Be a Star
In today's quote from Martin Luther King Jr., we're reminded that greatness isn't measured by size, but by quality.
Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Sê o melhor do que quer que sejas.Be the best of whatever you are.
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Sê um se não podes ser uma . Se não podes ser uma , sê apenas um . Se não podes ser um , sê uma . Porque não é pelo que se ou se . Sê o melhor do que quer que sejas.
Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
Today's vocabulary
🌿 Arbusto [masc. noun]: Bush🌳 Árvore [fem. noun]: Tree🛣️ Autoestrada [fem. noun]: Highway🚵 Trilho [masc. noun]: Trail☀️ Sol [masc. noun]: Sun⭐ Estrela [fem. noun]: Star📏 Tamanho [masc. noun]: Size🏆 Vencer: To win❌ Falhar: To fail
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- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B1. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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