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Now remember, Pam, no signs of keenness.The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 2 / 28 章 · 2'39" · B2
The Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward, Explained：head over heels in love
The Fitzgeralds arrive at Commander Beech's house hoping to buy Windward House, but they play it cool: "We're just mildly interested". Beech is not fooled, and Stella, the granddaughter, quietly wants the house kept in the family.
あらすじ
Roderick and Pamela Fitzgerald call at Commander Beech's home to ask about buying Windward House, the empty house on the cliff. They meet Stella Meredith, the commander's granddaughter, and try to seem only casually interested. When Beech refuses even to discuss it, Stella pleads with him to keep her mother's house.
注目の表現
if we mayat the momentun-smokinghead over heels in love
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このシーンの表現
head over heels in love
completely smitten
Pamela blurts out that they have fallen in love with the house, revealing how badly they want it.
They fell head over heels in love with the old farmhouse.
このシーンの他の表現
- if we may
if we are allowed
- at the moment
right now
- un-smoking
strictly non-smoking
- no point in
no reason to do something
- afford to
be able to pay for
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
only a little curious
We're just mildly interested. Mildly.if we are allowed
At the door the siblings ask for the commander, softening the request with a formal tag.
We'd like to see Commander Beech, if we may.If and we reduce, and may is clipped short.
We'd like to see Commander Beech, if we may.right now
Stella says her grandfather is out right now, and the visitors ask whether they can wait.
- He's not in at the moment. - Could we wait for him?over the phone
I think I can catch my grandfather by telephone.how should I announce you
- Who shall I say wants to see him? - He wouldn't know our name.apposition: The name sits in apposition after my sister, restating who she is.
It's Fitzgerald. My sister, Pamela Fitzgerald, and I'm Roderick Fitzgerald.an uneven cushion
Oh, not in that chair! It's got a lumpy seat.oh no, an exclamation — A soft spoken exclamation of dismay or concern.
- Oh, dear. Will this do? - Thank you.a smoke-free household
We're an awfully un-smoking house.very, extremely — Old-fashioned British intensifier; too chatty for formal writing.
We're an awfully un-smoking house.completely smitten
Pamela blurts out that they have fallen in love with the house, revealing how badly they want it.
You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...present perfect: Have fallen marks a state reached by now, completed with in love with.
You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...completely, upside down — Everyday and vivid; keep it out of formal reports.
You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...be told by someone
We understand from Mrs. Brown at the inn ifs for sale.of no use at all
It wouldn't be the slightest use.no reason to do something
Stella turns the visitors away for her grandfather, telling them waiting would be useless.
I'm sorry, but there's really no point in your waiting.Link point, in and your into one smooth run.
I'm sorry, but there's really no point in your waiting.available to buy
We heard that Windward House is for sale.The d in made is almost swallowed before myself.
I thought I made myself quite clear on this point, Stella.reside in
A house you haven't lived in since you were a child...relative clause: A relative clause on a house with the pronoun dropped and the preposition left at the end.
A house you haven't lived in since you were a child...be able to pay for
The commander explains that the property is one they cannot afford to keep up.
a piece of property we can't afford to maintain.「The Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a negotiation disguised as a social call. Roderick coaches his sister before they go in — "no signs of keenness" — and once inside they keep repeating how mildly interested they are, which is exactly how people behave when they are not mild at all. The real feeling leaks out when Roderick says they have "fallen head over heels in love" with the place. Against them stands Commander Beech, who will not sell because he cannot bear what the house means to his granddaughter Stella, who calls it "my mother's house". The old man's verdict — "there's really no point in your waiting" — closes the door on both the sale and the girl's plea.
Theme
MoneyThe Fitzgeralds want a house they cannot afford, and Beech refuses to sell at any price.
Family conflictStella pleads to keep her mother's house while her grandfather insists it must go.
このチャプターで学べること
- Manners are a strategy in this house call.
- One slipped idiom tells the seller too much.
- The grandfather ends the discussion in a sentence.
- Stella's refusal hides a deeper attachment.
発音のポイント
- if we may — If and we reduce, and may is clipped short.
- point in your — Link point, in and your into one smooth run.
- made myself — The d in made is almost swallowed before myself.
You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...Roderick admits the couple's real feeling: they are not casually interested, they are completely smitten with the house.
I thought I made myself quite clear on this point, Stella.Beech shuts down his granddaughter, insisting he has already explained why Windward must be sold.
I'm Stella Meredith. Won't you sit down?Stella introduces herself to the visitors and, politely, invites them to stay.
Grandfather had a cigar blown straight down his throat once when he was on the foredeck.A rambling family anecdote explaining why the house is strictly un-smoking; it charms the guests while showing the household's quirks.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the Fitzgeralds play it cool about the house?
They want it badly but do not want the owner to know. Showing eagerness would weaken their bargaining position, so they repeat that they are only mildly interested.
Why does Commander Beech refuse to discuss Windward with Stella?
Stella wants to keep the house because it belonged to her mother. Beech has decided it must be sold, and he treats her plea as a settled matter rather than something to reopen.
What does "head over heels in love" mean here?
It is an expression for being completely smitten. Roderick uses it about a house rather than a person, which makes his sudden passion sound both sincere and a little absurd.
What is the house called?
Windward House, an empty property on top of the cliff that the Fitzgeralds fell in love with and Commander Beech owns.
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第 1 章hanker forPamela Falls for the Old House
再生中 · 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
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 2 / 28 章 · 残り約 72 分