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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

this fall Sheldon Cooper's going to high

school I've always loved trains of

course nobody I knew cared about

Newtonian physics

the only Newton's they cared about were

Wayne and fig I was exploring

dimensional kinematics

submit it is adopted how can I be

adopted when I'm with twin sister think

monkey think that's enough

no one's adopted eyelash that can still

be arranged you understand that some

people are gonna be intimidated by you

or maybe they'll recognize my intellect

and make me their leader or look after

my son don't let him get stuffed in a

gym bag five minutes into my math class

you questioned my credentials it's a

wonderful school hey mom that girl's

pregnant congratulations you're not

gonna make it in this school if you keep

ratting people out I saw one boy with a

t-shirt that said yeah that's terrible

young Sheldon CBS this fall after the

Big Bang Theory

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Sheldon /ˈʃɛldən/ B1	noun - A male given name.
physics /ˈfɪzɪks/ B2	noun - The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy.
Newtonian /njuːˈtoʊniən/ C1	adjective - Relating to Isaac Newton or his theories.
dimensional /daɪˈmenʃənəl/ B2	adjective - Relating to or having dimensions.
kinematics /ˌkɪnəˈmætɪks/ C1	noun - The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces which cause the motion.
adopted /əˈdɒptɪd/ B1	adjective - Having been legally taken into a family.
intimidated /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - Frightened or overawed, especially in order to make them do what one wants.
intellect /ˈɪntəlɛkt/ C1	noun - The faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially superior ones.
credentials /krɪˈdɛnʃəlz/ B2	noun - Qualifications, achievements, personal qualities, or aspects of a person's background, typically used to indicate that they are suitable for a particular job or task.
pregnant /ˈprɛɡnənt/ B1	adjective - Having or showing a developing embryo or fetus within the womb.
ratting /ˈrætɪŋ/ A2	verb - Inform on someone to an authority.
terrible /ˈtɛrəbl/ A2	adjective - Extremely bad or serious.
stuffed /stʌft/ A2	verb - Fill (something) tightly with another material.

Key Grammar Structures

• this fall Sheldon Cooper's going to high school

  ➔ Contraction & Future with 'going to'

  ➔ "Sheldon's" is a contraction of "Sheldon is". "going to" expresses a planned future action. The sentence indicates a future event – Sheldon attending high school.

• the only Newton's they cared about were Wayne and fig

  ➔ Possessive apostrophe & Past Simple

  ➔ "Newton's" shows possession – what the people cared about belonged to Newton (Wayne and Fig). "were" is the past simple of 'to be', indicating a state in the past.

• submit it is adopted

  ➔ Passive Voice & Modal Verb (implied)

  ➔ The phrase implies a question or statement about whether someone *is* adopted. The passive voice is used, suggesting the subject (it) *receives* the action of being adopted. The 'it' is a placeholder for a person.

• you questioned my credentials

  ➔ Past Simple & Direct Object

  ➔ "questioned" is the past simple of 'to question'. "credentials" is the direct object – what was questioned. The sentence shows a past action directed towards something.