Tricky Pitfalls 23

Fake News 4

Uma pesquisa realizada entre os dias 4 e 10 de março entrevistou 1865 bandidos cariocas. 88% dos entrevistados declararam estar muito satisfeitos com a intervenção federal no Rio de Janeiro. A ineficiência militar está sendo muito elogiada.

Tricky Pitfalls 23

111. He walked until the bridge, and stood there watching the dark waters.

112. I’m afraid it’ll take long to fix it.

113. There’s no such thing as a bad luck or a good luck!

114. Have you finished packing your luggage yet?

115. The former governor’s wife spent a fortune on luxury things such as diamond earrings, emerald bracelets and expensve watches.

Correção

111. He walked as far as the bridge, and stood there watching the dark waters. (As far as: até, no sentido de distância: until: até, no sentido de tempo.)

112. I’m afraid it’ll take a long time to fix it. (Not take long [forma negativa], mas take a long time [forma afirmativa].)

113. There’s no such thing as bad luck or good luck! (Luck é um substantivo uncountable e não pode ser precedido de artigo indefinido.)

114. Have you finished packing your suitcases/bags yet? (Pack one’s suitcases/bags, e não pack one’s luggage.)

115. The former governor’s wife spent a fortune on luxury goods/items, such as diamond earrings, emerald bracelets and expensve watches. (Ninguém fala luxury things; o certo é luxury items ou goods.)