Class #2 - Penny's Chistmas Gift to Sheldon

Vocabulary

GIFT

HOODY

LEONARD NIMOY

NAPKIN

PIGTAILS

WATCH

Penny: Merry Christmas!

Leonard: Merry Christmas!

Penny: How's your leg?

Leonard: Very good, thanks for asking, come on in.

Sheldon: Oh, good Penny, you're here to exchange gifts. You'll be pleased to know I'm prepared for whatever you have to offer.

Penny: Ok, here.

Sheldon: I should note, I'm having some digestive distress. So if I excuse mysef abruptly, don't be alarmed.

Oh.. A napkin...

Penny: Turn it over.

Sheldon: To Sheldon. Live long and prosper. Leonard Nimoy.

Penny: Yeah, he came into the restaurant. Sorry the napkin is dirty, he wiped his mouth with it.

Sheldon: I posess the DNA of Leonard Nimoy?!

Penny: Yeah, yeah, I guess, but look, he signed it.

Sheldon: Do you realize what this means? All I need is a healthy ovum and I can grow my own Leonard Nimoy!

Penny: Ok, all I'm giving you is the napking, Sheldon.

Sheldon: Be right back.

Penny: Here, open it.

Leonard: Oh! A gift certificate for motorcyle lessons! Very thoughtful!

Penny: Yeah, and I checked, not letting the bike fall on you while standing still is lesson 1!

Leonard: Oh, but I think you'll appreciate what I got you.

Penny: Ok. "101 Totally Cool Science Experiments for Kids"

Leonard: You know, 'cause you're so into science.

Penny: Sheldon! What did you do?!

Sheldon: I know! It's not enough, is it? Here...

Penny: Leonard, look! Sheldon is hugging me!

Leonard: It's a Saturnalia miracle!

Grammar

"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.

Examples:

• When you go to Berlin, you should visit the palaces in Potsdam. recommendation
• You should focus more on your family and less on work. advice
• I really should be in the office by 7:00 AM. obligation
• By now, they should already be in Dubai. expectation

Reflexive Pronouns

The reflexive pronouns are:

Singular:	myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself
Plural:	ourselves - yourselves - themselves

When we use a reflexive pronoun

We use a reflexive pronoun:

• as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb:

I am teaching myself to play the piano.
Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself.

We can use a reflexive pronoun as direct object with most transitive verbs, but these are the most common:

amuse	blame	cut	dry	enjoy	help
hurt	introduce	kill	prepare	satisfy	teach

Some verbs change their meaning slightly when they have a reflexive pronoun as direct object:

• Would you like to help yourself to another drink?
  = Would you like to take another drink.
• I wish the children would behave themselves.
   = I wish the children would behave well.
• He found himself lying by the side of the road.
  = He was surprised when he realised that he was at the side of the road.
• I saw myself as a famous actor.
  = I imagined that I was a famous actor.
• She applied herself to the job of mending the lights.
  = She worked very hard to mend the lights.
• He busied himself in the kitchen.
   = He worked busily in the kitchen.
• I had to content myself with a few Euros.
  = I had to be satisfied with a few Euros.

We do not use a reflexive pronoun after verbs which describe things people usually do for themselves, such as wash, shave, dress:

He washed [himself] in cold water.
He always shaved [himself] before going out in the evening.
Michael dressed [himself] and got ready for the party.

We only use reflexives with these verbs for emphasis:

He dressed himself in spite of his injuries.
She’s old enough to wash herself.

• as indirect object when the indirect object is the same as the subject of the verb:

Would you like to pour yourself a drink.
We’ve brought ourselves something to eat.

• as the object of a preposition when the object refers to the subject of the clause:

They had to cook for themselves.
He was feeling very sorry for himself.

Warning
But we use personal pronouns, not reflexives, after prepositions of place... He had a suitcase beside him. and after with when it means "accompanied by": She had a few friends with her.

We use a reflexive pronoun...

• with the preposition by when we want to show that someone did something alone and/or without any help:

He lived by himself in an enormous house.
She walked home by herself.

The children got dressed by themselves.
I prepared the whole meal by myself.

• to emphasise the person or thing we are referring to:

Kendal itself is quite a small town.

especially if we are talking about someone very famous:

Sir Paul McCartney himself sang the final song.

We often put the reflexive pronoun at the end of the clause when we are using it for emphasis:

I baked the bread myself.
She mended the car herself