O Nuno arranja bicicletas (Nuno repairs bicycles)
QECR A2124 palavras
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.
Palavras que talvez não conheças
- to repairarranjar, reparar
- shopoficina, loja
- to complainqueixar-se
- to chargecobrar
- promisepromessa
Perguntas
Respondem-se com o texto à frente. Não é memória: é perceber.
What is Nuno's job?
He repairs damaged bicycles in his shop — Nuno repairs bicycles in a very small shop in Coimbra. O computador e o site aparecem para dizer que NÃO os tem ou que não os quer.
Nuno and two customers are inside. According to the stated limit, what must a third customer do?
Wait until one person leaves the shop. — Nuno e dois clientes já somam três pessoas, o limite. Entrar com ou sem bicicleta acrescentaria uma quarta.
You can telephone Nuno to ask for a repair.
False — Falso: he does not answer the telephone. É preciso ir e esperar.
Why does nobody complain about waiting an hour?
Because the repairs are cheap and well done — O próprio texto liga-o com because: as pessoas aguentam a hora porque o que recebem vale a pena.
What does Nuno mean when he says a bicycle 'is a promise'?
It must bring you home safely — Ele próprio o explica na frase seguinte: sais no domingo com ela e TEM DE te trazer de volta. Por isso não a trata como uma máquina.
Why does Nuno not want a bigger shop with a website?
Because he likes his present work — A última frase di-lo sem dar razões económicas: está contente com as suas três pessoas e a sua hora de espera. E o filho é justamente quem quer o contrário.