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[English]

ADULT SHELDON: The good name of Lady Science

had been besmirched and it was up to me to defend her honor.

I had a lot of ground to cover in one night.

Thankfully, 11 years of my family's incessant yammering

had given me an extraordinary ability to focus.

But I want to watch Fresh Prince.

Too bad. The game is on.

There's always a game on. Dad?

Sorry, kid, it's the Cowboys.

But it's the season premiere.

Fresh Prince's family gets tickets

to the People's Choice Awards.

I'm not missing it.

"Present investigations aim to establish

"a constructional system.

That is, an epistemic, logical system of objects..."

My show's only 30 minutes.

Yours is three hours.

But yours don't have them cheerleaders

jumping up and down. Mom?

What if we don't turn the TV on at all and we play a board game?

Come on. Seriously?

SHELDON: "So that a genealogy

"of concepts results, in which each one

has its definite place."

MARY: Shelly, it's your turn.

Shelly?

What's happening?

We're playing a board game.

Before dinner?

You ate dinner.

(doorbell rings)

Did I like it?

You said the meat loaf was dry.

That sounds right.

Hi, Brenda. I just wanted to see how today went.

Oh. (clears throat)

(groans) Not great.

Sheldon is already in some sort of fight

with his philosophy professor.

About what? Currently, he's plotting

"the destruction of her worldview,"

whatever that means. Sounds exciting.

It's mostly him reading a book and giggling to himself.

How about Billy?

Not much better.

Oh. In Spanish class,

every time the teacher said "Sí," Billy said, "See what?"

Oh, Billy.

I know, but if I don't laugh about it I'll cry.

I'm sorry.

How did Missy do?

I think Missy had the best day of her life.

(exhales): Oh, thank God. Tell me everything.

Well, in one class she sits between her friends,

so the note-passing goes through her.

She's gonna get the dirt firsthand. That's huge.

And then an eighth-grade boy talked to her at lunch.

On the first day? Uh-huh.

She's gonna be prom queen. I'm calling it.

(laughs) That's fun,

but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Mary, it'll be a miracle

if Billy even makes it to high school.

Don't take this away from me.

Missy is gonna look so cute in that tiara.

Yes, she is.

That's the Fresh Prince.

He's from West Philadelphia.

Born and raised.

ADULT SHELDON: It was past my bedtime,

but who could sleep with a page-turner

like Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes?

Descartes was more than just a philosopher.

He was also the mathematician

who invented the Cartesian plane.

If you've ever enjoyed that X squared

plus Y squared equals K is a circle,

you can say merci beaucoup to Monsieur Descartes.

Hello?

Bonjour, Sheldon.

Bonjour, René Descartes.

Please, sit.

I see you're reading a book on philosophy by Aristotle.

I am. And it is garbage!

Aristotle is, how you say, a punk!

I'm also having trouble with my philosophy professor.

Hmm? She says that we don't know if science is true.

Mon dieu!

Without science, we know nothing.

No different than the dogs and kitties in the street

wandering around in a fog of ignorance

with the woofings and the meowings.

So how do I get her to understand that science

can form true beliefs about reality as it really is?

Ah, young man.

You are you asking what is the foundation

of knowledge, huh?

Yes. Well, hold on to your chapeau.

I'm not wearing a chapeau.

It is just an expression.

Sorry.

All knowledge must rest

on a foundation that we can never doubt and that is...

Of course.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
besmirched bɪˈsmɜːrtʃt B2	verb - to damage or ruin the reputation of someone or something
incessant ɪnˈsɛsənt B1	adjective - continuing without pause or interruption
extraordinary ɪkˈstrɔːrdnəri A2	adjective - very unusual or remarkable
epistemic ɛpɪˈstɛmɪk C1	adjective - relating to knowledge or belief
genealogy ˌdʒɛniˈælədʒi B2	noun - a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
plotting ˈplɒtɪŋ A2	verb - planning something, especially something secret or harmful
worldview ˈwɜːrldvjuː B1	noun - a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world
Cartesian kɑːˈtiːzɪən C1	adjective - relating to the philosophy or methods of René Descartes
mathematician ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən A2	noun - an expert in mathematics
philosophy fɪˈlɒsəfi A2	noun - the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
cheerleaders ˈtʃɪərliːdərz A1	noun - people who lead cheers, especially at sports events
tiara taɪˈɑːrə A1	noun - a semicircular crown worn by women, especially as a formal ornament
Meditations ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃənz B1	noun - a series of thoughts or reflections, often in written form
descended dɪˈsɛndɪd A2	verb - to come down from a higher to a lower position
ignorance ˈɪɡnərəns A2	noun - lack of knowledge or information

Key Grammar Structures

• The good name of Lady Science had been besmirched and it was up to me to defend her honor.

  ➔ Past Perfect (had been besmirched)

  ➔ The Past Perfect (“had been besmirched”) is used to describe an action completed before another past action.

• Thankfully, 11 years of my family's incessant yammering had given me an extraordinary ability to focus.

  ➔ Present Perfect (has/had given)

  ➔ The Present Perfect (“had given”) is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has results in the present.

• But I want to watch Fresh Prince.

  ➔ Modal Verb (want to)

  ➔ The modal verb “want to” expresses desire or intention.

• So that a genealogy of concepts results, in which each one has its definite place.

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction (so that)

  ➔ The subordinating conjunction “so that” introduces a purpose clause.

• If you've ever enjoyed that X squared plus Y squared equals K is a circle, you can say merci beaucoup to Monsieur Descartes.

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (If clause)

  ➔ The conditional sentence (“If you've ever enjoyed...”) expresses a possible situation and its result.

• All knowledge must rest on a foundation that we can never doubt and that is...

  ➔ Modal Verb (must)

  ➔ The modal verb “must” expresses necessity or obligation.