Mr. Bankowski - Story 10 Flashcards

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It was a regular Saturday morning, and Niko woke up enraged at his next-door neighbor, who had made a big fuss at his apartment the night before.

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Era uma manhã de sábado comum, e Niko acordou enfurecido com seu vizinho do lado, que tinha causado um grande tumulto em seu apartamento na noite anterior.

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Niko was 17 at the time and spent most of his time studying for the S.A.T. he would take that year.

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Niko tinha 17 anos na época e passava a maior parte do tempo estudando para o S.A.T. que faria naquele ano.

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Niko couldn’t believe that his neighbor would do such a thing, especially because he had always been a quiet guy with a strange staring behavior which made pretty much everyone in the building fear him.

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Niko não conseguia acreditar que seu vizinho faria uma coisa dessas, especialmente porque ele sempre foi um cara quieto com um comportamento de olhar estranho, o que fazia praticamente todo mundo no prédio temê-lo.

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For this reason, everyone in the building had a shared tradition of putting the blame on him when something bad happened. “It was Asher who did it,” they used to say.

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Por esse motivo, todos no prédio tinham uma tradição compartilhada de colocar a culpa nele quando algo ruim acontecia. “Foi o Asher quem fez isso”, costumavam dizer.

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Asher knew he was infamous for his sicko staring behavior, but he liked to be left alone and decided to encourage his neighbor’s gossip and mockery.

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Asher sabia que era famoso por seu comportamento doentio de encarar, mas gostava de ser deixado sozinho e decidiu incentivar a fofoca e zombaria de seu vizinho.

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However, it’s not rocket science that creating rumors can lead to misunderstandings and complications.

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No entanto, não é ciência de foguete que criar rumores pode levar a mal-entendidos e complicações.

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Niko, on the other hand, was at a point in his life when he could say yes to anything, no matter how risky it was.

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Niko, por outro lado, estava em um ponto de sua vida em que poderia dizer sim para qualquer coisa, não importando o quão arriscada fosse.

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He was willing to confront Asher about the situation, even though there was a learning curve in standing up for himself.

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Ele estava disposto a confrontar Asher sobre a situação, mesmo que houvesse uma curva de aprendizado em se impor.

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That morning was no different. Niko was not having it. He awoke, went to Asher’s door, knocked on it, and yelled at the top of his lungs, “Asher, you scumbag, open this fucking door!”

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Aquela manhã não foi diferente. Niko não estava aguentando. Ele acordou, foi até a porta de Asher, bateu nela e gritou o mais alto que pôde: “Asher, seu canalha, abre essa maldita porta!”

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Asher was having a party with his friends from college and didn’t want his neighbors to know that he was actually a pretty regular dude who had no ill intentions towards anyone. So he decided to play a prank on Niko with his friends’ help.

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Asher estava fazendo uma festa com seus amigos da faculdade e não queria que seus vizinhos soubessem que ele era na verdade um cara bem normal e sem más intenções para com ninguém. Então, ele decidiu pregar uma peça em Niko com a ajuda de seus amigos.

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When Asher opened the door with a hammer in his hand and some ketchup on it, Niko saw a girl laying on the floor, seemingly unconscious, which made him feel uneasy.

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Quando Asher abriu a porta com um martelo na mão e um pouco de ketchup nele, Niko viu uma garota deitada no chão, aparentemente inconsciente, o que o deixou desconfortável.

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Asher didn’t say a word, just stared at Niko, adding to the confusion. Niko realized that he would have to build his confidence from the ground up to handle this situation better.

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Asher não disse uma palavra, apenas encarou Niko, aumentando a confusão. Niko percebeu que teria que construir sua confiança do zero para lidar melhor com essa situação.

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With a high-pitched voice, he said to Asher, “Sorry to bother you… Keep doing whatever you are doing.”

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Com uma voz aguda, ele disse a Asher: “Desculpe incomodar você… Continue fazendo o que está fazendo.”

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