PHRASE - OVERCOME LONG ODDS - RESOLUÇÃO DA 3ª QUESTÃO FGV-2020-EESP-VESTIBULAR.

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FGV-2020-EESP-VESTIBULAR:

Read the text:

There’s something faintly embarrassing about the 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk. It was just so long ago. It’s no longer “we” who put a man on the moon, it’s “they” who put a man on the moon. So why can’t “we” do it? It’s hard not to feel that for all the technological advances of the last halfcentury, America has lost something — the ability to unite and overcome long odds to achieve greatness.

The expression from the first paragraph “overcome long odds” means, in the context,

(A) accept differences.

(B) handle uncertainties.

(C) ignore age-old conflicts.

(D) prevail over adversities.

(E) join efforts.

Resposta :   D

 -Questão sobre EXPRESSÃO – OVERCOME LONG ODDS: 

- LONG ODDS → Poor chances; unlikeliness , improbability.

• The team has made some major improvements, but they still face long odds. - A equipe fez algumas melhorias importantes, mas ainda enfrenta poucas chances.- [Merriam-webster Dictionary].
• Even with the delay, Lee now faces long odds. - Mesmo com o atraso, Lee agora enfrenta poucas chances. - [Longman Dictionary].

- OVERCOME → SUPERAR.

• He struggled to overcome his shyness. - Ele lutou para superar sua timidez. [Longman Dictionary]
• Her financial problems could no longer be overcome. - Os problemas financeiros dela não podiam mais ser superados. [Longman Dictionary]

- OVERCOME LONG ODDS → SUPERAR AS POUCAS CHANCES, SUPERAR AS ADVERSIDADES.

• the ability to unite and overcome long odds to achieve greatness. - a capacidade de unir e superar POUCAS POSSIBILIDADES para alcançar a grandeza.

-PARTE 2 → RESOLUÇÃO DA QUESTÃO: 

“overcome long odds” means, in the context,

(A) accept differences. (aceitar as diferenças)

(B) handle uncertainties. (lidar com incertezas)

(C) ignore age-old conflicts. (ignorar conflitos antigos)

(D) prevail over adversities. (prevalecer sobre as adversidades)

(E) join efforts. (unir esforços)