423 - Advanced Conversation

1- You're so difficult to get through
	Storyline: Bianca was trying to get a hold of Lucas, but his line was always busy.....
	Talyta:	Did you call Lucas last night?
	Bianca:	Yes. I tried to get a hold of him last night, but it was so difficult to get through.
	Talyta:	That's strange. Maybe he was on the Net.
	Bianca:	That's probably it! No wonder the line was busy all the time! Maybe he ought to get another line.
	Talyta:	Or he should get call-waiting.

New Vocabulary

1. get a hold of - ter acesso,tentar entrar em contato
2. get through - conseguir
3. no wonder - não é de admirar, se espantar, nenhuma surpresa
4. ought - should - deve,devia,deveria
5. get another line - adquirir outra linha

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2- Eating out

Cinthia and Aline  want to fix pork chops for dinner, but they later find out that the meat has gone bad.... Cinthia: What are we going to eat for dinner? Aline: I'm going to fix some pork chops. Cinthia: I'm afraid the meat is rotten. Aline: That's strange!  I just bought it the day before yesterday. Cinthia: Well, I forgot to put it in the refrigerator. Aline: Good for you!  Now what should we eat? Cinthia: Why don't we eat out? Aline: Again?  Weren't you just complaining that it's too expensive to eat out? Cinthia: Not when you're hungry.

New vocabulary

1. to fix pork chops - preparar costela de porco
2. to be afraid - recear
3. the day before yesterday - anteontem
4. rotten - podre,estragada
5. Something go bad - algo dá errado( no caso da carne , estraga )
6. find out - descobrem