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[English]

you know I had to wait till my dad fell

asleep so I could steal his keys ready I

was born ready

I'm Ron Swanson this is a mistake why

would you call it that on your menu and

I know to tell you man just give me all

the bacon and eggs you have wait wait I

worry what you just heard was give me a

lot of bacon and eggs what I said was

give me all the bacon and eggs you have

do you understand this came out No

I am starving I haven't had lunch since

yesterday so I'm gonna head over to

callaghan's oh no no no don't go there

they totally skimp on pickles let me go

to bighead joes for you they have the

most insane burritos I don't much go for

ethnic food no trust me they have one

that's called the meat tornado literally

killed a guy last year you had me at

meat tornado I'm sorry about Andy but

I'm not sorry about what I did what's my

crime I got bold in the little negligent

no my office now hey you smoke in here

you don't smoke

just asking if I can are you high

I'm high on kaboom don't ask for

permission ask for forgiveness

that's right you never did ask me for

permission did you well I'm sorry to

burst your bubble but I just had my ass

handed to me by the city manager and now

this entire department is crude Ron I'm

so so so sorry

what that cook were you thinking I would

prefer that she asked me for my

permission so I can say no I like saying

no it lowers their enthusiasm I'm hungry

okay well don't be such a baby I cooked

you some bacon for a trail snack I hate

it already what I could smell it in your

purse before I even parked my car and

now it's gone and I hate everything Ron

Swanson will be next when it comes to

government hearings the only type of

witness I enjoy being is a hostile one

that's why I intend to answer every one

of their questions with the question

were you aware that all of the

entertainment and food was provided by

rec center teachers would I have stayed

if I knew that I don't know what do you

have what do you have no I wouldn't have

did you hear Leslie and make any

promises what constitutes a promise a

quid pro quo oh do you know Latin okay

thank you Ron are we done would you like

to sample our vegan bacon 100% meatless

yes please

another please

sir is there a problem I'm just making

sure no one ever has to eat this I don't

think I can give you any more I want one

beer Garth um wasn't sticker outfit

collie was the fourth round Indianapolis

Colts know how to draft so well they

really do

Andy this was delicious

it's awesome it's a whole new meat

delivery system thank you so we say we

go out to the parking lot run a few pass

plays to burn off the calories you are

an unstoppable good idea machine I like

Andy I'm surrounded by a lot of women in

this department and that includes the

man up

hey man reading the defense graduate

[Laughter]

let's cut the bull

I want me Tom and all the other ladies

included on your hunting trip hunting

trip we're doing a trail survey Leslie

literally listening to turkey calls is

this not rap run can you make the

opening remarks I just I'm not in the

mood neither am I ever what's wrong with

you you live for this kind of stuff I

don't have it in me right now Ron please

do it for me make the speech Ron please

please give the speech room yes please

Ron please please give a speech please

give the speech yes yes yes yes yes yes

yes yes please please please please

please please please please yes yes all

right damn it woman okay everyone shut

up and look at me

welcome to visions of nature this room

has several paintings in it some are big

some are small people did them and they

are here now I believe that after this

is over they'll be hung in government

buildings why the government is involved

in an art show is beyond me I also think

it's pointless for a human to paint

scenes of nature when they could just go

outside and stand in it anyway please do

not misinterpret the fact that I am

talking right now as genuine interest in

art and attempt to discuss it with me

further end of speech Ron wake up

Ron wake up its Leslie Oh God you having

a bad dream

no I suffer from a disorder called sleep

fighting must be terrible only when I'm

losing it's really good to see you Ron

you've aged horribly you son of a

and didn't oh my god

what is your problem I did okay that

what you want to do we're fine we're

fine

please when you're metal in someone's

personal life it's just so rewarding

hey if you see Andy will you not tell

him I'm here okay because of what

happened I don't want him to things up

don't want to know the less I know about

other people's affairs the happier I am

I'm not interested in caring about

people I once worked with a guy for

three years and never learned his name

best friend I ever had

we still never talk sometimes no Leslie

I thought I was supposed to lay the

ceremonial wreath

why is councilman Howser doing it

because you are doing something better

you are lighting the memorial flame

which is the greatest honor of all oh my

god Ron congratulations I saved it for

you Ron who caught you guys a very nosy

maintenance worker and we talked to him

and now we're all friends and he's not

gonna do it slowly fine I think if you

would know one thing about me it would

be that I prefer laying wreaths to

lighting torches I have cried twice in

my life once when I was seven and I was

hit by his school bus and then again

when I heard that little Sebastian had

passed his memory will live on as today

we light a fire that will burn on for

eternity oh my god okay deep breaths I

think we got for us

hey Jerri you put propane in the eternal

flame right no they were out yeah so I

just got a big thing a lighter fluids

kind of the same thing

excuse me there's a sign it ramps at

park that says do not drink the

sprinkler water so I made some tea with

it and now I have an infection sir

sir are are you are you are you

listening to me sir

sir I'm talking to you sir

sir are you aware that there is waste in

your water system Tom and April were

excellent witnesses in my defense

unfortunately every single word out of

their mouths was a lie there's only one

thing I hate more than lying

skim milk which is water that's lying

about being milk

[Laughter]

[Music]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
steal stɛl A2	verb - to take something without permission and without intending to return it
bacon ˈbeɪkən A1	noun - cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig
burritos bəˈriːtoʊz A2	noun - a Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling
tornado tɔrˈneɪdoʊ A2	noun - a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
negligent ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt B1	adjective - failing to take proper care over something
enthusiasm ɛnˈθuːziˌæzəm A2	noun - intense and eager interest and enjoyment
vegan ˈviːɡən A2	adjective - a person who does not eat or use animal products
calories ˈkæləriːz A2	noun - a unit of energy in food
unstoppable ʌnˈstɑpəbəl B1	adjective - unable to be stopped or prevented
defense dɪˈfɛns A2	noun - the action of defending someone or something against attack or harm
graduate ˈɡrædʒuət A2	verb - to successfully complete a course of study
survey sɜrˈveɪ B1	noun - an examination of the opinions or experiences of a group of people
remarks rɪˈmɑrks A2	noun - a statement or comment
ceremonial ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl B1	adjective - relating to formal rituals or ceremonies
eternity ɪˈtɜrnɪti B1	noun - infinite time

Key Grammar Structures

• you know I had to wait till my dad fell asleep so I could steal his keys ready I was born ready

  ➔ Past Perfect Subjunctive (had to wait), Infinitive of Purpose (to steal), Past Simple (fell, was)

  ➔ "had to wait" expresses a past obligation. "to steal" explains *why* he waited. "fell" and "was" describe completed actions in the past.

• I'm Ron Swanson this is a mistake why would you call it that on your menu

  ➔ Tag Question (this is a mistake), Modal Verb for Speculation (would)

  ➔ "this is a mistake" is a statement followed by a tag question seeking confirmation. "would you" expresses surprise and questions the menu choice.

• do you understand this came out No

  ➔ Question Tag (do you understand), Cleft Sentence (this came out)

  ➔ "do you understand" seeks confirmation of comprehension. "this came out" emphasizes the utterance itself.

• I don't much go for ethnic food no trust me they have one that's called the meat tornado

  ➔ Negative Inversion (don't much go), Relative Clause (that's called the meat tornado)

  ➔ "don't much go" is an emphatic negative, meaning he doesn't really like. "that's called..." provides additional information about the burrito.

• I'm high on kaboom don't ask for permission ask for forgiveness

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase as Adjective (high on kaboom), Imperative Mood (ask for forgiveness)

  ➔ "high on kaboom" describes his state of mind. The second sentence is a direct command, advocating a controversial philosophy.