The employee stormed angrily into the cashier’s office. “What’s the meaning of this? I just counted my pay and it’s a dollar short!”
The cashier examined the envelope, then checked his records. “Last week we paid you a dollar more. You didn’t complain then, did you?”
“Look” said the employee. “An occasional mistake I can overlook – but two in a row is too much!”
Vocabulary Help
- cashier – caixa, tesoureiro
- check his records – verificar os registros
- complain – reclamar
- count – contar
- employee – empregado
- is too much – é muito
- it’s a dollar short – está faltando um dólar
- look – veja
- mistake – erro
- overlook – desconsiderar, ignorar
- pay – pagamento
- say (say, said, said) – dizer
- stormed into – entrar como um furação, rapidamente
- two in a row – dois em seguida
- What’s the meaning of this? – Qual o significado disto?