Anesthesia

A man was just coming out of anesthesia after a series of tests in the hospital, and his wife was sitting at his bedside His eyes fluttered open and he murmured, ``You're beautiful''

Flattered, the wife continued her vigil while he drifted back to sleep. Later, her husband woke up and said, ``You're cute''

``What happened to 'beautiful?'' she asked him.

``The drugs are wearing off'' he replied.

Vocabulary Help

wife: esposa
bedside: lado da cama
flutter: tremer
beautiful: bonita, linda
flattered: sensibilizada pelo elogio
drift back to sleep: voltar a dormir
wake up: acordar
cute: bonitinha
the drugs are wearing off: a anestesia está acabando
reply: responder

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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