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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hey you know what Dwight maybe we should

get our photo ID taken together that

doesn't make any sense

well saves time you know so we could

just meet in the parking lot every

morning walking together perfect smile

no I never smile if I can help it

showing ones teeth is a submission

signal in primates when someone smiles

at me all I see is a chimpanzee begging

for its life this came out really well

there you go

this is humongous I am NOT a security

threat and my middle name is Kurt not

fart what did I write I have another

complaint for Jim's permanent file talk

to Michael I gave him the box what box

[Applause]

four years are a malfeasant son reported

this okay Sam calm down no you calm down

whose head is Toby on whose side are you

hey Tim I ain't doc Campbell are me that

kind of work with Jim anymore okay maybe

he goes all right you too so one of us

is already in there today okay I am not

bluffing okay okay yes do the right

thing here Michael okay I have served

you loyally for years I deserve this you

know I do you know your ID says you're a

security threat you have till 5:00

oh look Jim there's a sales manager

position open and Stamford want me to

call Jan and tell her you're interested

I could put in a good word for you

cuz I'll still be working here everybody

transfer transfer transfer okay you two

in the conference room with me nobody

leaves until we work this out

cage match cage matches yeah they work

how could they not work if they didn't

work everybody would still be in the

cage okay so do I in your own words

someone replaced all my pens and pencils

with crayons

I suspect Jim Halpert everyone has

called me Duane all day I think Jim

Halpert paid them too yes five bucks

each and it was totally worth it this

morning I found a bloody glove in my

desk drawer and Jim Halpert tried to

convince me I committed murder I think

he may be the real murderer Jim Halpert

said there was an abandoned infant in

the woman's room when I went to save the

child I saw Meredith on the can this

morning I knocked myself in the head

with the phone that actually took a

while I had to put more and more nickels

into his handset until he got used to

the weight and then I just took him all

out every time I typed my name it said

diapers just a simple macro you know

these actually don't sound that funny

one after another but he does deserve it

though by the end of the day my desk was

about two feet closer to the copier yeah

I just moved it an inch every time he

went to the bathroom and that's how I

spent my entire day that day

okay Ryan you told Toby the Creed has a

distinct old man smell I know exactly

what he's talking about i sprout mung

beans on a damp paper towel in my desk

drawer very nutritious but they smell

like death

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
security /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/ B1	noun - the state of being free from danger or threat
threat /θrɛt/ B2	noun - a statement or indication of possible danger or harm
photo /ˈfoʊtoʊ/ A2	noun - a picture made with a camera
ID /aɪ ˈdiː/ A2	noun - identification document or number
parking /ˈpɑrkɪŋ/ A2	noun - a place where vehicles can be left temporarily
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression indicating pleasure or amusement noun - a facial expression showing the corners of the mouth turned up
submission /səbˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of yielding to the authority or will of another
signal /ˈsɪgnəl/ B1	noun - a gesture, sound, or device that conveys information
chimpanzee /ˈtʃɪmpənˈziː/ C1	noun - a large ape native to Africa, closely related to humans
humongous /hjuːˈmɑŋɡəs/ C1	adjective - extremely large; enormous
malfeasant /ˌmælˈfiːzənt/ C2	adjective - engaged in wrongdoing or illegal activity
bluffing /ˈblʌfɪŋ/ C1	verb - to deceive someone about one's abilities or intentions
loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ B2	adjective - faithful to a person, cause, or belief
transfer /ˈtrænsfər/ B2	verb - to move something or someone from one place to another noun - the act of moving something from one place to another
cage /keɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a structure of bars or wires in which animals are confined
crayons /ˈkreɪənz/ A2	noun - colored wax sticks used for drawing
murder /ˈmɜrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful killing of a person verb - to kill someone unlawfully

Key Grammar Structures

• maybe we should get our photo ID taken together

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' for giving advice or suggestion

  ➔ The word "should" expresses a recommendation: *maybe we **should** get...*

• just meet in the parking lot every morning walking together perfect smile

  ➔ Present participle "walking" used as a gerund phrase to describe simultaneous action

  ➔ "walking" shows an action that happens **while** meeting: *...every morning **walking** together*

• no I never smile if I can help it

  ➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple) to talk about general truths

  ➔ "if I can help it" means **under no circumstances**; the whole clause is a zero conditional.

• I have served you loyally for years

  ➔ Present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present

  ➔ "have served" indicates a **continuous** period of loyalty up to now.

• I could put in a good word for you

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for polite possibility or offer

  ➔ "could" softens the statement, making it a **polite suggestion**: *I **could** put in a good word*.

• someone replaced all my pens and pencils with crayons

  ➔ Passive voice (was/were + past participle) to focus on the action rather than the doer

  ➔ "were replaced" puts the **focus on the replacement**, not on who did it.

• if they didn't work everybody would still be in the cage

  ➔ Second conditional (if + past simple, would + base verb) for unreal present/future situations

  ➔ "didn't work" + "would still be" creates a **hypothetical** scenario that is contrary to fact.

• I think he may be the real murderer

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' + infinitive to express possibility or uncertainty

  ➔ "may be" signals that the speaker is **not certain** about the truth of the statement.

• I put more and more nickels into his handset until he got used to the weight

  ➔ Past simple + 'until' clause to indicate the point at which a change occurred

  ➔ "until he got used to the weight" shows the **duration** of the action ending when the condition was met.