the Old House
第 2 章head over heels in loveThe Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward
第 3 章bring the price downThe Fitzgeralds Buy a Haunted House
第 4 章dog in the mangerRick Feels a Chill in the Room
第 5 章talk me out ofThe Tobacconist Gossips About Windward
再生中 · 第 6 章break it gentlyRick Takes Stella Sailing
第 7 章sleeping-beauty magicLizzie Comes Home to the House
第 8 章I'd soonerThe First Night at Windward House
第 9 章take hold of yourselfRick and Pam Hear a Woman Cry
第 10 章circulate rumorsRick Confronts Commander Beech
第 11 章at the mention ofRoderick Gives Stella a Lift
第 12 章do no such thingStella Defies Her Grandfather
第 13 章a bad hatStella Revisits Her Childhood Home
第 14 章dream upLizzie Sees a Ghost at Windward
第 15 章hide your head in the sandDr. Scott Tells the Old Scandal
第 16 章miss one's cueStella Senses Her Mother's Ghost
第 17 章tear someone apartRoderick Asks Stella to Leave
第 18 章mind at restThey Plan a Séance for Stella
第 19 章tranceThe Séance at Windward House
第 20 章at your disposalCommander Beech Confronts Rick
第 21 章bluff someoneLizzie Names the Dead Woman's Nurse
第 22 章by any chanceRick and Pamela Visit Miss Holloway
第 23 章put up withHolloway Tells the Cliff Murder Story
第 24 章plaster saintStella Trapped at the Retreat
第 25 章in a jiffyThe Casebook Points to Murder
第 26 章pile it onThe Plan to Rescue Stella
第 27 章beating about the bushHolloway Sends Stella Home
第 28 章for heaven's sakeStella Nearly Walks Off the Cliff第 6 / 28 章 · 残り約 61 分