O Encontro no Comboio
Num comboio de Lisboa para o Porto, Mariana encontra um viajante misterioso. Uma viagem de três horas muda tudo.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Mariana estava no comboio de Lisboa para o Porto. Era uma viagem de três horas. Ela encontrou um lugar vazio e sentou-se à janela. Gostava de ver a paisagem a passar.
Mariana was on the train from Lisbon to Porto. It was a three-hour journey. She found an empty seat and sat by the window. She liked to watch the landscape passing by.
Em Coimbra, um homem entrou no comboio e encontrou o lugar ao lado do dela. Chamava-se Luís e estava a sorrir. "Posso sentar-me aqui?" perguntou. "Claro," respondeu Mariana.
In Coimbra, a man got on the train and found the seat next to hers. His name was Luís and he was smiling. "May I sit here?" he asked. "Of course," Mariana replied.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comboio | train |
| paisagem | landscape / scenery |
| lugar | seat / place |
| inspiração | inspiration |
| coincidência | coincidence |
| inesperado | unexpected |
| escritora | writer (female) |
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