英文短篇故事（纽约）273 The Facebook IPO

Facebook's initial public offering was May 18. CNBC was covering the event live. Ian went online at 11 a.m. Shares were selling at $39 each. He decided to gamble his entire savings of $5,000. He placed a market order to buy 128 shares. He waited for

英文短篇故事（纽约）274 Use Money to Make Money

Gus was a wealthy man. He owned corporations, buildings, ships, and planes. He owned land and three islands. He had two children, both sons. He loved Sam. He tolerated Earl. Earl was a lazy worker. Sam was a hard worker. Gus did not want to split his

英文短篇故事（纽约）272 A Free New Testament

Matt was walking on the sidewalk next to Bryant Park. A woman stopped him. Would you like a free book? she asked. Matt asked, What kind of book? It was the New Testament. Matt asked, Do I have to give you a donation? She said no. He said, I'm not ver

英文短篇故事（纽约）271 Dirty Menu, Dirty Glasses

The restaurant was on West 31st Street. They sat down at an outside table. They hadn't eaten there before. A waiter came. He brought two menus. He left. They looked at the menus. Scott saw dried-out food on his menu. He frowned. The waiter returned w

英文短篇故事（纽约）286 Smoker Seeks Nonsmoker

Jerry had a long face. What's the problem? asked Ben, his college roommate. This girl in my speech class won't go out with me, Jerry said. Ben asked, Did she give you a reason? Jerry said no. Well, there could be several reasons, said Ben. Maybe she

英文短篇故事（纽约）287 It's Not "What" You Know

A vice president of a Manhattan bank needed an assistant. He told his secretary to put an ad on Craigslist. I want recent MBA graduates, he said. About 200 applicants responded to the detailed ad. The secretary made a list of the applicants. She orga

英文短篇故事（纽约）288 Lots of Meat and Feet

The Big Apple BBQ was at Madison Square Park. It occurs every June for one weekend. There were live musicians on a music stage. There were two beer gardens. There were ice cream floats and fried pies. But mostly there was meatbarbecued meat. There we

英文短篇故事（纽约）289 A Way with Oranges

He peeled the orange. He separated all the sections. He put them on a plate. He took them to his wife. She took a bite. This orange is no good, she said. There's no juice! Where's the juice? He said, Well, not all oranges are juicy, honey. Oranges ar

英文短篇故事（纽约）290 Two Loud Escalator Riders

Mickey got on the narrow wooden escalator at Macy's. He was going down. An old lady was on the step in front of him. A man and woman got on the steps right behind Mickey. The man started talking loudly. Mickey turned around to look at him. He didn't

英文短篇故事（纽约）292 The World's Greatest Doctor

There was a huge dinner at the United Nations. The dinner honored Dr. Marco Marx. He was named the World's Greatest Doctor. The President of the United States presented him the award. Why did he get that award? asked Luke. Nancy said, You don't know?

英文短篇故事（纽约）293 Twin Towers or Freedom Tower?

In 2013 they will finish building One World Trade Center. It's also known as the Freedom Tower. It will be the tallest building in Manhattan. Tall, schmall, said Hal. Ten years to build it. They built BOTH Twin Towers in just seven years. Those were

英文短篇故事（纽约）294 Regret the Action Not Taken

Robin did not buy Google when it went public. He had $20,000 in savings. But he was afraid. He didn't want to risk all his savings. Google's stock price almost tripled in the first year. Robin's $20,000 investment would have been worth almost $60,000

英文短篇故事（纽约）295 The Blackberry Trackball

Stacy's Blackberry stopped working properly. The trackball wouldn't scroll up. She took her phone to the Verizon store. A worker said, You need a new phone. We'll send you one. Then we'll transfer your contacts to it. Several days later, Stacy took h

英文短篇故事（纽约）296 The Doctor Likes Face Time

Sandra went for her annual checkup. Her health insurance covered the entire cost. She didn't even have to pay a co-pay. After the exam, her doctor said, You seem to be in good health. We'll just wait for the blood test results. A week later, her doct

英文短篇故事（纽约）297 Enter to Win $50,000

He opened an email from AARP. It said, Enter for a chance to collect $50,000 for retirement! That sounds easy, he thought. Of course, the chance was probably one in ten million. But that's better than nothing, he thought. He clicked on the link. He c

英文短篇故事（纽约）298 That "Old People" Smell

Ross asked, Do old people smell bad? Sharon said, They sure do. It's called 'decay.' Ross laughed. He said, No, it isn't. Decay happens to dead things. Old people aren't dead yet. They're still alive. Sharon said, Okay, how about 'ripe' instead of 'd

英文短篇故事（纽约）299 Don't Cut in Line

She was in Staples. She told the clerk behind the counter, I need to order some Pilot red gel pens. You never have them in stock. Pointing, he said, Okay, just go over to that computer. You can order them there. She said, Please help me. I don't want

英文短篇故事（纽约）300 The Uppity Renter

Bev was looking for an apartment to rent. Andy had asked Patty, Will you please help me out? Show Bev some apartments. I'll split my commission with you. Patty agreed. She met Bev near Battery Park. Patty said hello. Bev was snooty. She said, So, you

英文短篇故事（纽约）291 It's Not the Express Elevator

Nora walked from her tenth-floor apartment to the elevator bank. The building had six elevators. She pushed the Down elevator button. She waited. The bell rang and a red light lit up. She casually walked over to the farthest elevator. But the door wa

英文短篇故事（纽约）307 The Cable Guy

Sometimes Jeff's TV screen turned black. Sometimes the picture froze. He called his cable company. The representative gave Jeff a Sunday appointment. Sunday morning, the doorbell rang. Jeff opened his apartment door. It was the cable technician. The