Peanuts

A preacher visits an elderly woman from his congregation. As he sits on the couch he notices a large bowl of peanuts on the coffee table.

"Mind if I have a few" he asks." No, not at all" the woman replied.

They chat for an hour and as the preacher stands to leave, he realizes that instead of eating just a few peanuts, he emptied most of the bowl.

"I'm terribly sorry for eating all your peanuts, I really just meant to eat a few."

"Oh that's all right" the woman says. "Ever since I lost my teeth all I can do is suck the chocolate off them."

Vocabulary Help

• preacher - pastor, pregador
• elderly woman - senhora idosa
• sit (sit, sat, sat) - sentar
• notice - notar, ver
• bowl - vasilha
• peanuts - amendoim
• Mind if I ... - Se importa se eu ...
• not at all - de jeito nenhum
• reply - responder
• chat - conversar
• stand - levantar
• leave (leave, left, left) - partir
• realize - entender, compreender, vislumbrar
• few - alguns
• meant to eat a few - queria comer apenas alguns
• lose (lose, lost, lost) - perder
• teeth (tooth) - dentes (dente)
• suck - chupar
• off them - deles

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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