segunda-feira, 13 de setembro de 2010

Newspaper Chase by John Escott - Chapter 1

The time is one o’clock in the morning.

The place is the Ritesville town art gallery.

A window opens and a man comes in. His name is Harry Black, and he is a thief.

It is dark in the art gallery, but Harry has a light. He looks across the room at a painting.

“There it is!” he says.

Harry moves quickly across the room, He stands and looks at the painting.

“A million dollars for this?” he thinks. “I don’t understand it.”

But he takes a knife from his coat.

Then he takes the painting very, very slowly from its frame.

Harry goes back across the room to the window, but he walks into a table. There is a beautiful blue glass vase on the table. It falls on the floor and breaks into a hundred pieces.

Harry smiles. “Is that a million-dollar vase?” he thinks. “It isn’t now!”

He runs across the pieces of glass to the window.

Harry has a room in Mrs. Allen’s rooming house. He goes quietly up to his room and closes the door.

Mrs. Allen and her daughter, Janey, are sleeping. They don’t hear him.

Is his room, Harry takes the painting from his bag. He puts it in a newspaper, then he puts the newspaper under his bed.

In the morning, Janey Allen is in the kitchen. She is putting old bottles into a box.

“Recycling is important”, Janey thinks.

On the TV, a reporter is at the Ritesville art gallery. He is talking about the painting.

“It’s a million-dollar painting”, he is saying. “Here’s a photo of it.”

Now the reporter is talking about the blue glass vase.

“It’s in a hundred pieces now”, he says.

Janey looks at the photo of the vase, then she asks her mother, “Do you have any old bottles?”

“No”, Mrs. Allen says. “That’s all, Janey. But the newspaper recycling truck is coming today.”

“Of course!” Janey says. “It’s Friday!”

Harry isn’t in his room. He is talking on his telephone to a man in Seattle. The man wants the painting, but Harry isn’t happy.

“Five thousand dollars?” Harry says. ”No! It’s a million-dollar painting!...What?...No, I want fifty thousand, not five!...What?...The painting? Yes, I have it, and it’s OK.”


VOCABULARY

Art Gallery: galeria de arte
Break (to): quebrar
Frame: moldura
Glass: vidro
Painting: pintura, tela
Piece: pedaço
Recycle: reciclagem
Rooming House: pensão
Thief: ladrão
Truck: caminhão

domingo, 5 de setembro de 2010

LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

BASE FORM PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
abide abided/bode abided suportar / tolerar
arise arose arisen surgir
awake awoke awoken acordar / despertar
baby-sit baby-sat baby-sat tomar conta de crianças
be was/were been ser / estar
bear bore borne suportar / ser portador de
beat beat beaten bater / derrotar
become became become tornar-se
befall befell befallen acontecer
beg beg beg implorar
begin began begun começar
behold (old use) beheld beheld ver
bend bent bent dobrar / curvar-se
beseech besought/beseeched besought/beseeched implorar
beset beset beset assediar
bet bet bet apostar
bid bade/bid bid/bidden lançar / oferecer como lance / fazer uma oferta
bind bound bound atar / encadernar / obrigar
bite bit bitten morder / picar
bleed bled bled sangrar
bless blessed/blest blessed/blest abençoar
blow blew blown soprar
break broke broken quebrar
breed bred bred criar / reproduzir-se
bring brought brought trazer
broadcast broadcast broadcast transmitir / cantar, falar no rádio
build built built construir
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt queimar
burst burst burst estourar / rebentar
buy bought bought comprar
cast cast cast lançar / arremessar / fundir / projetar
catch caught caught apanhar / mar / prender / atingir / acertar
chide chided/chid (BrE) chided/chid/chidden repreender
choose chose chosen escolher
cleave cleft cleaved/clove clivar / cindir
cling clung clung agarrar-se
come came come vir / chegar
cost cost cost custar / avaliar
creep crept crept insinuar-se / engatinhar
cut cut cut cortar
deal dealt/dealt dealt negociar / distribuir (cartas)
dig dug dug cavoucar / cavar
dive dived/dove dived mergulhar / esgueirar-se
do did done fazer / dar certo
draw drew drawn desenhar / puxar / empatar
dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt sonhar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven dirigir
dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled morar
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen cair
feed fed fed alimentar / comer
feel felt felt sentir(-se) / apalpar
fight fought fought lutar / combater / brigar, discutir
find found found descobrir / achar
fit fit / fitted fit / fitted ajustar(-se) / adequar-se
flee fled fled fugir
fling flung flung arremessar / precipitar-se
fly flew flown voar / fugir de
forbear forbore forborne abater-se
forbid forbade / forbad forbidden proibir
forecast forecast/forecasted forecast/forecasted prever
foresee foresaw foreseen prever
foretell foretold foretold predizer / profetizar
forget forgot forgotten esquecer
forgive forgave forgiven perdoar
forgo forwent forgone renunciar
forsake forsook forsaken abandonar
freeze froze frozen congelar / gelar / paralisar
get got gotten / got conseguir / arranjar / receber/ alcançar / fazer com que / tornar-se / persuadir / chegar / pegar / compreender
give gave given dar / ceder
go went gone ir / passar
grind ground ground moer, triturar / esmagar / ranger
grow grew grown crescer
hang hung hung pendurar / prender / enforcar
have had had ter / fazer com que / tomar
hear heard heard ouvir / escutar
heave heaved/hove heaved/hove içar / soltar
hew hewed hewn/hewed rachar
hide hid hidden esconder(-se)
hit hit hit bater / acertar / atingir
hold held held segurar / agüentar / conter / manter-se
hurt hurt hurt magoar / ferir / machucar / doer
keep kept kept manter / guardar / prosseguir
kneel kneeled/knelt kneeled/knelt ajoelhar
knit knitted/knit knitted/knit tricotar
know knew known saber / conhecer
lay laid laid deitar / pousar / apostar
lead led led conduzir / levar / estar à frente
lean leaned leaned/ leant encostar(-se) / apoiar(-se) / inclinar(-se)
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt galgar, saltar por cima de / saltar
leave left left sair, partir / deixar
lend lent lent emprestar para / dar
let let let deixar
lie lay lain deitar(-se) / situar-se / ficar / estar
light lit / lighted lit / lighted acender / iluminar
lose lost lost perder / desperdiçar
make made made fazer / tornar / ganhar / nomear
mean meant meant significar / querer dizer
meet met met encontrar(-se) / apresentar-se a
mislay mislaid mislaid perder
mislead misled misled enganar
misspell misspelled/misspelt misspelled/misspelt grafar erradamente
misspend misspent misspent gastar erradamente
mistake mistook mistaken enganar-se sobre / confundir
misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood entender mal
mow mowed mowed/mown cortar a grama
outdo outdid outdone ultrapassar / superar
outgrow outgrew outgrown crescer mais do que
outshine outshone outshone eclipsar
overcome overcame overcome superar
overdo overdid overdone exagerar
overhang overhung overhung pairar / projetar-se
overrun overran overrun invadir / ultrapassar / exceder
oversee oversaw overseen supervisionar
overtake overtook overtaken ultrapassar
overthrow overthrew overthrown derrubar
partake partook partaken participar de
pay paid paid pagar / recompensar / dar, conceder
prove proved proved / proven provar / mostrar ser
put put put por / colocar
quit quit quit abandonar / demitir-se
read read read ler
repay repaid repaid pagar / devolver / reembolsar
rethink rethought rethought repensar
rid rid/ridden rid/ridden desembaraçar
ride rode ridden andar de / montar
ring rang rung tocar / tilintar / soar / telefonar (BrE)
rise rose risen aumentar / levantar-se / nascer
run ran run correr / funcionar / conduzir / passar
saw sawed sawn/sawed serrar
say said said dizer
see saw seen ver / enxergar compreender / encontrar
seek sought sought buscar / procurar
sell sold sold vender
send sent sent enviar, mandar / lançar
set set set colocar / por / dar / estabelecer
sew sewed sewn / sewed costurar
shake shook shaken tremer / abalar
shave shaved shaved / shaven fazer a barba / aparar
shear sheared shorn/sheared tosquiar
shed shed shed perder / espalhar / derramar
shine shone / shined shone / shined brilhar / polir
shoe shod shod ferrar (cavalo)
shoot shot shot atirar / fuzilar / lançar / fotografar, filmar
show showed shown/showed mostrar / expor / aparecer
shrink shrank / shrunk shrunk / shrunken encolher / esquivar-se
shut shut shut fechar(-se) / encerrar
sing sang sung cantar
sink sank sunk afundar(-se) / baixar / enfiar
sit sat sat sentar(-se) / pousar
slay slew slain matar
sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid escorregar / esgueirar-se
sling slung slung atirar / lançar
slink slunk slunk esgueirar-se
slit slit slit cortar
sow sowed sowed / sown semear
speak spoke spoken falar / conversar / dizer
speed sped sped acelerar
spell spelt /spelled spelt / spelled soletrar
spend spent spent gastar / passar
spill spilled / spilt spilled / spilt derramar / transbordar / espalhar
spin spun spun girar, rodopiar / fiar
spit spit / spat spat cuspir
split split split rachar / dividir
spread spread spread espalhar / cobrir / abrir
spring sprang sprung saltar / pular
stand stood stood levantar-se / ficar / permanecer / candidatar-se
steal stole stolen roubar / furtar
stick stuck stuck espetar / fincar / colar
sting stung stung picar / arder
stink stank / stunk stunk feder
stride strode stridden caminhar a passos largos
strike struck struck bater / atacar / riscar / fazer greve
string strung strung enfiar
strive strove/strived striven/strived esforçar-se
swear swore sworn jurar / blasfemar
sweep swept swept varrer / arrebatar / deslizar
swell swelled swollen/swelled inchar / aumentar
swim swam swum nadar
swing swung swung balançar(-se) / gingar
take took taken pegar / mar / levar
teach taught taught ensinar
tear tore torn rasgar / arrancar
tell told told contar / dizer / mandar
think thought thought pensar / achar / refletir
thrive thrived / throve thrived / thriven prosperar / florescer / crescer
throw threw thrown atirar / jogar, lançar / derrubar
thrust thrust thrust arremeter / empurrar / impelir
tread trod trodden/trod pisar / caminhar / andar / seguir
unbend unbent unbent descontrair
undercut undercut undercut vender a preços mais baixos
undergo underwent undergone sofrer / ser submetido a
understand understood understood compreender
undertake undertook undertaken submeter / comprometer-se
undo undid undone desfazer / desatar / abrir
unwind unwound unwound desenrolar(-se) / descontrair(-se)
uphold upheld upheld sustentar / manter / apoiar
upset upset upset entornar / virar / contrariar / transtornar / incomodar
wake woke / waked woken / waked acordar, despertar
wear wore worn usar, vestir / apresentar / gastar(-se)
weave wove woven tecer / criar
wed wedded/wed wedded/wed casar(-se)
weep wept wept choramingar / chorar
wet wetted/wet wetted/wet molhar
win won win ganhar
wind wound wound enrolar(-se) / envolver / serpentear
withdraw withdrew withdrawn retirar / tirar
withhold withheld withheld negar / recusar / reter / esconder
withstand withstood withstood resistir a / opor-se a
wring wrung wrung torcer
write wrote written escrever