Monica Lewinsky, Election Year – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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millionaire /ˌmɪl.jəˈnɛr/ B1 |
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risky /ˈrɪs.ki/ B1 |
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code /koʊd/ B1 |
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resent /rɪˈzɛnt/ B2 |
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history /ˈhɪs.tə.ri/ B1 |
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century /ˈsɛn.tʃə.ri/ B1 |
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intrigue /ˈɪn.triɡ/ B2 |
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disrespect /ˌdɪs.rɪˈspɛkt/ B1 |
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ratchet /ˈrætʃ.ɪt/ B2 |
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professional /prəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/ B1 |
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festival /ˈfɛs.tɪ.vəl/ B1 |
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exceptional /ɪkˈsɛp.ʃən.əl/ B2 |
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penalize /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ B2 |
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environment /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/ B1 |
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inspire /ɪnˈspaɪər/ B1 |
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ease /iːz/ B2 |
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lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1 |
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adrenaline /əˈdrɛn.əl.ɪn/ C1 |
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cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Told Lee he'd be a millionaire
➔ Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
➔ The verb "**told**" introduces reported speech. It shows what was said, but not in the speaker's exact words.
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She gon' bust it right here 'cause it's risky
➔ Contracted future with "gon'" (going to) and causal clause with "cause"
➔ "**Gon'**" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", expressing future intention. "**Cause**" (because) introduces a reason.
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She got a code like DaVinci
➔ Simile with "like"
➔ "**Like**" is used to create a simile, comparing the subject's code to DaVinci's code.
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Only gotta text one time, "Did you miss me?"
➔ "Gotta" as a contraction of "got to", reported question.
➔ "**Gotta**" is a colloquial way of saying "got to" (have to). The quote includes a reported question.
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Didn't we talk about this last time here, so we met down in Italy?
➔ Past Simple and Past Continuous or Past Perfect in the question
➔ The question combines the **past simple** ("talked", "met") and implies a continuous or perfect aspect in the past.
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Guess if you textin' me, "Morning" the moment you wake up, you missin' me
➔ Conditional clause with 'if' and present continuous
➔ This sentence uses an **if** conditional clause with the present continuous tense ("textin'") to express a hypothetical situation.
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I need a new environment
➔ Simple Present tense.
➔ The sentence uses the simple present tense ("need") to express a general truth or habitual action.
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I been, I been gettin' high like Smokey
➔ Present Perfect Continuous and Simile
➔ The repeated use of "I been" suggests emphasis. The present perfect continuous "gettin'" is used to describe an action that started in the past and is continuing now. "**Like** Smokey" is a simile.
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