110. The Secret Party

Mr. and Mrs. Wright were going on vacation. Their son Brandon was staying home alone. He had the house to himself. He decided to throw a party. He invited a few of his friends. “My parents will never find out,” he said. “It will be a small party.”

Saturday arrived. His doorbell wouldn’t stop ringing. People he had never even met were in his house. Brandon could not kick them out. There were too many. He could hear dishes breaking. Drinks were spilled on the carpet. His parents would find out about this for sure. Brandon decided to just relax and enjoy his freedom, which would be taken away when his parents got home.

Tradução

110. A Festa Secreta
O Sr. e a Sra. Wright estavam saindo de férias. Seu filho Brandon ficaria sozinho em casa. Ele teria a casa só para ele. Decidiu fazer uma festa. Convidou alguns amigos. “Meus pais nunca vão descobrir,” disse ele. “Vai ser uma festa pequena.”

O sábado chegou. A campainha dele não parava de tocar. Pessoas que ele nem conhecia estavam em sua casa. Brandon não conseguia expulsá-las. Eram muitas. Ele ouvia pratos quebrando. Bebidas foram derramadas no tapete. Seus pais com certeza descobririam. Brandon decidiu apenas relaxar e aproveitar sua liberdade, que seria tirada assim que seus pais chegassem em casa.

Vocabulário

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

Verbos
were going (estavam indo)
was staying (ficaria)
had (tinha)
decided (decidiu)
throw (dar, organizar)
invited (convidou)
said (disse)
arrived (chegou)
wouldn’t stop (não parava de)
met (conheceu)
could not kick out (não conseguia expulsar)
heard (ouviu)
were spilled (foram derramadas)
find out (descobrir)
got home (chegou em casa)

Preposições
on (em)
to (para)
about (sobre)

Adjetivos
secret (secreto)
alone (sozinho)
small (pequena)
many (muitas)
sure (certo)
free (livre)

Substantivos
vacation (férias)
house (casa)
party (festa)
friends (amigos)
doorbell (campainha)
people (pessoas)
dishes (pratos)
drinks (bebidas)
carpet (tapete)
parents (pais)
freedom (liberdade)

Advérbios
never (nunca)
just (apenas)
too (demais)
sure (com certeza)

Phrasal Verbs
find out (descobrir) → “His parents would find out about this for sure.”
kick out (expulsar) → “Brandon could not kick them out.”

Gramática explicada

O verbo mais trabalhado neste texto é “to find out”, pois reflete a preocupação central de Brandon sobre o que aconteceria quando seus pais voltassem.

Estruturas do inglês:
Uso do passado simples para narrar eventos concluídos:
“Saturday arrived.”
“People he had never even met were in his house.”

Uso de “would” para prever consequências futuras:
“His parents would find out about this for sure.”

Expressão para enfatizar liberdade e punição:
“Brandon decided to just relax and enjoy his freedom, which would be taken away when his parents got home.”