022. A Female Boxer

Emma’s dream was to be a boxer. All her life, she was told that she couldn’t be a boxer because she was a girl. She was told that she should just get a regular job. Her parents told her that she would be killed one day if she kept boxing.

It was hard to hear “you can’t” all the time. Emma was still determined to prove everyone wrong. Emma’s life was hard. Girls didn’t like her, because they thought she was too manly. Guys didn’t like her, because they thought she wasn’t as good at boxing as they were.

Because of all this, Emma didn’t have any friends at school. She always sat alone in the cafeteria, and it was hard for her to find partners for group projects.

However, Emma did have friends from her boxing class. They were all female boxers. They understood what Emma was going through because they were in the same position.

All they had was each other. They were a family. Because of this, Emma was always excited ~~for~~ (about) a boxing class. One day, she was going to be a famous boxer. Only then would everyone regret how they treated her.

athletic: atlético
boxer: boxeador(a)
cafeteria: cantina
determine: determinar
dream: sonho, sonhar
female: mulher, fêmea, feminino
manly: másculo
partner: parceiro, par, sócio, companheiro
position: posição, cargo, colocar, posicionar
project: projeto
prove: provar, provar, comprovar
regret: lamentar, arrependimento, arrepender-se
regular: regular, normal, habitual…
treat: tratar, agrado, presente, surpresa

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