012. The last Cigarette

Mr. White had a bad habit. He was a chain smoker. Mr. White knew his addiction was unhealthy. He couldn’t even take walks anymore. He spent all day coughing.

Mr. White spent one year trying to quit smoking. He would always buy a pack and promise himself it would be his last cigarette.

Mr. White went to his doctor for a check-up. His doctor asked him to take an x-ray. They found a tumor on his left lung. He had cancer from all the smoking.

Mr. White went home scared. He threw out his cigarettes, but he kept one. This would finally be his last cigarette.

Vocabulary

▪ addiction: vício
▪ chain: rede, acorrentar, cadeia, corrente
▪ smoker: fumante
▪ check: cheque, tique, ticar, revisar, verificar, conferir
▪ check-up: exame preventivo
▪ cigarette: cigarro
▪ cough: tosse, tossir
▪ habit: hábito, costume
▪ last: último
– lest: a fim de que não, para que não
▪ lung: pulmão
▪ pack: matilha, pacote, maço, fardo
▪ promise: promessa, palavra, prometer, dar a palavra
▪ quit: parar, largar (o emprego)
▪ unhealthy: doente, doentio, abatido, prejudicial, pouco saudável, insalubre
▪ up: para cima, acima, mais, mais alto, em pé, levantado

Phrasal verbs
▪ check in: ato de fazer o check-in
▪ check out: pagar a conta e partir | pagar (a conta) | retirar algo
⤷ I had already checked out when I remembered we were out of milk.
⤷ You can check out up to six items at a time.

Nouns
▪ check-in: balcão de check-in
⤷ We went straight to check in.
⤷ There was a queue at the check-in desk.