In Africa

An explorer in the deepest Africa suddenly finds himself surrounded by a blood thirsty group of cannibals. Upon surveying the situation he says quietly to himself, ``Oh God, I'm doomed''. There is a ray of light from the sky above and a voice booms out: ``No my son, you are NOT doomed. Pick up that stone at your feet and bash in the head of the chief standing in front of you''

So the explorer picks up the stone and attacks the chief, feverishly bashing at his head with all his strength. He stands above the lifeless body, breathing heavily and surrounded by 100 cannibals with a look of shock on their faces. The voice booms out again: ``Okay . . . NOW you're doomed.''

Vocabulary Help

deepest: no mais profundo
suddenly: subitamente
finds himself: se encontra
survey: analisar
doomed: ferrado
sky: céu
booms out: retumbar
stone: pedra
feet: pés
bash: arrebentar
pick up: pegar
strength: força
lifeless: sem vida
breath: respirar
heavily: pesadamente

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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