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The Surgery

A man who had just undergone a very complicated operation kept complaining about a bump on his head and a terrible headache Since his operation had been an abdominal one, there was no earthly reason why he should be complaining of a headache.

Finally his nurse, fearing that the man might be suffering from some post-operative shock, if not a psychopsymatic phase, spoke to the doctor about it.

``Don't worry about a thing.'' the doctor told the nurse, looking somewhat amused ``He really does have a bump on his head... About halfway through the operation we ran out of anesthetic''

Vocabulary Help

  • undergone: submeter-se
  • complain: reclamar
  • bump: galo (na cabeça)
  • headache: dor de cabeça
  • nurse: enfermeira
  • halfway through: no meio
  • ran out of: acabar
  • anesthetic: anestesia


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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