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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Guess what?

>> You got a job.

>> Are you kidding? I'm trained for

nothing.

>> I was laughed at 12 interviews today.

>> And yet, you're surprisingly upbeat.

>> Well, you would be, too, if you found

Joan and David boots on sale. 50% off.

>> Oh, how well you know me.

>> They're my new I don't need a job. I

don't need my parents. I've got great

boots. Boots.

>> How'd you pay for them?

>> Uh, credit card. And who pays for that?

>> Um, my brother.

>> Come on. You can't live off your parents

your whole life.

>> I know that. That's why I was getting

married.

>> Give her a break. It's hard being on

your own for the first time.

>> Thank you. You're welcome. I remember

when I first came to this city. I was

14. My mom had just killed herself and

my stepdad was back in prison. And I got

here and I didn't know anybody. And I

ended up living with this albino guy who

was like cleaning windshields outside

Port Authority. And then he killed

himself.

And then I found aroma therapy. So

believe me, I know exactly how you feel.

>> The word you're looking for is

Anyway,

you ready?

>> I don't think so.

>> Oh, come on. Cut. Cut cut cut cut cut

cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut

cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut

>> welcome to the real world it sucks

you're going to love it

>> I can't believe what I'm hearing here

>> I can't believe what I'm hearing here

>> what I said you had

>> I said you had

>> Would you stop was I doing it again

>> yes

>> would anybody like more coffee.

>> Did you make it or are you just serving

it?

>> I'm just serving it.

>> Yeah, I'll have a cup of coffee.

>> Kids, new dream. I'm in Las Vegas. I'm

Liza Minnelli.

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trained /treɪnd/ B2	verb - to teach a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction.
interviews /ˈɪntərvjuːz/ B1	noun - a formal conversation with a person to assess their suitability for a job or role.
upbeat /ˈʌpbiːt/ B2	adjective - cheerful; optimistic.
sale /seɪl/ A2	noun - the exchange of goods or services for money.
credit /ˈkredɪt/ B1	noun - the ability to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made later.
married /ˈmærid/ A2	adjective - having a spouse.
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to damage or cause to be unable to function properly.
killed /kɪld/ B1	verb - cause the death of (a person or animal).
prison /ˈprɪzn/ B1	noun - a building where people are held as a punishment for crimes they have committed.
therapy /ˈθerəpi/ B2	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ B1	adverb - precisely; accurately.
serving /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to perform duties or services for another person or organization.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
welcome /ˈwelkəm/ A2	verb - to greet someone with pleasure.
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
sucks /sʌks/ B1	verb - to be unpleasant or of poor quality.
hearing /ˈhɪərɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of perceiving sounds.

Key Grammar Structures

• Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing.

  ➔ Present perfect passive (trained for)

  ➔ The phrase 'trained for' uses the present perfect passive to indicate a completed action with no specified agent.

• And yet, you're surprisingly upbeat.

  ➔ Present continuous for temporary state (you're surprisingly upbeat)

  ➔ The present continuous ('you're surprisingly upbeat') is used to describe a temporary state or condition.

• They're my new I don't need a job. I don't need my parents. I've got great boots.

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'They are') and present perfect (I've got)

  ➔ The sentence uses ellipsis to omit 'They are' and the present perfect ('I've got') to indicate a recent acquisition.

• How'd you pay for them?

  ➔ Contraction (How did → How'd)

  ➔ The contraction 'How'd' is a shortened form of 'How did', common in informal speech.

• I remember when I first came to this city. I was 14.

  ➔ Past simple (came, was) and past continuous (was coming)

  ➔ The past simple ('came', 'was') is used for completed actions, while 'was coming' indicates an ongoing action in the past.