A young businessman had just started his own firm. He’d rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office.
Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments.
Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, “Can I help you?”
The man said, “Sure. I’ve come to install the phone!”
Vocabulary Help
- antiques – móveis antigos
- big deal – grande negócio
- businessman – homem de negócios
- busy – ocupado
- commitments – compromisso
- furnish – mobiliar
- hang up – desligar
- huge – enorme
- office – escritório
- own – próprio
- pick up – pegar
- pretend – fingir
- rent – alugar
- see (see, saw, seen) – ver
- sure – certamente
- throw (throw, threw, thrown) – jogar
- wish – desejar
- young – jovem