I told my husband that I wanted to keep our outside pool heated all year so that I could lose weight by swimming every day.

“Whales swim from Alaska to Chile,” he retorted, “and they don’t loose an ounce.”

Angie Papadakis

Vocabulary Help

  • stretch – esticar
  • truth – verdade
  • tell (tell, told, told) – contar
  • husband – marido
  • outside – do lado de fora
  • pool – piscina
  • heated – aquecida
  • lose weight – perder peso
  • swim – nadar
  • whales – baleias
  • ounce – onca (unidade de peso)