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One day, a sign appeared in an office window

It read:

``Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual An equal opportunity employer.''

A dog ambling down the street saw the sign, walked in, and applied for the job.

The office manager said, ``I can't hire a dog for this job''

The dog pointed to the line: ``An equal opportunity employer''

So the manager said, ``Okay, take this letter and type it''

The dog went off to the typewriter and returned a minute later with the finished letter, perfectly typed

The manager said: ``Here's a problem. Write a computer program for it and run it'' Fifteen minutes later, the dog came back with the correct answer.

The manager still wasn't convinced ``I can't hire a dog for this position,'' he said ``You've got to be bilingual.''

The dog looked up at the manager and said, ``Meow''

Vocabulary Help

  • sign: anúncio
  • help wanted: precisa-se de empregado
  • type: digitar
  • see (see, saw, seen): ver
  • walk in: entrar
  • apply for the job: candidatar-se ao emprego
  • hire: contratar
  • equal opportunity employer: empregador que oferece oportunidades iguais para todos
  • meow: miau


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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