英文短篇故事（纽约）139 Are the New Socks 100% Cotton?

His wife asked him to buy her some new socks. Make sure they're 100% cotton, she said. I don't want any polyester blends. I don't like the feel of polyester. He went to a couple of stores. They sold only cotton-polyester blends. This errand was going

英文短篇故事（纽约）138 Mom's Missing Headstone

Sam took a bus to the cemetery. He went there every month to visit his mom's grave. This time something was different. Her headstone was missing. He looked around. Where is Mom's headstone, he wondered. He started to walk around the cemetery. He saw

英文短篇故事（纽约）137 Where Did Her Sock Go?

He hated doing the laundry. It was such a hassle. Someday, he thought, clothes will be 100-percent paper. Then we can just throw out our dirty clothes. No more washers, no more dryers. No more laundry baskets, no more laundry soap. He went to the lau

英文短篇故事（纽约）136 He Knows When He'll Die

Bill had a dream one night. In the dream, he died on the day after his 61st birthday. Bill told his brother about his dream. His brother said, It was only a dream. Bill said, It wasn't just a dream. It was the TRUTH. If you ever have such a dream, yo

英文短篇故事（纽约）121 A Conflicted Man on the Sidewalk

Joe first walked by the man at 2 p.m. The man was standing in the middle of a busy sidewalk in Koreatown. He was bent over, face down. Joe could see only the top and back of the man's head. His hands were moving slowly near his knees. At about 3 p.m.

英文短篇故事（纽约）122 Don't Jump out of Windows

Ricky opened the window. He climbed out onto the windowsill. He looked down at the street below. A bus was approaching. When it was almost under the window, he jumped. He landed on the bus. He groaned. The bus driver heard the impact. He pulled over.

英文短篇故事（纽约）123 All I Want Is You

She loved her fianc. Her fianc loved her. They both loved each other. About a month before Christmas Day, he asked, What do you want for Christmas? She said, All I want is you. She asked, What do you want for Christmas? He said, All I want is you. He

英文短篇故事（纽约）124 He Remembers Only the Good Things

She felt bad. She had yelled at her mom. She had made her mom cry. Even though she had apologized, she still felt bad. I can't believe I hurt my own mom, she said. My life seems to be just one bad thing after another. Either I do bad things, or bad t

英文短篇故事（纽约）125 A Loyal Customer

Lily walked into Macy's on 34th Street. She needed some Dior skin cream. She went over to the cosmetics section. All the employees were busy with customers. Lily stood there. After a few minutes, one employee came over to Lily. Hi, I'm Bev. I'll be w

英文短篇故事（纽约）126 A Big Man with No Manners

Tony was in line for the elevator at Macy's. Two men walked up. They went to the front of the line. They were very tall and very big. They looked like father and son. A Macy's employee spoke up. Sir, he said, you have to go to the back of the line. Y

英文短篇故事（纽约）127 In Praise of Dear, Departed Dad

What would Mark say at his dad's funeral? His dad was very old. He might die any day. Mark wanted to say something nice about his dad. He wanted to say something memorable. He wanted to say something that showed his love for his dad. But what could h

英文短篇故事（纽约）129 A Schoolboy's Answered Prayer

Victor always sat right behind Billy on the school bus. Victor kicked the back of Billy's seat all the way to school and from school. Billy hated Victor. Billy hated school. Every night Billy prayed that Victor would vanish. One morning Billy awoke a

英文短篇故事（纽约）130 Don't Spoil It for Me

She sat down on the beach. She took a book out of her bag. She opened the book. She started reading. A young man came by. He said, Hello. That's a great mystery you're reading. She said, Yes, I'm enjoying it so far. I think I know who did it, but ple

英文短篇故事（纽约）131 The Right Stock at the Right Time (1)

Linked-In was in the news. The company's Initial Public Offering was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Lonny called his broker at 8:00. I want to buy Linked-In, he said. The pre-IPO price is $45. But the opening price might be up to 30 percent higher, right? H

英文短篇故事（纽约）132 The Right Stock at the Right Time (2)

At 4:05 p.m., Lonny checked the news. Linked-In had closed at $94. I can't believe it! We doubled our money! We bought the right stock at the right time! he exclaimed to his wife. They hugged and kissed. They went to a fancy steak house and celebrate

英文短篇故事（纽约）133 Drug Addict Shoots Four People

Four people lost their lives last Sunday morning. A man walked into a Long Island drugstore. He and his wife needed painkillers. He shot and killed everyone in the drugstore. Then he stole about 5,000 painkillers. Police arrested him several days lat

英文短篇故事（纽约）134 A Reckless Driver in Manhattan

The approaching car was speeding. It was heading east on 32nd Street. Brian was standing on the corner. He couldn't believe how fast the driver was going. He's going to kill someone, Brian thought. Somehow the driver missed EVERYBODY standing in the

英文短篇故事（纽约）135 A High School Graduation Gift

Adam bought his son Dylan a $200 bottle of cologne. It was Dylan's high school graduation gift. Adam hid the cologne under the passenger seat of his car. He drove to a parking lot near the high school. He left his car with the attendant. Adam attende

英文短篇故事（纽约）128 A Good Day for Fishing

Leo decided to skip school Friday morning. He decided to go fishing. He put his fishing gear into his car. He drove to the lake. He parked his car. He grabbed his gear. He went to the fishing shack on the pier. They were having a fishing tournament.

英文短篇故事（纽约）113 It's Nice to Meet You—Not!

He was a new employee. He introduced himself to one of his new coworkers. She was looking at her computer screen. Hello, my name is Don, he said. She looked at him. Her face was a blank. I don't have time to say hello, she said. She went back to look