028. Stealing Was Wrong

Cory was poor. His parents had recently divorced. He lived with his dad. His dad only made $9 an hour. Cory had four other siblings. The rent was expensive. Electricity was expensive. Water was expensive.

Everything was expensive. Cory was so hungry. He decided to steal. He knew it was bad, but he was poor.

He saw a delicious-looking apple. He looked around him. No one was looking at him. It was safe to steal. He put the apple in his pocket. He walked towards the store’s exit. A moment later, he walked back to the apple section. He put the apple back. He did not want to be a bad person. Stealing was wrong.

Tradução

028. Roubar era errado
Cory era pobre. Seus pais haviam se divorciado recentemente. Ele morava com seu pai. Seu pai ganhava apenas 9 dólares por hora. Cory tinha quatro irmãos. O aluguel era caro. A eletricidade era cara. A água era cara.

Tudo era caro. Cory estava com muita fome. Ele decidiu roubar. Ele sabia que era errado, mas era pobre.

Ele viu uma maçã de aparência deliciosa. Ele olhou ao redor. Ninguém estava olhando para ele. Era seguro roubar. Ele colocou a maçã no bolso. Ele caminhou em direção à saída da loja.

Um momento depois, ele voltou para a seção de maçãs. Ele colocou a maçã de volta. Ele não queria ser uma má pessoa. Roubar era errado.

Vocabulário

Pronomes
he (ele)
his (dele)
it (isso)

Verbos
was (era, estava)
had (tinha)
made (ganhava)
decided (decidiu)
knew (sabia)
saw (viu)
looked (olhou)
put (colocou)
walked (caminhou)

Preposições
with (com)
towards (em direção a)
around (ao redor)

Adjetivos
poor (pobre)
delicious-looking (de aparência deliciosa)
expensive (caro)
bad (ruim)

Substantivos
parents (pais)
dad (pai)
siblings (irmãos)
rent (aluguel)
electricity (eletricidade)
water (água)
apple (maçã)
store (loja)
section (seção)
exit (saída)
moment (momento)

Advérbios
recently (recentemente)
only (apenas)

Phrasal Verbs
Look around (Usado para descrever quando alguém examina o ambiente antes de agir.)
→ “He looked around him.” (Ele olhou ao redor.)

Walk towards (Indica movimento na direção de algo.)
→ “He walked towards the store’s exit.” (Ele caminhou em direção à saída da loja.)

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado no neste é steal (roubar) aparece no passado como stole e no gerúndio (stealing):
“Stealing was wrong.” → Roubar era errado.
“He decided to steal.” → Ele decidiu roubar.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para contar histórias:
“Cory was poor.”
“He decided to steal.”
“He put the apple in his pocket.”

Uso do discurso indireto para expressar pensamentos e dilemas morais:
“He knew it was bad, but he was poor.”
“He did not want to be a bad person.”

Uso de repetição para ênfase:
“The rent was expensive. Electricity was expensive. Water was expensive.”
A repetição enfatiza as dificuldades financeiras de Cory.