英文短篇故事（纽约）91 Porn in the Library
Patrons can view porn on library computers in New York City. Porn is allowed because it's an expression of free speech. The libraries cannot ban porn. That's so disgusting! said Emily, 74. They say it's 'free speech.' But there should be limits to fr
英文短篇故事（纽约）92 Superman at the Driving Range (1)
Superman flew to a driving range in his Superman outfit. He talked to Arnie, the golf instructor. Arnie said, Sure, I'll be happy to teach you how to play golf, Superman. Arnie filled a bucket with golf balls. He told Superman to follow him. He gave
英文短篇故事（纽约）93 Superman at the Driving Range (2)
Are these balls defective? Superman asked. Arnie shook his head. Look around. Look at all these golfers hitting balls, Arnie said. Do you see any balls bursting into flames?! No, it isn't defective balls, Superman. It's you! You're too powerful. Supe
英文短篇故事（纽约）94 Angry Words for the Boss
Shy had gotten angry. He had said something mean to his supervisor. Many people say mean things to their supervisors. Most of them do not get fired. But Shy had gotten fired. Exactly what did you say to your supervisor? the lawyer asked. I told her t
英文短篇故事（纽约）95 Here Comes the Bride!
Friday's royal wedding is all over the news. It's on every news channel in America. The handsome prince will marry the beautiful princess. He is so lucky! She is so lucky! Visitors to the United Kingdom this week will spend about $1.5 billion. The UK
英文短篇故事（纽约）96 Love Guides Her Day (1)
He couldn't find work. His wife found work. She works for a real estate company. She goes to work every day. She borrows keys to vacant apartments. She takes pictures of apartments. She shows apartments to clients. She walks up and down stairs. She w
英文短篇故事（纽约）97 Love Guides Her Day (2)
How do you do this every day? he asked. Real estate is such a dog eat dog business. All of you agents are competing with one another. A client is like a bone. All the dogs go after the bone. If they have to bite other dogs, so be it. The bone is all
英文短篇故事（纽约）98 A Killer House Cat
A dead bird was on the kitchen floor. Sam had left a present again. Sam was their black cat. He hunted at night. He was a good hunter. He brought home birds and lizards. Usually he left them outside on the patio. Sometimes he brought them into the ho
英文短篇故事（纽约）99 A Mean Guy in School (1)
He looked like a mean guy. He walked like a mean guy. He talked like a mean guy. He walked into the classroom. He looked at all the students. He saw a skinny guy. He looked at the skinny guy. The skinny guy was reading a book. He walked over to the s
英文短篇故事（纽约）100 A Mean Guy in School (2)
The mean guy knocked the book out of his hands. Then the mean guy took a seat near the back of the room. The skinny guy waited a minute. Then he got out of his seat. Head down, he hurried over to his book. He picked it up and hurried back to his seat
英文短篇故事（纽约）101 Why Cry About It?
What's wrong? his wife asked. Why the long face? He told her his story. He'd had an opportunity to make money fast. But it required him to invest thousands of dollars. At first he was going to do it. It was the smart thing to do. He could double his
英文短篇故事（纽约）102 Her Nose Is Running (1)
It was springtime. Elaine's nose was running. Her eyes were itching. She asked Jerry to buy some allergy medication. He went to a drugstore. He looked at the allergy medications. He compared active ingredients. He compared prices. He compared expirat
英文短篇故事（纽约）103 Her Nose Is Running (2)
Jerry took the box home. They didn't have the box with 10 pills, he said. So I got a box with 30. Elaine took a pill out of the box. These are much bigger than the other pills, she said. Are you sure they're the same? He said, Yes, it's the same acti
英文短篇故事（纽约）104 Take a Little off the Back
Sally's hair was too long in the back. She went to a hair salon. Its haircut price was $55. She went to a few more salons. She found one that was only $30. She heard some hairdressers speaking a foreign language. She told a hairdresser what she wante
英文短篇故事（纽约）105 A Bridge No More (1)
Charlie went to Rockefeller Center at 8 a.m. Nobody was in line on the sidewalk. Nobody was in line inside. He was happy. He had beaten the crowds. He went to the ticket counter. He presented his CityPass booklet. It had cost him $79. It was good for
