Don't Be a Racist 种族歧视 Ray called up the newspaper reporter. You wrote about a bank robbery. You described the bank robber, he said. Why did you describe him? The reporter said, We want the public to help find him. If someone sees him, they c...
Grandpa Died 爷爷去世 Edith called her husband Archie. Daddy's dead. I was holding his hand when he died. Our son's wedding is tomorrow. What are we going to do? she asked. I just left the nursing home. Should we tell Earl or not? He loved Daddy...
The Recall 召回 It was in the national news every day. It was on the radio. It was on TV. It was in the newspapers. It was the recall. Toyota was recalling thousands of cars. The cars had a brake problem. Sometimes the brakes didn't work properly....
Please Wait 请等待 He called the cable TV company. My screen goes black, he said. Every five minutes my screen goes black. Sir, does it go completely black? the representative asked. No, he said. Big white letters say Please Wait. Oh, that's good,...
His Back Goes Out 背又疼了 They were sitting on the sofa. He started to get up. Oh, he groaned. What's the matter? his wife asked. He was standing still. He wasn't moving. He was bent over. He wasn't standing straight up. Is it your back again? h...
The Package Pick-Up (2) 取包裹（2） He asked the driver to wait. Craig used a knife to open the package. He dug through the packaging materials. He looked for the call tag. There was no call tag. The driver left. Craig stuffed everything back in...
The Package Pick-Up (1) 取包裹（1） The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. It was a recording. A UPS driver will pick up your package today. He will arrive between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. That's nice, Craig thought. All I have to do is wait for 11 hours. I can't...
A Cigarette for Grandpa 爷爷的香烟 His wife asked him to buy a cigarette. Excuse me? he asked. Since when do you smoke? She said it was for the Chinese New Year. Her dead grandfather used to smoke. The cigarette was for grandpa. He went to the n...
The New No Parking Sign 禁停标志 It was noon on Wednesday. That's not fair. That's not right, Mel told Irene. He parked his car every night. He parked his car on the street. Look. The pole is in fresh cement, he said. The cement is still wet. It...
The MM Container MM收纳盒 She loved MM candy. She went to the MM store in New York City. The store has three floors. Each floor has many MM items. There are MM coffee cups. There are MM pillows. There are MM T-shirts. She bought an MM snack contai...
