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1 Thick smog in China forced airlines to cancel
flights, as heavy-polluting factories in Beijing were
temporarily shut down to ease the pollution.
Street lamps and outlines of buildings were barely
5 visible in the Chinese capital, as pedestrians donned
face masks to guard against the smoke. The
government advised residents to stay indoors as much
as possible because the pollution was “severe”.
The flight cancellations prevented the passengers
10 from flying during the first week of the country’s
busiest period of travel, due to the Chinese New Year
on February 10. Many passengers were left waiting at
the airport, as information was scarce.
GLOSSARY
smog – neblina misturada com poluição, nevoeiro com fumaça
In “Street lamps and outlines of buildings were barely visible …”, (lines 4 and 5), it means that they were
1 Thick smog in China forced airlines to cancel
flights, as heavy-polluting factories in Beijing were
temporarily shut down to ease the pollution.
Street lamps and outlines of buildings were barely
5 visible in the Chinese capital, as pedestrians donned
face masks to guard against the smoke. The
government advised residents to stay indoors as much
as possible because the pollution was “severe”.
The flight cancellations prevented the passengers
10 from flying during the first week of the country’s
busiest period of travel, due to the Chinese New Year
on February 10. Many passengers were left waiting at
the airport, as information was scarce.
GLOSSARY
smog – neblina misturada com poluição, nevoeiro com fumaça
In “Street lamps and outlines of buildings were barely visible …”, (lines 4 and 5), it means that they were
Resolução comentada
'Barely visible' = visível com dificuldade.
'Barely' significa 'por pouco, com dificuldade'. Assim, os postes e contornos dos prédios eram visíveis apenas com grande esforço, por causa da fumaça espessa.
Análise das alternativas
B) 'Not visible at all' exagera, pois 'barely' ainda admite alguma visibilidade. C) e D) indicam boa visibilidade, o oposto do sentido de 'barely'.
Referência: Vocabulário em inglês: advérbio 'barely'.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.