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[English]

♪

Let's go. Let's go.

We're gonna be late!

ADULT SHELDON: Fun fact-- the first time

I almost died was at the age of nine.

The murder weapon?

A Jimmy Dean sausage.

(choking quietly)

Mom, Sheldon's making faces at me.

Sheldon!

ADULT SHELDON: In fairness to Mr. Dean...

-Honey! -...this one morning, I decided

to forgo my normal 20 chews per bite,

as prescribed by the American Medical Association.

George, help!

Come here, boy. We got it. We just got to smack it out.

ADULT SHELDON: To further complicate matters,

in any real-life crisis,

my family's default mode is mindless panic.

Sheldon's gonna die! Sheldon's gonna die!

ADULT SHELDON: Or heartless apathy.

MARY: Oh, my Lord.

Here we go. This is how you do it.

-Here we go. And we shake. -Honey!

ADULT SHELDON: It's interesting the things you think about

when life is ebbing from your body.

For instance, linoleum. What is it, really?

Plastic? And if so, how is it different from Formica?

I'm calling 911.

ADULT SHELDON: And what about Count Chocula?

How is he a count?

Did the title come with land?

George, Heimlich!

(grunts)

ADULT SHELDON: They say, in the final moments,

your life passes before your eyes.

All I saw was my brother licking jelly off the knife

and putting it back in the jar.

(Sheldon grunts, coughs)

Okay, it's better now. Sheldon!

-(raspy gasping) -Honey. Are you okay?

Can you breathe? Say something!

You have to... throw away... that jelly.

(panting)

I've never been late to school before.

I'm late all the time. It's no big deal.

I get you to school on time every day. Why are you late?

I have a lot of people to say hi to in the morning.

SHELDON: Mom,

would you write a note for me?

Sure.

You have the coolest excuse.

You almost died. Did you see Jesus?

I saw Count Chocula.

But feel free to mention my brush with death in the note.

All right, that's enough talk about death and dying.

I came this close to having my own room.

♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - to cease living
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B1	noun - the unlawful killing of a person verb - to kill unlawfully
weapon /ˈwɛpən/ B1	noun - an object used to inflict harm or damage
sausage /ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a meat product in a cylindrical shape
choking /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have difficulty breathing because something blocks the airway
forgo /fɔːrˈɡoʊ/ C1	verb - to do without; to give up
prescribed /prɪˈskaɪbd/ B2	verb - to recommend or authorize the use of a medicine
panic /ˈpænɪk/ B2	noun - sudden, uncontrollable fear
apathy /ˈæpəθi/ C1	noun - lack of interest or concern
ebbing /ˈɛbɪŋ/ C1	verb - to gradually recede or diminish
linoleum /ˈlɪnəˌliːəm/ C1	noun - a type of floor covering made of materials such as linseed oil and cork
plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ B1	noun - a synthetic material that can be molded adjective - made of or resembling plastic
Formica /fɔːrˈmiːkə/ C2	noun - brand name for a laminate surface material
Heimlich /ˈhaɪmlɪk/ C2	noun - Heimlich maneuver, a first‑aid technique for choking victims
brush /brʌʃ/ B2	noun - a brief or casual encounter noun - a tool with bristles used for cleaning or painting
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
default /dɪˈfɔːlt/ B2	noun - a preset condition when no alternative is chosen
mindless /ˈmaɪndlɪs/ B2	adjective - lacking thought or intelligence; without sense