– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All right, Lois, remember to feed the cat, and remember to get a cat.

I still don't understand why you got to go

all the way to Hollywood.

Because I know Tom Tucker could be a great actor,

and I'm gonna help him make it happen.

You see, everybody needs just one person

to believe in their dreams

so they can spread their wings and fly.

Dad, can I have money for dance classes?

Sit down, you dumpy bread loaf.

I'd pay to see you not dance.

When will you be back? I don't know.

But I'll be sure to be back

before Chris's big dance class recital.

I believe in that boy.

I don't want to dance!

You'll dance!

Boy, I don't know, Peter,

being back out here makes me kind of nervous.

Maybe-maybe this was all a mistake.

Don't be silly, Tom-- you're an actor,

and this is where you belong.

Now, let's take some of this complimentary luggage and get going.

Well, so, h-how do we do this?

You do nothing. You just sit back and let your agent

knock on every door in Hollywood till he gets you an acting job.

And that starts right now.

Yes? C-Can I help you?

No, but I can help you.

You need to hire this man.

Oh. Um, okay.

Well, do you have any experience handling bags?

Aha! I see!

Typical casting-couch stuff.

All right, kid, you want to make it

in showbiz or don't you?

I thought the airport was Hollywood.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated carnivorous mammal
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to verb - to supply something continuously
go /ɡəʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another noun - an attempt or turn
Hollywood /ˈhɒliwʊd/ B1	noun - a district in Los Angeles known for film industry
actor /ˈæktər/ B1	noun - a person who performs in plays or films
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts during sleep verb - to experience dreams
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a system of coins and notes used in a country
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements to music
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something verb - to be familiar with someone or something
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to assist someone noun - assistance
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce verb - to cause to happen
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to move something from one place to another
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain something verb - to become
sit /sɪt/ A1	verb - to be in a seated position
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - work done for pay
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child

Key Grammar Structures

• I still don't understand why you got to go all the way to Hollywood.

  ➔ modal verb 'got to' (informal for 'have to')

  ➔ Expresses necessity or obligation in informal speech.

• You see, everybody needs just one person to believe in their dreams

  ➔ less/zero article with 'everybody' and 'one person'

  ➔ Indicates that 'everybody' and 'one person' are used in a general sense without the need for an article.

• I'd pay to see you not dance.

  ➔ conditional sentence with 'would' + base verb

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical or sarcastic statement about willingness or preferences.

• Well, so, h-how do we do this?

  ➔ inversion of auxiliary/modal verb for questions

  ➔ Forming a question by inverting the auxiliary/modal verb and the subject.

• You do nothing.

  ➔ imperative sentence / present tense with 'do' for emphasis or instruction

  ➔ Imperative statement telling someone to not perform any action.

• And that starts right now.

  ➔ present simple tense for future arrangement or emphasis

  ➔ Uses present simple tense to indicate that something begins immediately.