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My First Day of Astronaut Training

On my first day of astronaut training, I vomited and asked the instructor, “Is this normal?”

He said, “Não durante um exame escrito, não.Not during a written exam, no.

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No meu primeiro dia de treino de astronauta, vomitei e perguntei ao instrutor: "Isto é normal?"

Ele respondeu: "Não durante um exame escrito, não."

On my first day of astronaut training, I vomited and asked the instructor, “Is this normal?”

He said, “Not during a written exam, no.”

Today's vocabulary

🏋️‍♂️ Treino [masc. noun]: Training👨‍🚀 Astronauta [masc. and femin. noun]: Astronaut🤮 Vomitar: To vomit👨‍🏫 Instrutor [masc. noun]: InstructorDurante: During📝 Exame [masc. noun]: Exam✍️ Escrito [masc. adjective]: Written

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