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[English]

Now, we insist it's a public place,

A bar, a restaurant,

Someplace where there's people so I feel safe.

They're going to search me when I first meet them,

So I can't have a weapon on me then.

But if clemenza can figure a way

To have a weapon planted there for me...

Then I'll kill them both.

Ha ha ha ha!

Hey, what are you going to do?

Nice college boy, huh?

Didn't want to get mixed up in the family business.

Now you want to shoot a police captain.

You got to get up close, like this.

You blow their brains all over your nice ivy league suit.

You're taking this very personal.

Where does it say you can't kill a cop?

Come on, mikey.

Tom, wait a minute.

I'm talking about a crooked cop

Who got mixed up in the rackets

And got what was coming to him.

That's a terrific story.

We have newspaper people on the payroll,

Don't we, tom?

They might like a story like that.

They just might.

It's not personal, sonny.

It's strictly business.

It's as cold as they come.

Impossible to trace, so don't worry about prints.

I put a special tape on the trigger and the butt.

Here, try it.

What's the matter, the trigger too tight?

Heh heh heh heh.

<i>Madonna!</i> <i>My ears.</i>

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insist ɪnˈsɪst B1	verb - to state something firmly, demanding agreement or compliance
weapon ˈwɛpən A2	noun - an object used in combat or for defense
planted ˈplæntɪd B1	verb - to place or hide something in a specific location
kill kɪl A1	verb - to cause the death of a living organism
mixed mɪkst A2	adjective - combined or blended together
business ˈbɪznəs A1	noun - a person's work or occupation
shoot ʃut A2	verb - to fire a weapon or discharge a projectile
personal ˈpɜr.sə.nəl A2	adjective - relating to a particular person
crooked ˈkrʊkɪd B1	adjective - dishonest or corrupt
rackets ˈrækɪts B2	noun - illegal or dishonest business activities
terrific təˈrɪfɪk A2	adjective - very good or impressive
payroll ˈpeɪroʊl B1	noun - a list of employees and their salaries
trace treɪs A2	verb - to find or discover by investigation
trigger ˈtrɪɡər B1	noun - a mechanism that actuates the firing of a gun
special ˈspɛʃəl A1	adjective - better or more important than others

Key Grammar Structures

• Now, we insist it's a public place,

  ➔ Present Simple with 'insist'

  ➔ The verb 'insist' is used in the present simple to express a habitual or general statement.

• So I can't have a weapon on me then.

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't'

  ➔ The modal verb 'can't' is used to express inability or prohibition.

• But if clemenza can figure a way

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'if'

  ➔ The conditional clause 'if' introduces a condition that must be met for the main clause to occur.

• Then I'll kill them both.

  ➔ Future with 'will'

  ➔ The future tense with 'will' is used to express a future action that is decided at the moment of speaking.

• You got to get up close, like this.

  ➔ Informal Imperative

  ➔ The informal imperative is used to give a direct command in a casual or familiar context.

• You're taking this very personal.

  ➔ Present Continuous for Permanent Situation

  ➔ The present continuous is used here to describe a permanent or habitual situation, not an action in progress.

• It's strictly business.

  ➔ Adverb Position

  ➔ The adverb 'strictly' is placed before the adjective 'business' to modify its meaning.

• I put a special tape on the trigger and the butt.

  ➔ Past Simple with 'put'

  ➔ The past simple with 'put' is used to describe a completed action in the past.