Action News – English Lyrics

• By: B.o.B
• Album: FIRE

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
news /nuːz/ A1	noun - new information about recent events
action /ˈækʃən/ A2	noun - the process of doing something
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping; to become awake
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people, things, and places on it
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - near the end of a period of time
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between the evening and the morning
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a source of light, such as a lamp or the sun
hustle /ˈhʌsl/ B1	verb - to work hard and quickly noun - busy activity
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun
level /ˈlevəl/ A2	noun - a position on a scale of amount, quantity, or quality
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
rhyme /raɪm/ A2	noun - correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used at the ends of lines of poetry verb - have or end with a sound that corresponds to another
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - give out light; be bright

Key Grammar Structures

• They say the truth is somewhere in the middle

  ➔ Present Simple with 'they say'

  ➔ 'They say' is used to introduce a general statement or opinion without specifying the source.

• But I'm the one who's living in the moment

  ➔ Present Continuous for current state

  ➔ The present continuous ('I'm living') is used to describe an action happening now or a current state.

• I've been through the struggle, now I'm humble

  ➔ Present Perfect for past experience

  ➔ The present perfect ('I've been through') is used to describe past experiences that are relevant to the present.

• If you ain't talking money, then what we talking about?

  ➔ Conditional sentence (informal)

  ➔ The informal conditional ('If you ain't... then what...') is used to express a hypothetical situation in a casual context.

• They can't fade me, I'm too strong

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for ability

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