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You Can't Take It with You · 1938 — 第 26 / 27 章 · 2'58" · B1

Tony Asks Grandpa Where Alice Is, Explained：parting shot

Tony comes to the Sycamore house to find Alice, but Grandpa refuses to say where she is: "there's an unwritten law in our family against snitching." Instead he hints that a trunk upstairs will be sent to her. Alice returns and is furious that the house has been sold.

あらすじ

The Sycamores are packing to move. Tony arrives and begs Grandpa to tell him where Alice is, but Grandpa says the family does not snitch, then casually mentions a trunk that is about to be delivered to her. Tony admits he has made a mess of everything, and Alice comes home to find the house already sold.

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gayout of a jobparting shotmess things up

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このシーンの表現

parting shot

a final remark when leaving

Tony knows he has lost, yet makes one last plea on his way out, calling it a parting shot.

She couldn't resist a parting shot as she walked out.

このシーンの他の表現

  • gay

    cheerful and lively, old sense

  • out of a job

    having no job

  • mess things up

    to ruin things, said ironically

  • the old bean

    the head, slang for brains

  • all my fault

    entirely my mistake

このシーンのメモ一覧

49 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · B1darned if I don't ...

I do believe

Darned if I don't think they enjoy this moving.
発音Darned if I

Link darned if I into one blur, with the d nearly silent.

Darned if I don't think they enjoy this moving.
スラング · B1Darned

a mild swear — Mild and old-fashioned; softer than damn.

Darned if I don't think they enjoy this moving.
表現 · B1something is killing someone

wearing someone out

Don't be silly. It's killing them.
文法 · B1when you leave

time clause: The when clause pinpoints the moment the change begins.

It certainly is going to be gay around here when you leave, Grandpa?
表現 · A2go deep-sea fishing

fishing far out at sea

We're going to invite you all up to go deep-sea fishing.
スラング · A2Gee

gosh, mild surprise — Old-fashioned exclamation; now slightly playful.

- Gee, Mr. Kolenkhov, isn't it exciting? - Exciting?
表現 · B1be out of a job

having no job

Kolenkhov, the Russian ballet teacher, frets less about goodbyes than about his next free meal.

With you moving and the Grand Duchess out of a job, where do I eat?
表現 · B2an unwritten law

an unspoken rule

Because there's an unwritten law in our family against snitching.
スラング · B2snitching

telling on someone — Casual; usually about telling on someone.

Because there's an unwritten law in our family against snitching.
表現 · A2leave one's job

quit one's job

I've left my job and I'm going away tonight, and I...
文法 · B2but you're not marrying me

contrast clause: But flips the concession: agreeing with him does not make him family.

I'm convinced, young man, but you're not marrying me.
表現 · B2take a parting shot

a final remark when leaving

Tony knows he has lost, yet makes one last plea on his way out, calling it a parting shot.

I just thought I'd take a parting shot before I left.
表現 · B1mess things up

to ruin things, said ironically

Jobless and unable to reach Alice, Tony mocks his own failure by calling it beautiful.

I certainly have messed things up beautifully, haven't I?
発音messed things up

The d in messed drops, sliding straight into things.

I certainly have messed things up beautifully, haven't I?
スラング · B2squirts

cocky young nobodies — Belittling; elders sneering at the young.

The trouble with young squirts nowadays is they have no imagination.
表現 · B2use the old bean

the head, slang for brains

Grandpa grumbles that young people never use their heads, in old-fashioned slang.

They don't use the old bean.
文法 · B2right where she is

place clause: Right where stresses the exact place she is staying.

There's a big trunk of Alice's upstairs and they're going to take it right where she is.
表現 · B1not say another word

speak one more word

Just don't say another word.
表現 · A2it's all someone's fault

entirely my mistake

Alice blames herself for the sale and tells Grandpa the whole mess is her doing.

Grandpa, it's all my fault.
表現 · B1on the block

on this street

Now everybody on the block has to move, don't they?
表現 · B1walk out on someone

to abandon someone

Alice accuses Grandpa of selling the home and leaving Grandma behind, walking out on her.

And Grandma. What about her? You're walking out on her. Aren't you?
発音out on her

On her weakens until her is barely an uh sound.

And Grandma. What about her? You're walking out on her. Aren't you?
表現 · A2give someone a chance

let me have a chance

Alice, will you give me a chance to talk to you?
表現 · A2leave someone alone

stop bothering us

- Why don't you leave us alone? - Now wait a minute!
表現 · B1scream one's head off

to yell as loud as possible

Out of patience with Alice's outburst, a family member tells her to scream all she likes.

Scream your head off and see what it gets you now.

「Tony Asks Grandpa Where Alice Is」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is the film's comedy of stubborn kindness. Grandpa will not break the family rule against telling, but he also will not let Tony fail, so he helps in the only way he allows himself: a hint about a trunk. Tony, meanwhile, has finally stopped trying to manage the situation and simply admits, "I certainly have messed things up beautifully, haven't I?" The line is funny and also the moment he becomes worth rooting for. When Alice arrives, her anger is aimed at Grandpa for selling the house, not at Tony, and the scene leaves the two of them closer than before.

Theme

Family loveGrandpa helps Tony without breaking the family rule, finding a way to be loyal to both.
RomanceTony stops scheming and admits his failure, which is what finally makes him sympathetic to Alice.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Parting shots are saved for the moment you leave.
  • Grandpa hints instead of telling, and the movers carry the message.
  • Alice turns grief into blame the moment she arrives.
  • Old films use gay for cheerful, not for identity.

発音のポイント

  • Darned if I — Link darned if I into one blur, with the d nearly silent.
  • messed things up — The d in messed drops, sliding straight into things.
  • out on her — On her weakens until her is barely an uh sound.
I'm convinced, young man, but you're not marrying me.

Grandpa's dry answer to Tony's speech, the joke that keeps the scene from getting heavy.

I certainly have messed things up beautifully, haven't I?

Tony's self-mocking admission, the moment he stops defending himself.

Because there's an unwritten law in our family against snitching.

Grandpa's refusal to reveal Alice's location, stated as a family principle.

The trouble with young squirts nowadays is they have no imagination.

His verdict on Tony's failure, which is also a hint about how to find Alice.

このシーンについての質問

Why won't Grandpa tell Tony where Alice is?

He says the family has an unwritten rule against snitching. But he still wants to help, so he hints that a trunk upstairs is about to be delivered to her.

What does Tony admit to Grandpa?

He says he has left his job, that he loves Alice, and that he has messed everything up beautifully. He is no longer trying to argue his case.

Why is Alice angry when she arrives?

She learns the house has been sold. She accuses Grandpa of walking out on Grandma and on the whole neighborhood, and she blames herself for it.

What does Grandpa mean by saying young people have no imagination?

He is teasing Tony for failing to work out where Alice is on his own, and at the same time hinting that the answer is right in front of him.

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