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A building contractor was being paid by the week. One day he approached the owner of the property and held up the check he'd been given ``This is two hundred dollars less than we agreed on,'' he said

``I know,'' the owner said, '`But last week I overpaid you two hundred dollars, and you never complained''

The contractor said, ``Well, I don't mind an occasional mistake. But when it gets to be a habit, I feel I have to call it to your attention''

Vocabulary Help

  • building contractor: empreiteiro
  • pay (pay, paid, paid): pago
  • by the week: por semana
  • owner: dono, proprietário
  • less: menos
  • agree: concordar
  • overpay: pagar a mais
  • complain: reclamar
  • mistake: erro


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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