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[English]

Excuse me, Ms. Hutchins?

Hey, Sheldon.

Can you recommend any books on overcoming phobias?

That's in the self-help section.

Follow me, I have read them all.

Any phobia in particular? 

Dogs.

Ah, cynophobia. That's a good one.

Did you know there's over 50 million dogs

just in the United States alone?

That's 50 million too many.

Here. I read this one to help with my haphephobia.

Ah, fear of being touched. I have that, too. Was it useful?

Well, when someone's interested in touching me,

we'll find out.

(sighs)

ADULT SHELDON: The basic premise

of the book was that phobias

were overcome by taking incremental steps

toward confronting the phobia in question.

In my case, that started with watching a TV show

that was adored by children around the world,

but for me, was the stuff of nightmares.

Scooby-Doo!

The next step was to go face-to-face

with real dogs.

Albeit through a plate-glass window.

Okay, that's enough.

ADULT SHELDON: And finally,

a close encounter of the third kind,

physical contact with a member of the canine species.

Hello, I'd like to speak with the veterinarian.

Hello, I'd like to speak with the veterinarian.

Well, I was hoping you might have one or two dogs

under anesthesia that I might come by and pet.

Sure, I'll hold.

Who are you talking to?

The Medford Veterinary Clinic.

Why?

I'm trying to overcome my fear of dogs

before it affects our family any further.

Oh, honey, you don't have to worry about how it affects us.

Meemaw got punched in the face because of me.

No, that wasn't because of you, and for the record,

your meemaw gets punched in the face all the time.

Well, I still think I need to take

some sort of positive action.

WOMAN (on phone): Hello? Yes, hello?

Oh, that's too bad.

How about a small fluffy one that's recently died of old age?

Enough.

Sorry.

(sighs)

Now, it says here in Mark 12:31

that you should "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Anybody like to take a guess what that means? Missy?

It means to be nice to the people who live next door.

That's right.

But everybody else can go to hell.

Okay, Missy, we don't use that kind of language here.

And if you think about it, in this world,

with all the ways we can travel, everybody's your neighbor.

Yes, Sheldon.

How do we love our neighbors

when our moms hate each other?

Who does your mom hate? Your mom.

Hey, my mom hates your mom. Small world.

Okay, let's hang on a second.

My mom also hates their grandma.

'Cause she lost a fight to her.

Nuh-uh, she won. She said so.

All right, stop. Let's stop.

Now this might be hard to understand,

but living a loving, Christian life

isn't always the easiest thing to do.

Yes, Billy.

My mom's not crazy about you either.

Just love your neighbor, 'kay? (sniffs)

Key Grammar Structures

• Can you recommend any books on overcoming phobias?

  ➔ Modal verb for polite request (can + base verb)

  ➔ The word "Can" is used to ask politely.

• That's 50 million too many.

  ➔ "Too" + adjective/adverb expressing excess

  ➔ "Too" intensifies the quantity, meaning “more than is desirable”.

• Well, when someone's interested in touching me, we'll find out.

  ➔ First conditional clause (when + present simple, future simple in main clause)

  ➔ "when" introduces a time clause that uses the present simple, while the result uses "will" + base verb.

• The basic premise of the book was that phobias were overcome by taking incremental steps toward confronting the phobia in question.

  ➔ Passive voice (were overcome) + gerund after preposition (by taking)

  ➔ "were overcome" is in the passive voice, showing the action is done to phobias; "by taking" uses a gerund to express the means.

• In my case, that started with watching a TV show that was adored by children around the world, but for me, was the stuff of nightmares.

  ➔ Relative clause (that was adored) in passive voice

  ➔ "that was adored" is a relative clause describing "TV show"; it uses the passive to focus on the show being loved.

• The next step was to go face‑to‑face with real dogs.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after linking verb "was"

  ➔ "to go" explains what the "next step" consists of; it functions as a purpose infinitive.

• I was hoping you might have one or two dogs under anesthesia that I might come by and pet.

  ➔ Modal verb "might" for polite possibility + infinitive "to come" after "might"

  ➔ "might" softens the request, making it less direct; "to come" indicates the intended action.

• Now, it says here in Mark 12:31 that you should "Love your neighbor as yourself."

  ➔ Reported speech with "it says that" + modal verb "should" for recommendation

  ➔ "it says that" introduces reported speech; "should" gives a strong suggestion or moral obligation.

• It means to be nice to the people who live next door.

  ➔ "It means to + infinitive" construction expressing definition or purpose

  ➔ "to be" is the infinitive that follows "means"; together they explain what “it” (the phrase) signifies.