The Development of a Person
The following is a quote from Alden Nowlan:
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; no dia em que se perdoa a si própriathe day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
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The Plus version of this story
No dia em que a criança percebe que todos os adultos são imperfeitos, torna-se adolescente; no dia em que os perdoa, torna-se adulta; no dia em que se perdoa a si própria, torna-se sábia.
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself he becomes wise.
Words in this story
A criança (the child)
This is a feminine noun used to refer to both boys and girls in the period of infancy.
- 🧒 O Pedro é uma criança esperta. (Pedro is a smart child.)
- 🧒 A Maria é uma criança esperta. (Mary is a smart child.)
Since this is a quote, we left the masculine pronouns in the original English text, however, in the Portuguese text all the pronouns are feminine because “criança” is a feminine word.
Percebe (realizes)
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on prepositional pronouns.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B1. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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