– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hello hello is Ross there uh no he's not

can I take a message yes this is Russell

Ross's divorce lawyer just tell him that

since I haven't heard from him I assume

he's decided to give the marriage a try

Ross got married again

[Applause]

no all right keep going we are phasing

the accent out phasing it

out so without retesting their results

in the laboratory

the team would never have

identified the initial errors in their

carbon dating a

n were there any questions at this

point yes what's happening to your

accent come again what's what's this

nonsense

all right I'm I'm not

English I'm from Long

Island I was really nervous and the

accent just um just came

out I'm

sorry so if we could just get back to

the

lecture um were there any

questions about

paleontology oh I look I was just trying

to make a good first impression

obviously I screwed up but what you guys

think of me is really important because

I'm I'm hoping to get a permanent job

here so if you just give me another

chance to make a good

impression Ross are you crazy I am still

your wife what were you just never going

to tell me what the hell is wrong with

you oh I can just kill you

well hello Rachel

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
divorce /dɪˈvɔːrs/ B2	noun - the legal dissolution of a marriage
assume /əˈsuːm/ B1	verb - to suppose something is the case on the basis of probability
married /ˈmærid/ A2	adjective - having a spouse
phasing /ˈfeɪzɪŋ/ B2	verb - to gradually eliminate or reduce
laboratory /ləˈbɒrətri/ B1	noun - a room equipped for scientific experiments
identified /aɪˈdentɪfaɪd/ B1	verb - to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing
errors /ˈerərz/ A2	noun - a mistake
dating /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/ B1	noun - the process of determining the age of something
accent /ˈæksənt/ A2	noun - a distinctive way of pronouncing a language
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - anxious or apprehensive
impression /ɪmˈpreʃən/ B1	noun - an effect on the mind or feelings
permanent /ˈpɜːrmənənt/ B1	adjective - lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time
chance /tʃɑːns/ A2	noun - a possibility of doing something
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic
wife /waɪf/ A2	noun - a woman whom one is married to
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place of torment

Key Grammar Structures

• hello hello is Ross there uh no he's not

  ➔ Present simple tense with contraction ('he's not')

  ➔ The contraction 'he's not' is a shortened form of 'he is not', commonly used in informal speech.

• can I take a message yes this is Russell

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for permission

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to ask for permission or to offer ability.

• since I haven't heard from him I assume he's decided to give the marriage a try

  ➔ Present perfect ('haven't heard') and present simple ('assume')

  ➔ Present perfect ('haven't heard') is used for an action that started in the past and continues to the present, while 'assume' is in the present simple to state a current belief.

• we are phasing the accent out phasing it out

  ➔ Present continuous ('are phasing') and emphasis with repetition

  ➔ The present continuous ('are phasing') describes an ongoing action, and repetition ('phasing it out') emphasizes the action.

• what's happening to your accent come again what's what's this nonsense

  ➔ Present continuous ('what's happening') and informal language ('come again')

  ➔ The present continuous ('what's happening') asks about an ongoing situation, and 'come again' is an informal way to ask for repetition.