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| Pass it on. | Passe adiante |
| There I was with my family, on vacation, in an isolated camp with a broken down car. | Lá estava eu com minha família, em férias, num acampamento isolado e com carro enguiçado. |
| That happened 5 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. | Isso aconteceu há 5 anos, mas lembro-me como se fosse ontem. |
| I tried to start the car. | Tentei dar a partida no carro. |
| Nothing ... | Nada... |
| I walked out of the camp and luckily my swearing was drowned out by the creek. | Caminhei para fora do acampamento e felizmente meus palavrões foram abafados pelo barulho do riacho. |
| My wife and I concluded that had been victims of a dead battery. | Minha mulher e eu concluímos que éramos vítimas de uma bateria arriada. |
| With no alternative, I decided to go back to the nearest village and seek help. | Sem alternativa, decidi voltar á pé até a vila mais próxima e procurar ajuda. |
| After an hour and a sprained ankle, I finally arrived at a gas station. | Depois de uma hora e um tornozelo torcido, cheguei finalmente a um posto de gasolina. |
| As I approached the gas station, I remembered that it was Sunday and of course, the place was closed ... | Ao me aproximar do posto, lembrei que era domingo e é claro, o lugar estava fechado ... |
| Luckily there was a public telephone and a telephone book with its pages in tatters. | Por sorte havia um telefone público e uma lista telefônica já com as folhas em frangalhos. |
| I managed to call the only roadside assistance company I found on the list, located about 30km away. | Consegui ligar para a única companhia de auto-socorro que encontrei na lista, localizada a cerca de 30km dali. |
| -- No problem, said the person on the other end of the line, I'm normally closed on Sundays, but I can get there in about half an hour. | -- Não tem problema, disse a pessoa do outro lado da linha, normalmente estou fechado aos domingos, mas posso chegar aí em mais ou menos meia hora. |
| I was relieved, but at the same time aware of the financial implications that this offer of help would have on me. | Fiquei aliviado, mas ao mesmo tempo consciente das implicações financeiras que essa oferta de ajuda me causaria. |
| Soon we were off, Joseph and I, in his gleaming tow truck towards the camp. | Logo seguíamos, eu e o José, no seu reluzente caminhão-guincho em direção ao acampamento. |
| When I got out of the truck, I watched with amazement as Joseph got out with leg braces and crutches to get around. | Quando saí do caminhão, observei com espanto o Zé descer com aparelhos na perna e a ajuda de muletas para se locomover. |
| Oh my God! | Santo Deus! |
| He was paraplegic!!! | Ele era paraplégico!!! |
| As he moved, I started my mental gymnastics again on calculating the price of his help. | Enquanto se movimentava, comecei novamente minha ginástica mental em calcular o preço da sua ajuda. |
| -- It's just a dead battery, a little electrical charge and you can go on your way, he told me. | -- É só uma bateria descarregada, uma pequena carga elétrica e vocês poderão seguir viagem, disse-me ele. |
| The man was impressive, while the battery was charging, he distracted my son with magic tricks, and even took a coin out of his ear, presenting it to the boy. | O homem era impressionante, enquanto a bateria carregava, distraiu meu filho com truques de mágica, e chegou a tirar uma moeda da orelha, presenteando-a ao garoto. |
| As I put the cables back on the truck, I asked how much I owed him. | Enquanto colocava os cabos de volta no caminhão, perguntei quanto lhe devia. |
| -- Oh! nothing -- he replied, to my surprise. | -- Oh! nada - respondeu, para minha surpresa. |
| - I have to pay you something, I insisted. | -- Tenho que lhe pagar alguma coisa, insisti. |
| -- No, he reiterated. Many years ago, someone helped me out of a much worse situation, in a serious accident, when I lost my legs, and the guy who helped me, simply said: "When the opportunity arises, pass it on." Here's my chance... You don't owe me anything! | -- Não, reiterou ele. Há muitos anos atrás, alguém me ajudou a sair de uma situação muito pior, em um grave acidente, quando perdi as minhas pernas, e o sujeito que me socorreu, simplesmente me disse: "Quando tiver uma oportunidade, passe isso adiante". Eis minha chance... Você não me deve nada! |
| Just remember: When you have a similar opportunity, do the same. | Apenas lembre-se: Quando tiver uma oportunidade semelhante, faça o mesmo. |
| We are all one-winged angels, but as we are imperfect, we need to hug each other to take flight. | Somos todos anjos de uma asa só, mas, como somos imperfeitos, precisamos nos abraçar para alçar voo. |
| If you enjoyed this story, please don't thank, just "pass it on". | Se você gostou dessa história, por favor, não agradeça, apenas "passe adiante". |
Contagem de palavras
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| 24 | the | 24 | I | 12 | a |
| 11 | on | 11 | and | 10 | was |
| 10 | to | 10 | of | 9 | my |
| 8 | it | 7 | with | 6 | out |
| 6 | he | 5 | you | 5 | me |
| 5 | in | 5 | as | 4 | when |
| 4 | we | 4 | that | 4 | but |
| 3 | truck | 3 | there | 3 | pass |
| 3 | no | 3 | just | 3 | his |
| 3 | help | 3 | have | 3 | do |
| 3 | camp | 3 | battery | 3 | an |
| 2 | years | 2 | this | 2 | telephone |
| 2 | station | 2 | same | 2 | said |
| 2 | remember | 2 | other | 2 | opportunity |
| 2 | oh | 2 | nothing | 2 | not |
| 2 | much | 2 | luckily | 2 | joseph |
| 2 | is | 2 | hour | 2 | helped |
| 2 | got | 2 | go | 2 | get |
| 2 | gas | 2 | dead | 2 | closed |
| 2 | car | 2 | can | 2 | back |
| 2 | at | 2 | are | 2 | ago |
| 2 | about | 1 | your | 1 | yesterday |
| 1 | would | 1 | worse | 1 | winged |
| 1 | wife | 1 | who | 1 | while |
| 1 | were | 1 | way | 1 | watched |
| 1 | walked | 1 | village | 1 | victims |
| 1 | vacation | 1 | tried | 1 | tricks |
| 1 | towards | 1 | tow | 1 | took |
| 1 | told | 1 | time | 1 | thank |
| 1 | tatters | 1 | take | 1 | swearing |
| 1 | surprise | 1 | sundays | 1 | sunday |
| 1 | story | 1 | started | 1 | start |
| 1 | sprained | 1 | soon | 1 | son |
| 1 | something | 1 | someone | 1 | situation |
| 1 | simply | 1 | similar | 1 | serious |
| 1 | seek | 1 | roadside | 1 | replied |
| 1 | remembered | 1 | relieved | 1 | reiterated |
| 1 | put | 1 | public | 1 | problem |
| 1 | price | 1 | presenting | 1 | please |
| 1 | place | 1 | person | 1 | pay |
| 1 | paraplegic | 1 | pages | 1 | owed |
| 1 | owe | 1 | only | 1 | one |
| 1 | offer | 1 | off | 1 | normally |
| 1 | need | 1 | nearest | 1 | moved |
| 1 | mental | 1 | many | 1 | managed |
| 1 | man | 1 | magic | 1 | lost |
| 1 | located | 1 | little | 1 | list |
| 1 | line | 1 | like | 1 | legs |
| 1 | leg | 1 | km | 1 | its |
| 1 | isolated | 1 | insisted | 1 | impressive |
| 1 | implications | 1 | imperfect | 1 | if |
| 1 | hug | 1 | how | 1 | him |
| 1 | here | 1 | happened | 1 | half |
| 1 | had | 1 | gymnastics | 1 | guy |
| 1 | god | 1 | gleaming | 1 | found |
| 1 | flight | 1 | financial | 1 | finally |
| 1 | family | 1 | even | 1 | enjoyed |
| 1 | end | 1 | electrical | 1 | ear |
| 1 | each | 1 | drowned | 1 | down |
| 1 | distracted | 1 | decided | 1 | crutches |
| 1 | creek | 1 | course | 1 | concluded |
| 1 | company | 1 | coin | 1 | charging |
| 1 | charge | 1 | chance | 1 | call |
| 1 | calculating | 1 | cables | 1 | by |
| 1 | broken | 1 | braces | 1 | boy |
| 1 | book | 1 | been | 1 | away |
| 1 | aware | 1 | assistance | 1 | asked |
| 1 | arrived | 1 | around | 1 | arises |
| 1 | approached | 1 | anything | 1 | ankle |
| 1 | angels | 1 | amazement | 1 | am |
| 1 | alternative | 1 | all | 1 | again |
| 1 | after | 1 | accident |
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