Lindsay
(United States): I wish that I was1 a ballet dancer. I think that would be really awesome2 to be able to stand on my tiptoes3 and be a beautiful ballerina
dancer, like a swan4.
Matt
(United States): If I could choose one talent over anything else5,
I think that would be to be able6
to write nicely7.
My handwriting is so poor
that even I9 have
trouble reading it. So, if I could magically get a new talent, that would be to
have nice handwriting.
Shiloh (United States): I wish that I could
play soccer. A lot of my friends enjoy playing soccer. When you travel to other
parts of the world, people love soccer, and I'm always left out10 because I don't know what's going on11 and
I'm no good. So, I feel that if I was able to play soccer, I would have an in with new friends and be able to meet11 some
interesting new people.
Paul (England): I wish I was able to
play the guitar to a high standard13.
I have recently bought14
a guitar; however15,
I'm yet able to play. It's something I feel that is also kind of a social thing16, where you can play a
music, which people will always respond to and enjoy.
Tim (United States): I wish that I could
sing. I can't sing very well, I feel, but there are a lot of people who think I
would have a good singing voice. But since
I'm not very confident17 with singing and never
really try, I don't know how to get
better18. So, I wish I was just better at it automatically.
Warren (Canada): I really wish I could
speak some other languages. I studied French when I was a kid, and I actually have forgotten19
most of it now, so I would like to go back and learn that again. But I'd also
be interested in learning some other languages as well20.
Vocabulary
1.
I wish that I was = Eu desejaria ser
2.
Awesome = incrivel,
fantástico
3.
stand on my tiptoes = ficar na ponta dos
dedosne
4.
like a swan = como um cisne
5.
over anything else = sobre qualquer outra
coisa
6.
to be able = ser
capaz de
7.
nicely =
satisfatoriamente
8.
handwriting = caligrafia
9.
even I = até mesmo eu
10. left out = deixado de fora
11.
what's going on = o que está acontecendo
12.
meet = conhecer
13.
high standard = alto
nível
14.
I have recently
bought = eu comprei recentemente
15.
However = contudo
16.
kind of a social
thing = tipo uma coisa social
17. since
I'm not very confident
= uma vez que eu não sou muito confiante
18.
how to get better =
como melhorar
19.
I actually have forgotten = eu na verdade
esqueci
20.
as well = também