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 bicycles — 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.
Only ___ people can be inside the shop at the same time.
three — Only three people can be inside: cabem três, e o final volta a nomeá-los.
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 he repairs everything and charges very little — 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'?
That it has to be safe and bring you home — 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 is happy with the way he works now — 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.