365个英语简短小故事-146. The Argument (1)

Lulu didnt want to go to the play. This Wednesday was going to be very busy. She had realty meetings and clients to drive around. Called Narnia, the play was based on the novel by C.S. Lewis. It was a musical. You know that I dont like musicals, she

365个英语简短小故事-147. The Argument (2)

Walt finally called Lulu at 6:55 p.m. You were right, honey, he said. The music is not very good. So lets not go to the play, if thats all right with you. That was great, she said. So, lets go to a movie, she suggested. A movie? When? Right now! she

365个英语简短小故事-148. The Toilet Tank (1)

Stanley had just finished brushing his teeth. He noticed water flowing into the toilet bowl. That's strange, he thought. The water continued to seep into the bowl. Stanley lifted the toilet tank top. The tank was half full, but the water was slowly r

365个英语简短小故事-149. The Toilet Tank (2)

Henry went out to the front of the apartment building and turned off the main water valve. No one was home in the building except Stanley, so Henry didnt have to warn the neighbors about the shutoff. Back in the bathroom, Henry flushed the toilet. Th

365个英语简短小故事-150. Santa Claus

At a popular mall in Dothan, Alabama, Santa Claus asked a 33-year-old woman, sitting on his lap, what she wanted for Christmas. She said she wanted him! I couldnt believe it, said Paul Moyer, 65 years old. I figured that I misheard her, so I asked he

365个英语简短小故事-141. All Bite, No Bark

A New York City entrepreneur is seeking investors for his No Bark startup. With enough investment money, Ty Cobb says, he will be able to discover the melodies that, when played, will instantly quiet barking dogs. Because dogs hear sound frequencies

365个英语简短小故事-128. The Wedding (2)

The next day, Harlan called Nevin to thank him for coming to the wedding. By the way, how was your steak? he asked. Ernie told me his steak was tough, and so did several others. Mine was tough, Nevin said. It looked and smelled good, but it was tough

365个英语简短小故事-121. The Driving Lesson

He had just bought a new cara Lincoln. It was a big, long, four-door sedan. Some days, he would go out to his beautiful car and just sit in it. But he was going to the hospital next week for a colonoscopy; he needed to give his wife some practice in

365个英语简短小故事-122. Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean looked like a monster. It developed into a category 5, the highest and most dangerous level. Category 1 is called minimal, with wind speeds up to 95 mph. Category 5 is called catastrophic, with wind speeds of at least 156 mph. It blows

365个英语简短小故事-123. Adventurer Disappears

Steve Magellan, world-famous adventurer, has been missing for two days. The man who soared around the world by himself in a balloon took off in a single-engine airplane from a private airport in Nevada. He left at noon for a three-hour flight. The we

365个英语简短小故事-124. Nursing Student Disappears

A young woman who is a nursing student at Pasadena College has disappeared. She had just started her final semester, and was planning to graduate two weeks before Christmas. She is one of our best students, said Mrs. Nelson, an instructor. Its certai

365个英语简短小故事-125. The Lovely Banana

What a wonderful fruit the banana is, popular all over the world. Its three colors tell you how ripe it is. Green means go, as in go find another banana. Yellow means eat me. Brown means eat me but dont bother chewing before you swallow. The only thi

365个英语简短小故事-126. Smells like Chicken

Kentucky Fried Chicken announced that it is going to advertise its new $3 lunches through customers nostrils. The company plans to send a fried chicken scent throughout office buildings at lunchtime. The aroma will be dispensed from the mail-cart tha

365个英语简短小故事-127. The Wedding (1)

It was a strange dayThursdayfor a wedding. Who ever heard of a Thursday wedding? Well, Harlan explained to everyone, the Thursday event is going to cost me half of what Friday, Saturday, or Sunday would cost me. And a 50-percent discount is a lot of

365个英语简短小故事-129. The Waiter

Alvin didnt like the way the waiter walkedhe projected an air of arrogance. The waiter came to their table with three glasses in one hand and three menus in the other. His thumb and fingers were all over the insides of the glasses. Alvin was disguste

365个英语简短小故事-130. Your Country Thanks You

Jordan Wolf signed up for the Army as soon as he graduated from high school. After Jordan took various aptitude tests, the recruiter said that Jordan scored high in electronics. He would receive a stateside assignment in a computer lab, where he woul

365个英语简短小故事-131. D.B. Cooper Lives On (1)

Where is D.B. Cooper? Who is D.B. Cooper really? Is he still alive? Did he spend the stolen $200,000? Did his parachute fail to open? No one knows the answers, except D.B. Cooper. On Nov. 24, 1971, an airline passenger later identified as D.B. Cooper

365个英语简短小故事-132. D.B. Cooper Lives On (2)

D.B. Cooper checked out the parachutes and the cash. He strapped on a back chute and then a front chute. He filled a third parachute bag with the money. He tied that bag securely to his front chute. The stewardess watched his every move. She was impr

365个英语简短小故事-133. I’m No Alcoholic!

Brigham, you really ought to think about stopping drinking, Lionel said. People are talking. He brought up the subject as they were walking to lunch. Brigham always had a couple of beers for lunch, with a couple of bean burritos. Who cares? Brigham a

365个英语简短小故事-134. 48 Homes Burn Down(1)

It was only three days after Thanksgiving. The Santa Ana winds had returned to Los Angeles for the weekend. Fire crews were on the alert throughout the county, ready for more fires. Just a month earlier, 20 fires had occurred throughout four southern