An older gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery…. he had insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation.
As he was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.
‘Yes, Dad, what is it? ‘
‘Don’t be nervous, son; do your best and just remember, if it doesn’t go well, and something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife….’
Vocabulary Help
- awaiting – aguardando
- do your best – faça o melhor que puder
- go well – ir bem
- happen – acontecer
- live with you – morar com você
- mother – mãe
- older gentleman – mais velho, idoso
- remember – lembrar
- renowned surgeon – cirurgião renomado
- son – filho
- speak (speak, spoke, spoken) – falar
- surgery – cirurgia
- wife – esposa