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Top Ten Requirements in a Man

  • ORIGINAL LIST

    • Handsome
    • Charming
    • Financially successful
    • A caring listener
    • Witty
    • In good shape
    • Stylish dresser
    • Shares my interests
    • Full of thoughtful little surprises
    • Is an imaginative, romantic lover

  • REVISED LIST
    • Not too ugly
    • Doesn't belch or scratch in public
    • Works steadily
    • Doesn't nod off while I'm emoting
    • Usually remembers punch line of jokes
    • Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
    • Usually wears matching socks
    • Knows not to buy champagne with screw top lids
    • Remembers to put the toilet lid down (sometimes)
    • Shaves on weekends

    ==Vocabulary Help==

  • handsome: bonito
  • charming: charmoso
  • caring listener: ouvinte atencioso
  • good shape: em boa forma
  • stylish dresser: veste-se bem
  • not too ugly: não muito feio
  • belch: arrotar
  • scratch: coçar
  • steadily: assiduamente
  • nod off: balançar a cabeça em desaprovação
  • furniture: mobília
  • matching socks: meias de cores iguais
  • screw top lids: tampa de enroscar
  • toilet lid: tampa da privada
  • shave: barbear
  • weekend: final de semana


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