VOCABULÁRIO – ADJETIVO – TRUSTWORTHY – IADES/2014/TRE/PA – LÍNGUA INGLESA – QUESTÃO COMENTADA.

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TEXTO - IADES-2014-TRE/PA:

Electronic vote in Brazil       

Brazilians have been voting electronically for more than a decade. The digital ballot was first introduced in 1996 and by the year 2000, a hundred percent of the country’s elections were done by means of voting ballots. When they were first launched, many voting machines could be found in schools and public areas so that the general public and potential voters could learn how to use them. In October of voting years, thousands of voting machines are taken to schools and libraries around the country so that about a hundred and twenty million people can vote for their candidates. Nowadays, over four hundred and fifty thousand digital ballot boxes are used in Brazil, and there is an increasing demand for those machines, since the number of voters have been increasing around six percent every election.
       

The machine has both made voting easier for Brazilians and reduced the number of errors that can crop up when ballot papers are used. It has an easy interface, where voters use a numeric keyboard to type in the numbers of their candidates and they are also able to see the picture of the person they are voting for. Another advantage of such voting machines is that they function for approximately twenty hours on regular batteries. Moreover, it is an independent system, working with no Wi-Fi connection, thus making it impossible to be hacked remotely. The electronic ballot is believed to be reliable, easy to use, low cost and have a tenyear life span. Due to its success, the digital ballot has been improved along the years: now it also has fingerprint identification.

Adapted from:

BBC News, How Brazil has put an "e" in vote.

Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7644751.stm

Accessed on January:19th, 2014.

QUESTÃO – (IADES-2014-TRE/PA)

Considering the text, it’s correct to say that the electronic ballot

(A) is cheap and trustworthy.
(B) uses internet connection.
(C) has a twenty-hour life span.
(D) might be hacked remotely.
(E) increases six percent every election.

Resposta :  A

 ➧ Questão sobre ADJETIVO - TRUSTWORTHY:

➧ TRUSTWORTHY (= RELIABLE, HONEST) é um adjetivo que significa "CONFIÁVEL, CONFIANTE, HONESTO, DIGNO DE CONFIANÇA", por exemplo. 

• A trustworthy person can be depended on. – Uma TRUSTWORTH PERSON pode ser DIGNA DE CONFIANÇA, CONFIANTE.
• She is trustworthy (Tràst'uôrdi), she is reliable (riLáibôl).
• a trustworthy person.
• a trustworthy man.
• a trustworthy woman.
• a trustworthy source.
• a trustworthy employee.

➧ BIZU FEROZ:  TRUSTWORTHY = WORTHY OF TRUST = RELIABLE.

➧ RESOLUÇÃO IMEDIATA:

Considering the text, it’s correct to say that the electronic ballot

Considerando o texto,

é correto afirmar que a URNA ELETRÔNICA

(A) is cheap and trustworthy. (É da baixo custo e confiável.)

• CORRETA conforme o trecho:
• The electronic ballot is believed to be reliable, easy to use, low cost and have a tenyear life span.
• CHEAP = LOW COST.
• TRUSTWORTHY = RELIABLE.

(B) uses internet connection. (Usa conexão com a internet.)

• INCORRETA conforme o trecho:
• Moreover, it is an independent system, working with no Wi-Fi connection, thus making it impossible to be hacked remotely. 

(C) has a twenty-hour life span. (Tem uma duração de vida de vinte horas.)

• INCORRETA conforme o trecho:
• Another advantage of such voting machines is that they function for approximately twenty hours on regular batteries.
• Outra vantagem dessas máquinas de votação é que elas FUNCIONAM por aproximadamente 20 h com baterias comuns.

(D) might be hacked remotely. (Pode ser raqueada remotamente.)

• INCORRETA conforme o trecho:
• Moreover, it is an independent system, working with no Wi-Fi connection, thus making it impossible to be hacked remotely. 

(E) increases six percent every election. (Aumenta 6% em  cada eleição)

• INCORRETA conforme o trecho:
• Nowadays, over four hundred and fifty thousand digital ballot boxes are used in Brazil, and there is an increasing demand for those machines, since the number of voters have been increasing around six percent every election.
• Atualmente, mais de quatrocentas e cinquenta mil urnas digitais são utilizadas no Brasil, e há uma demanda crescente por essas urnas, já que O NÚMERO DE ELEITORES VEM AUMENTANDO em torno de 6% a cada eleição.

➧ MAIS EXEMPLOS com o adjetivo TRUSTWORTHY ( = reliable):

• Mitchell was a solid and trustworthy man. – Mitchell era um homem firme e confiável. [Oxford Dictionary]

• Women were seen as more trustworthy and harder working. – As mulheres eram vistas como mais confiáveis e trabalhadoras. [Oxford Dictionary]

• We got the information from a trustworthy source. [Longman Dictionary] – Conseguimos a informação de uma fonte confiável.

• If you want your mom to trust you, you have to be a trustworthy person. – Se você quer que sua mãe confie em você, você tem que ser uma pessoa confiável. [Longman Dictionary]