diff --git a/translations/en/try_ruby_500.md b/translations/en/try_ruby_500.md
index e64019d..34fb443 100644
--- a/translations/en/try_ruby_500.md
+++ b/translations/en/try_ruby_500.md
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ At the same time we can limit the length of the BlurbTM content to 40
Blurb.new(:sick).time
-(That parameter __content=""__ is there to make sure that we know content is a string,
-even if no content parameter is passed to the initialize method.)
+The default value `content=""` ensures that `content` is an empty string when no argument is provided.
diff --git a/translations/pt-br/try_ruby_500.md b/translations/pt-br/try_ruby_500.md
index 1c1af0b..c277c5f 100644
--- a/translations/pt-br/try_ruby_500.md
+++ b/translations/pt-br/try_ruby_500.md
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ Ao mesmo tempo, nós queremos limitar o tamanho do conteúdo do BLurbTM