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en Subordinate clauses: that 2   »   pt Oração subordinada com que 2

92 [ninety-two]

Subordinate clauses: that 2

Subordinate clauses: that 2

92 [noventa e dois]

Oração subordinada com que 2

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I’m angry that you snore. Ir------- q-- r-------. Irrita-me que ressones. 0
I’m angry that you drink so much beer. Ir------- q-- b---- t---- c------. Irrita-me que bebas tanta cerveja. 0
I’m angry that you come so late. Ir------- q-- c------ t-- t----. Irrita-me que chegues tão tarde. 0
I think he needs a doctor. Eu a--- q-- e-- p------ d- u- m-----. Eu acho que ele precisa de um médico. 0
I think he is ill. Eu a--- q-- e-- e--- d-----. Eu acho que ele está doente. 0
I think he is sleeping now. Eu a--- q-- e-- a---- e--- a d-----. Eu acho que ele agora está a dormir. 0
We hope that he marries our daughter. Nó- e-------- q-- e-- s- c--- c-- a n---- f----. Nós esperamos que ele se case com a nossa filha. 0
We hope that he has a lot of money. Nó- e-------- q-- e-- t---- m---- d-------. Nós esperamos que ele tenha muito dinheiro. 0
We hope that he is a millionaire. Nó- e-------- q-- e-- s--- m---------. Nós esperamos que ele seja milionário. 0
I heard that your wife had an accident. Eu o--- d---- q-- a t-- m----- t--- u- a-------. Eu ouvi dizer que a tua mulher teve um acidente. 0
I heard that she is in the hospital. Eu o--- d---- q-- e-- e--- n- h-------. Eu ouvi dizer que ela está no hospital. 0
I heard that your car is completely wrecked. Eu o--- d---- q-- o t-- c---- e--- t--- d--------. Eu ouvi dizer que o teu carro está todo destruído. 0
I’m happy that you came. Fi-- c------- q-- t---- v----. Fico contente que tenha vindo. 0
I’m happy that you are interested. Fi-- c------- q-- e----- i----------. Fico contente que esteja interessado. 0
I’m happy that you want to buy the house. Fi-- c------- q-- q----- c------ a c---. Fico contente que queira comprar a casa. 0
I’m afraid the last bus has already gone. Eu r----- q-- o ú----- a-------- j- t---- i-- e-----. Eu receio que o último autocarro já tenha ido embora. 0
I’m afraid we will have to take a taxi. Eu r----- q-- t------- d- a------ u- t---. Eu receio que tenhamos de apanhar um táxi. 0
I’m afraid I have no more money. Eu r----- n-- t-- n----- d------- c-----. Eu receio não ter nenhum dinheiro comigo. 0

From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …