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| Handling teens. | Como lidar com adolescentes. |
| A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. | Um sábio senhor se aposentou e comprou uma casa modesta perto de uma escola secundária. |
| He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. | Ele passou as primeiras semanas de sua aposentadoria em paz e contentamento. |
| Then a new school year began. | Então, um novo ano escolar começou. |
| The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trash can they encountered. | Na tarde seguinte, três meninos, cheios de entusiasmo juvenil depois da escola, desceram sua rua, batendo alegremente em cada lata de lixo que encontravam. |
| The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action. | A percussão de latas continuou dia após dia, até que finalmente o velho sábio decidiu que era hora de agir. |
| The next afternoon, he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street. | Na tarde seguinte, saiu para encontrar os jovens percussionistas enquanto eles abriam caminho pela rua. |
| Stopping them, he said: | Parando-os, ele disse: |
| "You kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact, I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing." | "Vocês, crianças, são muito divertidos. Gosto de vê-los expressando sua exuberância desta forma. Na verdade, eu costumava fazer a mesma coisa quando tinha a sua idade. Vocês podem me fazer um favor? Vou dar a cada um de vocês um dólar se prometerem vir todos os dias bater nas latas." |
| The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trash cans. | As crianças estavam exultantes e continuaram a fazer um ótimo trabalho nas latas de lixo. |
| After a few days, the old-timer greeted the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face. | Depois de alguns dias, o veterano senhor cumprimentou as crianças novamente, mas desta vez ele tinha um sorriso triste no rosto. |
| "This recession's really putting a big dent in my income," he told them. | "Esta recessão está realmente reduzindo minha renda", disse ele. |
| "From now on, I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." | "De agora em diante, só poderei pagar 50 centavos para vocês baterem nas latas." |
| The noisemakers were obviously displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus. | Os barulhentos ficaram obviamente descontentes, mas aceitaram a oferta e continuaram com a confusão da tarde. |
| A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street. | Poucos dias depois, o astuto aposentado aproximou-se deles novamente enquanto eles percorriam o caminho pela rua. |
| "Look," he said, "I haven't received my Social Security check yet, so I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?" | "Olha", disse ele, "ainda não recebi meu cheque da Previdência Social, então não poderei lhes dar mais do que 25 centavos. Tudo bem?" |
| "A lousy quarter?" the drum leader exclaimed. | "Uma porcaria de 25 centavos?" o líder da bateria exclamou. |
| "If you think we're going to waste our time, beating these cans around for a quarter, you're nuts! No way, mister. We quit!" | "Se você acha que vamos perder nosso tempo, batendo nessas latas por 25 centavos, você está louco! De jeito nenhum, senhor. Nós desistimos!" |
| And the old man enjoyed peace. | E o velho senhor desfrutou da paz. |
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| 7 | you | 6 | he | 6 | and |
| 5 | on | 4 | they | 4 | old |
| 4 | I | 4 | his | 4 | do |
| 3 | your | 3 | way | 3 | time |
| 3 | them | 3 | their | 3 | street |
| 3 | school | 3 | of | 3 | kids |
| 3 | in | 3 | few | 3 | down |
| 3 | day | 3 | continued | 3 | cans |
| 3 | be | 3 | afternoon | 3 | after |
| 2 | young | 2 | wise | 2 | will |
| 2 | were | 2 | was | 2 | trash |
| 2 | this | 2 | thing | 2 | that |
| 2 | said | 2 | quarter | 2 | peace |
| 2 | next | 2 | my | 2 | man |
| 2 | like | 2 | I'll | 2 | if |
| 2 | going | 2 | give | 2 | every |
| 2 | days | 2 | cents | 2 | but |
| 2 | beating | 2 | as | 2 | around |
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