— Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees.

— Yes, sir,” the new employee replied.

— Then that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral. She stopped in to see you.”

Vocabulary Help

  • believe – acreditar
  • boss – chefe
  • early – cedo
  • employee – empregado
  • go on (went on) – continuar, prosseguir
  • grandmother – avó
  • leave (leave, left, left) – sair
  • life after death – vida após a morte
  • reply – responder
  • that makes everything just fine – isto explica tudo