103. The big plan

Emily Baker was visiting Hollywood. A new movie was being filmed. Her favorite actor was starring in it. Emily wanted to meet him. She had a plan. She was going to sneak onto the set.

Then, she would look for him inside. Emily knew that once they met, she could get him to fall in love with her. Emily arrived at the set. There were hundreds of girls standing around outside. All of them were dressed in black.

Apparently, they had all come up with the same plan. It was time for a new plan. They didn’t have to sneak in anymore. They could now fight past security together. Inside, they would find the handsome actor. Then, all the girls would start fighting each other.

Tradução

103. O grande plano
Emily Baker estava visitando Hollywood. Um novo filme estava sendo filmado. Seu ator favorito estava estrelando nele. Emily queria conhecê-lo. Ela tinha um plano. Ela ia entrar no set escondida.

Depois, ela procuraria por ele lá dentro. Emily sabia que, assim que se conhecessem, ela conseguiria fazê-lo se apaixonar por ela. Emily chegou ao set. Havia centenas de garotas ao redor do local. Todas estavam vestidas de preto.

Aparentemente, todas tinham tido a mesma ideia. Era hora de um novo plano. Elas não precisavam mais se esgueirar para dentro. Agora, podiam passar pelos seguranças juntas. Lá dentro, encontrariam o ator bonito. Então, todas as garotas começariam a brigar entre si.

Vocabulário

Pronomes
she (ela)
her (dela)
they (elas)
him (ele)
it (isso)

Verbos
was visiting (estava visitando)
was being filmed (estava sendo filmado)
was starring (estava estrelando)
wanted (queria)
had (tinha)
was going to sneak (ia entrar escondida)
would look (procuraria)
knew (sabia)
could get (conseguiria fazer)
arrived (chegou)
were standing (estavam paradas)
had come up with (tinham tido)
didn’t have to (não precisavam)
could fight (podiam lutar)
would find (encontrariam)
would start fighting (começariam a brigar)

Preposições
inside (dentro)
onto (para dentro de)
past (através de)

Adjetivos
new (novo)
favorite (favorito)
black (preto)
handsome (bonito)

Substantivos
Hollywood (Hollywood)
movie (filme)
actor (ator)
plan (plano)
set (set de filmagem)
security (segurança)
girls (garotas)

Advérbios
apparently (aparentemente)
together (juntas)
once (uma vez que)

Phrasal Verbs
come up with (ter uma ideia, bolar um plano) → “Apparently, they had all come up with the same plan.”
sneak onto (entrar escondido em algum lugar) → “She was going to sneak onto the set.”
fight past (passar à força por algo) → “They could now fight past security together.”

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to sneak”, pois representa a tentativa de Emily de invadir o set para conhecer seu ator favorito.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos passados:
“Justin decided to ignore the sign.”
“A huge wave took him under.”

Uso do passado perfeito para indicar algo que aconteceu antes de outro evento:
“He had been looking forward to swimming all week.”

Uso de expressões para repreender e alertar sobre perigos:
“Can’t you read?” he yelled.
“It’s probably too dangerous to go in,” said one of Justin’s friends.