EXTRA: Ele perdeu peso mesmo!

Yesterday, I sent you an audio teaching you how to say “MESMO” in English. After I sent out the podcast, my sister-in-law posted a picture of Benjamin with some friends in our family group on Whatsapp, and she said he looked thinner. @>—- after I sent out – depois que enviei o podcast @>—- send […]

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Yesterday, I sent you an audio teaching you how to say “MESMO” in English.

After I sent out the podcast, my sister-in-law posted a picture of Benjamin with some friends in our family group on Whatsapp, and she said he looked thinner.

@>—- after I sent out – depois que enviei o podcast

@>—- send out [phrasal verb] – enviar (para várias pessoas, tipo transmissão)

@>—- sister-in-law – cunhada

@>—- posted – postou, publicou

@>—- picture – foto

@>—- he looked thinner – ele parecia mais magro

Benjamin is riding his bike and exercising more these days, so he lost some weight.

@>—- riding his bike – andando de bicicleta

@>—- exercising more – fazendo mais exercícios

@>—- these days – esses dias

@>—- lost some weight – perdeu algum peso

Look how my family answered!

Can you translate the sentence: “Ben does look thinner”?

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Also, in the evening, I watched an episode of an old series called Monk. Monk did not believe his “friend” had climbed a building, and this was the conversation:

Monk: So, Frisco Fly*; huh? Hmm-hmm.

You looked surprised.

I am surprised.** Here’s the thing I can’t figure out. You look surprised, too.

It’s killing you; isn’t it?

How did you do it, Harold?

@>—- you looked surprised – você parece surpreso

@>—- Here’s the thing – É isso que [literalmente, Aqui está a coisa (que)]

@>—- I can’t figure out – eu não consigo descobrir/entender

@>—- It’s killing you. – Isso está matando você.

* Frisco Fly was an unknown daredevil in the episode who climbed buildings and escaped from the police. Monk didn’t believe Harold was the real Frisco Fly.

** Notice the emphasis on the “am” (verb to be).

@>—- unknown – desconhecido

@>—- daredevil –  “destemido” [pessoa que adora correr riscos e se aventurar em atividades perigosas]

@>—- climbed buildings – escalava edifícios

@>—- Monk didn’t believe Harold was the real Frisco Fly. – Monk não acreditava que Harold fosse o verdadeiro Frisco Fly.

How would you translate the sentence:  “I am surprised” ?

See how important these structures are!

@>—- Você viu como essas estruturas são importantes!

I hope you have a great weekend! Talk to you next week!

Tim Barrett

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