A2 — Elementary·5 min read·Sci-Fi·technology

O Robô da Cozinha

A família Santos recebe um robô doméstico que promete ajudar em casa. Mas será que um robô consegue mesmo substituir o carinho humano?

Theme verbajudar—to help

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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation

A família Santos recebeu um robô doméstico chamado ALEX. O robô prometia ajudar em todas as tarefas de casa. No primeiro dia, todos estavam curiosos.

The Santos family received a domestic robot called ALEX. The robot promised to help with all household tasks. On the first day, everyone was curious.

ALEX ajudou a mãe a cozinhar o jantar. Cortou os legumes com precisão perfeita e ajudou a limpar a cozinha em cinco minutos. "Nunca tive uma ajuda tão eficiente," disse a mãe admirada.

ALEX helped the mother to cook dinner. It cut the vegetables with perfect precision and helped clean the kitchen in five minutes. "I have never had such efficient help," the mother said, amazed.

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
robôrobot
domésticodomestic / household
tarefastasks / chores
eficienteefficient
precisãoprecision / accuracy
respostasanswers / replies
substituirto replace / to substitute

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