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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Say cheese.

Cheese. (camera shutter clicks)

Now tell me what was in that letter.

You're pretty cranky for a princess rodeo clown. Missy!

Caltech wants you to go to school there.

Really?

They want to talk to Mom and Dad about it.

I can't believe she would hide that from me.

Whatever. Put your nose back on.

(camera shutter clicks)

I'm home.

Would you care to explain this letter,

which I didn't read but legally know the contents of?

Well?

What were you doing, going through my nightstand?

You answer my question first.

I am your mother, and I don't need to answer anything.

How could you not tell me

that Caltech wants me to go to school there?

Because you're not going, so it doesn't matter.

So I don't get a say in this?

Actually, no, which is why

that letter is addressed to the parents of Sheldon Cooper.

So Dad was okay hiding this from me?

(sighs) We are done having this discussion.

Go to your room.

Ugh!

Hey, what time does Fotomat close?

ADULT SHELDON: I was angry at my mother and needed more information.

While she told me to go to my room,

she didn't say stay there.

Boy howdy, I do love a loophole.

All right, who's hotter--

Cindy Crawford or Jessica Rabbit?

One's a person, one's a cartoon.

And you couldn't get either one of 'em.

Now answer the question. Dad.

What the hell are you doing here?

I need to talk to you.

How'd you even find me?

It's not like you come home smelling like coffee.

What do you want, Sheldon?

I want to know why no one told me

about this recruitment letter from Caltech.

Let me see that.

All right, let's get me drunk.

Hi, Mr. Givens.

Aw, come on!

Hey. What are you doing with him?

I thought you were in your room.

Oh, don't worry. I was.

I need to talk to your mother.

Go back to your room. All right.

And this time, stay there.

SHELDON: Aw.

You want to tell me about this?

It came a couple of weeks ago,

and since there's no way he's going to California,

I didn't see the point in him knowing about it.

And when were you gonna tell me?

What difference does it make?

This says to the "parents" of Sheldon Cooper.

Last I checked, that was me, too.

You are making a big deal out of nothing.

This could be a huge opportunity for him.

I should at least be told about it.

Okay, now you know.

You think you get to make these decisions all by yourself?

In this case, yeah.

Well, you don't.

He's not just your son. He's my son, too.

He didn't feel like your son when he had chicken pox,

or every morning when I have to make his lunch.

Well, he felt like my son when I took him to Caltech,

where he clearly impressed a lot of people.

So you just want to ship our baby boy off

to California to live by himself?

I want to be included in decisions about his future.

If that means California, maybe I'll go with him.

He is not going anywhere.

You can go as far away as you want.

(insects trilling, dog barking)

This is weird.

I think it's nice.

We don't usually get to chat, just us.

Yeah, I guess.

How are things in school?

Fine.

Still having fun at baseball?

Mm-hmm.

So, any boys you like?

Hey. Thank God.

MARY: Where have you been?

Trying to find a job, but no one's hiring.

I'm sorry.

Grab a plate and sit with us.

I ain't hungry.

So, where were we?

Oh. Boys.

Georgie, come back.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
letter ˈlɛt̬ɚ A2	noun - a written or printed communication addressed to a person
cranky ˈkræŋ.ki B2	adjective - easily irritated; ill‑tempered
princess ˈprɪn.sɛs A2	noun - a daughter of a monarch; a female royal
clown klaʊn A2	noun - a comic entertainer who typically wears a colorful costume and makeup
Caltech ˈkæl.tɛk C1	proper noun - The California Institute of Technology, a prestigious research university in Pasadena, USA
recruitment rɪˈkruːt.mənt C1	noun - the process of finding and hiring suitable candidates for a job or program
opportunity ˌɒp.ɚˈtuː.nɪ.ti B2	noun - a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
decision dɪˈsɪʒ.ən B2	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration
future ˈfjuː.tʃɚ B1	noun - the time that comes after the present
loophole ˈluːpˌhoʊl C1	noun - an ambiguity or inadequacy in a system that can be used to avoid a rule
impress ɪmˈprɛs B1	verb - to affect deeply or strongly; to mark a surface
hide haɪd A2	verb - to conceal or keep out of sight
explain ɪkˈspleɪn B1	verb - to make something clear or understandable
parents ˈpɛr.ənts A2	noun - a mother or father; a person's legal guardians
baby ˈbeɪ.bi A1	noun - a very young child; an infant
ship ʃɪp B1	verb - to send goods or a person to a particular destination, especially by a vehicle or vessel noun - a large watercraft that travels the seas or oceans
hungry ˈhʌŋ.gri A1	adjective - feeling the need for food; desiring to eat

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't believe she would hide that from me.

  ➔ Modal verb (would) + bare infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "she would hide" uses the modal verb would followed by the bare infinitive hide to talk about a past‑time possibility or speculation.

• I am your mother, and I don't need to answer anything.

  ➔ Negative form of ‘need + to + infinitive’ (lack of necessity)

  ➔ "don't need to" shows that there is no obligation; the verb that follows ("answer") stays in the bare infinitive form.

• Because you're not going, so it doesn't matter.

  ➔ Present continuous for future plans (be + -ing)

  ➔ "you're not going" uses the present continuous (be + not + going) to refer to a planned action that will happen (or not happen) in the near future.

• So Dad was okay hiding this from me?

  ➔ Adjective + gerund (be okay + -ing)

  ➔ "okay hiding" combines the adjective okay with the gerund hiding; the gerund functions like a noun describing the action that is considered acceptable.

• We don't usually get to chat, just us.

  ➔ Modal construction ‘get to + infinitive’ (expressing permission/opportunity)

  ➔ "get to" + "chat" means that we have the opportunity or permission to chat; normally it would be "can chat" but "get to" adds a sense of privilege.

• I want to know why no one told me about this recruitment letter from Caltech.

  ➔ Indirect question (why + past simple) after ‘want to know’

  ➔ "why no one told me" is an indirect question; the interrogative word why introduces a clause that uses the past simple (told) because the reporting verb is in the present.

• If that means California, maybe I'll go with him.

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb)

  ➔ "If that means California" uses the present simple after if; the result clause "maybe I'll go" uses will (future) to talk about a possible future action.

• I was angry at my mother and needed more information.

  ➔ Past simple for two coordinated actions

  ➔ "was angry" and "needed" are both in the past simple, showing two separate states/actions that happened at the same time.

• I think it's nice.

  ➔ Reporting verb + clause (think + that‑clause, with that omitted)

  ➔ "think" introduces a clause that could be written as "I think that it's nice"; the conjunction that is often dropped in informal speech.