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[English]

ADULT SHELDON: Of all the afflictions

that can befall a child, one reigns supreme.

Beyond scraped knees and paper cuts,

nothing strikes fear into the hearts of kids around the world

like a splinter.

(distorted): No!

Tell me why you were pretending to have amnesia.

I've got a splinter!

So?

So, it's an emergency!

Call Meemaw!

Oh, calm down.

-We can take care of this. -No, we can't!

Sheldon, if we can't handle a little splinter,

they're never gonna leave us alone again.

You're right.

So, what do we do?

Let me see it.

Oh, boy. That's a deep one.

Hey, it's throbbing really bad.

Mom would take it out with tweezers.

Well, where would we find tweezers?

Let's see what we got.

Band-Aids...

cotton balls.

What's "gowz"?

It's gauze, and the fact that you don't know that

is not filling me with hope.

Where would Mom keep the tweezers?

-Sometimes she uses a needle on splinters. -No.

No needles. Anything but needles.

Wait, she has tweezers in her makeup bag.

She plucks her eyebrows with them.

And sometimes her mustache.

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♪

Anything?

Nope.

Wait.

Maybe they're in her room.

We're not allowed to go in Mom and Dad's room.

Want me to get the needle?

(whispering): Let's make this quick.

Why are you whispering?

That's how people speak when they're being naughty.

I wouldn't know.

I'm naughty all the time.

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♪

You're really not coming in?

No. But you're doing great.

♪

(sighs)

What's wrong?

This really is naughty.

I told you.

♪

I don't see anything.

There's just a Bible and a flashlight.

-(phone ringing) -(screams)

(screams)

What do I do?

Answer it but sound calm.

♪

Hello.

Hey, it's Dad.

How you guys doing?

We're great.

I'm watching TV,

and Sheldon's reading quietly.

(sighs)

I knew you could handle this.

-I'm proud of you. -You know what?

I'm proud of us, too.

Uh... (chuckling): Okay, baby doll,

I'll be home in a couple hours.

Stay out all night. We got this.

Wha... Love you, too.

(chuckles softly)

That was intense.

I don't think I'm cut out for this latchkey life.

-(phone ringing) -(both scream)

You answer it this time.

I can't; I'm supposed to be reading quietly.

Answer it, Sheldon.

Well, I'm not going in there.

Hello. Cooper residence.

Sheldon speaking.

Hey, Shelly.

Oh, hello, Mom.

How's your day going?

Shelly?

Shelly? Shelly? You there?

Yes, I'm here.

She wants to know how my day's going.

Say it's going good.

-I can't say that. -Why not?

-It's bad grammar. -How are you supposed to say it?

"It's going well."

Oh, that's nice.

I've got to get back to work,

but I love you and miss you very much.

Okay.

I handled that really well.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
afflictions /əˈflɪkʃənz/ C1	noun - a state of pain, distress, or grief
befall /bɪˈfɔːl/ B2	verb - to happen or occur to someone or something, especially unexpectedly
reign /reɪn/ B1	verb - to be the most important or powerful person or thing in a place or situation
supreme /səˈpriːm/ B1	adjective - highest in rank, quality, or degree
scraped /skreɪpt/ B1	adjective - injured or damaged by rubbing against a hard surface
cuts /kʌts/ A1	noun - an opening or wound made by something sharp
strike /straɪk/ B1	verb - to hit or affect suddenly and strongly
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young person, especially between birth and puberty
splinter /ˈsplɪntər/ B1	noun - a small, thin, sharp piece broken off from wood or glass
emergency /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ A2	noun - a serious, unexpected, and possibly dangerous situation requiring immediate action
handle /ˈhændl/ A2	verb - to deal with or manage a situation or problem
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down or in, or intense
throb /θrɒb/ B1	verb - to feel a strong, regular, painful beating in part of your body
tweezers /ˈtwiːzərz/ B1	noun - a small tool with two thin blades joined at one end, used for picking up small things or pulling out hairs
naughty /ˈnɔːti/ A1	adjective - behaving badly or disobediently
scream /skriːm/ A2	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound because of pain, fear, or excitement
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling pleasure or satisfaction because you or people connected with you have done or got something good
grammar /ˈɡræmər/ B1	noun - the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to make sentences

Key Grammar Structures

• Of all the afflictions that can befall a child, one reigns supreme.

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ A relative clause beginning with "that" modifies "afflictions" and provides additional information.

• Tell me why you were pretending to have amnesia.

  ➔ Imperative mood with gerund

  ➔ The imperative "Tell me" is a direct command, followed by a gerund "pretending" in an indirect question.

• Sheldon, if we can't handle a little splinter, they're never gonna leave us alone again.

  ➔ First conditional with contraction

  ➔ A first conditional expresses a real future possibility if the "if" clause is true, with informal contraction "gonna" for "going to".

• Let's see what we got.

  ➔ Let + infinitive in imperative

  ➔ "Let's" is a contraction of "let us", used in imperatives for suggestions, inviting agreement, with "got" as informal for "have".

• That's a deep one.

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective

  ➔ "That" as a demonstrative adjective points to a specific object (the splinter) at a distance.

• I'm watching TV, and She's reading quietly.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction

  ➔ Present continuous describes ongoing actions now, with contractions "I'm" and "She's" for politeness in voice acting.

• I knew you could handle this.

  ➔ Past simple with modal verb

  ➔ "Knew" is past simple of "know", and "could" is the past form of modal "can", expressing past ability.

• How's your day going?

  ➔ Present continuous in question

  ➔ A question in present continuous asks about an ongoing process, with contraction "How's" for "How is".

• I've got to get back to work.

  ➔ Present perfect with got to + infinitive

  ➔ "I've got" is contracted present perfect of "have got", expressing obligation with "got to" as informal for "must" or "have to" before the infinitive "get".

• I don't think I'm cut out for this latchkey life.

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with modal think + passive participle

  ➔ "I don't think" uses modal "think" in negative structure, followed by "I'm cut out" where "cut out" is an idiomatic passive participle meaning "suited for".