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Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. and forced into child labor
July 12, 20229:50 AM ET Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. and forced into child labor : NPR
Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. under a false name and forced into child
labor, revealing stunning details about the painful path that culminated in him being awarded a knighthood.
“Most people know me as Mo Farah, but it’s not my name — or, it’s not the reality,” Farah said in a new
documentary about the track star.
“The real story is, I was born in Somaliland, north of Somalia, as Hussein Abdi Kahin,” he added.
Farah has previously said he came to the U.K. as a young child with his parents, fleeing the war in Somalia.
But he now says his father died when Farah was four years old, and that he was soon separated from his
mother and other relatives.
“I was brought into the U.K. illegally under the name of another child, called Mohammed Farah,” he said. At
the time, he was around 8 or 9 years old.
The documentary, made by the BBC and Red Bull Studios, includes footage of visa documents that Farah
says were faked, bearing his photo and another child’s name.
“I know I’ve taken someone else’s place. And I do wonder, what is Mohammed doing now?” he said in the
documentary, clips of which are posted on the BBC’s website.
The woman who brought Farah into the U.K. had told him he would soon join his relatives in the country. He
carried a piece of paper with his family members’ contact information on it. But after arriving, the woman
tore up the paper and threw it in the trash.
“The lady, what she did wasn’t right,” Farah said.
Farah described being exploited and threatened, as he worked in the household of another family. There,
he was forced to cook and clean and tend to other children — and he was told to keep his mouth shut about
his true origin, or the authorities would take him away.
“Often, I would just lock myself in the bathroom and cry, and nobody’s there to help. So after a while, I just learned not to have that emotion,” he said.
The celebrated runner says his unique abilities and luck are all that saved him from trafficking and forced
servitude. When he was finally allowed to attend school, his talents quickly drew the attention of a teacher
who connected with him — and who then helped Farah get placed into a foster home with a different Somali
family.
Farah, who received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth in 2017, says he’s speaking out now about what
he went through to raise public awareness about other people who are caught in the same plight. The BBC
says it attempted to contact the woman who brought Farah into the U.K. for her side of the story, but she
hasn’t replied.
(Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. and forced into child labor : NPR)
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Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. under a false name and forced into child labor, revealing stunning details about the painful path that culminated in him being awarded a knighthood.
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Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. under a false name and forced into child labor, revealing stunning details about the painful path that culminated in him being awarded a knighthood.
Com base no fragmento do texto, assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, o sinônimo da palavra “stunning”.
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Gabarito: B
Fundamento decisivo: O ponto decisivo era o uso contextual da expressão “stunning details”. Nesse trecho, “stunning” qualifica “details” com sentido de algo muito marcante, impressionante ou surpreendente, o que leva diretamente ao gabarito B.
Tema central: Sinônimo contextual
Análise das alternativas
A
Errada
“Homely” significa simples, sem atrativos; em inglês americano, também pode sugerir aparência pouco atraente. Isso não corresponde ao sentido de impacto presente em “stunning details”.
B
Certa
A alternativa B está correta porque “impressive” preserva o valor semântico que “stunning” assume no trecho: detalhes de forte impacto, relevantes e surpreendentes. O critério correto aqui não é traduzir a palavra isoladamente, mas identificar o sentido que ela tem ao qualificar “details” nesse contexto.
C
Errada
“Insignificant” significa sem importância. É incompatível com “stunning”, que no trecho indica destaque, intensidade e forte impacto.
D
Errada
“Ordinary” significa comum, banal. O contexto aponta exatamente para o contrário: detalhes marcantes e impressionantes.
E
Errada
“Stormy” pertence a outro campo semântico, ligado a tempestade, turbulência ou conflito. Não funciona como sinônimo contextual de “stunning” na expressão apresentada.
Pegadinha da questão
A confusão real era tomar “stunning” apenas no sentido de “deslumbrante” ligado à aparência, ou escolher uma palavra forte, mas de campo semântico errado. No trecho, o sentido exigido é “impressionante/surpreendente”.
Dica para questões semelhantes
- Em questão de sinônimo, decida pelo sentido da expressão completa, não pela palavra isolada.
- Verifique qual substantivo a palavra está qualificando; aqui, “stunning” modifica “details”, o que ativa sentido de impacto e relevância.
- Elimine opções por incompatibilidade semântica concreta: oposto de sentido, ideia de banalidade ou campo semântico diferente.
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