Estudar é Difícil!
Lucas e a sua prima Catarina falam sobre as dificuldades e truques para estudar.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Lucas tem dezassete anos e estuda muito. Mas hoje não consegue concentrar-se. A prima Catarina liga-lhe. "Estás a estudar?" "Estou a tentar. Estudo há duas horas mas não consigo focar." "O que estudas?" "Química. É muito difícil."
Lucas is seventeen and studies a lot. But today he can't concentrate. His cousin Catarina calls him. "Are you studying?" "I'm trying. I've been studying for two hours but I can't focus." "What are you studying?" "Chemistry. It's very difficult."
Catarina ri: "Eu também estudo química. Tens de fazer pausas! Eu estudo vinte e cinco minutos e descanso cinco." Lucas anota. "E ouves música?" "Não. Estudo em silêncio. Mas bebo muita água. Ajuda a concentrar." Lucas experimenta. Desliga o telemóvel e estuda em silêncio.
Catarina laughs: "I study chemistry too. You need to take breaks! I study for twenty-five minutes and rest for five." Lucas takes notes. "Do you listen to music?" "No. I study in silence. But I drink lots of water. It helps concentration." Lucas tries it. He turns off his phone and studies in silence.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| estudar | to study |
| pausa | break / pause |
| silêncio | silence |
| nota | grade / mark |
| química | chemistry |
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