A Bank Robbery

Two lawyers are in a bank, when, suddenly, armed robbers burst in. While several of the robbers take the money from the tellers, others line the customers, including the lawyers, up against a wall, and proceed to take their wallets, watches, etc.

While this is going on lawyer number one jams something in lawyer number two's hand Without looking down, lawyer number two whispers, ``What is this?'' to which lawyer number one replies, ``It's that \$50 I owe you''

Vocabulary Help

• suddenly: subitamente
• burst in: invadir, entrar subitamente
• several: vários, muitos
• tellers: caixas de banco
• line the customers: colocar os clientes em fila
• wallets: carteiras
• watch: relógio
• look down: olhar para baixo
• whisper: sussurrar
• reply: responder
• owe: dever

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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