A teacher had just moved house with all her possessions including box after box of books.

As the van driver put down the last box in her second-floor flat, he grumbled, “For Heaven’s sake, lady, why didn’t you read them before you came?”

Vocabulary Help

  • before – antes
  • book – livro
  • box – caixa
  • come (come, came, came) – vir
  • flat – apartamento
  • For Heaven’s sake – Pelo amor de Deus, Pelos Céus
  • grumble – resmungar
  • last – última
  • move house – mudar de casa
  • possessions – pertences
  • put down – colocar no chão
  • read (read, read, read) – ler
  • teacher – professor
  • van driver – motorista da van