英文短篇故事（纽约）511 Voted Most Popular at Picnics
Ellie was in the ninth grade. Occasionally, a particular group of girls invited Ellie to their gatherings. Ellie's best friend, Suzanne, was puzzled. She said, You have nothing in common with those girls. Why do they invite you to their get-togethers
英文短篇故事（纽约）512 He Calls Himself a Writer
Moonbucks was crowded. He was reading a magazine at a corner table. A pretty, young woman asked, May I join you? There's nowhere else to sit. He nodded. She thanked him and sat down. She said, You must be pretty smart to be reading that magazine. He
英文短篇故事（纽约）513 30 Years of Shuffling Paper
Craig's uncle had just retired from a government job. He was planning to take a lot of ocean cruises. Craig said, What a dream job that was. Just shuffle paper for 30 years and then take ocean cruises. You can't beat that. Marie said, Of course you c
英文短篇故事（纽约）514 Silent, but—Colorful
Billy's father was a chemist. He often took Billy to the lab on weekends. He let Billy do his own experiments. One day at the lab, Billy showed his dad a handful of pills. Billy said, I made these last week. Guess what they do. Dad said, Well, you ha
英文短篇故事（纽约）515 Heavy Groceries, Long Walk
Almost every weekend, his wife came home carrying two heavy, paper shopping bags from Wholesome Foods. He always said, Honey, those heavy bags aren't good for your back. One weekend, he did the grocery shopping. Unintentionally, he bought three heavy
英文短篇故事（纽约）516 The Missing Marker Cap
The tutor handed the black marker to his student. She was learning English. She constantly spoke to him in Russian, even though he hardly knew net from da. She wrote the two contractions for he is not on the whiteboard. He said, Very good. She smiled
英文短篇故事（纽约）517 The World's 2nd Greatest Invention
The students discussed their list of the world's greatest inventions. Then they voted for their favorite. As Ms. Brown expected, smart phones won. She said, Now, let's discuss inventions with no computer chips or moving parts. And no edible parts, ei
英文短篇故事（纽约）518 A Penthouse for Only $40K
He read about a Manhattan hotel. Its penthouse was available for $40,000 a night. The nine-room penthouse had a 360-degree view. It came with a butler, personal trainer, and chauffeur. He said to his wife, Who are they kidding? A year's salary for on
英文短篇故事（纽约）519 A "Hello" from Behind
The teacher was walking near school. He heard footsteps behind him. Then he heard a woman say, Hello. How are you? He wondered whom she was talking to. Could she have been talking to him? Maybe, but who says hello to the back of someone's head? He fi
英文短篇故事（纽约）520 Shoo, Pigeons! Scat, Pigeons!
Brett was sitting at Greeley Square Park near Macy's. A feather floated to the ground. He looked up. A curved metal bar connected a street pole to a traffic light. Two rods supported the bar. Pigeons stood almost shoulder to shoulder on the 20-foot-l
英文短篇故事（纽约）521 Bananas 1, Milk 0
After eating a dozen chocolate cookies, he drank a glass of nonfat milk. He figured the good milk would offset the bad cookies. He poured himself another glass. Then he changed his mind. He opened the refrigerator to put the glass inside. His wife as
英文短篇故事（纽约）522 Your English Isn't Very Good
Todd went into the discount store. Leo, in his sixties, owned the Brooklyn store. Leo's first language was Chinese. He didn't know Todd by name, but he was always friendly and polite. Todd asked for a Mega and a Powerball quick pick. Leo said, One of
英文短篇故事（纽约）523 Whose Home Is This?
A man broke into Homer's house. Homer called the police. The police arrested the man. A year later, the man broke into Homer's house again. Homer called the police. The police arrested the man. A year later, the man broke into Homer's house again. Ho
英文短篇故事（纽约）524 An Ice Cold Classroom
At the teachers' meeting, Raymond said, It's summer time, but my students are freezing. You could hang beef in my classroom. My students come from the hot, humid summer air into my icy classroom. The temperature change is making some of them sick. Th
英文短篇故事（纽约）525 Cart Fight at High Noon
It was midday at 34th Street and Broadway. A shish kabob vendor was pushing his big cart onto the sidewalk. A mango vendor was blocking his progress. She had a much smaller cart. A young woman in a Skyride T-shirt said, Stop, mister! You're going to
