Questão de Língua Inglesa

“Riding a bicycle wil save you money, create less pollution, make you and let you zip past heavy traffic. Will anything persuade auto owners to hop on a two-wheeler? Absolutely yes, says a new report from Washington’s Worldwatch Institute. In “Taking Bikes Seriously,” senior researcher Gary Gardner shows how cities around the world have increased bike ridership by offering a little encouragement. The city of Copenhagen, , makes 2,300 bicycles available for public use; the $3 rental fee is refunded when the bike is returned. In Lima, Peru, lowincome residents buy bicycles through a special small-loan program. During the 1980s Japan helped bikers by boosting the number of bicycle parking spaces at railway stations about fourfold, to 2.4 million. That strategy both money and land; two bikes can fit into a square meter of parking space, while cars require about 30 sq m each. Bike-friendly policies western Germany have lifted the amount of cycling by 50% since the early 1970s.” (Source: “Back on the Bike, With a Little Help from the City”, PLANET WATCH, TIME, September 28, 1998, page 12.)

COMENTÁRIO: No primeiro espaço, temos a palavra “healthier”, que quer dizer mais saudável (Pedalar irá te tornar mais saudável); no segundo espaço, temos “for example”, pois o texto está citando a cidade de Copenhague como exemplo. Já no terceiro espaço, vamos usar o verbo modal “can”, que quer dizer “poder” (residentes de baixa renda podem comprar bicicletas através de um programa especial de empréstimo). No quarto espaço, iremos completar com a palavra “saved”, que aqui significa “economizou, poupou” (A estratégia poupou tanto dinheiro como espaço) e no último espaço, iremos completar com a preposição “in”, pois trata-se de lugar (no oeste da Alemanha).