032. Protective Dad

Elizabeth Williams was a beautiful girl. She grew up with her dad. Her dad was overprotective. He knew a lot of guys were interested in Elizabeth. Mr. Williams did his best to scare them all away.

Boys would try to get Elizabeth’s attention. Some would throw rocks at her window. They thought Mr. Williams wouldn’t catch them.

Mr. William bought two guard dogs. He trained them to attack boys who tried this. Some boys would try to walk Elizabeth home. Mr. Williams made sure this didn’t happen.

He parked right in front of her school every day. He brought his two dogs with him each time. Elizabeth was single for a very long time.

Vocabulary

▪ attack: ataque, atacar, agressão
▪ attention: atenção
▪ catch: apanhar, pegar
▪ guard: guardar, vigiar, a Guarda Nacional…
▪ guy: cara
▪ rock: rock, rocha, pedra…
▪ scare: assustar, susto
▪ single: único, santo, solteiro, single ticket : passagem de ida
▪ throw: lançamento, lance, arremesso, lançar, arremessar, atirar, jogar
▪ train: trem, treinar, formar, capacitar, amestrar…
▪ window: janela (computador)

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