Demoralization

The boss was complaining in our staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read:

``I'm the Boss!''

He then taped it to his office door.

Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said:

``Your wife called, she wants her sign back!''

Vocabulary Help

boss: chefe
complain: reclamar
staff meeting: reunião dos funcionários
get any respect: não estava sendo respeitado
sign shop: loja onde se vendem posters, avisos, painéis
buy (buy, bought, bought): comprar
sign: aviso
taped a note: colou um aviso
wife: esposa

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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