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Uncle Frank · 2020 — 第 15 / 17 章 · 1'53" · C1

The Will Humiliates Frank, Explained：nothing but disgust

The reading of the will turns into a public shaming. After dividing the estate among the rest of the family, the father leaves his eldest son nothing: “I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men.” Frank walks out, and someone begs him to stay.

あらすじ

During the funeral, the lawyer reads Mac's will in the house. Most of the estate goes to his wife, with a few designated amounts for the other children. When the reading reaches the eldest son, it turns cruel: he is left nothing, only disgust, and Frank gets up and leaves while relatives plead with him to stay.

Goodbyes & funeralsArgumentsSaying noComfortingParent & childC1slowamerican
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注目の表現

with the exception ofnothing but disgustmake sure thatcarry my name

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このシーンの表現

nothing but disgust

only disgust, nothing else

父亲在遗嘱里留给长子 nothing but disgust，用最正式的文件写下最狠的否定。

The proposal was nothing but trouble from day one.

このシーンの他の表現

  • with the exception of

    apart from the stated case

  • make sure that

    to check or arrange that something happens

  • carry my name

    to bear a family's name and reputation

このシーンのメモ一覧

23 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ

表現 · C1unorthodox timingI realize this is unorthodox timing and a rather unusual venue for the reading of the will,
表現 · B2an unusual venue for somethingI realize this is unorthodox timing and a rather unusual venue for the reading of the will,
表現 · B2make sure that ...

to check or arrange that something happens

but Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here.
表現 · B2while someone is still herebut Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here.
文法 · B2Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here

make sure that with while

but Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here.
表現 · C1be of sound mind and body"I, Francis MacKenzie Bledsoe, being of sound mind and body,
発音sound mind and body

liaison

"I, Francis MacKenzie Bledsoe, being of sound mind and body,
表現 · C1last will and testamentdo hereby declare this to be my last will and testament.
表現 · C1the whole of somethingFirst, to my wife Evelyn Caldwell Bledsoe, I leave the whole of my estate and assets,
表現 · B2with the exception of something

apart from the stated case

with the exception of the following designated amounts.
表現 · B2nothing but something

only disgust, nothing else

I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men,
文法 · C1the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men

reduced relative clause

I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men,
発音nothing but

flap

I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men,
スラング · C1perversionI leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men,
表現 · B2carry someone's name

to bear a family's name and reputation

and shame that he carries my name." [gasps softly]
文法 · C1shame that he carries my name

relative clause with that

and shame that he carries my name." [gasps softly]
表現 · B1please don't goFrank, please don't go.
表現 · B2never come backHe's never gonna come back.
発音come back

liaison

He's never gonna come back.
スラング · B2JesusJesus.

「The Will Humiliates Frank」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is cruelty delivered through paperwork. A will is supposed to pass things on, and Mac uses his to take something away in front of everyone, turning a private prejudice into a public verdict: “I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men.” The disinheritance is the plot, but the phrasing is the wound — Frank is not merely cut out, he is told that his existence is the reason. The line “He's never gonna come back” lands immediately, because the family has just shown him exactly what staying would cost. What follows is not an argument but an exit.

Theme

Family conflictA father uses his will to publicly disown his eldest son, turning a family gathering into a scene of rejection.
IdentityFrank is told his sexuality makes him a disgrace to the family name, so the inheritance becomes a judgment on who he is.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use last will and testament for a will
  • Hear nothing but as only remaining
  • Catch sound mind and body as a formula
  • Use with the exception of for exclusions
  • Hear never gonna come back as final

発音のポイント

  • sound mind and body — liaison
  • nothing but — flap
  • come back — liaison
He's never gonna come back.

A flat prediction in the aftermath: the family understands that the humiliation has ended Frank's relationship with them for good.

I leave nothing but disgust with the filthy and unnatural perversion he engages in with other men,

The clause that disinherits Frank and condemns him at once, turning a legal bequest into a moral attack.

but Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here.

The reason the will is read now: Mac wanted the whole family present to witness who is kept in and who is cut out.

but Mac wanted to make sure that it happened while all his kids were still here.

The reason the will is read now: Mac wanted the whole family present to witness who is kept in and who is cut out.

このシーンについての質問

Why is the will read during the funeral?

Mac wanted all of his children present, so the lawyer reads it while the family is gathered for the funeral rather than waiting for a formal setting.

Why does Frank leave?

Because his father uses the will to disown him and condemn his sexuality in front of the family. Frank walks out rather than listen to more, and someone says he will never come back.

What does 'nothing but disgust' mean?

It means 'only disgust, nothing else.' The phrase turns the inheritance into a verdict: Frank is not just excluded, he is told that disgust is all he is left with.

What does the father leave the rest of the family?

He leaves the whole estate to his wife with only a few designated amounts for the other children, so the imbalance is part of the point.

フランクおじさん · 全 17 章

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