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| You're very important to me. | Você é muito importante para mim |
| One day, when I was a freshman at school, I saw a boy from my class walking home after school. | Um dia, quando eu era calouro na escola, vi um garoto de minha sala caminhando para casa depois da aula. |
| His name was Kyle. | Seu nome era Kyle. |
| It looked like he was carrying all of his books. | Parecia que ele estava carregando todos os seus livros. |
| I thought: | Eu pensei: |
| "Why would anyone take all his books home on a Friday? He must be a nerd!" | "Por que alguém iria levar para casa todos os seus livros numa Sexta-Feira? Ele deve ser mesmo um C.D.F"! |
| My weekend was planned (parties and a football game with my friends on Saturday afternoon), so I shrugged and went on my way. | O meu final de semana estava planejado (festas e um jogo de futebol com meus amigos sábado à tarde), então dei de ombros e segui o meu caminho. |
| As I walked, I saw a group of boys running towards Kyle. | Conforme ia caminhando, vi um grupo de garotos correndo em direção a Kyle. |
| They ran over him, yanking all the books out of his arms, pushing him so that he fell to the floor. | Eles o atropelaram, arrancando todos os livros de seus braços, empurrando-o de forma que ele caiu no chão. |
| His glasses flew and I saw them land on the grass a few feet from where he was. | Seus óculos voaram e eu os vi aterrissarem na grama há alguns metros de onde ele estava. |
| Kyle looked up and I saw a terrible sadness in his eyes. | Kyle ergueu o rosto e eu vi uma terrível tristeza em seus olhos. |
| My heart sank! | Fiquei destroçado! |
| I ran over to the colleague while he crawled around looking for his glasses. | Corri até o colega, enquanto ele engatinhava procurando por seus óculos. |
| I could see a tear in his eyes. | Pude ver uma lágrima em seus olhos. |
| As I handed him the glasses, I said, "Those guys are idiots! | Enquanto eu lhe entregava os óculos,disse: "Aqueles caras são uns idiotas! |
| They really should have a life of their own. | Eles realmente deviam arrumar uma vida própria". |
| " Kyle looked me in the eye and said, "Hey, thanks"! | Kyle olhou-me nos olhos e disse: "Hei, obrigado"! |
| There was a big smile on his face. | Havia um grande sorriso em sua face. |
| It was one of those smiles that really shows gratitude. | Era um daqueles sorrisos que realmente mostram gratidão. |
| I helped him pick up his books and asked him where he lived. | Eu o ajudei a apanhar seus livros e perguntei onde ele morava. |
| Coincidentally, he lived close to my house, but we hadn't met before, because he attended a private school. | Por coincidência ele morava perto da minha casa, mas não havíamos nos visto antes, porque ele freqüentava uma escola particular. |
| We talked all the way home and I carried his books. | Conversamos por todo o caminho de volta para casa e eu carreguei seus livros. |
| He turned out to be a very nice boy. | Ele se revelou um garoto bem legal. |
| I asked if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. | Perguntei se ele queria jogar futebol no Sábado comigo e meus amigos. |
| He said yes. | Ele disse que sim. |
| We stayed together all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. | Ficamos juntos por todo o final de semana e quanto mais eu conhecia Kyle, mais gostava dele. |
| My friends thought the same way. | Meus amigos pensavam da mesma forma. |
| Monday came and there was Kyle with that huge amount of books again! | Chegou a Segunda-Feira e lá estava o Kyle com aquela quantidade imensa de livros outra vez! |
| I stopped him and said: | Eu o parei e disse: |
| "Hell, boy, you're going to get really muscular carrying this pile of books like this every day!" | "Diabos, rapaz, você vai ficar realmente musculoso carregando essa pilha de livros assim todos os dias!" |
| He just laughed and handed me half of the books. | Ele simplesmente riu e me entregou metade dos livros. |
| Over the next four years, Kyle and I became closer friends, more united. | Nos quatro anos seguintes, Kyle e eu nos tornamos mais amigos, mais unidos. |
| When we were graduating we started thinking about college. | Quando estávamos nos formando começamos a pensar em Faculdade. |
| Kyle decided to go to Georgetown and me to Duke. | Kyle decidiu ir para Georgetown e eu para a Duke. |
| I knew we would always be friends, that distance would never be a problem. | Eu sabia que seríamos sempre amigos, que a distância nunca seria problema. |
| He was going to be a doctor and I was going to try a scholarship on the football team. | Ele seria médico e eu ia tentar uma bolsa escolar no time de futebol. |
| Kyle was the official speaker for our class. | Kyle era o orador oficial de nossa turma. |
| I teased him all the time about him being a nerd. | Eu o provocava o tempo todo sobre ele ser um C.D.F. |
| He had to prepare a graduation speech and I was very happy that I should not be the one to stand on the podium and speak. | Ele teve que preparar um discurso de formatura e eu estava super contente por não ser eu quem deveria subir no palanque e discursar. |
| On graduation day Kyle was great. | No dia da Formatura Kyle estava ótimo. |
| He was one of those guys who really find themselves during school. | Era um daqueles caras que realmente se encontram durante a escola. |
| He was more stocky and looked really good, even wearing glasses. | Estava mais encorpado e realmente tinha uma boa aparência, mesmo usando óculos. |
| He dated more girls than me and all the girls adored him! | Ele saía com mais garotas do que eu e todas as meninas o adoravam! |
| Sometimes I was even jealous. | Às vezes eu até ficava com inveja. |
| Today was one of those days. | Hoje era um daqueles dias. |
| I could see how nervous he was about the speech. | Eu podia ver o quanto ele estava nervoso sobre o discurso. |
| So, I patted him on the back and said, "Hey, big boy, you're going to do well!" | Então, dei-lhe um tapinha nas costas e disse: "Ei, garotão, você vai se sair bem!" |
| He looked at me with that look of gratitude, smiled and said: | Ele olhou para mim com aquele olhar de gratidão, sorriu e disse: |
| "Thanks!" | "Valeu"! |
| When he went up to the oratory, he cleared his throat and began his speech: | Quando ele subiu no oratório, limpou a garganta e começou o discurso: |
| "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped us during these hard years. | "A Formatura é uma época para agradecermos àqueles que nos ajudaram durante estes anos duros. |
| Your parents, teachers, brothers, maybe even a coach, but mainly to your friends. | Seus pais, professores, irmãos, talvez até um treinador, mas principalmente aos seus amigos. |
| I am here to tell you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. | Eu estou aqui para lhes dizer que ser um amigo para alguém, é o melhor presente que você pode lhes dar. |
| I'll tell you a story:" | Vou contar-lhes uma história:" |
| I looked at my friend in disbelief as he told the story about the first day we met. | Eu olhei para o meu amigo sem conseguir acreditar enquanto ele contava a história sobre o primeiro dia em que nos conhecemos. |
| He had planned to kill himself that weekend! | Ele havia planejado se matar naquele final de semana! |
| He told everyone how he had emptied his locker at school, so that his mother didn't have to do it after he died and was taking all his things home. | Contou a todos como havia esvaziado seu armário na escola, para que sua Mãe não tivesse que fazer isso depois que ele morresse e estava levando todas as suas coisas para casa. |
| He looked me straight in the eye and smiled a little. | Ele olhou diretamente nos meus olhos e deu um pequeno sorriso. |
| "Fortunately, my friend saved me from doing something unspeakable!" | "Felizmente, meu amigo me salvou de fazer algo inominável! |
| I watched the lump in the throat of everyone in the audience while that popular and handsome boy told everyone about his moment of weakness. | "Eu observava o nó na garganta de todos na platéia enquanto aquele rapaz popular e bonito contava a todos sobre aquele seu momento de fraqueza. |
| I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling with the same gratitude. | Vi sua mãe e seu pai olhando para mim e sorrindo com a mesma gratidão. |
| Until that moment, I had never realized the depth of the smile he gave me that day. | Até aquele momento eu jamais havia me dado conta da profundidade do sorriso que ele me deu naquele dia. |
| Never underestimate the power of your actions. | Nunca subestime o poder de suas ações. |
| With a small gesture you can change a person's life. | Com um pequeno gesto você pode mudar a vida de uma pessoa. |
| For better or for worse. | Para melhor ou para pior. |
| God places us in the lives of others so that we, in some way or another, have an impact on each other. | Deus nos coloca na vida dos outros para que, de alguma forma, tenhamos um impacto uns sobre os outros. |
Contagem de Palavras
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| 33 | the | 32 | I | 28 | he |
| 27 | and | 25 | a | 23 | to |
| 19 | was | 18 | his | 16 | of |
| 13 | that | 11 | on | 11 | me |
| 11 | him | 10 | my | 10 | kyle |
| 9 | in | 8 | we | 8 | books |
| 8 | all | 7 | looked | 6 | with |
| 6 | said | 6 | friends | 6 | be |
| 5 | those | 5 | so | 5 | school |
| 5 | saw | 5 | really | 5 | one |
| 5 | more | 5 | day | 5 | boy |
| 5 | at | 5 | about | 4 | you |
| 4 | way | 4 | home | 4 | had |
| 4 | going | 4 | glasses | 4 | for |
| 3 | you're | 3 | your | 3 | would |
| 3 | when | 3 | weekend | 3 | very |
| 3 | up | 3 | told | 3 | speech |
| 3 | over | 3 | never | 3 | it |
| 3 | have | 3 | gratitude | 3 | graduation |
| 3 | from | 3 | friend | 3 | football |
| 3 | everyone | 3 | even | 3 | as |
| 2 | years | 2 | who | 2 | while |
| 2 | where | 2 | went | 2 | us |
| 2 | time | 2 | throat | 2 | thought |
| 2 | this | 2 | they | 2 | there |
| 2 | them | 2 | thanks | 2 | tell |
| 2 | story | 2 | smiled | 2 | smile |
| 2 | should | 2 | see | 2 | saturday |
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| 2 | moment | 2 | met | 2 | looking |
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| 2 | is | 2 | how | 2 | hey |
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| 2 | girls | 2 | eyes | 2 | eye |
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| 1 | adored | 1 | actions |
