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Shocking Discovery in a Novel: 'There's More Where He Came From'
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In a novel, there is a shocking scene where a wife discovers another man in her husband's room.
The husband's response, 'There's more where he came from, my lady. Help yourself,' carries a deeper meaning.
This phrase implies that the husband has a history of infidelity and suggests that there are more affairs waiting to be discovered.
There's more where he cam
ある小説の以下のくだりがわかりません。There's more where he came from,とはどういう意味でしょうか? 妻が夫の部屋を訪ねたところ他の男がいた、というくだりで、夫が妻に向かって言ったセリフです。
"Ah," you said, your eyes bright with mockery. "There's more where he came from, my lady. Help yourself."
原文は以下です。
But I saw the shock on your face, the flicker of disgust you were not quick enough to hide, and over your bare shoulder I saw Stephanos, the manservant, reclining on your bed, and despite the damp heat of the corridor I shivered in my black lace gown.
"Ah," you said, your eyes bright with mockery. "There's more where he came from, my lady. Help yourself."
よろしくお願いします。
1)文法的解釈
moreは名詞で意味は A greater or additional number of persons or things:
例文 I opened only two bottles but more were in the refrigerator.
>There's more where he came from, my lady. Help yourself.
he = Stephanos
Where = in the place in which
There's more in the place in which Stephanos came from.
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There's an additiona number of people in the palce in which Stepanos came from.
Where did he come from?
He came from the manservant room
There are an addtional number of manservants in the room in which Stepanos came from.
Help yourself whenever you wish to do .....
お礼
成句を教えてくださってありがとうございます! 今検索してみたら、19世紀のイギリスの何かのキャッチフレーズが始まりだそうで。 より理解が深まりました。