– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

delicious lunch Mr and Mrs E can I help

with the dishes you relax I'll just put

them in the

[Music]

machine I don't get it why would you put

dirty plates in the drying rack that's

just it Eddie it's not a drying rack

it's a dishwasher you mean the thing we

put put our dishes in after we wash them

in the sink the drying rack darn it

Edwin that's what I'm telling you it's a

machine that washes the dishes for you

with jets of water that shoot on the

plates I'm sorry I get emotional just

thinking about

it the one at Zach's house looks just

like it only it had

buttons is that tape

the controls super rinse Heavy Duty Pots

and pants what are you boys

doing we've had a dishwasher this whole

time why haven't we been using it

because this family doesn't believe in

dishwashers it was there when we moved

it and we'll never use it why not

because it's wasteful it makes you soft

and it's hard on the dish wear Chinese

people respect their nice plates that's

why they're called China but no

dishwasher wash and dry dishes that you

usual way ooh it has a setting for

Crystal what a gentle Beast

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ A2	adjective - highly pleasant to the taste
dishes /ˈdɪʃ.ɪz/ A1	noun - plates, bowls, and other items used for serving or eating food
relax /rɪˈlæks/ A2	verb - to rest or engage in an enjoyable activity
machine /məˈʃiːn/ A2	noun - an apparatus using mechanical power
dirty /ˈdɜː.ti/ A1	adjective - not clean
rack /ræk/ B2	noun - a framework for holding or storing things
dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃ.ər/ B1	noun - a machine for washing dishes
emotional /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/ B1	adjective - having strong feelings
buttons /ˈbʌt.ənz/ A1	noun - small knobs pushed to operate a machine
controls /kənˈtrəʊlz/ B1	noun - the mechanisms used to operate a machine
rinse /rɪns/ B2	verb - to wash with clean water
wasteful /ˈweɪst.fəl/ B2	adjective - using more of something than necessary
soft /sɒft/ A2	adjective - lacking toughness or resilience
respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1	verb - to show consideration for
crystal /ˈkrɪs.təl/ B2	noun - a type of high-quality glass

Key Grammar Structures

• Can I help with the dishes?

  ➔ Modal verb 'Can' for offers

  ➔ We use "Can I" to politely offer assistance to someone.

• Why would you put dirty plates in the drying rack?

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' for hypothetical questioning

  ➔ "Would" here expresses confusion or questioning the logic behind an action.

• It's a machine that washes the dishes for you.

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ "that washes the dishes" acts as an adjective defining the "machine".

• Why haven't we been using it?

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• It was there when we moved in.

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ "was" and "moved" are in the simple past to indicate completed actions.

• We'll never use it.

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ Expresses a firm decision about the future.

• It makes you soft.

  ➔ Causative verb structure (make + object + adjective)

  ➔ Using "make" to describe how something causes a change in someone's character or state.

• It has a setting for Crystal.

  ➔ Possession ('has')

  ➔ "Has" indicates that the machine possesses a specific feature.