365个英语简短小故事-158. Who Needs School?

Two years after it was appointed by the governor, a panel has delivered its report on education in California. One of its findings is that half of the students who reach the ninth grade will never graduate. There were about 6 million students in Cali

365个英语简短小故事-159. Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving has become Americas wildest shopping day. Closed all day on Thursday, chain stores all across the nation open early on Friday. Some stores open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some sleepyhead stores, li

365个英语简短小故事-160. JFK Assassinate

Every November 22, people worldwide remember and ponder the assassination in 1963 of President John F. Kennedy. He was sitting in the back seat of a convertible (the top was down) when bullets fired from a rifle tore into him and a fellow passenger.

365个英语简短小故事-161. Don’t Top Off the Tanks

Alabama Airlines has notified its pilots to stop topping off their fuel tanks. Alarmed, pilot Buck Rogers sent a copy of the memo to Time Magazine, which investigated the matter. It discovered that AA was reacting to a 50-percent increase in fuel pri

365个英语简短小故事-163. Tuberculosis Still Kills

There are some good things about the disease of tuberculosis (TB). One is that it can be cured. Another is that TB is not spread by shaking hands, sharing dishes, or sharing clothing. Another is that people usually catch it only from others that they

365个英语简短小故事-164.Old Dogs Become Young Again

My 10-year-old dog cant even walk up two steps to get into the house, Alicia told her new friend. I have to carry Prince up those two steps. Late one night I saw an ad on TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed an old dog trying to get into an a

365个英语简短小故事-154. Get out of "Jail" (2)

On Monday and Tuesday, Archie got the same recording. He had now escaped jury duty for three days, Monday through Wednesday. Only two days to go. Wednesday afternoon, his friend Gil called, asking Archie if he wanted to play golf the next morning. Ar

365个英语简短小故事-155. New Year Celebrations

Different countries and cultures celebrate the new year in different ways. Many countries still follow the lunar calendar, meaning that their new year often starts in late January or in February. New Year celebrations for some countries (like China,

365个英语简短小故事-153. Get out of "Jail" (1)

Oh, the joy! The absolute joy! Archie couldnt remember a recent moment when he had felt so happy. If he could sing, he would have sung. If he could dance, he would have danced. If he could have shouted to the world, he would have shouted to the world

365个英语简短小故事-152. Fire-Starters

Police arrested five young men for setting the Malibu Canyon fire that recently destroyed 53 homes, resulted in the temporary evacuation of 12,000 people, and burned 5,000 acres of woodland. The fire began in a small public park that prohibited alcoh

365个英语简短小故事-151. Fire Kills Two Young Girls

Two sisters, four and six years old, died in a late-night fire that started because of an overloaded power strip. The girls were in an unattached garage that had been illegally converted into an apartment. The new apartment did not conform to Los Ang

365个英语简短小故事-136. Drought Attacks Georgia

The state of Georgia is in the midst of a major drought. Experts predict that, unless it rains cats and dogs real soon, the whole city of Atlanta will have no drinking water in four months. Lake Lanier, the source of Atlantas water delivery system, i

365个英语简短小故事-137. A Bad MRI Experience

Boy, we just wasted a whole morning, Roy complained over the phone to his middle-aged son. Roys wife had been scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam, because her shoulder had been bothering her for months. It had gotten to the point wh

365个英语简短小故事-138. Body in a Barrel (1)

George Gobel thinks that he might have helped dump his own sisters body. George told police that recently his brother-in-law Russell had asked him to help move a big metal barrel out of his house. Ill buy you a case of Bud, Russell promised. The barr

365个英语简短小故事-139. Body in a Barrel (2)

Russell closed the tailgate of the pickup and they drove to the dock. It was a cold day, and it was raining. They transferred the barrel into the back of Russells 25-foot fishing boat. The boat was named Staci, although it had first been named Kathy,

365个英语简短小故事-140. Red Meat, Gray Water

See that bright red hamburger meat in the grocery store? Its bright red because a food processor added carbon monoxide to the package. Most European governments do not allow carbon monoxide in packages that contain beef products. They warn that the g

365个英语简短小故事-142. Tiger Kills Two Men (1)

The Ozark city zoos tiger exhibit featured Winnie, a female Siberian tiger. She was five years old, weighed 300 pounds, and stood three feet tall at her shoulders. Siberian tigers are endangered; only about 500 exist in the wild, and about 200 exist

365个英语简短小故事-143. Tiger Kills Two Men (2)

Only minutes later, another zoo visitor happened by. Spotting the two dead men, he called 911. By the time police arrived, zoo officials were already scouring the area with their dart guns. They had told the police not to shoot the animal unless it w

365个英语简短小故事-144. Red Flowers

What are these flowers doing here? Anita asked as she was about to sit in the cars passenger seat. The towel that covered the leather seat had a couple of small red flowers sitting in a crease. The flowers appeared as she straightened out the towel b

365个英语简短小故事-145. The Starbucks Robbery

It is a crime that is getting to be common in Los Angeles. Customers are enjoying their meals at a restaurant. Two or more criminals stroll in and start waving their guns at everyone. They demand that everyone put their wallets or empty their purses