Vote Mishap: Luiz's Hilarious Election Day Antics

Vote Mishap: Luiz's Hilarious Election Day Antics

Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷: Vote Mishap: Luiz's Hilarious Election Day Antics
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Pb: No início do outono, a cidade estava em ritmo de eleição.
En: At the beginning of autumn, the city was in election mode.

Pb: O local de votação, no ginásio da escola municipal, estava movimentado.
En: The voting location, at the municipal school gymnasium, was bustling.

Pb: Cartazes coloridos e placas informativas adornavam as paredes, enquanto os mesários orientavam os eleitores.
En: Colorful posters and informational signs adorned the walls, while the election officials guided the voters.

Pb: No meio desse cenário, estava Luiz, um homem de bom coração, mas com uma tendência para esquecer as coisas.
En: In the midst of this scene was Luiz, a man with a good heart but with a tendency to forget things.

Pb: Luiz queria fazer sua parte como cidadão e votar nas eleições municipais.
En: Luiz wanted to do his part as a citizen and vote in the municipal elections.

Pb: Sua esposa, Márcia, uma mulher organizada e prática, sempre o lembrava dos detalhes importantes.
En: His wife, Márcia, an organized and practical woman, always reminded him of important details.

Pb: Ela tinha certeza de que Luiz se lembraria de tudo.
En: She was certain that Luiz would remember everything.

Pb: Ela o lembrou mais uma vez antes de ele sair de casa: "Luiz, não esqueça de votar para prefeito e vereador, hein?"
En: She reminded him once more before he left the house: "Luiz, don't forget to vote for mayor and councilman, okay?"

Pb: Com o bilhete de votação em mãos, Luiz entrou no ginásio.
En: With the voting ticket in hand, Luiz entered the gym.

Pb: Lá, avistou seu amigo Renato, que estava mais atrás na fila.
En: There, he spotted his friend Renato, who was further back in line.

Pb: Luiz acenou animadamente.
En: Luiz waved cheerfully.

Pb: "Renato, você também veio votar, hein?"
En: "Renato, you came to vote too, huh?"

Pb: Renato, rindo, respondeu: "Claro, Luiz!
En: Renato, laughing, replied: "Of course, Luiz!

Pb: Não quero perder de acompanhar você enquanto apronta mais uma das suas!"
En: I don't want to miss watching you get into another one of your antics!"

Pb: Quando chegou a vez de Luiz, ele se aproximou da urna com confiança.
En: When his turn came, Luiz approached the ballot box with confidence.

Pb: No entanto, uma nova cédula chamou sua atenção.
En: However, a new ballot caught his attention.

Pb: Confuso, mas não querendo parecer desinformado, Luiz pensou consigo mesmo: "Devo votá-la também, certo?
En: Confused, but not wanting to appear uninformed, Luiz thought to himself: "I should vote this one too, right?

Pb: Melhor garantir."
En: Better to be safe."

Pb: Ele preencheu a cédula extra e, satisfeito, entregou tudo ao mesário.
En: He filled out the extra ballot and, satisfied, handed everything to the election official.

Pb: Mas então um senhor ao lado disse: "Você votou para a Comissão de Árvores?
En: But then an elderly man next to him said, "Did you vote for the Tree Commission?

Pb: Não era hoje!"
En: That wasn't today!"

Pb: Luiz ficou pálido.
En: Luiz turned pale.

Pb: "Comissão de Árvores?
En: "Tree Commission?

Pb: O que é isso?"
En: What's that?"

Pb: Logo, uma pequena multidão se formou ao redor dele e do mesário.
En: Soon, a small crowd gathered around him and the election official.

Pb: Luiz estava novamente no centro de outro mal-entendido.
En: Luiz was once again at the center of another misunderstanding.

Pb: Tentando consertar seu erro, ele foi até Renato.
En: Trying to fix his mistake, he went to Renato.

Pb: "Renato, o que faço agora?"
En: "Renato, what do I do now?"

Pb: Renato, tentando não rir, respondeu: "É só você explicar para os mesários.
En: Renato, trying not to laugh, replied: "Just explain to the election officials.

Pb: Tenho certeza que eles vão resolver."
En: I'm sure they'll sort it out."

Pb: Luiz, determinado a resolver tudo, voltou ao mesário.
En: Luiz, determined to resolve everything, went back to the election official.

Pb: A situação estava ficando confusa, mas então Márcia chegou, como sempre calma e organizada.
En: The situation was becoming confusing, but then Márcia arrived, as always calm and organized.

Pb: "Luiz, o que aconteceu agora?"
En: "Luiz, what happened this time?"

Pb: Depois de ouvir tudo, Márcia, com sua presença de espírito característica, explicou aos mesários o erro de Luiz.
En: After hearing everything, Márcia, with her characteristic presence of mind, explained Luiz's mistake to the election officials.

Pb: Com um sorriso, eles ajudaram Luiz a corrigir seu voto.
En: With a smile, they helped Luiz correct his vote.

Pb: Finalmente, Luiz votou corretamente.
En: Finally, Luiz voted correctly.

Pb: Aprendeu algo importante naquele dia: a importância de estar preparado.
En: He learned something important that day: the importance of being prepared.

Pb: Luiz prometeu a Márcia, com sinceridade: "Da próxima vez, eu serei o primeiro a saber onde voto."
En: Luiz promised Márcia, with sincerity: "Next time, I'll be the first to know where I vote."

Pb: Com um novo senso de responsabilidade, Luiz deixou o local com Márcia e Renato.
En: With a new sense of responsibility, Luiz left the place with Márcia and Renato.

Pb: No próximo outono, ele sabia que faria seu dever de forma mais consciente.
En: Next autumn, he knew he would do his duty more consciously.

Pb: E Márcia, com um olhar suave, sorriu.
En: And Márcia, with a gentle look, smiled.

Pb: Ela sempre sabia que ele conseguiria, com um empurrãozinho.
En: She always knew he could do it, with a little nudge.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the beginning: o início
  • the election: a eleição
  • the poster: o cartaz
  • the ballot: a cédula
  • to adorn: adornar
  • the citizen: o cidadão
  • to remind: lembrar
  • to vote: votar
  • the ballot box: a urna
  • cheerful: animado
  • to wave: acenar
  • the confidence: a confiança
  • to spot: avistar
  • the antics: as travessuras
  • to laugh: rir
  • the mistake: o erro
  • the elderly man: o senhor
  • to gather: agrupar
  • to approach: aproximar-se
  • to resolve: resolver
  • to correct: corrigir
  • to forget: esquecer
  • the duty: o dever
  • the friend: o amigo
  • conscious: consciente
  • the crowd: a multidão
  • the look: o olhar
  • sincere: sincero
  • to promise: prometer
  • gentle: suave

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