Inglês Claro: fábula em inglês

The Fox and the Grapes

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One day a hungry Fox came across a rich and luscious grapevine. A bunch of ripe grapes were hanging froma height a good way above the ground.

The Fox made several attempts to jump up and pluck the grapes, but his efforts were in vain.

Tired and hungry, he walked off grumpily and murmured:

"I am sure those grapes were nasty and sour. I'm glad I could not reach them.

They were definitely not worth eating."

It is easy to belittle what you cannot obtain.

The Fox spoke badly of the grapes only because he could not reach them and was forced to go away hungry.

To lessen his disappointment of not getting what he wanted, he comforted himself with the idea that the grapes were sour.

Moral of the story:

That's just sour grapes.

Vocabulário:

1) luscious = saborosa

2) grapevine = videira

3) bunch = cacho

4) ripe = madura

5) height = altura

6) ground = chão

7) attempts = tentativas

8) pluck = arrancar

9) efforts = esforços

10) in vain = em vão

11) walked off = foi embora

12) grumpily = irritado, mal humorado

13) sour = azeda

14) belittle = menosprezar

15) lessen = diminuir

16) disappointment = decepção

EXERCISES

1) Escolha a alternativa correta:

a) The grapes looked

( ) sour and large.

( ) dried up.

( ) plump and juicy.

b) The fox did not eat the grapes because

( ) they were no good.
( ) they were too far up for him to reach.
( ) they were sour.

c) When the fox could not get any grapes he walked off grumpily. Grumpily means

( ) bad humoredly.
( ) immediately
( ) happily

d) The fox then said that the grapes were
( ) big and juicy.
( ) nasty and sour.
( ) too far away.

e) The fox would not eat them if
( ) someone gave him some.
( ) they were sour.

( ) he didn’t have any.

f) The fox belittled the grapes. What does "belittle" mean?

( ) choose them
( ) like very much
( ) say they are terrible

g) What does “obtain” mean?
( ) despise
( ) disgust
( ) get

2) Marque Verdadeiro (True) ou Falso (False):

a) The Fox was walking in a vegetable garden.

b) The Fox was hungry.

c) The grapes were on a low branch.

d) He tried to pick up the grapes.

e) The Fox tried many times unsuccessfully.

f) He finally plucked the grapes.

g) The Fox got tired.

h) The Fox went away hungry and angry.

i) The grapes were sour.

j) The Fox was disappointed.

3) A moral da fábula "That's just sour grapes" significa:

( ) Quem desdenha quer comprar.
( ) As aparências enganam.
( ) Devagar se vai ao longe.

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RESPOSTAS

a) plump and juicy.

b) they were too far up for him to reach.

c) bad humoredly.
d) nasty and sour
e) they were sour

f) say they are terrible

g) get

a) false

b) true

c) false

d) true

e) true

f) false

g) true

h) true

i) false

j) true

3) Quem desdenha quer comprar.

Ilustração da fábula “The Mice In Council”, mostrando ratos reunidos em conselho enquanto um rato tenta colocar um sino, usada no artigo The Mice In Council + Exercícios com Gabarito.

One day a group of mice decided to call a meeting to see what they could do about the cat which was always trying to catch them.

They talked about lots of plans but none of them seemed like they would work.

At last, a young mouse got up and said that a bell should be hung around the cat's neck so all the mice would be able to hear when he was coming closer.

All the mice thought this was an excellent idea.

However, an older mouse got up and spoke,

"This is a really good idea but who is going to tie the bell around the cat's neck?"

Exercises

Responda às perguntas de acordo com o texto acima:

1) Quem fez uma reunião?

(a) Os ratos e o fazendeiro.

(b) Os ratos.

2) Qual era o problema deles?

(a) O gato queria ser amigo deles.

(b) Eles não tinham comida suficiente.

3) Quem deu a ideia de um plano que funcionasse?

(a) O rato mais velho

(b) O gato

4) Qual foi a boa ideia?

(a) Colocar uma armadilha para o gato.

(b) Pendurar um sino no pescoço do gato.

5) Os ratos pensaram que essa ideia era

(a) emocionante.

(b) estúpida.

6) Quem perguntou: "Quem vai colocar o sino?"