090. Tall Girls and Heels – Destravei 💬

Susan was 5 feet and 10 inches tall. She was the tallest girl in her school. She was taller than a lot of guys, too.

Susan did not like that she was so tall. She wished she was of average height. People always stared at her and made comments. She also got a lot of questions about her height.

She was tired of the questions. She also did not like how she could not wear heels. She thinks heels are cute, but she cannot wear them because she ~~would be~~ (is) over 6 feet tall.

Ernest asked Susan to the dance. Ernest is 6 feet tall. He was taller than her, so she said yes. A lot of guys avoided asking Susan out because she was taller than them.

It does not look good if the guy is shorter than the girl. Susan still could not wear high heels though because she would be taller than Ernest. When Susan went shopping with her friends, they shopped for heels and she shopped for flats.

A man tapped Susan on the shoulder. “Excuse me, but have you ever thought of modeling?” he asked. Susan shook her head. “You should! You’re tall and beautiful!

Also, those black heels over there would look great on you” he said. He handed her his business card. Susan’s friends encouraged her to call him back.

They also encouraged her to buy the heels. Susan bought them and wore them to prom. If Ernest had a problem with her height, then so be it.

▪ bought: passado e particípio passado de “buy” (comprar)
▪ cannot: forma negativa de “can”
▪ could: passado de “can”, forma educada de “can” quando usado para pedir algo (poderia)
▪ encouraged: incentivar, encorajar, animar, estimular
▪ heel: calcanhar, salto
▪ height: altura
▪ inches: polegadas
▪ a lot (of); lots (of): muito, muitos
▪ modeling: modelagem
▪ still: ainda, ainda assim, ficar parado, sem gás¹
▪ tallest: mais alto(a)
▪ tapped: dar pancadinhas em, tapinha nas costas
▪ wished: desejado
▪ wore: passado de “wear” (usar, vestir, desgastar(-se))

Extra Vocabulary
¹ A still drink does not have any bubbles in it.
Uma bebida sem gás

Phrasal verbs
▪ wear off
— desaparecer, passar
— If a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually stops.
The anesthetic is starting to wear off.

▪ wear someone out
— esgotar alguém, cansar alguém
— to make someone very tired
All this walking is wearing me out.

▪ wear something out
— usar algo até gastar, usar algo até o fim
— to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used anymore
He’s already worn out two pairs of shoes this year.

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