066. Passion for Pizza

Clark had a lot of passions. He liked science. He was a great swimmer. He was even great at singing. However, his biggest passion was pizza. He loved pizza.

Clark graduated from college with a degree in chemistry. His parents were so excited for his future. “You’re going to make a great doctor!” they always said.

Clark did not want to be a doctor. All he wanted was to open up his own pizza place. “That’s ridiculous,” said his mother. “Think about how much money you could make as a doctor!”

Clark did not care about money. All he wanted was to spend every day making, smelling, and eating pizzas.

Tradução

066. Paixão por Pizza
Clark tinha muitas paixões. Ele gostava de ciência. Ele era um ótimo nadador. Ele até cantava muito bem. No entanto, sua maior paixão era pizza. Ele amava pizza.

Clark se formou na faculdade com um diploma em química. Seus pais estavam muito animados com seu futuro. “Você vai ser um ótimo médico!” eles sempre diziam.

Clark não queria ser médico. Tudo o que ele queria era abrir sua própria pizzaria. “Isso é ridículo,” disse sua mãe. “Pense em quanto dinheiro você poderia ganhar como médico!”

Clark não se importava com dinheiro. Tudo o que ele queria era passar todos os dias fazendo, cheirando e comendo pizzas.

Vocabulário

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

Verbos
had (tinha)
liked (gostava)
was (era/estava)
graduated (se formou)
were (estavam)
said (disse)
did not want (não queria)
wanted (queria)
open up (abrir)
think about (pensar sobre)
could make (poderia ganhar)
did not care (não se importava)
spend (passar tempo)

Preposições
about (sobre)
with (com)
for (para)
as (como)

Adjetivos
great (ótimo)
biggest (maior)
ridiculous (ridículo)

Substantivos
passions (paixões)
science (ciência)
swimmer (nadador)
singer (cantor)
pizza (pizza)
college (faculdade)
degree (diploma)
chemistry (química)
parents (pais)
future (futuro)
doctor (médico)
mother (mãe)
money (dinheiro)

Advérbios
even (até)
always (sempre)
so (tão)

Phrasal Verbs
open up (abrir)
think about (pensar sobre)
care about (se importar com)

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to want”, pois expressa o desejo de Clark por pizza e sua rejeição à carreira de médico.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos passados:
“Clark graduated from college with a degree in chemistry.”
“His parents were so excited for his future.”

Uso do presente simples para expressar desejos e opiniões:
“Clark does not want to be a doctor.”
“All he wants is to open up his own pizza place.”

Uso da estrutura “all (someone) wants is” para enfatizar desejo:
“All he wanted was to spend every day making, smelling, and eating pizzas.”

Uso de advérbios para enfatizar intensidade e frequência:
“He was even great at singing.”
“His parents were so excited for his future.”