Top Ten Requirements in a Man

ORIGINAL LIST

• Handsome
• Charming
• Financially successful
• A caring listener
• Witty
• In good shape
• Stylish dresser
• Shares my interests
• Full of thoughtful little surprises
• Is an imaginative, romantic lover

REVISED LIST

• Not too ugly
• Doesn’t belch or scratch in public
• Works steadily
• Doesn’t nod off while I’m emoting
• Usually remembers punch line of jokes
• Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
• Usually wears matching socks
• Knows not to buy champagne with screw top lids
• Remembers to put the toilet lid down (sometimes)
• Shaves on weekends

Vocabulary Help

• handsome – bonito
• charming – charmoso
• caring listener – ouvinte atencioso
• good shape – em boa forma
• stylish dresser – veste-se bem
• not too ugly – não muito feio
• belch – arrotar
• scratch – cocar
• steadily – assiduamente
• nod off – balancar a cabeca em desaprovacao
• furniture – mobilia
• matching socks – meias de cores iguais
• screw top lids – tampa de enroscar
• toilet lid – tampa da privada
• shave – barbear
• weekend – final de semana