– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- Hi. - Hi. Sorry l'm late.

Bollocksed up at work again, l fear.

- Millions down the drain. - Well done.

- Bernie, this is Anna. - Hello, Anna. Delighted to meet you.

-And you. -Honey bunny, Happy birthday to you

- Hi, Bella. - Hi.

Um, it-- it-- it's a hat. You don't have to wear it or anything.

- Hi, Will. - Hi.

- Hi. - What ?

- Wine, Bernie ? - Mm.

You haven't slept with her, have you ?

That is a cheap question, and the answer is, or course, no comment.

- No comment means "yes." - No, it doesn't.

- Do you ever masturbate ? - Definitely no comment.

- You see, it means "yes." - Oh, my God !

So, uh, tell me, um, Anna, what do you do ?

- l'm an actress. - Oh, splendid.

What do you do ?

l'm actually in the stock market myself, so, uh, not really similar fields.

Though, um-- um, l have done the odd bit of amateur stuff.

Um-- uh, P. G. Wodehouse. Farce, all that, you know.

"Careful there, Vicar."

Always imagined it's a pretty tough job, though, acting.

- The wages are a scandal, aren't they ? - They can be.

l see friends from university-- clever chaps.

Been in the business longer than you.

They're scraping by on seven, eight thousand a year.

You know, it's no life.

- What sort of acting do you do ? - Films, mainly.

Oh, splendid. Oh, well done. How's the pay in movies ?

l mean, last film you did, what did you get paid ?

Fifteen million dollars.

Right.

So that's, well, fairly good.

Right, l think we're ready.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing great pleasure
masturbate /ˈmæstəˌbeɪt/ C1	verb - to stimulate one's own genitals for sexual pleasure
scandal /ˈskændəl/ B1	noun - an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing public outrage
splendid /ˈsplendɪd/ B2	adjective - magnificent; very impressive
university /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/ B1	noun - an institution of higher education
fields /fiːldz/ A2	noun - area of study
scraping /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - managing with difficulty
million /ˈmɪljən/ A2	noun - a large number
comment /ˈkɒment/ A2	noun - a remark or expression of opinion
imagined /ɪˈmædʒɪnd/ B1	verb - to form a mental image of
tough /tʌf/ A2	adjective - difficult
wages /ˈweɪdʒɪz/ A2	noun - payment for work
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A2	noun - occupation
mainly /ˈmeɪnli/ A2	adverb - primarily
pay /peɪ/ A2	noun - money received for work
ready /ˈredi/ A2	adjective - prepared

Key Grammar Structures

• Sorry I'm late.

  ➔ Present simple with contraction (I am → I'm)

  ➔ The word "I'm" is a contraction of "I am", used for the present simple.

• Bollocksed up at work again, I fear.

  ➔ Present simple with verb phrase "I fear" expressing personal opinion

  ➔ "I fear" is a present‑simple clause meaning "I am afraid"; it shows the speaker's personal feeling.

• You haven't slept with her, have you?

  ➔ Present perfect negative + question tag

  ➔ "haven't slept" is present perfect negative; the tag "have you?" repeats the auxiliary verb for confirmation.

• No comment means "yes."

  ➔ Simple present verb + noun clause as subject complement

  ➔ "means" is a present‑simple verb; the clause "yes" functions as the subject complement explaining the meaning.

• What sort of acting do you do?

  ➔ Wh‑question with auxiliary "do" in present simple

  ➔ "do" is the auxiliary used to form the present‑simple question; "what sort of" asks for a classification.

• They can be.

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "can" expresses ability or possibility; the verb that follows is in the bare infinitive form (no "to").

• Fifteen million dollars.

  ➔ Noun phrase used as a nominal clause (ellipsis of "It costs / earned")

  ➔ "Fifteen million dollars" stands alone as a complete idea, implying a hidden verb such as "costs" or "earned".

• They’re scraping by on seven, eight thousand a year.

  ➔ Present continuous passive-like expression with idiom "scrape by"

  ➔ "They’re scraping by" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing, barely sufficient situation; "scrape by" means to survive with minimal resources.