英文短篇故事（纽约）245 The Knuckleball Pitcher

Sandy wanted to pitch in the major leagues. His college coach said, You need a new pitch. You need to keep batters guessing. Learn how to throw a knuckleball. Sandy learned how to throw a killer knuckleball. In his senior year, he had 9 wins and 2 lo

英文短篇故事（纽约）246 Pink Slime in Ground Beef

Did you hear? Andy asked. Donna asked, Did I hear what? Andy said, Ground beef contains pink slime. I don't know what pink slime is, but it sounds bad. Donna said, I'll tell you what pink slime is. It's trimmings from the cows. They used to put it in

英文短篇故事（纽约）247 A Stolen Butterfinger

Wade, 12, was in a corner market. He looked around. He couldn't see anybody. He slipped a candy bar into his jacket pocket. It was a Butterfinger. He loved Butterfingers. He looked around again. The coast was clear. He walked past the clerk. He walke

英文短篇故事（纽约）248 Bike Rider Gets Help

Jimmy was on a mountain road. He came to a T. He slowed down and turned right. He didn't see the gravel on the road. His motorcycle went out from under him. He landed hard. He got up. His right leg couldn't bear any weight. A man driving a pickup pul

英文短篇故事（纽约）250 Yellow Notes on the TV Set

She looked at the TV. Square, yellow notes were taped to it. She looked at the notes. One said, Take her out regularly. Another said, Listen to her. Another said, Don't argue with her. Another said, Support her. Another said, Help her without being a

英文短篇故事（纽约）251 Wash, Dry, and Forget

He was in the laundry room of the apartment building. A female worker was mopping the floor. He said, I can't believe how empty the laundry room is. I was able to wash six loads at once. She said, Yes, almost all the washers are empty. And nobody lef

英文短篇故事（纽约）252 Proud of His Average Son

Jerry had a son. He named him John. Jerry didn't want John to be the best. He didn't even want John to be better. He wanted John just to be average. That way our boy won't get hurt. You get hurt if you try to climb too high. It's safer to be part of

英文短篇故事（纽约）253 A Name Can Change You

The doctor said, You have high cholesterol. You are pre-diabetic. We don't want you to become diabetic. Start drinking black coffee. Eat brown rice instead of white rice. Eat less meat and more fish. Knock off all desserts. Eat more vegetables and fr

英文短篇故事（纽约）254 He's Moving to Greener Pastures

His old van was parked on 5th Avenue. He was a street vendor. He brought a tiny sewing machine out of his van. This is 100 years old, he said. It works great. It's manually powered. I'll never sell it. His sidewalk stand was next to his van. A sign s

英文短篇故事（纽约）255 She's All Ears

She was sitting in Washington Square Park. She was young and pretty. The huge arch was to her right. The fountain was to her left. It was a warm, sunny Saturday. Two empty beach chairs and a sign were next to her. The sign said, Willing To Listen. Ea

英文短篇故事（纽约）249 His First Acting Audition

Neil saw an interesting Craigslist ad. It said, MasterCard auditions. No experience necessary. 18 to 65. Maybe I can become an actor, Neil thought. Several days later he went to Pearl Studios on 8th Avenue. He went into a room on the fourth floor. Ab

英文短篇故事（纽约）241 New Hangover Cure

Half of America's adults drink alcohol, said Zach at a news conference. He was promoting his new medication. Every day, some of them drink too much. They get headaches and stomachaches. They throw up. Thats because they have hangovers. There are many

英文短篇故事（纽约）243 NYPD: Bike Tickets Galore

More than a dozen policemen were at 6th Avenue and 33rd Street. They were between JC Penney and Macy's. Most were on bicycles. Sixth Avenue is one-way north. A traffic light is at 33rd Street. Policemen were pulling over bicyclists by the handful. Je

英文短篇故事（纽约）244 A Lucky Blind Person

Samantha and Ira bumped into each other on the sidewalk. Ira apologized. No, no, I apologize, said Samantha. Ira said, Believe me, it's not your fault. I'm always bumping into things or people. I'm blind. Samantha said, You're blind?! Guess what? I'm

英文短篇故事（纽约）242 The Wheelchair Race

William was in his first wheelchair race. There were five other contestants. The age group was 12 to 15. William rolled up to the starting line. He was in the #1 lane. He said hello to the boy on his right. He was in the #2 lane. William asked, Is th

英文短篇故事（纽约）263 Real Cop or Phony Cop?

It was midnight. No other cars were on the two-lane road. She saw headlights far behind her. They got closer. Suddenly, she saw red lights. She heard a siren. She couldn't believe it. She hadn't been speeding. She hadn't been weaving. Why was a polic

英文短篇故事（纽约）256 Little Stickers on Your Fruit

He was standing at the sink. He had a Fuji apple in his hand. He was digging at the apple with his fingernail. He was mumbling. What is your problem? his wife asked. He said, What's my problem? Who invented these stupid stickers? Who decided to put s

英文短篇故事（纽约）257 New, Stained Pajamas

It was winter. His apartment was cold. He needed pajama bottoms to wear over his boxer shorts. He went to Konway's on 34th Street. They always had great deals on clothes. He found some bottoms for only $4. What a deal! They looked okay. He paid for t

英文短篇故事（纽约）258 But It IS in SoHo

He went to an annual bicycle show. It was on Hudson Street in the Skylight SoHo. He had never been there. It sounded like a nice place. Bright, with lots of natural light, he thought. He went on a sunny, Sunday morning. The Skylight SoHo was a red-br

英文短篇故事（纽约）260 A Million-Dollar Son

She won the jackpot. Her lottery ticket was worth $32 million after taxes. She presented the ticket to lottery officials. They asked her to sign it. She was too nervous to sign it. She asked her son, 40, to sign it for her. He didn't sign her name to