089. Going to the Dentist

Adrian Gonzalez was very tall. He also had huge muscles. It was clear he was a big strong man. However, this big strong man had a big fear. He was scared of the dentist. He had avoided the dentist for ten years.

Adrian wanted to keep avoiding it for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, his wisdom teeth were killing him. Adrian’s wife was tired of hearing him complaining. “That’s it!” she said. “You’re facing your fear tomorrow!”

It took 20 minutes to get Adrian to sit on the dentist’s chair. However, Adrian doesn’t remember anything after that. He had slept through his entire appointment. He then pretended not to remember crying the whole way to the clinic.

Tradução

089. Indo ao dentista
Adrian Gonzalez era muito alto. Ele também tinha músculos enormes. Estava claro que ele era um homem grande e forte. No entanto, esse homem grande e forte tinha um grande medo. Ele tinha medo de dentista. Ele evitava o dentista há dez anos.

Adrian queria continuar evitando-o pelo resto da vida. Infelizmente, seus dentes do siso estavam acabando com ele. A esposa de Adrian estava cansada de ouvi-lo reclamar. “Chega!” ela disse. “Você vai enfrentar seu medo amanhã!”

Foram necessários 20 minutos para que Adrian se sentasse na cadeira do dentista. No entanto, Adrian não se lembra de nada depois disso. Ele dormiu durante toda a consulta. Depois, fingiu não lembrar que chorou o caminho inteiro até a clínica.

Vocabulário

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

Verbos
was (era/estava)
had (tinha)
was scared of (tinha medo de)
had avoided (evitava)
wanted (queria)
were killing (estavam acabando com)
was tired (estava cansada)
said (disse)
took (levou)
to get (fazer com que)
sit (sentar)
doesn’t remember (não se lembra)
had slept through (dormiu durante)
pretended (fingiu)
crying (chorar)

Preposições
of (de)
by (por)
for (para)
in (em)
at (em)

Adjetivos
tall (alto)
huge (enorme)
big (grande)
strong (forte)
scared (assustado)
tired (cansado)

Substantivos
muscles (músculos)
fear (medo)
dentist (dentista)
wisdom teeth (dentes do siso)
wife (esposa)
chair (cadeira)
appointment (consulta)
clinic (clínica)

Advérbios
however (no entanto)
unfortunately (infelizmente)
then (depois)

Phrasal Verbs
sleep through (dormir durante algo) → “He had slept through his entire appointment.
“pretend not to remember (fingir não lembrar) → “He then pretended not to remember crying the whole way to the clinic.”

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to avoid”, pois descreve a resistência de Adrian em ir ao dentista.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos passados:
“Adrian Gonzalez was very tall.”
“His wife was tired of hearing him complaining.”

Uso do passado perfeito para indicar algo que começou antes e continuou no passado:
“He had avoided the dentist for ten years.”

Uso de expressões para indicar resistência e medo:
“He was scared of the dentist.”
“It took 20 minutes to get Adrian to sit on the dentist’s chair.”