Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971 — 第 18 / 18 章 · 3'03" · B1

Wonka Sends Charlie Away, Explained:do the trick

Wonka has just stretched Mike into a human taffy and now he wants everyone gone. He tells Mrs. Teevee goodbye with a theatrical flourish, then brushes Charlie and Grandpa Joe off: "Excuse me for not showing you out." The politeness is real, and so is the dismissal — the children are being measured, and they don't yet know it.

あらすじ

After Mike is shrunk and sent to the taffy-pulling machine, Wonka dismisses Mrs. Teevee with an over-the-top farewell. The Oompa Loompas sing about the dangers of too much television. Then, when Charlie asks him to account for the other children, Wonka promises they will be all right and abruptly sends him and Grandpa Joe on their way.

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注目の表現

do the trickhold you responsiblerun alongthere are no words

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このシーンの表現

do the trick

do what is needed

With Mike tiny, Wonka says the taffy machine should fix him, as if it were nothing.

A little tape should do the trick.

このシーンの他の表現

  • hold you responsible

    blame you

  • run along

    go away now

  • there are no words

    a tender line undercut at once

  • wiser for the wear

    wiser for the damage

  • quite all right

    perfectly fine

このシーンのメモ一覧

40 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ

表現 · B1that was something

that was impressive

Wow, that was something. Can I do it again?
表現 · A2nothing left

none remaining

MRS. TEEVEE: No, there'll be nothing left.
表現 · B1not worry about a thing

have no worries

Don't worry about a thing, Mom. I feel fine.
発音worry about

Link worry and about into worry-about.

Don't worry about a thing, Mom. I feel fine.
表現 · A2wait till ...

just wait until

Wait till the kids back home hear about this.
スラング · A2kids

children, casually — Everyday speech; use children in formal writing.

Wait till the kids back home hear about this.
表現 · A1be quiet

stop talking

Be quiet. Well?
表現 · B2springy and elastic

bouncy and stretchy

Fortunately, small boys are extremely springy and elastic.
表現 · A2put someone in something

place him inside

So I think we'll put him in my special taffy-pulling machine.
表現 · B1be extremely careful

take great care

The boy is in his mother's purse. But be extremely careful.
表現 · B2hold someone responsible

blame you

As Mike's accident is sorted out, one line settles the blame: no one will be held responsible.

No, I won't hold you responsible.
表現 · A2it's time to do something

time to part

And now, my dearest lady, it's time to say goodbye.
表現 · B1run along

go away now

Right after the tender line about silence, Wonka waves everyone off with a brisk run along.

For some moments in life, there are no words. Run along now.
発音there are

There are weakens and links into ther-er.

For some moments in life, there are no words. Run along now.
表現 · B2such sweet sorrow

bittersweet parting

" Parting is such sweet sorrow. "
表現 · B2a glut of something

too much TV

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Do I've got another puzzle for you Oompa Loompa Doompada Dee If you are wise you'll listen to me What do you get from a glut of TV?
表現 · B1a pain in the neck

a nuisance

A pain in the neck and an IQ of three Why don't you try simply reading a book?
表現 · B1an IQ of [number]

very low intelligence

A pain in the neck and an IQ of three Why don't you try simply reading a book?
文法 · B1try simply reading

gerund after try: Try reading means test this method; try to read would mean make an effort.

A pain in the neck and an IQ of three Why don't you try simply reading a book?
表現 · B1can't bear to do something

stand to see it

Or could you just not bear to look?
発音gonna happen

Gonna sounds like guh-nuh and the h in happen nearly drops.

What's gonna happen to the other kids? Augustus and Veruca?
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Spoken shorthand; keep it out of formal writing.

What's gonna happen to the other kids? Augustus and Veruca?
表現 · B1quite all right

perfectly fine

Charlie worries about the other children, and Wonka promises they will be perfectly fine.

My dear boy, I promise you they'll be quite all right.
文法 · B1they'll be restored to

passive voice: The passive will be restored keeps the focus on the children, not on who fixes them.

When they leave here, they'll be restored to their normal, terrible old selves.
表現 · C1wiser for the wear

wiser for the damage

Wonka says the children will recover, but perhaps they will come home a little wiser.

But maybe they'll be a little bit wiser for the wear.
文法 · B1they'll be a little bit wiser

comparative: A little bit softens the comparative wiser.

But maybe they'll be a little bit wiser for the wear.
表現 · B1show someone out

walk you to the door

I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Excuse me for not showing you out.
表現 · B1a whole day wasted

a total waste of a day

Straight up the stairs, you'll find it. I'm busy. A whole day wasted.
表現 · A2do something wrong

make a mistake

What happened? Did we do something wrong?
表現 · A2find out

discover the truth

But I'm going to find out.

「Wonka Sends Charlie Away」を読み解く

What's really going on

The farewell is warmer on paper than in the room. Wonka calls Mrs. Teevee 'my dearest lady,' then tells her, 'For some moments in life, there are no words. Run along now' — and sends her off before she can object. The same pattern repeats with Charlie and Grandpa Joe: he is courteous enough to wish them well, but not enough to walk them out. 'Excuse me for not showing you out' is a line that sounds polite and functions as a door closing. The scene also quietly resets the stakes. Charlie assumes he has done something wrong, and Wonka tells him the other children will be 'quite all right,' which is his way of saying they are the ones who failed. The kindness and the exit are the same gesture.

Theme

PowerWonka decides who stays and who goes, and dismisses the families he has judged without ever explaining why.
SatireThe Oompa Loompa song turns Mike's mishap into a cheerful sermon against television, mocking the family as it plays.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Do the trick means good enough to work.
  • Run along dismisses someone while sounding kind.
  • Holding someone responsible assigns the blame.
  • The Shakespeare quote is theatre, not feeling.

発音のポイント

  • worry about — Link worry and about into worry-about.
  • there are — There are weakens and links into ther-er.
  • gonna happen — Gonna sounds like guh-nuh and the h in happen nearly drops.
Don't worry about a thing, Mom. I feel fine.

Mike's blithe reassurance to his mother after being shrunk, which shows how little he understands what has happened.

For some moments in life, there are no words. Run along now.

Wonka dresses up a dismissal as sentiment, then sends Mrs. Teevee away in the same breath.

" Parting is such sweet sorrow. "

Wonka's deliberately theatrical goodbye, borrowed from Shakespeare and delivered with a straight-faced wink.

When they leave here, they'll be restored to their normal, terrible old selves.

Wonka's verdict on the other children: they will recover physically but stay as flawed as before.

I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Excuse me for not showing you out.

A farewell that sounds polite but is really a brush-off; Wonka has already moved on to his work.

But I'm going to find out.

Grandpa Joe's resolve after the strange exit — he intends to learn what just happened to them.

このシーンについての質問

What happens to Mike after he shrinks himself?

Wonka has him sent to the taffy-pulling machine, joking that small boys are springy and elastic. It is supposed to stretch him back to normal.

Why does Wonka send Charlie and Grandpa Joe away?

He says he is busy and has wasted a whole day. The guests are told to find the stairs themselves, which leaves Charlie worried that he has done something wrong.

What do the Oompa Loompas sing about?

They sing that watching too much television leaves you with 'a pain in the neck and an IQ of three,' and that reading books is the better path.

Why does Wonka say the other children will be 'quite all right'?

He means they will recover from their accidents, but he adds that they will return to their 'normal, terrible old selves' — physically fine, unchanged in character.

What does 'do the trick' mean?

It means something will work or solve the problem. Wonka says the taffy-pulling machine 'should do the trick,' meaning it should fix Mike.

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