英文短篇故事（纽约）177 Superman Lives Here

He loves Superman. Superman is his hero. He tries to be just like Superman. He is 30 years old. He has loved Superman since he was six. He has read every Superman comic book at least twice. He knows everything about Superman. Ask him any question abo

英文短篇故事（纽约）178 Booze and Concrete Don't Mix

The bar owner was upset. His best customer was in the hospital. He had a head injury. What happened? the owners wife asked. He said, He drank too much. When he went outside, he fell down. His head hit the sidewalk. Now he's in the hospital. This isn'

英文短篇故事（纽约）179 A Not So Young "Young Man"

Thanks, young man, the clerk said as Aaron handed him cash. Aaron couldn't believe his ears. He was at NYU Dental School on First Avenue. He was paying his bill. Young man? he wondered. I was a young man years ago. I'm certainly not one now. Who is t

英文短篇故事（纽约）180 She Isn't a Patient Patient

Ann was in the waiting room. A few others were waiting there also. Ann looked at her watch. Her appointment was for 9 a.m. It was 9:10 a.m. Where is the doctor? Ann asked the secretary. He had an emergency. He'll be here any minute now, said the secr

英文短篇故事（纽约）172 I Would Never Buy This Place!

The studio apartment was for sale. It was downtown near Wall Street. The price was $300,000. An Open House was on Sunday. She went to look at it. There was only one window. It was huge, but it faced an office building. The office building was right a

英文短篇故事（纽约）191 The Commercials Are More Interesting

The commercials were blasting away. A commercial for whiter teeth. A commercial for a safer car. A commercial for headache relief. He turned off the volume. She said, What are you doing? Turn the volume back on. He said, These are stupid, boring comm

英文短篇故事（纽约）188 Thanks for Coming to the Party

Camille worked with Bonnie. She borrowed things from Bonnie. She forgot to return them. She never said good morning to Bonnie in the morning. She never said good night to Bonnie in the evening. She never went to lunch with Bonnie. A week before the o

英文短篇故事（纽约）189 An Umbrella for Only $7

He put his mini-umbrella into a trash can. Two other umbrellas were in the trash can. His umbrella had lasted two years. That was pretty good. New York City weather can destroy umbrellas quickly. He went to JC Penney to buy a new umbrella. Mini-umbre

英文短篇故事（纽约）190 I Want to Be Rich and Famous

Laura was in third grade. Her teacher asked the class, What do you want to be when you grow up? Johnny raised his hand. He said, I want to be a doctor. I want to cut people open and see what's inside. Billy raised his hand. He said, I want to be a po

英文短篇故事（纽约）192 I Don't Want to Hear Your Song

Scott walked into the almost empty office. One worker was typing at his computer. The worker smiled and said, How's it going? Scott didn't know the worker. He said Hi without smiling. He sat down at a nearby desk. His back was to the worker. Scott wa

英文短篇故事（纽约）193 Your Noise Right Back at You

Bart's upstairs neighbor was driving him nuts. He made all kinds of strange noises at all kinds of strange hours. If I tell my neighbor he's noisy, he won't believe me, Bart thought. He'll believe me only if he lives downstairs and hears himself upst

英文短篇故事（纽约）194 Hire Me for $20 an Hour

Its not what you know. It's who you know. Everyone knows that. Job hunters send out resumes. They reply to newspaper ads. They reply to Craigslist ads. They go to job fairs. They go online. But most of them don't get hired. If they knew the boss, the

英文短篇故事（纽约）195 A Soda for His New Girlfriend

She was beautiful. She had a big smile and pretty teeth. I want to be her boyfriend, Mark thought. One day he saw her alone in a restaurant. She was eating fries and a burger. He wanted to join her. But he couldn't just sit down. That might be too fo

英文短篇故事（纽约）186 Are They Bowling Upstairs?

Shane listened to the sounds coming from the apartment above him. Was there a bowling alley up there? Was there a basketball court up there? Was there a dance studio up there? Was there a construction site up there? Things dropped on the floor. Thing

英文短篇故事（纽约）187 Pay the Postage Due

It was a large, white envelope. It arrived in New York from California. It was from Tony Robbins. He is a very famous speaker. He is a very famous life coach. He is a very rich man. Three shiny, white pages were inside the envelope. They invited Rach

英文短篇故事（纽约）185 Can't Everyone Just Bow?

He was watching a TV talk show. The talk show host introduced a guest. The two men warmly hugged each other. Vance asked his wife, Since when did men start doing that? She asked, Doing what? He said, Hugging. Since when did men start hugging each oth

英文短篇故事（纽约）184 Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village

Let's join the Halloween parade on Sixth Avenue, she said. It'll be fun! Anyone who wears a costume can be in the parade. The parade starts at 7 o'clock. Let's go buy costumes now. I don't want to be late. He said, No problem. The parade lasts three

英文短篇故事（纽约）183 Pink Doesn't Mean He's Gay

Walden wore a pink shirt to school. A classmate laughed at Walden. What's so funny? Walden asked. Simon said, What's so funny? You're wearing a pink shirt. That means you're gay. Everyone knows pink is a color for girls. Pink is for girls, blue is fo

英文短篇故事（纽约）182 If the Shoe Fits, Wear It

Marcus went into a shoe store on Fifth Avenue. He asked if they sold Timberland shoes. The salesman said yes. Marcus walked to the back of the store with the salesman. A pair of Timberland slip-ons were on sale. They were size 11-1/2. Marcus asked if

英文短篇故事（纽约）181 Big Pitcher, Little Spout

He stood at the kitchen sink. An empty coffee cup was in one hand. A full pitcher of coffee was in the other hand. He poured coffee out of the glass pitcher. Some coffee went into the coffee cup. Some coffee went down the side of the pitcher. Every t