英文短篇故事（纽约）218 You Have to Ask Your Wife?!

Can you work next weekend? Harry asked. I don't know, said Marty. I'll have to check with my wife first. Harry smirked. You're kidding, he said. You have to ask your wife's permission? What kind of man are you? Marty said, I'm a married man. That mea

英文短篇故事（纽约）220 She Wants to Come to America

Lorna's sister wanted to move to America. She lived in China. Lorna had moved to America many years earlier. Lorna talked to May, an immigration lawyer in Manhattan. May said, The paperwork will cost $1,000. Lorna said, Can her husband move here with

英文短篇故事（纽约）221 A Genie in a Bottle

He was walking along the beach. He saw something dark near the water. He walked over to it. It was a bottle. It looked very old. He picked it up. It felt like it was empty. But a cork was in the bottle. He removed the cork. White smoke quickly rose o

英文短篇故事（纽约）222 The Colonoscopy

Your last colonoscopy was 10 years ago, Dr. Carter said. It's time for another one. Bruce made an appointment for another one. He received prescriptions for a laxative and a plastic gallon jug. The jug contained electrolytes. The day before the colon

英文短篇故事（纽约）223 Drunk Gets Hit by Car

Mickey walked into a bar. He ordered a beer. He took his beer to a table near the dartboard. Two men were playing darts. He asked, Can I play the winner? The men nodded. They finished their game. Mickey stood up to play. The loser buys the beer, okay

英文短篇故事（纽约）224 They Understand Her Better Now

English was Kyla's second language. She had pronunciation problems. She had a problem with some vowels. She had a problem with some consonants. She had a problem with the ar sound. She said cah instead of car. Kyla's coworkers never seemed to underst

英文短篇故事（纽约）225 He Hates His Life

Kenny went to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist had written many books. How can I help you? What's your problem? the psychiatrist asked. Kenny said, I have only one problem. But it's a big one. I hate my life. I'm tired of living. I'm tired of everyth

英文短篇故事（纽约）230 She Dreams About Grandma

Kathy had a dream. In the dream, her dead grandma said, Help me! My grave is soaking wet. Kathy said, But I'm in America. Where's Daddy? He lives near your grave. Can't he help you? Grandma said, I asked him. But you know your daddy. He never listene

英文短篇故事（纽约）231 A Big, Fat NYC Cookie

She brought home a small white bag. Surprise! she said. He asked, What's in the bag? She said, You'll never know until you open it. He said, I was joking. I already know what's in it. I recognize that white bag. You were at Levain's on 74th Street. T

英文短篇故事（纽约）232 A Pizza a Day

Maury said, A 33-year-old Brooklyn woman has been eating pizza since she was two years old. Diane asked, What's so unusual about that? Everyone loves pizza. I've been eating pizza for almost 25 years myself. Maury asked, Do you eat anything else? Dia

英文短篇故事（纽约）233 When a Million Isn't Enough

The lottery jackpot was almost $100 million. Chris rarely played, because the chance of winning is about one in 170 million. That's not even worth a penny bet, Chris thought. But, just for the heck of it, he bought a lottery ticket. That night, he ch

英文短篇故事（纽约）234 The Cat Whisperer

Tim, 11, could read the minds of the family's two cats. I know when they're happy, he told his sister Ellen. I know when they're sad. I know when they're hungry. I know when they're thirsty. Ellen, 9, said, First of all, cats aren't happy or sad. The

英文短篇故事（纽约）235 Can I Undo That Wish?

Life was hard. Life was tough. John had no family. He had no friends. He had no future. He had given up. In the last month, he had probably said, I wish I was dead, 1,000 times a day. Sometimes he would repeat the words for five minutes at a time. Al

英文短篇故事（纽约）236 How About Banning Cigarettes?

New York State banned the sale of synthetic marijuana today. New York stores have sold the fake pot for about three years. The state will fine anyone who continues to sell the product. Stores marketed it as incense. The brand names included Spice and

英文短篇故事（纽约）237 Where Is That Winning Ticket?

The lottery jackpot was over $400 million. Mary and 14 coworkers at a McDonald's pooled their money. Mary bought 61 tickets with the money. She made copies of the tickets. She gave a copy to each coworker. The lottery numbers were drawn. One of their

英文短篇故事（纽约）238 Pay Them, and They Will Come

A high school in Ohio had poor attendance. I've got an idea, said an English teacher at a teachers' meeting. Most of our students are poor. Let's pay them to attend school. Most of the other teachers agreed. They applauded. The principal laughed. Pay

英文短篇故事（纽约）239 The World's Favorite Candy Bar

He wanted to create the world's most delicious candy bar. He bought a candy bar factory. He experimented with many different ingredients. He created batch after batch of experimental candy. One day he created a superb batch. He shared it with his fam

英文短篇故事（纽约）240 Two Heavy Grocery Bags

The doorbell rang. He opened the door. His wife stood there. She held a brown grocery bag in each hand. The groceries were from Whole Foods on 7th Avenue. She walked into the apartment. She put the bags down. He carried the bags to the refrigerator.

英文短篇故事（纽约）228 The World's Greatest Fighter

One Punch Pauly was the world's greatest boxer. With either hand, he had the world's most powerful punch, said his trainer. I saw him punch a Manhattan phone book. It was four inches thick. After Pauly's punch, it was one inch thick. Pauly weighed on

英文短篇故事（纽约）229 They'll Deliver It Tomorrow

Jason wanted to buy a Soleus space heater. It is quiet. It produces a lot of heat. Amazon.com was selling it for only $40. But next-day shipping cost $20. For $46, the heater was also at Office Depot. Jason walked over to Office Depot. A worker said,