Learn Portuguese II - Parallel Text - Short Stories (English - Portuguese)

By Polyglot Planet Publishing

More Parallel Text!

Learning Portuguese II with parallel text is the most rewarding and effective method to learn a language. Existing vocabulary is refreshed, while new vocabulary is instantly put into practice. Our stories are formatted for the eReader and eReader Apps so the text appears beautiful and comfortable to the eye, while the English translations are placed below each Portuguese sentence. No dictionary needed!

Learn Portuguese II - Parallel Text is recommended for beginners with a good basis of Portuguese-, intermediate level learners of Portuguese and as a refreshers course. The style of language is colloquial and natural making it more fun and effective to learn.

While we feel anyone at any level can work with these stories, a basic understanding of Portuguese is be recommended to achieve the maximum learning effect and pleasure. Our entertaining stories contain European culture and characters. Our books are fun to read so you maintain concentration and learn from motivation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Polyglot Planet Publishing
• Release date: Mar 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310619212

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Learn Portuguese II

Parallel Text

Short Stories

English - Portuguese

Copyright © 2015

Polyglot Planet Publishing

www.polyglotplanet.ink

© Polyglot Planet

About this Book

More Parallel Text!

Learning Portuguese II with parallel text is the most rewarding and effective method to learn a language. Existing vocabulary is refreshed, while new vocabulary is instantly put into practice. The English translations are placed directly below each Portuguese sentence. No dictionary needed!

Learn Portuguese II - Parallel Text is recommended for beginners with a good basis of Portuguese-, intermediate level learners of Portuguese and as a refreshers course. The style of language is colloquial and natural making it more fun and effective to learn.

While we feel anyone at any level can work with these stories, a basic understanding of Portuguese is be recommended to achieve the maximum learning effect and pleasure. Our entertaining stories contain European culture and characters. Our books are fun to read so you maintain concentration and learn from motivation.

This book is part of the Learn Portuguese - Parallel Text Series:

Learn Portuguese - Parallel Text

Easy Stories

Learn Portuguese II with Parallel Text

Intermediate Level 1

Learn Portuguese III with Parallel Text

Culturally Speaking (Short Stories)

Business Portuguese - Parallel Text

Short Stories

Links can be found at the end of this book.

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PARALLEL TEXT

O Festival de Rolamento de Queijos

The Cheese Rolling Festival

O meu nome é Robert e vou contar uma história a você sobre como eu acabei no meio de um campo inglês perseguindo, freneticamente, um queijo colina abaixo.

My name is Robert and I’m going to tell you a story about how I ended up in the middle of an English field frantically chasing cheese down a hill.

Tendo crescido numa pequena vila francesa, na região da Normandia, a comida assumia-se como uma parte importante da vida da nossa família, daquilo que eu me recordo.

Growing up in a small French village in the region of Normandy, eating was a big part of our family life for as long as I can remember.

A comida representava uma ocasião para juntar toda a família, para partilhar histórias e para desfrutarmos da companhia uns dos outros.

Eating represented an occasion for the whole family to get together, to share stories and to enjoy each other’s company.

A minha parte favorita da refeição era sempre quando o queijo era trazido para a mesa e, tendo sido criado em França, fui estragado pela escolha - existem quase 400 tipos diferentes de queijo produzidos ao longo do país e penso que devo ter provado todos eles.

My favourite part of the meal was always when the cheese was brought to the table, and being brought up in France I was spoilt for choice – there are almost 400 different types of cheese produced across the nation and I think I must have tasted all of them.

Não importava de que tipo de queijo se tratava - cabra, ovelha, azul, vaca - se estava disponível, eu provaria ele.

It didn’t matter what kind of cheese it was – goat, ewe, blue, cow – if it was available I would eat it.

Tornei-me famoso na minha família apenas por gostar muito de queijo: não será uma surpresa se você ouvir dizer que eu era um pouco gordinho quando era garoto.

I became famous in my family for just how much I loved cheese: you won’t be surprised to hear I was a little on the chubby side as a child.

De onde eu costumava viver na Normandia, cresci conseguindo ver Jersey, uma das Ilhas do Canal que pertence ao Reino Unido.

Where I used to live in Normandy, I grew up being able to see Jersey, one of the Channel Islands that belong to the United Kingdom.

O meu vovô costumava sentar-me no seu joelho e contar-me histórias sobre Inglaterra e sobre os tempos em que nós visitamos as ilhas de balsa.

My granddad used to sit me on his knee and tell me stories about England and the times he had visited the islands on the ferry.

Como eu era novo e curioso, quis lá ir.

As I was young and curious, I wanted to go there.

E quando lá cheguei, quis comer queijo.

And when I got there, I wanted to eat cheese.

De forma que um dia concordamos todos em apanhar uma balsa vinda de uma cidade chamada St Malo e fizemos uma pequena viagem até à ilha.

So one day we all agreed to catch the ferry from a town called St Malo and made the short journey to the island.

Foi a primeira vez que estive no estrangeiro e lembro-me de pensar o quão diferente aquilo era: a língua soava de uma forma peculiar, a arquitetura era diferente de tudo aquilo que eu alguma vez tinha visto e a comida não era nada como aquilo que eu tinha degustado em casa.

It was my first time abroad and I remember thinking how different everything felt: the language sounded peculiar, the architecture was different to anything I had ever seen and the food was nothing like I had tasted at home.

Felizmente, o meu vovô sabia falar bem inglês e começou a conversar com um proprietário de uma loja local sobre as diferenças da comida.

Luckily, my granddad could speak good English, and he started a conversation with a local shop owner about the differences in food.

Ele disse ao proprietário da loja que eu amava queijo e foi aí que eu descobri, pela primeira vez, um festival inglês chamado 'Rolamento de Queijo na Colina de Cooper'.

He told the shop owner that I loved cheese, and this is where I first found