The Questionable Charges
A man gets pulled over by the police...
The officer asks, "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"No, I don't officer," he replies.
"You were speeding. That's going to be a big ticket in this area."
"Well, you caught me, and while I'm at it, I might as well be honest with you. I have a dead body in the trunk along with some unregistered guns, a kidnapped child with a bomb strapped to his chest to keep him quiet, and a bunch of cocaine."
The officer pulls out his radio and requests all the backup he can get. Almost the entire squad along with the chief arrives, handcuffs the guy, and searches the vehicle.
There's nothing.
The police chief approaches the man. "The officer who radioed us said you had a dead body, guns, a kidnapped child, a bomb, and drugs in the car."
The man responds, "Yeah, I bet he also told you that eu ia em excesso de velocidadeI was speeding, didn't he?!"
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Um homem é mandado parar pela polícia... O agente pergunta: "Sabe porque é que o mandei parar?""Não, não sei, senhor agente," responde o homem."O senhor ia em excesso de velocidade. Nesta zona isso vai ser uma grande multa." "Bem, apanhou-me e, já agora, mais vale ser honesto consigo. Tenho um corpo na bagageira, algumas armas não registadas, uma criança raptada com uma bomba amarrada ao peito para a manter calada e um monte de cocaína." O agente saca do rádio e pede todos os reforços possíveis. Quase toda a equipa, juntamente com o chefe, chega, algema o homem e revista o veículo. Não há nada. O chefe da polícia aproxima-se do homem. "O agente que nos contactou pelo rádio disse que tinha um cadáver, armas, uma criança raptada, uma bomba e drogas no carro." O homem responde: "Sim, aposto que também lhe disse que eu ia em excesso de velocidade, não disse?!"A man gets pulled over by the police...The officer asks, "Do you know why I pulled you over?""No, I don't officer," he replies."You were speeding. That's going to be a big ticket in this area.""Well, you caught me, and while I'm at it, I might as well be honest with you. I have a dead body in the trunk along with some unregistered guns, a kidnapped child with a bomb strapped to his chest to keep him quiet, and a bunch of cocaine."The officer pulls out his radio and requests all the backup he can get. Almost the entire squad along with the chief arrives, handcuffs the guy, and searches the vehicle.There's nothing.The police chief approaches the man. "The officer who radioed us said you had a dead body, guns, a kidnapped child, a bomb, and drugs in the car."The man responds, "Yeah, I bet he also told you that I was speeding, didn't he?!"
✨ Today's vocabulary
🛑 Mandar parar: To halt👮♂️ Agente [masc. & femin. noun]: Officer📄 Multa [fem. noun]: Fine🎣 Apanhar: To catch🚗 Bagageira [fem. noun]: Boot🔫 Arma [fem. noun]: Gun🤐 Raptar: To kidnap🪢 Amarrar: To tie-up👨⚕️ Peito [masc. noun]: Chest📤 Sacar: To pull out⛓️ Algemar: To handcuff🕵️♂️ Revistar: To search
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- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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- 3 interactive exercises
Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
