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You Can't Take It with You · 1938 — 第 13 / 27 章 · 4'26" · B1

The Sycamores Prepare for the Kirbys, Explained：the wrong impression

Alice tries to tidy the house before the Kirbys arrive for dinner, worrying about what they will think. Penny refuses to put on an act: "I'm not trying to impress them, or pretend we're anything that we aren't." Meanwhile the family carries on as usual, painting, dancing and cooking.

あらすじ

Alice scrambles to get the house ready for the Kirbys' dinner visit, hiding the typewriter, the kittens and the vibraphone in the cellar. Penny tells her to stop worrying and promises not to put on airs. Across town, Mrs. Kirby complains about her sensitive stomach and dreads the meal.

Family dinnersSmall talkComfortingExplainingParent & childB1fastamerican
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注目の表現

the wrong impressionstop worryingmake it a nice partysensitive stomach

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このシーンの表現

the wrong impression

a mistaken idea

As she tidies up, Alice fears the Kirbys will get a mistaken idea of the house.

Don't let the mess give you the wrong impression of our home.

このシーンの他の表現

  • stop worrying

    don't worry

  • make it a nice party

    make the party nice

  • sensitive stomach

    a delicate stomach

  • stinks

    is terrible

  • a breath of Paris

    a Parisian touch

このシーンのメモ一覧

76 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ

発音Come here a

Come, here and a link in fast speech and almost merge.

Come here a minute, Donald.
表現 · A2in front of something

before, ahead of

Donald, look and see if you can see a man standing in front of the house.
文法 · B1There's a man been following me

reduced existentials: A relative and have are dropped: a man has been following me.

There's a man been following me the last three days when I'm out delivering candy.
表現 · A1a piece of something

one candy

Well, maybe he wants a piece of candy.
表現 · A2make a list

write a list

I have to make our list for Rheba for tomorrow night.
表現 · B1way ahead

far in advance

Yes, Alice. That's why I'm making my Love Dreams now, so I'll be way ahead.
表現 · B1do everything one can

all that we can

We'll do everything we can to make it a nice party.
表現 · B1after all

in the end

There you are, Anthony. She may be very nice after all.
発音have to

Have to is usually reduced to hafta in speech.

You know how sensitive my stomach is. Do we have to go there for dinner?
表現 · B1be sure to be

certainly will be

There are sure to be some vegetables, Anthony.
表現 · B1it's just as well

probably for the best

It's just as well. I'd have been the next one to strip.
文法 · B2I'd have been

past unreal: Would have been imagines a past that did not happen.

It's just as well. I'd have been the next one to strip.
スラング · A2Boy

wow, man — An exclamation of surprise; too casual for formal speech.

- And I'll find my palette and brushes. - Boy.
表現 · B1in time for something

early enough for

- Well, Grandpa, I am in time for dinner, no? - Of course you are.
スラング · B1stinks

is awful — Casual put-down; fine among friends, blunt elsewhere.

It stinks.
表現 · B1as long as ...

provided that

As long as she's having fun.
文法 · B1As long as she's having fun

condition clause: As long as introduces the condition that makes the statement acceptable.

As long as she's having fun.
表現 · B1roll up something

roll the rug up

Good. We go to work. Come, let's roll up the carpet, Ed.
発音roll up the

Roll up the runs together, so the three words blur.

Good. We go to work. Come, let's roll up the carpet, Ed.
表現 · B1run around

moving about wildly

Life is running around inside of me like a squirrel.
表現 · A2that is better

this is an improvement

That is better.

「The Sycamores Prepare for the Kirbys」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter sets up the collision between the two households before it happens. Alice, who has seen both worlds, tries to protect her family from being judged, and Penny refuses to be anyone but herself: "I'm not trying to impress them, or pretend we're anything that we aren't." That line is the film's ethic in one sentence, and it also guarantees the disaster to come. Meanwhile Mrs. Kirby, with her sensitive stomach and her dread of unknown food, is already treating the visit as a risk. The two women are preparing for the same evening with opposite assumptions, and neither will be ready for what actually happens.

Theme

ClassAlice wants to hide her family's odd habits, while Penny refuses to perform respectability for rich guests.
Family loveThe household keeps doing what it loves even under pressure, and defends itself by staying itself.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Two families reveal themselves before they even meet.
  • Alice tidies a house that cannot be tidied.
  • A sensitive stomach is often a polite excuse.
  • Kolenkhov says what everyone else is too kind to say.

発音のポイント

  • Come here a — Come, here and a link in fast speech and almost merge.
  • have to — Have to is usually reduced to hafta in speech.
  • roll up the — Roll up the runs together, so the three words blur.
Darling, I'm not trying to impress them, or pretend we're anything that we aren't.

Penny's refusal to put on an act, the film's clearest statement of self-respect.

Life is running around inside of me like a squirrel.

Grandpa's line of pure joy, describing happiness as something physical and restless.

As long as she's having fun.

The family's standard for Essie's dancing, which measures pleasure rather than skill.

Kolenkhov always said art is 110% sweat.

The teacher's rule repeated at home, showing how seriously this household takes play.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Alice nervous before the dinner?

She knows the Kirbys are rich and formal, and she is afraid her family's odd house and habits will give them the wrong impression.

What does Penny say about the visit?

She tells Alice to stop worrying and says she will not pretend the family is anything other than what it is, even for important guests.

Why does Mrs. Kirby dread the dinner?

She worries about the food and says her stomach is sensitive. She assumes the vegetables will be raw and insists hers must be cooked.

What happens at the house that evening?

Penny starts painting DePinna as a discus thrower, Kolenkhov arrives for dinner and dance practice, and the family carries on exactly as usual.

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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再生中 · 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第 27 章act humanKirby Admits He Failed
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