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[English]

(indistinct chatter)

Champagne?

Oh, I'm fine, thank you.

These are for me.

Are-are you all right?

No, I'm very nervous.

That's interesting.

Normally, I'm the one who's unsure of himself

in a social situation,

but tonight, it's you.

(chuckles) Yeah. Frickin' fascinating.

Dr. Sturgis, good to see you.

Dr. Linkletter.

Please meet my girlfriend,

Connie Tucker.

Nice to meet you, Dr. Tucker.

I'm not a doctor.

But I would like to point out,

she's quite real.

I can see that. And our relationship

is more

than just friends. That's enough.

In fact,

it's flat-out erotic.

Change the subject, John.

You got it, girlfriend.

Dr. Linkletter

is working on an intriguing theory

of quantum gravity.

Is that so? He can explain it

much better than I can.

Are you familiar at all

with string theory?

Remind me.

Well, basically, it's a string theoretic interpretation

of the graviton.

Every force is an exchange of particles.

Gravity is the exchange of gravitons.

Meemaw, are you even listening?

MEEMAW: What?

The graviton is a massless string.

The graviton is a massless string.

Wow!

Well, yes, it is.

(chuckles) When did

you learn that?

I get around.

In fact, I would go so far as to say

that every force is an exchange of particles,

and gravity is an exchange of gravitons.

Correct!

Yes! (laughs)

John, where have you been hiding her?

I haven't.

I've talked about her quite a bit,

but you all said she was a figment of my imagination.

(chuckles)

(chuckles) She's dynamite.

(Linkletter and Sturgis laugh)

Hello. I'd like to speak to Arthur Jeffries.

He plays Professor Proton.

But you probably know that,

since you answer the phone at the station

that makes the show, you lucky duck.

Then I'd like to leave him another message.

Please tell him Sheldon Cooper called again

and that I've successfully obtained

the radioactive material that I'm looking for.

Yes, americium-241.

I have lots of it.

I live at 5501 Grant Avenue,

Medford, Texas.

If you're sending me an autographed picture,

I already have one.

Ooh, how about one of his bow ties?

And then Bryan Larkin read the letter

out loud in the hall. No.

Georgie used the word "love," like, 30 times.

It was pathetic.

That hurts to hear.

Really? I think it's hilarious.

Also, my math teacher's pregnant.

Well, that's nice.

(quietly): It might not be her husband's.

Whose do you think it is?

Hey.

Hey.

Going somewhere? Alaska.

Gonna work on the pipeline.

Alaska, huh?

That-That's pretty far.

Not far enough, but it'll have to do.

Look, Georgie,

I know it feels bad right now, but...

I promise it'll get better.

How's it gonna get better?

Veronica thinks I'm a jerk,

and everyone in the school's calling me Lovey Cooper.

Ooh, that is not a good name.

It doesn't matter, 'cause I'm never going back to that school.

Listen to me. Hey.

You're a good-looking kid,

and you got a big heart.

Once we get you on a daily shower schedule,

the girls are gonna be lining up.

I don't want girls.

I want Veronica.

Yeah, maybe you'll get her and maybe you won't.

But someday, you'll find the woman

who was really meant for you.

You mean like Kathryn Dempsey?

Alaska's beautiful.

How 'bout I go with you?

Who's Kathryn Dempsey?

I was 15 years--

I was 15 years old!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nervous /ˈnɜːr.vəs/ A2	adjective - anxious or worried
fascinating /ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/ B1	adjective - extremely interesting
erotic /ɪˈrɒt.ɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to sexual feelings or desires
intriguing /ɪnˈtriː.ɡɪŋ/ B2	adjective - very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious
theoretic /ˌθiːəˈrɛt.ɪk/ C1	adjective - based on theory rather than practice
exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act of giving something to someone and receiving something in return verb - to give something and receive something else in return
massless /ˈmæs.ləs/ C1	adjective - having no mass
dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/ B1	noun - a powerful explosive adjective - excellent or impressive
pipeline /ˈpaɪp.laɪn/ B1	noun - a long pipe, typically underground, for transporting oil, gas, etc.
pathetic /pəˈθet̬.ɪk/ B1	adjective - deserving pity, especially because of suffering or sorrow
hilarious /hɪˈleər.i.əs/ A2	adjective - extremely funny
schedule /ˈʃɛdʒ.uːl/ A2	noun - a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times
meant /mɛnt/ A1	verb - past tense of 'mean': to intend to express or refer to
radioactive /ˌreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/ B2	adjective - emitting radiation
autographed /ˈɔː.tə.ɡræft/ B1	adjective - signed by the author or creator

Key Grammar Structures

• Normally, I'm the one who's unsure of himself in a social situation, but tonight, it's you.

  ➔ Relative clause with "who" + contrast conjunction "but"

  ➔ The word "who's" (who is) introduces a relative clause that describes "the one".

• If you're sending me an autographed picture, I already have one.

  ➔ First conditional (present continuous in if‑clause, present simple in main clause)

  ➔ The phrase "If you're sending" sets a possible future condition; "I already have" states a present fact.

• I would go so far as to say that every force is an exchange of particles, and gravity is an exchange of gravitons.

  ➔ "Would go so far as to" + infinitive, noun clause introduced by "that"

  ➔ "Would go so far as to say" is a polite way to introduce a strong statement; the clause "that every force ..." is a noun clause.

• I haven't talked about her quite a bit, but you all said she was a figment of my imagination.

  ➔ Present perfect negative (haven't talked) + past simple (said) + reported speech

  ➔ "Haven't talked" shows an action that started in the past and has relevance now; "she was" reports a past belief.

• I promise it'll get better.

  ➔ Future simple with contraction (it'll = it will)

  ➔ "It'll" contracts "it will" and expresses a confident prediction about the future.

• Once we get you on a daily shower schedule, the girls are gonna be lining up.

  ➔ Temporal clause with "once" + informal future "are gonna be" + present participle

  ➔ "Once" introduces a condition that must be fulfilled first; "are gonna be lining up" is a casual way to express a future continuous action.

• You’re a good‑looking kid, and you’ve got a big heart.

  ➔ "Have got" for possession (present perfect), contraction "you've"

  ➔ "You've got" = "you have got" = "you have"; it expresses possession in present perfect.

• He can explain it much better than I can.

  ➔ Comparative structure with ellipsis of the verb in the second clause

  ➔ "than I can" omits the repeated verb "explain"; the meaning is understood from the first clause.