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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

What grade are you in?

Eighth.

You?

Tenth.

Cool.

Nobody asked, but fourth.

Why do grownups do this?

They love to stick random kids together

and expect them to just be friends.

I know. I hate that.

Fresh Prince is right.

Parents just don't understand.

(chuckles) I love that song.

MISSY: I have a cassette of it,

but I recorded it off the radio.

You can hear Sheldon in the background

saying stuff about Sir Isaac Neutron.

Ugh, my sister's always talking about him.

I don't know why.

I think he's dead.

You have no idea how much it sucks

to have a brother like him.

Believe it or not, he's in my class.

My parents sent Paige to a private school.

Cool. We're too poor for that.

(sighs)

Does Sheldon make you feel stupid?

Nah, I'm smart in other ways.

Me, too.

Hey, I saw an old TV in the alley.

Want to go throw rocks at it?

Cool! Hell yeah! Let's do it.

We could play traditional chess.

Or if you're interested, we could play a variant

with a new piece I invented.

That sounds fun.

What's the new piece?

A wizard.

The wizard cannot be taken, and, at any point,

he can teleport and switch places with any other piece.

Yes, but there's an obvious flaw.

What flaw? Well, any time anyone is checkmated,

they can simply have the wizard and their king switch places.

So the game will never end.

I knew that. You passed my test.

We told Paige that if she won

the regional spelling bee, she could get a puppy.

We ended up with two,

'cause she won twice. (chuckles)

(chuckles): Fun! That-That's fun.

BARRY: All right,

that's enough about Paige.

So, George, I know you're

a football coach.

What about you, Mary?

I work part-time at the church.

Oh. Oh, that's so nice.

I used to work at the practice with Barry,

but I had to quit once Paige's schedule

started to get busy. Mm.

Well, that's understandable.

A unique child can require a lot of attention.

(Barry chuckles)

Mm. Try all the attention. Hmm?

(chuckles): Okay. You know that's not true, Barry. Well...

(chuckles) She's...

she's right. It's not.

Although I did spend Father's Day alone

'cause she took Paige to a robotics show.

Okay. That's enough, Barry.

They don't need to hear all this.

(chuckles) GEORGE SR.: That's okay.

(stammers) That's why we're getting together,

you know, talk about this kind of stuff.

Barry, it sounds like you might be feeling left out.

Oh. (chuckles) No.

(laughs)

Sometimes I do.

And it's not just me. It's Erica, too.

Oh, now he's just being dramatic.

Erica gets a lot of attention,

and she's just a joy. (chuckles)

Dang it, the screen won't break.

Bet it'll break if we blow it up.

(whispers): I love her.

Fine, you're right.

Erica's doing just great.

Nothing to worry about there.

(chuckles)

ERICA: Oh, come on.

You got any matches?

Be right back.

While she's gone, you want to make out?

Sure.

You actually believe in the multiverse theory?

Very much so.

It's the most elegant interpretation

of quantum mechanics.

So you really think there are an infinite number of universes?

Stephen Hawking believes it, so, yes, I do.

Well, if there are an infinite number of universes,

I think that theory's dumb in all of them.

(chuckles)

This is fun.

I don't get to have discussions like this

with kids at my school.

Do you?

No.

Do you ever wish you were just like everyone else?

Not at all.

(chuckles) Me neither.

I love being smarter than everyone. (chuckles)

Me, too.

ADULT SHELDON: I started to think that Paige and I

might have more in common than I thought.

Maybe my mother was right.

I really did just need to get to know her better.

Checkmate!

You lose. (chuckles)

KIRK: Red alert. (alarm sounding)

Phasers stand by to fire on my order.

Guess that makes me the smartest.

ADULT SHELDON: I don't know if ten-year-old Spock

ever flipped a chess board,

but ten-year-old Sheldon sure did.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
eighth /eɪtθ/ A2	adjective - coming after seventh; the number 8 in a sequence.
random /ˈrændəm/ B1	adjective - made or done without method or conscious decision.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
parents /ˈpɛərənts/ A1	noun - a mother and father.
private /ˈpraɪvət/ B1	adjective - belonging to an individual and especially relating to their personal affairs or interests.
stupid /ˈstupɪd/ A2	adjective - giving the impression of being unintelligent or silly.
invented /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/ B1	verb - create or design (something) that has not existed before.
teleport /ˈtɛlɪpɔːrt/ B2	verb - transport or be transported by telecommunication.
obvious /ˈɒbviəs/ B1	adjective - easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
checkmated /ˈtʃɛkmætɪd/ B2	verb - put the king under such a threat that it cannot escape capture.
regional /ˈriːdʒənəl/ B1	adjective - relating to a particular region.
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ A2	noun - the focusing of the mind or senses on some object or activity.
robotics /roʊˈbɑːtɪks/ B2	noun - the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
dramatic /drəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - relating to drama or plays.
elegant /ˈɛləɡənt/ B2	adjective - graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
interpretation /ɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - the action of explaining the meaning of something.
infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ C1	adjective - limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate.
quantum /ˈkwɒntəm/ C1	adjective - relating to quantum mechanics.

Key Grammar Structures

• What grade are you in?

  ➔ Question formation with the verb *to be* + preposition

  ➔ The auxiliary **are** comes before the subject *you* and is followed by the preposition **in** to ask about a state or location.

• I have a cassette of it, but I recorded it off the radio.

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions

  ➔ The verb **recorded** is in the past simple, indicating that the recording happened at a specific time in the past.

• You could hear Sheldon in the background saying stuff about Sir Isaac Neutron.

  ➔ Modal verb *could* + bare infinitive

  ➔ The modal **could** expresses ability or possibility, and it is followed directly by the bare infinitive **hear**.

• If anyone is checkmated, they can simply have the wizard and their king switch places.

  ➔ Zero conditional (present simple + modal *can*)

  ➔ The **if** clause uses the present simple **is checkmated** to state a general truth; the main clause uses **can** to show a possible result.

• We ended up with two, 'cause she won twice.

  ➔ Phrasal verb *end up* + preposition *with*

  ➔ The phrasal verb **ended up** means “finally arrived at a situation”. It is followed by **with** to indicate the result.

• I love being smarter than everyone.

  ➔ Gerund as object of a verb

  ➔ The verb **love** is followed by the gerund **being**, which functions as a noun phrase meaning “the state of being smarter”.

• Do you ever wish you were just like everyone else?

  ➔ Wish + past subjunctive for unreal present

  ➔ The verb **wish** is followed by the past subjunctive **were**, which expresses a desire that is contrary to reality.

• I don't know if ten‑year‑old Spock ever flipped a chess board, but ten‑year‑old Sheldon sure did.

  ➔ Negative statement + *if*‑clause + ellipsis in the second clause

  ➔ The speaker uses **don't know** (negative) + **if**‑clause to express uncertainty, and **sure did** is an ellipsis for **sure she/he did**.