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A tired traveler pulls into a hotel around midnight. Very tired after a long day's trip he asks the clerk for a single room As the clerk fills out the paperwork, the man looks around and sees a gorgeous blonde sitting in the lobby

He tells the clerk to wait while he disappears into the lobby. After a minute he comes back, with the girl on his arm

``Fancy meeting my 'wife' here,'' he says to the clerk. ``Guess I'll need a double room for the night''

Next morning, he comes to settle his bill, and finds the amount to be over \$3000 ``What's the meaning of this?'' he yells at the clerk. '`I've only been here one night!''

``Yes,'' says the clerk, '`but your wife has been here for three weeks''.

Vocabulary Help

  • traveler: viajante
  • around: por volta de
  • midnight: meia noite
  • tired: cansado
  • trip: viagem
  • single room: quarto de solteiro
  • fill out: preencher
  • gorgeous: linda, maravilhosa
  • fancy meeting my wife: imagine encontrar minha esposa
  • settle his bill: pagar sua conta
  • find (find, found, found): encontrar
  • amount: total
  • meaning: significado
  • yell: gritar
  • week: semana


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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