Today Tim talks about his walks with his Dad and his brother and why it was difficult for his brother to keep up with them.

Hoje o Tim fala sobre as suas caminhadas com seu pai e seu irmão e porque é difícil para o seu irmão “keep up with them”.

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Hello it’s Tim here from www.dominingles.com.br
Every day, my dad and I like to walk together for exercise. My dad usually waits for me to finish my morning classes, and then I ________ _______ my walking clothes, and we walk for about 5 km., which ________ us about 45 minutes; so you can see we walk pretty briskly – probably 45 to 48 minutes.
A few weeks ago, my brother David started walking with us; but just __________ you and me, he’s not it very good shape yet. So several times my Dad would say, “Come on, Dave! Keep up with us!”
And that’s the phrasal verb I want to teach you today. Keep up with someone or Keep up with something. What does that phrasal verb mean?
It means to maintain a certain ________ so you can remain level or equal with someone or with something.
So if you were walking fast, and your friend was ________ behind, you could say:
Come on! ________ up!
And your friend might way:
Boy, you’re walk too fast! It’s hard to ________ up with you!
You can also use this phrasal verb in a figurative way. So, for example, you might say:
Unfortunately, my salary isn’t __________ up with inflation.

So, now that I taught you this phrasal verb, I’d like you to go to our site and read a few other examples there; and then participate and answer this sentence:
What/Who do you find (it) difficult to keep up with?
You can say…
“I find it difficult to keep up with _______ “; and then tell me who or why; ok?
I’ll see you on our site; bye bye.

SCRIPT WITH TRANSLATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Hello it’s Tim here from www.dominingles.com.br

Every day, my dad and I like to walk together for exercise. My dad usually waits for me to finish my morning classes, and then I change into my walking clothes, and we walk for about 5 km., which takes us about 45 minutes; so you can see we walk pretty briskly – probably 45 to 48 minutes.

  • I change into my walking clothes [change into, phrasal verb] = eu troco minhas roupas por roupas para caminhar
  • which takes about 45 minutes = que (nos) levas uns 45 minutes
  • we walk pretty briskly = andamos bem rápido

A few weeks ago, my brother David started walking with us; but just between you and me, he’s not it very good shape yet. So several times my Dad would say, “Come on, Dave! Keep up with us!”

  • just between you and me = cá entre nós
  • he’s not in very good shape = ele não está em muito boa forma
  • my Dad would say = meu dizia [Note: o “would” é usado em inglês para contar histórias no passado e dizer o que a pessoa repetidamente fazia]
  • keep up with us = (ver explicação abaixo)

And that’s the phrasal verb I want to teach you today. Keep up with someone or Keep up with something.

What does that phrasal verb mean?

[blocknote class=”red” title=”O que significa o phrasal verb ‘keep up with someone or something'”] Como se diz “keep up with someone or something” em português? Qual é a tradução de ” keep up with someone or something “? What does ” keep up with someone or something ” mean? What is the meaning of ” keep up with someone or something “?

    • keep up with someone/something = manter o mesmo ritmo que alguém; acompanhar (uma pessoa, informação, tecnologia, etc.)

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It means to maintain a certain pace so you can remain level or equal with someone or with something.

      • maintain a certain pace = manter um certo ritmo
      • so you can remain level = para que você possa se manter no mesmo nível

So if you were walking fast, and your friend was lagging behind, you could say:

      • lag behind, phrasal verb = ficar para trás

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Você já deve ter aprendido este phrasal verb no nosso 10o fascículo! Confira aqui.

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Come on! Keep up!
Vamos! Fique junto! / Mantenha o ritmo!
And your friend might way:
Boy, you’re walk too fast! It’s hard to keep up with you!
Puxa, você anda muito rápido! É difícil acompanhá-lo!
You can also use this phrasal verb in a figurative way. So, for example, you might say:
Unfortunately, my salary isn’t keeping up with inflation.
Infelizmente, meu salário não está acompanhando a inflação.

So, now that I taught you this phrasal verb, I’d like you to go to our site and read a few other examples there; and then participate and answer this sentence:

What/Who do you find (it) difficult to keep up with?

      • now that I taught you this phrasal verb = agora que ensinei-lhe este phrasal verb
      • i’d like you to go to our site = gostaria que você fosse ao nosso site
      • What/Who do you find (it) difficult to keep up with? = Quem você acha difícil acompanhar (o ritmo)? (ou) O que você acha difícil acompanhar (moda, tecnologia, informação, etc.)

You can say…
“I find it difficult to keep up with _______ “; and then tell me who or why; ok?
I’ll see you on our site; bye bye.

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