073. The Runaway Groom

It was Scott’s wedding day. He was very nervous. “I don’t think I’m ready for this!” he thought. His forehead and palms were sweaty. His heart was racing. He was having a panic attack.

Scott saw the front door of the church was open. Nobody was looking at him. He decided to run away. As he stepped out of the church, he thought he was free. When he looked back, he noticed someone running after him.

It was his bride’s father. The old man was very fast. “Come back here,” the father yelled. “I already paid for everything!”

Tradução

073. O noivo em fuga / o noivo fugitivo
Era o dia do casamento de Scott. Ele estava muito nervoso. “Eu não acho que estou pronto para isso!” ele pensou. Sua testa e as palmas das mãos estavam suadas. Seu coração estava disparado. Ele estava tendo um ataque de pânico.

Scott viu que a porta da frente da igreja estava aberta. Ninguém estava olhando para ele. Ele decidiu fugir. Quando saiu da igreja, pensou que estava livre. Quando olhou para trás, percebeu que alguém estava correndo atrás dele.

Era o pai da noiva. O velho era muito rápido. “Volte aqui,” gritou o pai. “Eu já paguei por tudo!”

Vocabulário

Pronomes
he (ele)
him (ele)
his (dele)
it (isso)
someone (alguém)

Verbos
was (era/estava)
was ready (estava pronto)
thought (pensou)
was having (estava tendo)
saw (viu)
was open (estava aberta)
was looking (estava olhando)
decided (decidiu)
stepped out (saiu)
looked back (olhou para trás)
noticed (percebeu)
was running (estava correndo)
yelled (gritou)
paid (pagou)

Preposições
for (por/para)
of (de)
at (em)

Adjetivos
nervous (nervoso)
sweaty (suado)
fast (rápido)

Substantivos
wedding day (dia do casamento)
forehead (testa)
palms (palmas das mãos)
heart (coração)
panic attack (ataque de pânico)
church (igreja)
front door (porta da frente)
bride (noiva)
father (pai)
man (homem)

Advérbios
already (já)
very (muito)

Phrasal Verbs
run away (fugir) → “He decided to run away.”
look back (olhar para trás) → “When he looked back, he noticed someone running after him.”
step out (sair) → “As he stepped out of the church, he thought he was free.”

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to run”, pois descreve tanto a fuga de Scott quanto a perseguição do pai da noiva.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos passados:
“Scott saw the front door of the church was open.”
“It was his bride’s father.”

Uso do passado contínuo para descrever ações simultâneas:
“His forehead and palms were sweaty.”
“His heart was racing.”

Uso de expressões para indicar emoção e desespero:
“I don’t think I’m ready for this!”
“Come back here!”