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[English]

John.

I'm inviting you

to spend the night.

Ohh!

No, thank you.

♪

Don't they make babies that are born too soon

stay in the hospital?

Normally, yes, but you were born

with such a great head full of hair

that they sent you home with us.

That's the first thing you've said that makes sense.

I'm glad we had dinner; this was nice.

Yeah, fun stuff.

Well, don't want to miss Who's The Boss.

Lord, forgive me for lying.

I'll tell him the truth when he's 30. Amen.

(Who's The Boss theme music plays on TV)

Your lobster, madam.

Thank you.

SERVER: Would you like me to open it for her?

GEORGE SR.: Oh, I got it, thanks.

-You all right? -This thing's freaking me out.

Here, let me help you with that.

Here. Okay.

The trick is not to make eye contact.

Tell him.

Here.

All right, now, we just... snap her off

like that... pop.

Grab this guy here,

and we crack the claw.

And then you take out a little meat...

dunk it in some butter,

and then you eat it.

Holy moly.

It's good, huh?

Unbelievable.

I'll leave you to it.

No. Sit with me.

Okay.

When I grow up, I'm gonna eat lobster every night.

Well, hon, you better stay in school and get a good education.

I was thinking I'd just marry a rich guy.

Sure, that's a way to go.

Or a guy who works at Red Lobster.

That's another way to go.

♪

You seem quiet. Is everything okay?

Are you not interested in me?

Of course I am. I'm very interested.

Then how come when I...

I invited you to spend the night, I got rejected?

I did do that, didn't I?

Good Lord, yes.

-I can explain. -Please do.

I didn't want you to think that I would think

that you were the sort of woman

who would engage in coitus

simply because I cooked you a Szechuan dinner.

It was better before you explained.

All right, let me try a different tack.

-Connie. -Oh, boy.

Would you honor me with an evening

of intimate relations?

Well, that is a different tack.

♪

This is very promising.

What's happening?

Dr. Sturgis's bike is still at Meemaw's.

So?

That means he probably is, too.

You need to get a life.

(gasps) There he is.

♪

Mom, Mom, Mom.

-What's wrong? -What's going on?

Dr. Sturgis and Meemaw had their first sleepover.

It's a big step in their relationship.

I'm going to go congratulate them.

Hey, put on a jacket, it's chilly out.

Will do!

Or try saying he can't go.

Oh, never mind, you can't go!

SHELDON: The last thing I heard was jacket!

(groans): Oh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
inviting /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - asking someone to come to something
babies /ˈbeɪbiːz/ A1	noun - very young children
hospital /ˈhɒspɪtl/ A2	noun - a place where people are treated for illnesses and injuries
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A2	noun - the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry with someone
lobster /ˈlɒbstər/ B1	noun - a large sea animal with a hard shell
interested /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ B1	adjective - wanting to know more about something
rejected /rɪˈdʒektɪd/ B2	verb - refused to accept or consider something
coitus /ˈkoʊɪtəs/ C1	noun - sexual intercourse
intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/ B2	adjective - closely connected; private
relations /rɪˈleɪʃənz/ B1	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
promising /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/ B2	adjective - likely to be good in the future
congratulate /kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt/ B1	verb - to express pleasure to someone because of their success
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ B1	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
chilly /ˈtʃɪli/ A2	adjective - noticeably cold
groans /ɡroʊnz/ A2	verb - to make a deep sound showing that you are in pain or unhappy

Key Grammar Structures

• I’m inviting you to spend the night.

  ➔ present progressive used for a near‑future arrangement

  ➔ The verb ""inviting"" (present progressive) shows that the invitation is arranged for the near future.

• Normally, yes, but you were born with such a great head full of hair that they sent you home with us.

  ➔ "such … that" result clause

  ➔ "such a great head ... that" expresses the cause‑effect relationship: because the head was great, ""they sent you home"".

• I’ll tell him the truth when he’s 30.

  ➔ future simple with a time clause (when + present simple)

  ➔ "when" introduces a time clause in the present simple (""he’s 30""), which refers to a future point; the main clause uses ""will"" to express a future action.

• The trick is not to make eye contact.

  ➔ infinitive phrase as subject complement after a linking verb

  ➔ "to make" is an infinitive functioning as a complement that describes what "the trick" is.

• When I grow up, I’m going to eat lobster every night.

  ➔ future intention with "going to" + time clause using present simple

  ➔ "am going to" expresses a plan or intention for the future; the subordinate clause "when I grow up" uses the present simple to refer to a future time.

• I didn’t want you to think that I would think that you were the sort of woman who would engage in coitus simply because I cooked you a Szechuan dinner.

  ➔ past desire + infinitive + reported thought + relative clause

  ➔ "didn’t want" is the past form of desire, followed by the infinitive "to think". The clause "that I would think…" reports a thought, and the relative clause "who would engage…" describes "the sort of woman".

• You seem quiet.

  ➔ linking verb + adjective as subject complement

  ➔ "seem" is a linking verb; the adjective ""quiet"" functions as a complement that describes the subject "you".

• Are you not interested in me?

  ➔ negative question with inversion

  ➔ The auxiliary "are" comes before the subject "you" to form a question, and "not" makes it negative, giving a polite way to ask about interest.

• I’ll leave you to it.

  ➔ future simple with an idiomatic expression "leave (someone) to (something)"

  ➔ "leave" here means "allow" or "let"; the phrase "leave you to it" politely indicates that the speaker will let the listener continue with the activity "it".