A Politician's Promise
Explore today’s amusing story about a politician, a village, and a very ironic situation.
A politician visited a village and asked what their needs were.
”We have 2 basic needs, sir,” replied the villager.
“Firstly, we have a hospital, but there’s no doctor.”
On hearing this, the politician whipped out his cellphone, and after speaking for a while he reassured the village leader that the doctor would be there the next day. He then asked about the second problem.
“Secondly, sir, não há rede de telemóvel em lado nenhum nesta aldeia.there is no cellphone coverage anywhere in this village.”
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Um político visitou uma aldeia e perguntou quais eram as suas necessidades."Temos 2 necessidades básicas, senhor," respondeu o aldeão."Primeiro, temos um hospital, mas não há médico. "Ao ouvir isto, o político sacou do seu telemóvel, e depois de falar por algum tempo, assegurou ao líder da aldeia que o médico estaria lá no dia seguinte. Depois, perguntou sobre o segundo problema."Em segundo lugar, senhor, não há rede de telemóvel em lado nenhum nesta aldeia.”A politician visited a village and asked what their needs were.”We have 2 basic needs, sir,” replied the villager.“Firstly, we have a hospital, but there’s no doctor.”On hearing this, the politician whipped out his cellphone, and after speaking for a while he reassured the village leader that the doctor would be there the next day. He then asked about the second problem.“Secondly, sir, there is no cellphone coverage anywhere in this village.”
✨ Today's vocabulary
👨💼 Político [masc. noun]: Politician🏘️ Aldeia [femin. noun]: Village📌 Necessidade [femin. noun]: Need, necessity👨🌾 Aldeão [masc. noun]: Villager👨⚕️ Médico [masc. noun]: Doctor✨ Assegurar: To ensure, to reassure🕸️ Rede [femin. noun]: Net, network
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