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Against the Odds: Rui's High-Stakes Night in Lisboa

Against the Odds: Rui's High-Stakes Night in Lisboa

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 Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇵🇹: Against the Odds: Rui's High-Stakes Night in Lisboa Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/pt/episode/2026-01-16-08-38-20-pt Story Transcript:Pt: A luzes do Casino de Lisboa brilham intensamente.En: The lights of the Casino de Lisboa shine intensely.Pt: É uma noite fria de inverno, e o vento sopra forte lá fora.En: It is a cold winter night, and the wind blows strong outside.Pt: Dentro, o ambiente é acolhedor, mas tenso.En: Inside, the environment is cozy but tense.Pt: A sala de poker está cheia.En: The poker room is full.Pt: O barulho das fichas e as vozes baixas misturam-se em harmonia nervosa.En: The noise of the chips and the soft voices blend in nervous harmony.Pt: Rui está sentado à mesa com Isabela e Tiago, dois jogadores experientes.En: Rui is seated at the table with Isabela and Tiago, two experienced players.Pt: Ele precisa ganhar este jogo.En: He needs to win this game.Pt: A família de Rui está com dívidas.En: Rui's family is in debt.Pt: Ele é o único que pode ajudá-los.En: He is the only one who can help them.Pt: Rui está nervoso, mas decidido.En: Rui is nervous but determined.Pt: Ele conhece as regras do poker como a palma da sua mão.En: He knows the rules of poker like the back of his hand.Pt: Sabe ler as expressões dos outros jogadores.En: He knows how to read the expressions of the other players.Pt: Isabela é fria e calculista.En: Isabela is cold and calculating.Pt: Tiago é astuto e imprevisível.En: Tiago is cunning and unpredictable.Pt: Rui observa cada movimento deles, procurando sinais de fraqueza.En: Rui watches their every move, searching for signs of weakness.Pt: A mesa é um campo de batalha.En: The table is a battlefield.Pt: Rui começa devagar, jogando de forma conservadora.En: Rui starts slowly, playing conservatively.Pt: Ele observa, calcula, planeia.En: He observes, calculates, plans.Pt: As horas passam.En: The hours pass.Pt: As fichas à frente de Rui aumentam lentamente.En: The chips in front of Rui increase slowly.Pt: Ele continua focado, mesmo quando sente a pressão do tempo e das dívidas à espreita.En: He remains focused, even as he feels the pressure of time and debts lurking.Pt: Rui lembra-se das palavras da sua mãe: "Confia em ti, Rui.En: Rui remembers his mother's words: "Trust yourself, Rui.Pt: Tu consegues."En: You can do it."Pt: Finalmente, a hora decisiva chega.En: Finally, the decisive hour arrives.Pt: Rui tem uma mão forte.En: Rui has a strong hand.Pt: Olha para Isabela e Tiago.En: He looks at Isabela and Tiago.Pt: Isabela está impassível, mas Tiago parece ansioso.En: Isabela is impassive, but Tiago seems anxious.Pt: Rui sente que este é o seu momento.En: Rui feels that this is his moment.Pt: Com coragem renovada, Rui decide ir all-in.En: With renewed courage, Rui decides to go all-in.Pt: "Mostra as cartas," diz o croupier.En: "Show the cards," says the croupier.Pt: Rui observa cada carta com atenção.En: Rui watches each card carefully.Pt: A tensão na sala é palpável.En: The tension in the room is palpable.Pt: Isabela e Tiago revelam as suas mãos.En: Isabela and Tiago reveal their hands.Pt: Rui respira fundo ao ver as cartas de Tiago.En: Rui takes a deep breath upon seeing Tiago's cards.Pt: Tiago estava a blefar.En: Tiago was bluffing.Pt: Rui ganha a rodada crucial com um sorriso aliviado.En: Rui wins the crucial round with a relieved smile.Pt: As fichas valem agora mais do que as dívidas da família.En: The chips are now worth more than the family's debts.Pt: Ele ganha o suficiente para pagar tudo.En: He wins enough to pay everything off.Pt: Rui levanta-se da mesa, emocionado, mas com um novo sentimento de confiança.En: Rui stands up from the table, emotional but with a new sense of confidence.Pt: Ao sair do casino, Rui sente o vento frio no rosto.En: As he leaves the casino, Rui feels the cold wind on his face.Pt: Mas dentro, há um calor novo.En: But inside, there is a new warmth.Pt: Ele não só salvou a sua família financeiramente, mas também percebeu que eles dependem dele emocionalmente.En: He not only saved his family financially but also realized that they depend on him emotionally.Pt: Rui caminha para a sua casa, certo de que pode enfrentar qualquer desafio, pois sabe confiar em si mesmo e nas suas habilidades.En: Rui walks home, certain that he can face any challenge because he knows how to trust himself and his skills.Pt: Rui encontrou algo mais valioso do que dinheiro naquela noite fria de inverno em Lisboa: acreditou em si próprio.En: Rui found something more valuable than money on that cold winter night in Lisboa: he believed in himself.Pt: E isso era a maior vitória de todas.En: And that was the greatest victory of all. Vocabulary Words:the lights: as luzesintensely: intensamentecozy: acolhedortense: tensothe chips: as fichasthe harmony: a harmoniadebt: dívidanervous: nervosocalculating: calculistacunning: astutounpredictable: ...
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