The Efficiency Expert

The efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution.

``You don't want to try these techniques at home.''

``Why not?'' asked someone from the back of the audience.

``I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years,'' the expert explained ``She made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time 'Hon,' I suggested, 'Why don't you try carrying several things at once?'''

The voice from the back asked, ``Did it save time?''

The expert replied, ``Actually, yes. It used to take her 20 minutes to get breakfast ready. Now I do it in seven.''

Vocabulary Help

• efficiency expert: especialista em eficiência
• lecture: palestra, aula
• note of caution: aviso
• try: tentar
• back of the audience: fundo da platéia
• watch: observar
• wife: esposa
• lots of trips: muitas viagens
• stove: fogão
• single item: único item
• several things: muitas coisas
• save time: economizar tempo
• actually: na verdade
• used to: costumava

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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