012. Exercising
He exercised every day. He lifted weights. He ran on the track. He rode his bicycle everywhere. He did pull-ups and push-ups. He did sit-ups and crunches.
He loved being in shape. It felt great. He felt powerful. He felt vital. He felt fast. He felt attractive. It made him feel confident.
People complimented his appearance. “Look at those muscles,” people said to him. “Thank you, I work out,” he replied.
He wasn’t always in shape. He used to be fat. He did not like being fat. He was made fun of. He had a low self-esteem.1 A frase “He had a low self-esteem.” está errada no uso do artigo “a” porque o substantivo “self-esteem” é um substantivo abstrato. Substantivos abstratos são substantivos que não podem ser vistos ou tocados. Eles geralmente representam ideias, conceitos ou emoções. No inglês, substantivos abstratos geralmente não são usados com artigos. Portanto, a frase “He had a low self-esteem” deve ser “He had low self-esteem”. He felt unattractive.
His body felt tired and heavy. He had no energy. He knew he had to change. He looked in the mirror one day. He promised himself to lose weight.
He stopped eating unhealthy food. He started moving around more. He went jogging at night. He bought a gym membership. He lost weight.
“2credit: eslfast.com
Vocabulary
attractive: atraente compliment: elogio, cumprimentar, felicitar, parabenizar confident: confiante, seguro crunch: estalar, morder ruidosamente gym: educação física, academia de ginástica jog: fazer cooper, sessão de cooper lift: carona, elevador, levantar, erguer muscle: músculo self-esteem: autoestima shape: forma, formato, dar forma a, talhar track: faixa, pista, trilha vital: vital, imprescindível
Take a note
A frase “He had a low self-esteem.” está errada no uso do artigo “a” porque o substantivo “self-esteem” é um substantivo abstrato. Substantivos abstratos são substantivos que não podem ser vistos ou tocados. Eles geralmente representam ideias, conceitos ou emoções.
No inglês, substantivos abstratos geralmente não são usados com artigos. Portanto, a frase “He had a low self-esteem” deve ser “He had low self-esteem”.
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