Nuno arregla bicicletas (Nuno repairs bicycles)
MCER A2124 palabras
Nuno repairs bicycles in a very small shop in Coimbra. The shop is so small that only three people can be inside at the same time.
He does not have a computer and he does not answer the telephone. If you want a repair, you go to the shop and you wait.
And people wait. Sometimes they wait for an hour and nobody complains, because Nuno repairs everything and he charges very little.
'A bicycle is not a machine,' he says. 'It is a promise. You take it out on Sunday and it has to bring you home.'
His son wants to open a bigger shop with a website. Nuno says no. He is happy with his three people and his hour of waiting.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- to repairarreglar, reparar
- shoptaller, tienda
- to complainquejarse
- to chargecobrar
- promisepromesa
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
What is Nuno's job?
He repairs bicycles — Nuno repairs bicycles in a very small shop in Coimbra. El ordenador y la web salen para decir que NO los tiene o que no los quiere.
Only ___ people can be inside the shop at the same time.
three — Only three people can be inside: caben tres, y el final vuelve a nombrarlos.
You can telephone Nuno to ask for a repair.
False — Falso: he does not answer the telephone. Hay que ir y esperar.
Why does nobody complain about waiting an hour?
Because he repairs everything and charges very little — El propio texto lo une con because: la gente aguanta la hora porque lo que recibe lo vale.
What does Nuno mean when he says a bicycle 'is a promise'?
That it has to be safe and bring you home — Él mismo lo explica en la frase siguiente: sales el domingo con ella y TIENE QUE traerte de vuelta. Por eso no la trata como una máquina.
Why does Nuno not want a bigger shop with a website?
Because he is happy with the way he works now — La última frase lo dice sin dar razones económicas: está contento con sus tres personas y su hora de espera. Y el hijo es justo quien quiere lo contrario.