Portuguese–English parallel text
O celular no táxi
The Phone in the Taxi
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A bilingual Portuguese–English edition: the Portuguese text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
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O jovem
The young man
Claire mora em Paris. Ela tem quarenta e quatro anos. Ela dirige um táxi.
Claire lives in Paris. She is forty-four. She drives a taxi.
Ela trabalha todo dia, das sete às oito. O táxi dela é velho, mas é muito limpo.
She works every day, from seven to eight. Her taxi is old, but it is very clean.
Claire é divorciada. Ela tem um filho, mas ele é um homem agora. Ele mora em Lyon. Ele não liga muito para ela.
Claire is divorced. She has a son, but he is a man now. He lives in Lyon. He does not call her much.
É segunda-feira de manhã e está chovendo. Um jovem corre até o táxi. Ele tem uma bolsa grande e uma bolsa pequena.
It is Monday morning, and it is raining. A young man runs to the taxi. He has a big bag and a small bag.
“Bom dia! Para o banco grande na Rue de Rivoli, por favor. E rápido, por favor! Estou atrasado.”
“Good morning! To the big bank on Rue de Rivoli, please. And fast, please! I am late.”
“Todo mundo está atrasado em Paris”, diz Claire. Ela sorri.
“Everybody is late in Paris,” says Claire. She smiles.
O jovem não sorri. Ele fala no celular. Ele olha para o relógio. Ele fala no celular de novo.
The young man does not smile. He talks on his phone. He looks at his watch. He talks on his phone again.
“Sim, mãe. Não, mãe. Eu sei, mãe. Hoje à noite às nove. Sim, estou com tudo.”
“Yes, Mum. No, Mum. I know, Mum. Tonight at nine. Yes, I have everything.”
Claire escuta. Ela pensa no filho dela. O filho dela nunca diz “Sim, mãe” no telefone. O filho dela não liga.
Claire listens. She thinks of her son. Her son never says “Yes, Mum” on the phone. Her son does not call.
“É a sua mãe?”, ela pergunta.
“Is that your mother?” she asks.
“Sim. Ela liga toda hora. Ela se preocupa com tudo.”
“Yes. She calls every hour. She worries about everything.”
“Mães se preocupam”, diz Claire. “É o trabalho delas. E homens jovens esquecem tudo.”
“Mothers worry,” says Claire. “It is their job. And young men forget everything.”
O táxi para na frente de um banco grande. O jovem dá o dinheiro para ela. Ele pega as bolsas e corre.
The taxi stops in front of a big bank. The young man gives her the money. He takes his bags and runs.
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