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You Can't Take It with You · 1938 — 第 27 / 27 章 · 2'19" · B1

Kirby Admits He Failed, Explained：act human

With the house emptied, Kirby asks to speak to Grandpa alone and admits what he has never said before: he was a failure as a father, and Tony's leaving has wrecked him. Grandpa answers, "you're beginning to act quite human," which is the closest thing to forgiveness in the film.

あらすじ

The Sycamores finish packing up the house. Kirby arrives and asks to speak with Grandpa alone, then admits that he was a failure as a father and that Tony's departure has left him wrecked. Grandpa tells him he is beginning to act human, and Kirby takes it as the comfort it is.

ApologiesComforting a friendConfessingComfortingFriendsB1mediumamericanClean
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注目の表現

feel sorry forgo offdo one's best workhad enough

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このシーンの表現

act human

to behave like a real person

After Kirby's confession, Grandpa neither consoles nor scolds him, only says he seems human now.

For once the boss acted human and let us leave early.

このシーンの他の表現

  • feel sorry for

    to pity someone

  • go off

    to explode or fire

  • do one's best work

    to do one's finest work

  • had enough

    to be fed up

  • a failure as a father

    a failed father

このシーンのメモ一覧

27 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · A2feel sorry for someone

to pity someone

During the chaotic move, someone mentions Grandpa crying over Grandma's photo and says they pity him.

I sure feel sorry for Grandpa.
表現 · A2a picture of someone

a photo of

I walked in the room and he was looking at a picture of Grandma and he was crying.
発音picture of

Link picture of so the of nearly vanishes.

I walked in the room and he was looking at a picture of Grandma and he was crying.
表現 · B1catch someone doing something

caught me watching

Yeah. He got kinda sore, too, because he caught me looking at him, and threw something at me.
スラング · B1kinda sore

a bit angry — Casual; a bit annoyed with someone.

Yeah. He got kinda sore, too, because he caught me looking at him, and threw something at me.
表現 · B2get relief

receive welfare relief means welfare payments here

There's only one thing worrying me. Have they got relief up there?
表現 · A2get on up

head on over

Let's get on up there then.
表現 · A2move everything out

cleared everything out

Well, I guess we've moved everything out of here.
スラング · A2I guess

I suppose — Very common American softener.

Well, I guess we've moved everything out of here.
表現 · A2be careful with something

handle with care

Be careful with it. Especially the typewriter.
表現 · B1do one's best work

to do one's finest work

Paul, the father who is always writing, feels the new house will bring out his best work.

I have a feeling I'm going to do my best work at our new place.
表現 · B1have had enough

to be fed up

As Penny keeps weeping, Paul tells her they have cried enough for one day.

Now, Penny, we've had enough wailing for one day.
スラング · B1wailing

loud crying — Casual and a little impatient.

Now, Penny, we've had enough wailing for one day.
表現 · A2come right in

please come in

When Mr. Kirby knocks at the messy new house, Penny opens the door and warmly waves him inside.

- Do you mind if I come in? - No, no, not at all. Come right in.
表現 · B1be prepared for something

ready for something

We aren't quite prepared for visitors, but...
表現 · B1could we be alone

can we have privacy

- Mr. Vanderhof, could we be alone? - Sure. Penny.
表現 · B2a failure as something

a failed father

Mr. Kirby comes to Grandpa and admits he ruined his bond with Tony, calling himself a failure as a father.

Mr. Vanderhof, you once told me I was a failure as a father.
文法 · B1you once told me I was

object clause: The clause after told me reports what was said to him.

Mr. Vanderhof, you once told me I was a failure as a father.
表現 · B1walk out on someone

abandoned me

Tony's walked out on me and it's just about made a wreck of me.
文法 · B1it's just about made a wreck of me

present perfect: The perfect shows the collapse still weighs on him now.

Tony's walked out on me and it's just about made a wreck of me.
発音walked out on

Run walked out on together, with d linking into out.

Tony's walked out on me and it's just about made a wreck of me.
表現 · B1act quite human

seem like a real person

Mr. Kirby, you're beginning to act quite human.
文法 · B2you're beginning to act

progressive change: The progressive marks a change that is happening right now.

Mr. Kirby, you're beginning to act quite human.
発音act quite human

The t in act drops, and quite human runs together.

Mr. Kirby, you're beginning to act quite human.

「Kirby Admits He Failed」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is the villain's conversion, and the film earns it by making it small. Kirby does not ask for anything; he simply admits the thing he once would have denied, that he was "a failure as a father," and that losing Tony has wrecked him. Grandpa's reply, that he is beginning to act human, is not forgiveness and not absolution, just the recognition that the man is finally feeling something. It is the gentlest line in the movie, and it lands because the whole film has been building toward it. The packing going on around them quietly underlines the point: the house is gone, and what is left is the person.

Theme

RedemptionKirby finally admits his failure and feels the loss, the first step toward becoming human.
ParenthoodThe chapter measures fatherhood not by success but by whether the man can admit what he did wrong.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A confession of failure is how Kirby asks to be forgiven.
  • Grandpa accepts him with a compliment, not a lecture.
  • Go off covers fire, alarms and even tempers.
  • One plain line can close a family rift.

発音のポイント

  • picture of — Link picture of so the of nearly vanishes.
  • walked out on — Run walked out on together, with d linking into out.
  • act quite human — The t in act drops, and quite human runs together.
Mr. Vanderhof, you once told me I was a failure as a father.

Kirby quoting Grandpa's own judgment, which he now accepts as true.

Tony's walked out on me and it's just about made a wreck of me.

His admission of pain, the first time he sounds like a father rather than a businessman.

Mr. Kirby, you're beginning to act quite human.

Grandpa's gentle verdict, the film's version of forgiveness.

I have a feeling I'm going to do my best work at our new place.

Penny's optimism in the middle of the move, the household's refusal to be defeated.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Kirby come to see Grandpa?

He wants to talk, and he ends up admitting that he was a failure as a father and that Tony's leaving has wrecked him. It is the first honest conversation he has in the film.

What does Grandpa mean by 'act quite human'?

He means Kirby is finally showing real feeling instead of only ambition. It is not a compliment exactly, but it is close to one, and it is the kindest thing said to Kirby.

How has Tony's departure affected Kirby?

He says it has nearly destroyed him. Losing his son is the first loss that money cannot fix, and it forces him to see himself clearly.

What is happening to the house?

The Sycamores have sold it and are moving everything out. Penny is still cheerful, saying she expects to do her best work at the new place.

我が家の楽園 · 全 27 章

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第 1 章cash in onKirby Plans the Munitions Monopoly第 2 章when my ship comes inPoppins Becomes a Lily of the Field第 3 章like hotcakesA Day in the Sycamore House第 4 章the daylights out ofPoppins Meets the Sycamores第 5 章would you be so kind as toTony Flirts on the Office Phone第 6 章putty in the handsThe Kirbys Disapprove of Alice第 7 章keel overGrandpa Tells Alice About Grandma第 8 章for the sake of argumentThe IRS Visits Grandpa第 9 章got another thing comingTony Meets Alice's Family第 10 章as he pleasesAlice Explains Her Family第 11 章castles in the airTony and Alice Talk About Courage第 12 章went out with the buffaloTony Introduces Alice to His Parents第 13 章the wrong impressionThe Sycamores Prepare for the Kirbys第 14 章get mixed upThe Kirbys Come on the Wrong Night第 15 章look on the dark sideThe Kirbys Arrive on the Wrong Night第 16 章put on an actTony Brings His Parents a Night Early第 17 章If you don't mindKolenkhov Wrestles Kirby第 18 章keep your shirt onG-Men Arrest the Sycamores第 19 章you can't take it with youGrandpa Lectures Kirby in Jail第 20 章good riddanceGrandpa Calls Kirby a Failure第 21 章take the trouble toThe Sycamores Pay the Fine第 22 章go slummingAlice Tells Off the Kirbys第 23 章get over itGrandpa Sells the House第 24 章crack underRamsey Warns Kirby第 25 章hang on toTony Quits the Family Business第 26 章parting shotTony Asks Grandpa Where Alice Is再生中 · 第 27 章act humanKirby Admits He Failed
この作品の 27 章はここまでです