– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Tam, I need help navigating a social situation.

I'm eating lunch with you.

You think I have the answer?

Dr. Linkletter invited me

to a lecture on robotics, but my meemaw said

he's only doing it to spend time with her.

Are you asking if men do sketchy things to get dates? Yes.

Well, then, I can help you.

Absolutely. Last week, I told Jessica Geiger

I was an extra in Karate Kid Part II.

Did it work?

Again,

I'm having lunch with you.

(phone rings)

Grant Linkletter.

This is Sheldon Cooper. I'm speaking quietly

because I'm calling from a library.

(whispers): Hello, Sheldon. Nice to hear from you.

Why are you whispering? Are you in a library?

(whispers): Good point. (clears throat)

(normal voice): How can I help you?

My meemaw doesn't want to take me to the lecture

because she thinks that you're just using me

to spend time with her.

I see.

Well, you're an intelligent young man.

What do you think?

I think she's wrong, and you invited me

because you know I appreciate the subject matter.

Exactly right.

You're even smarter than I thought.

I knew it.

My meemaw couldn't be more wrong.

STUDENT: Shh!

Oh, like you were reading a book anyway.

Good news.

You can take me to the lecture after all.

(chuckling): Why is that?

I told Dr. Linkletter everything you-- Stop.

Come inside. Why?

'Cause there's kids in this neighborhood

who don't need to hear the language I'm about to use.

What, exactly... did you say

to Dr. Linkletter? I said...

(quietly): Hello. This is Sheldon Cooper.

I'm speaking quietly because I'm calling from the library.

And he said... Get to the point.

He's not using me to spend time with you.

He said so. You're wrong.

You had no business calling him, Sheldon.

You seem upset. Are you embarrassed

because you were wrong?

No. Are you sure? I would be.

I'm not wrong.

He's lying to you, Sheldon.

Interesting. I don't know who to believe. Really?

You're gonna believe some guy you barely know

over your own grandmother?

Well, one of them said I'm really smart,

and one of them's yelling at me right now.

We're done talking about this.

And I'm not taking you to that lecture!

But I really want to go. Too bad!

You are incredibly selfish.

Excuse me?

You just care about what you want.

You don't care about what I want.

You're selfish.

How come your eyes stopped blinking?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
navigating ˈnævɪˌɡeɪtɪŋ B1	verb - to plan and follow a route or course
situation ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən A2	noun - a set of circumstances or state of affairs
lecture ˈlɛkʧər A2	noun - a formal talk on a particular subject
robotics roʊˈbɒtɪks B1	noun - the branch of technology dealing with robots
sketchy ˈskɛtʃi B1	adjective - not clear or detailed; questionable
intelligent ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt A2	adjective - having or showing intelligence
appreciate əˈpriːʃɪeɪt A2	verb - to recognize the value or significance of
subject ˈsʌbdʒɪkt A1	noun - a matter or topic being discussed
smart smɑːrt A1	adjective - intelligent or quick-witted
selfish ˈsɛlfɪʃ A2	adjective - lacking consideration for others
believe bɪˈliːv A1	verb - to accept something as true
yelling ˈjɛlɪŋ A2	verb - to shout in a loud or angry way
embarrassed ɪmˈbærəst A2	adjective - feeling self-conscious or ashamed
lying ˈlaɪɪŋ A1	verb - to tell something that is not true
neighborhood ˈneɪbərˌhʊd A2	noun - a district or area, especially one with a distinctive character

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm eating lunch with you.

  ➔ Present continuous (am/is/are + verb‑ing) for actions happening now.

  ➔ I’m "eating" lunch with you.

• Are you asking if men do sketchy things to get dates?

  ➔ Yes‑no question with auxiliary verb ‘are’ + subject inversion; embedded yes‑no question introduced by ‘if’.

  ➔ "Are" you asking if men do sketchy things to get dates?

• I told Jessica Geiger I was an extra in Karate Kid Part II.

  ➔ Reported speech: past simple for both reporting verb ‘told’ and reported clause ‘was’.

  ➔ I "told" Jessica Geiger I "was" an extra in Karate Kid Part II.

• I'm speaking quietly because I'm calling from a library.

  ➔ Cause clause with ‘because’; two present continuous verbs linked by ‘because’.

  ➔ I’m "speaking" quietly because I’m "calling" from a library.

• What do you think?

  ➔ Simple present question with do‑support and subject‑auxiliary inversion.

  ➔ "What" do you think?

• I would be.

  ➔ Modal verb ‘would’ for conditional or hypothetical response.

  ➔ I "would" be.

• You're wrong.

  ➔ Simple present with contraction ‘you're’ (you are) + adjective.

  ➔ "You're" wrong.

• You're incredibly selfish.

  ➔ Adverb ‘incredibly’ intensifies the adjective ‘selfish’; contraction ‘you’re’.

  ➔ "You're" "incredibly" selfish.

• How come your eyes stopped blinking?

  ➔ Informal causal question ‘How come…?’; past simple ‘stopped’ for a completed action.

  ➔ How come your eyes "stopped" blinking?