098. Getting Braces

Martin had very crooked teeth. His dentist wanted to fix them. “You have to get braces,” he told Martin. “Your smile will be perfect!”

Martin did not like this idea. He was scared of getting braces. He had heard they hurt a lot. They were also very expensive.

He went to his dad to get some advice. His dad told Martin to get them. He even paid for them himself.

When Martin looked at his braces in the mirror, he was unhappy. “I look ugly now!” he remarked. “Stop being ridiculous,” said his dad. “You already looked that way before they put the braces on!”

Tradução

098. Colocando aparelho
Martin tinha dentes muito tortos. Seu dentista queria consertá-los. “Você precisa colocar aparelho,” ele disse a Martin. “Seu sorriso ficará perfeito!”

Martin não gostou dessa ideia. Ele tinha medo de usar aparelho. Ele tinha ouvido dizer que doía muito. Além disso, eram muito caros.

Ele foi até seu pai para pedir conselho. Seu pai disse a Martin para colocá-los. Ele até pagou por eles.

Quando Martin olhou para seu aparelho no espelho, ele ficou infeliz. “Agora estou feio!” ele comentou. “Pare de ser ridículo,” disse seu pai. “Você já era assim antes de colocarem o aparelho!”

Vocabulário

Pronomes
he (ele)
his (dele)
them (eles)
they (eles)

Verbos
had (tinha)
wanted (queria)
told (disse)
will be (será)
did not like (não gostou)
was scared (estava com medo)
had heard (tinha ouvido)
were (eram/estavam)
went (foi)
paid (pagou)
looked (olhou/parecia)
was unhappy (ficou infeliz)
remarked (comentou)
said (disse)

Preposições
to (para)
at (em)

Adjetivos
crooked (tortos)
perfect (perfeito)
scared (assustado)
expensive (caro)
ridiculous (ridículo)
ugly (feio)

Substantivos
teeth (dentes)
dentist (dentista)
braces (aparelho ortodôntico)
smile (sorriso)
idea (ideia)
pain (dor)
dad (pai)
mirror (espelho)

Advérbios
very (muito)
now (agora)
already (já)
before (antes)

Phrasal Verbs
look at (olhar para) → “When Martin looked at his braces in the mirror, he was unhappy.”
put on (colocar algo em si) → “You already looked that way before they put the braces on!”

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to get” (obter, receber, colocar).

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos passados:
“Martin had very crooked teeth.”
“His dentist wanted to fix them.”

Uso de expressões para descrever medo e insegurança:
“He was scared of getting braces.”
“I look ugly now!” he remarked.

Uso de humor sarcástico para responder a insegurança:
“Stop being ridiculous,” said his dad. “You already looked that way before they put the braces on!”