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A tradução de "picks her out" (Fuvest 2005)

Christoph Oswald has no problem approaching women. As he makes his way through the crowd at his favorite Frankfurt club, his cell phone scans a 10-meter radius for "his type": tall, slim, sporty, in her 30s–and, most important, looking for him, a handsome 36-year-old software consultant who loves ski holidays. Before he reaches the bar, his phone starts vibrating and an attractive blonde appears on its screen. "Hi, I'm Susan," she says. "Come find me!" Christoph picks her out of the crowd, and soon they're laughing over a drink. Both Christoph and Susan have phones equipped with Symbian Dater, a program that promises to turn the cell phone into a matchmaker. By downloading Symbian, they installed a 20-character encrypted code that includes details of who they are and what they're looking for in a mate. Whenever they go out, their matchmaking phones sniff out other Symbian Daters over the unlicensed, and therefore free, Bluetooth radio frequency. If profiles match up, the phones beep wildly and send out short video messages. (NEWSWEEK, JUNE 7 / JUNE 14, 2004)

[Foto que acompanha o texto: um homem sentado num sofá branco falando ao celular e, na outra ponta do mesmo sofá, uma mulher também ao celular, ambos sorrindo. Legenda: "MAKING A CONNECTION: Phones are a way of getting together".]

Fonte: Newsweek, June 7 / June 14, 2004.

In the passage, the correct translation for "picks her out" (line 16) is

  1. A) sorri para ela.
  2. B) espera por ela.
  3. C) reconhece-a.
  4. D) segue-a.
  5. E) acena para ela.
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Resposta correta: C

O contexto imediato resolve: a moça aparece na tela, diz "Come find me!" e em seguida "Christoph picks her out of the crowd, and soon they're laughing over a drink". Entre uma coisa e outra o que falta é ele localizá-la, identificá-la no meio das pessoas — daí "reconhece-a", alternativa C. "Pick out" com esse complemento ("out of the crowd") significa distinguir alguém em meio a um grupo, e não escolher entre opções. A alternativa D, seguir, é a mais tentadora porque também envolve movimento, mas ele não a persegue: no instante seguinte já estão conversando com uma bebida. As alternativas A e E inventam gestos, sorrir e acenar, que o texto não menciona em momento nenhum, e a B contraria a pressa da cena.

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