英文短篇故事（纽约）106 A Bridge No More (2)

Charlie looked at the Empire State Building. It was only 16 blocks south. Then he looked at the East River. He saw two bridges in the distance. Which bridges are those, he wondered. He unfolded the view map. It was actually a panoramic photo taken fr

英文短篇故事（纽约）107 Feel the Bananas

They were in the produce section. The small cucumbers were in a Styrofoam tray. The tray and the cucumbers were wrapped tightly in thin, clear plastic. She pushed on each cucumber through the plastic. She tested five different trays. This one's the b

英文短篇故事（纽约）108 A Visit to the Statue of Liberty (1)

It was a warm, sunny day in Manhattan. Many people were standing in a long line. They had bought tickets for the Statue of Liberty. They were waiting to board the boat. Neil could see the statue in the distance. It looked pretty small. He bought a ti

英文短篇故事（纽约）109 A Visit to the Statue of Liberty (2)

Neil stood by the rail. He looked at the water 30 feet below. The boat left the dock. Everyone was enjoying the view. People were taking pictures of the Manhattan skyline. The wind suddenly gusted. The strong gust blew Neil's cap off. He saw it hit t

英文短篇故事（纽约）110 Food for the Potted Plants

They took the escalator downstairs. They were at Home Depot. She wanted to buy some more plants. She also wanted to buy some plant food. Ryan went to the plant food section. He saw big containers and small packages. One small package was only $2. It

英文短篇故事（纽约）111 ubway Rider Needs Help

The N train stopped at the 23rd Street subway station. A young woman got on the train. She stood next to Doug. Doug didn't offer her his seat. The train pulled out of the station. The woman suddenly started talking loudly and slowly. Hello, everyone!

英文短篇故事（纽约）112 Police! Open the Door!

Two policemen were walking past a house. They smelled marijuana smoke. Bob said, Someone's breaking the law. Maybe it's a drug dealer! They went to the front door. John rang the doorbell. Nobody answered. John rang it again. Nobody answered. Bob shou

英文短篇故事（纽约）114 The World's Greatest City

New York City is the greatest city in the world, said Herman. I've been here my whole life. We have the best of everything. We have 8 million friendly people. We have 10,000 friendly taxicab drivers. We have the world's greatest subway system, even o

英文短篇故事（纽约）115 Doctor Cures a Bad Memory

Lou had a bad memory of a bad event. He couldn't put it out of his mind. It was with him when he went to sleep. It was with him when he woke up. It was with him all day long. He went to a memory doctor. He told the doctor his problem. The doctor said

英文短篇故事（纽约）116 A Bike for the City

He wanted to explore New York City. He decided to buy a bike. Make sure you buy a helmet, his wife said. And make sure you clean the tires. Don't bring dirty tires into our apartment. Clean the tires? How in the world was he going to clean the tires?

英文短篇故事（纽约）117 A Red Bike on Display

He bought a blue bike at K-Mart. He rode it home. He read the owner's manual. He returned to K-Mart the next day. He needed to buy a bell for his new bike. New York City requires all bikes to have a bell or horn. He hadn't known that. He had seen man

英文短篇故事（纽约）118 I Love New York City!

I love New York City, said Eddie. I wake up happy because I'm waking up in NYC. I sleep like a baby because I'm sleeping in NYC. It's a big city chock-full of small, friendly communities. It isn't the mean city that people see in the movies. It's a c

英文短篇故事（纽约）119 A Bad Restaurant Table

The waitress showed them to their table. It wasn't where they had sat the previous month. That table was quiet and almost private. This table, at the south end of the restaurant, was only five feet away from a busy cash register. Also, the table was

英文短篇故事（纽约）120 It's Only Money, They Say

I wish I was dead, he said to himself over and over. I wish I was dead. He couldn't remember the last time he had smiled, let alone laughed. He was miserable. He had done something really stupid recently. It had cost him a LOT of money. It was drivin

英文短篇故事（纽约）95 Here Comes the Bride!

Friday's royal wedding is all over the news. It's on every news channel in America. The handsome prince will marry the beautiful princess. He is so lucky! She is so lucky! Visitors to the United Kingdom this week will spend about $1.5 billion. The UK

英文短篇故事（纽约）96 Love Guides Her Day (1)

He couldn't find work. His wife found work. She works for a real estate company. She goes to work every day. She borrows keys to vacant apartments. She takes pictures of apartments. She shows apartments to clients. She walks up and down stairs. She w

英文短篇故事（纽约）97 Love Guides Her Day (2)

How do you do this every day? he asked. Real estate is such a dog eat dog business. All of you agents are competing with one another. A client is like a bone. All the dogs go after the bone. If they have to bite other dogs, so be it. The bone is all

英文短篇故事（纽约）98 A Killer House Cat

A dead bird was on the kitchen floor. Sam had left a present again. Sam was their black cat. He hunted at night. He was a good hunter. He brought home birds and lizards. Usually he left them outside on the patio. Sometimes he brought them into the ho

英文短篇故事（纽约）99 A Mean Guy in School (1)

He looked like a mean guy. He walked like a mean guy. He talked like a mean guy. He walked into the classroom. He looked at all the students. He saw a skinny guy. He looked at the skinny guy. The skinny guy was reading a book. He walked over to the s

英文短篇故事（纽约）100 A Mean Guy in School (2)

The mean guy knocked the book out of his hands. Then the mean guy took a seat near the back of the room. The skinny guy waited a minute. Then he got out of his seat. Head down, he hurried over to his book. He picked it up and hurried back to his seat