048. He Likes Her, Part 1

He liked her. He liked her smile. He liked her voice. He liked her hair. He liked her nature. She did not know that he liked her. She did not know him. He was a stranger to her. It did not matter for1“For him” pode ser substituído por uma preposição mais específica, dependendo do que não importa para ele. Exemplos: “To him” – se enfatiza a indiferença dele à situação. “With him” – se quer dizer que para ele a situação não era relevante a ele especificamente. “About him” – se o foco é que a situação não o afeta pessoalmente. him. He wanted to talk to her. He waited for the right time.

She was always with her friends. He waited until she was alone. She was walking down the street. She was going home. She was alone.

He was driving to the store. He saw her. He drove up to her. She turned around. She saw him in the car. “Hello, what is your name,” he said. She ignored him. She did not want to talk to strangers.

“Would you like a ride home?” he asked her. “No, thank you,” she replied. He parked his car. He got out of his car. He walked up to her.

Vocabulary

▪ alone: sozinho, só
▪ hair: cabelo, pelo
▪ ignore: ignorar, não tomar conhecimento de, não fazer caso de
▪ matter: importar, assunto, matéria
▪ nature: natureza, feitio, índole
▪ reply: resposta, responder
▪ ride: volta, atração, carona…
▪ smile: sorriso, sorrir
▪ stranger: estranho(a), desconhecido(a)
▪ street: rua
▪ voice: voz
▪ wait: espera, esperar, aguardar

2Credit: eslfast.com

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