A man calls into the police station and says, “My wife is missing.”
The officer asks, “How long has she been gone?”
“A month.”
“Why did you wait so long to report it?”
“Well, until yesterday I thought it was just a dream, then I realized I didn’t have any clean clothes to wear.”
Vocabulary Help
- call into – entrar
- clean – limpo
- clothes – roupas
- dream – sonho
- How long has she been gone? – Há quanto tempo ela desapareceu?
- missing – desaparecida
- month – mês
- officer – policial
- realize – compreender
- report – relatar, reportar
- say – dizer
- think (think, thought, thought) – pensar
- until – até
- wait – esperar
- wear (wear, wore, worn) – usar
- yesterday – ontem