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Questão 13 da UERJ 2021 (inglês)
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The boxer
I am just a poor boy, though my story’s seldom told I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station, runnin’ scared, laying low, Seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Asking only workman’s wages, I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there
Now the years are rolling by me They are rockin’ evenly I am older than I once was And younger than I’ll be; that’s not unusual Nor is it strange
After changes upon changes We are more or less the same After changes we are more or less the same
And I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone Goin’ home Where the New York City winters aren’t bleedin’ me Leadin’ me Goin’ home
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down or cut him ‘Til he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving, I am leaving”, but the fighter still remains
PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL
Adaptado de genius.com.
I was no more than a boy (\ell. 5)
The underlined expression may be substituted, without significant change in meaning, by the word below:
- Ayet
- Bnot
- Conly
- Dalready
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Resolução comentada
A expressão no more than diante de um numeral ou substantivo indica limite, com o sentido de "apenas", "somente". Em I was no more than a boy, o eu lírico diz que, ao sair de casa, era só um garoto, ou seja, muito jovem, sem experiência.
Testando cada palavra no lugar da expressão:
- yet ("ainda", "até agora"): I was yet a boy não traduz a ideia de limitação e soa estranho nessa posição.
- not: I was not a boy nega a frase e inverte o sentido.
- only: I was only a boy mantém o sentido ("eu era apenas um menino").
- already ("já"): I was already a boy não tem relação com restrição.
Só only preserva o significado original.
Alternativa C.
Pegadinha: A alternativa B engana quem vê o "no" e o "not" como equivalentes e ignora que "no more than" expressa limite, não negação.
Por que as outras alternativas estão erradas
- A"yet" indica "ainda/já" no tempo e não expressa a ideia de limitação de "no more than".
- B"not" nega a afirmação, dizendo que ele não era um menino, o contrário do texto.
- D"already" indica "já" e não restringe; muda o sentido para algo que ocorreu antes do esperado.
Assuntos: vocabulário em contexto, expressões em inglês.
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Fonte: UERJ 2021 · Exame Único. Prova oficial ↗