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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

oh guys um Can this can this wait until

don't worry Alison we're not here to ask

for anything or or to meddle no we have

assembled here because we would like to

make a

proposal right when you first arrived

here I thought you were a

prostitute yeah you did you said that

before did I yeah I did but but I've

come to think of you as my own daughter

granddaughter surely even that's pushing

it the point

is we're

family we all feel that way and your

family love you of course but but there

can be a pain even when they don't mean

to be because they just can't help being

who they are and you need to be your own

family

now I don't quite follow it's like you

said to Betty you got to find find your

own

way the last thing you need is constant

interference from a gaggle of uncles and

aunties and Granny's and pets hey that's

defensive what are you saying well we

can't leave

Alison but you

can no but we we turned down the offer

to to sell the house so it's it's it's

too late believe me if it was good

business they'll still want it why did I

vote for this I hate

it think of

Mia think of

Mike is for the

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best what have we done maybe they'll

decide to

stay they won't Kitty we did the right

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thing thanks

guys oh what is it

Robin I

feel

Christmasy there you

go

no

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæmɪli/ A1	noun - a group of related people, especially parents and children
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
proposal /prəˈpoʊzəl/ B2	noun - a plan or suggestion, especially a formal one
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A2	noun - a female child in relation to her parents
granddaughter /ˈɡrændˌdɔːtər/ B1	noun - the daughter of one's child
meddle /ˈmɛdəl/ B2	verb - to interfere in something that is not one's concern
interference /ˌɪntərˈfɪərəns/ C1	noun - the act of intervening or obstructing
own /oʊn/ A1	adjective - belonging to oneself
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
offer /ˈɒfər/ B1	noun - a proposal or willingness to give something
sell /sɛl/ A2	verb - to give something in exchange for money
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
vote /voʊt/ B1	noun - a formal indication of a choice between options
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - to make a choice after consideration
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to give assistance or support to someone

Key Grammar Structures

• Can this wait until

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used to ask for permission or possibility, followed by the base verb "wait".

• we would like to make a proposal

  ➔ "would like" + infinitive (polite desire)

  ➔ The phrase "would like" functions as a polite way to express a desire, and it is followed by the infinitive "make".

• I thought you were a prostitute

  ➔ Past simple + past simple (reported thought)

  ➔ The verb "thought" (past simple) introduces a reported thought, and the clause "you were a prostitute" also uses the past simple "were".

• but I've come to think of you as my own daughter

  ➔ Present perfect + infinitive phrase (to think of)

  ➔ The present perfect "I've come" indicates a change up to the present, followed by the infinitive phrase "to think of" which expresses the new perception.

• there can be a pain even when they don't mean to be

  ➔ Modal "can" + be + noun; zero conditional with "even when"

  ➔ The modal "can" shows possibility: "can be a pain". The clause "even when they don't mean to be" is a zero conditional, using "even when" to stress the contrast.

• you need to be your own family

  ➔ "need" + infinitive (necessity)

  ➔ The verb "need" is followed by the infinitive "to be", expressing a strong necessity or advice.

• the last thing you need is constant interference

  ➔ Superlative noun phrase + copula "is"

  ➔ The phrase "the last thing you need" is a superlative construction, and it is linked to the predicate "constant interference" by the copula "is".

• we turned down the offer to sell the house

  ➔ Phrasal verb "turn down" + noun + infinitive (purpose)

  ➔ The phrasal verb "turned down" means to reject, and it is followed by the noun phrase "the offer" and the infinitive "to sell" which indicates the purpose of the offer.

• if it was good business they'll still want it

  ➔ Second conditional (if + past simple, will + base verb)

  ➔ The clause "if it was good business" uses the past simple to imagine an unreal situation, and the result clause "they'll still want it" uses "will" to express a likely future outcome.