原版英语小短文 162. The Performance Artist

Marina does performance art. She recently finished a five-day performance. She sat silently in a museum. She sat there every day for six hours. She didn't move or talk. There was a circle on the floor. Visitors could walk up to the edge of the circle

原版英语小短文 165. The New Office (1)

They were going to move to a new office. But why? Their current office was in a new building. It was in a nice neighborhood. It was near trains and buses. It was near shops and restaurants. The boss wanted to save money. They moved into their new off

原版英语小短文 164. It's a Boy!

Sasha was pregnant with her second child. She and her husband knew it was a boy. Their first child was a girl. Pauline was four years old. She was excited about her new baby brother. She was going to help feed him. She was going to help dress him. Sh

原版英语小短文 163. The Perfect Game

In baseball, 27 batters up and 27 batters down is a perfect game. A perfect game usually occurs less than once every five years. In 2010, two perfect games occurred in May alone. Then in June a third perfect game occurred. But there was a problem. Th

原版英语小短文 151. Where's My Penny?

They stopped at the cookie store. His wife wanted something sweet. Buy me some cookies, she said. He said sure. He looked at the price list. The cookies were $1 each. He ordered two cookies. His wife couldn't believe it. I don't want just TWO cookies

原版英语小短文 152. Cheap Rent (1)

Dan saw a newspaper ad. A new apartment building was about to open in Manhattan. Some apartments were set aside for low income people. Applicants must send in a postcard by May 17. The first 5,000 applicants would receive an application form. He coul

原版英语小短文 154. The Poll

The caller said she was taking a nationwide poll. She asked if he had a few minutes. He said yes. This was the first time a pollster had ever called him. She asked if he was on his cell phone. He said yes. She asked if he was driving. He said no. She

原版英语小短文 155. The Super Cheap Jacket (1)

He wondered if it was cold outside. He was going to walk to Pier 88. He looked outside his window. Many people on the sidewalk below were wearing short-sleeve shirts. But the radio said the temperature was 67 degrees. That's not exactly hot, he thoug

原版英语小短文 156. The Super Cheap Jacket (2)

He asked for a price check. The shirt was $4, not $2. He told the cashier he didn't want it. The jacket was only $2, not $4. He couldn't believe it. He held up the jacket. He looked at it carefully. No stains, no rips, no holes. Only $2? What a deal!

原版英语小短文 157. The Unused Sofa (1)

The Wilsons invited the Carters to dinner. Mr. Carter was Mr. Wilson's boss. The Wilsons had a one-bedroom apartment. Their sofa was in the living room. It seated two people. It still looked new. They protected the sofa with towels. They spread the t

原版英语小短文 158. The Unused Sofa (2)

He asked them if they would feel more comfortable on the sofa. They said they were just fine where they were. He went back into the kitchen. He helped his wife with the food. They brought the food out to the dining table. They sat down with the Carte

原版英语小短文 159. The Oil Spill

Millions of gallons of oil were pouring into the gulf. A pipeline had broken. The drilling platform had burned and sunk. Workers had died. The oil flowed freely from the broken pipe. It was a mile beneath the ocean surface. The oil company tried to s

原版英语小短文 160. The Gulf Disaster

She said the gulf disaster wasn't a big problem. How can you say that? he asked. Millions of gallons of oil are pouring into the ocean. She said it was a big ocean. The oil spill was a drop in the bucket. Besides, oil and water are natural, she said,

原版英语小短文 161. A Windy Landing

It was Memorial Day. An Osprey flew to a city park. About 200 people were there. They were waiting to see the Osprey up close. They were excited. An Osprey is a military plane. It flies like a plane. But it lands and takes off like a helicopter. It h

原版英语小短文 153. Cheap Rent (2)

Dan walked into a liquor store. He asked if they sold postcards. The clerk said, No, but the post office does. No, it doesn't, Dan said. The post office doesn't sell postcards? the clerk asked. Dan walked a few more blocks south. Not one store sold p

原版英语小短文 143. A Broken Umbrella

She had been outside in the storm. It was so windy! The rain was falling sideways! I am soaking wet, she said. The wind pulled me off the sidewalk. It broke my umbrella. She put on dry clothes. She sat down at her computer. He opened her umbrella. He

原版英语小短文 136. A Tornado

It was a warm spring day. It was sunny, but a storm was coming. The sky turned dark gray. Then a black funnel descended from the sky. The black funnel touched the ground. It was a tornado. A tornado is strong. A tornado picks up cars and trucks. They

原版英语小短文 138. Wash and Dry (2)

A while later, he put her clothes into the dryer. He selected Hot Dry. That'll kill the rest of the germs, he thought. The dryer finished. He took her clothes upstairs. His wife came home. Her clean clothes were on the bed. She looked at them. She sm

原版英语小短文 139. Spring Forward, Fall Back

Daylight Saving Time starts tomorrow. Please change my clock, his wife said. John said he would try. John hated changing clocks twice a year. He never changed his car clock. He couldn't figure out how to do it. His car clock was wrong from March to N

原版英语小短文 140. The 2010 Census (1)

He opened his mailbox. He looked at the envelope. It was the U.S. census questionnaire. He shook his head. How long would this take, he wondered. He went back to his apartment. He opened the envelope. Another envelope was inside. He unfolded the ques