Regular clients

A judge looked severely at the defendant and asked, “How many times have you been imprisoned?’

“Nine, you Honour.’

“Nine? In this case, I will give you the maximum sentence.’

“Maximum sentence?’ said the defendant. “Don’t you give your regular clients a discount?”

Vocabulary Help

• ask – perguntar
• defendant – réu
• discount – desconto
• give (give, gave, given) – dar
• imprisoned – aprisionado
• judge – juiz
• look – olhar
• regular clients – clientes regulares