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How to get old

An elderly woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch Though he looked weathered and feeble, he had a content smile on his face

``I couldn't help noticing how happy you look,'' she said '`What's your secret for a happy life?''

``Well, I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day,'' he said waving a wrinkled hand through the air, with a smoldering cigarette between his thumb and finger. ``I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise''

``That's amazing!'' said the woman. '`So, how old are you?''

``Twenty-six,''

Vocabulary Help

  • elderly: idosa
  • rocking: in a chair - balançando em uma cadeira
  • porch: varanda
  • weathered: and feeble - envelhecido e fraco
  • content: smile - sorriso de contentamento
  • smoke: fumar
  • wrinkled: enrugada
  • hand: mão
  • thumb: polegar
  • fatty: foods - comidas gordurosas
  • amazing: surpreendente


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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