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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

miranda about last night

i need the new harry potter book for the

twins

okay okay i'll go down to barnes noble

right now did you fall down and smack

your little head on the pavement

not that i can recall we have all the

published harry potter books twins want

to know what happens next

if you want the unpublished manuscript

well we know everyone in publishing it

shouldn't be a problem should it

and you can do anything right

yes bob z i know baby mommy's working

very hard to get it for you

she doesn't get it no i can call

freaking jk row

i'm not gonna get a copy of that book my

girls are leaving on the train for the

grandmothers at four so the book better

be here

no later than three of course and i

would like my steak here in 15 minutes

no problem okay

i have four hours to get the impossible

manuscript smith the molinski doesn't

open until 11 30.

how am i gonna get the steak okay i will

be back in 15 minutes

wish me luck no shant yes yes yes

uh well it's for miranda priestly it's

very important

yes i know it's impossible to get but

well i was wondering if you could make

the impossible possible that's at all

possible with the harry potter

manuscript

uh no unpublished

[Music]

hi you probably don't remember me but we

met at james holt's party i'm around the

prison's assistant

harry potter manuscript oh you're

kidding

uh sorry to ask but i am desperate

just tell her it can't be done you'll

have to come up with a plan b well this

is miranda priestly we're talking about

there is no plan b there's only plan

a is you back am i fired

i rarely say this to people who aren't

me

but you have got to calm down

coat bag

what's that oh i don't want that i'm

having lunch with irv i'll be back at

three

i'd like my starbucks waiting oh

and if you don't have that harry potter

book by then

don't even bother coming back

[Music]

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manuscript ˈmænəˌskrɪpt B2	noun - a document written by hand or typed, especially a first draft of a book or document
publishing ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ B1	noun - the activity of preparing and producing books, journals, or other printed or electronic media for sale or distribution
desperate ˈdɛspərɪt A2	adjective - feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
impossible ɪmˈpɑsəbəl A2	adjective - unable to occur, exist, or be done
recall riˈkɔl B1	verb - remember something from the past
published ˈpʌblɪʃt B1	verb - prepare and issue (a book, journal, piece of music, or other work) for public sale
assistant əˈsɪstənt A2	noun - a person who helps someone else, especially in their job
calm kæm A1	verb - make (someone) tranquil and quiet adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions
plan plæn A1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something verb - decide on and arrange in advance
fired ˈfaɪərd A2	verb - dismiss (someone) from their job
steak steɪk A1	noun - a slice of meat, typically beef, cooked by grilling, frying, or broiling
lunch lʌntʃ A1	noun - a meal eaten in the middle of the day
desperate ˈdɛspərɪt A2	adjective - feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
important ɪmˈpɔrtənt A1	adjective - of great significance or value
wondering ˈwəndərɪŋ A2	verb - think about something uncertain or unknown

Key Grammar Structures

• i need the new harry potter book for the twins

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions or requests

  ➔ The verb 'need' is in the present simple to express a request or necessity.

• did you fall down and smack your little head on the pavement

  ➔ Past simple with 'did' for questions

  ➔ 'Did' is used to form a question in the past simple.

• if you want the unpublished manuscript

  ➔ Second conditional for hypothetical situations

  ➔ The structure 'if + past simple, would + base verb' is used for unlikely or hypothetical situations.

• i'm not gonna get a copy of that book

  ➔ Going to for future plans (negative form)

  ➔ 'Am not gonna' is a contraction of 'am not going to,' used to express a future plan in the negative.

• no later than three of course

  ➔ Time expression with 'no later than'

  ➔ 'No later than' is used to set a deadline or maximum time limit.

• i have four hours to get the impossible manuscript

  ➔ Present simple with future meaning

  ➔ The present simple 'have' is used here to indicate a future arrangement or plan.

• there is no plan b there's only plan a

  ➔ Present simple for facts or general truths

  ➔ The present simple 'is' and 'there's' are used to state facts or general truths.

• i rarely say this to people who aren't me

  ➔ Present simple with 'rarely' for frequency

  ➔ 'Rarely' is an adverb of frequency used with the present simple to indicate how often something happens.