英文短篇故事（纽约）428 The Pill with No Future

After much effort, Lana developed a magic pill. It would enable her to see her own death. She swallowed the pill. In her mind's eye, she saw the date on the daily newspaper. She saw herself walking up Broadway. When she got to 41st Street, she looked

英文短篇故事（纽约）429 Don't Talk to Me Like That

Rose was taking a makeup test during class. It was an adult evening class. When break started, she continued taking her test. Alvin turned on his iPod as soon as break started. The earbuds sat on his desk as his iPod blasted away. Rose said, Would yo

英文短篇故事（纽约）430 The Tiny Office Fridge

They were talking about the small office refrigerator. She said, The boss likes it because it probably saves him a dollar a month in electricity. He said, The real reason is that he doesn't want everyone bringing their lunch to work. The smaller the

英文短篇故事（纽约）431 The Old College Try

She was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. He was in love. It was love at first sight. It was fate. It was his fate to have seen her. It was going to be their fate to get married, have children, and live happily ever after. He sat down next to her in

英文短篇故事（纽约）432 Perfume, Coffee, and Cats

He was on the elevator. A woman got on at the second floor. Her perfume was overwhelming. Whatever happened to moderation in everything, he wondered. They sell perfume by the ounce. Why do some women wear it by the quart, he wondered. He got off the

英文短篇故事（纽约）433 Thaiger, or Tiger?

A Thai golfer recently won the Malaysian Open on the European Tour. A TV announcer said, This is tremendous news for Asian golf. This victory is the first on the European Tour by an Asian golfer. It tells the men's professional golfing world that Asi

英文短篇故事（纽约）434 Facelook Hosts Daily Birthday Party

On Natalie's tenth birthday, her mom said, Guess what? We're taking you to the Birthday Parlor. There'll be free cake, ice cream, karaoke, and games. There'll be drawings for free prizes. There'll be free entertainment by magicians and musicians. The

英文短篇故事（纽约）435 Lazy, Spoiled, or Both?

May was 15. She was an only child. It was her first visit to Manhattan. Vicky had gone to school with May's mom 30 years ago. Out of the blue, May's mom had called. She'd asked Vicky to escort May from JFK to their Manhattan hotel. Vicky met May at t

英文短篇故事（纽约）421 Is There Someone Else?

She said, I might get a job offer in Beijing. It pays really well. But I'll have to be there for five years. What do you want to dogo there with me, or stay here in Manhattan? Her husband said, Oh, I'll definitely stay here. Five years of that pollut

英文短篇故事（纽约）420 The Chair Kicker

She sat down in the front row of the midtown classroom. There was one man sitting right behind her. Other students were scattered throughout the room. She took out her notebook. The teacher started talking. It was a real estate class about contracts.

英文短篇故事（纽约）418 I'm in NYC, but Where?

She was visiting Manhattan. She climbed the stairs out of the subway station. Now, exactly where am I, she wondered. Many Manhattan street corners have no street signs. This wasn't one of them. She was at Sixth Avenue and 34th Street. Now, she wonder

英文短篇故事（纽约）419 The Surprise House Guest

Rex called his brother-in-law. My nephew Sean got offered a new job in New York. He's been working for years in Atlanta. I told him that your wife's in real estate. Maybe she could find him an apartment. Art said, I'll talk to Wendy. Wendy said, Of c

英文短篇故事（纽约）406 The Most Important Sense

Three teens were sitting at a bus stop. Sam asked, How many senses do we have? Sara said, I think we have fivesight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Sue was watching traffic. Sam asked, Which one is most important to you? Sara said, Sight, of cours

英文短篇故事（纽约）407 Tow, Tow, Tow Your Boat

A cruise ship lost most of its power. It had to be towed back to port. The tow took five days. During that time, most toilets and showers didn't work. Most of the food spoiled. Cabin rooms were sweltering and completely dark. When the ship finally do

英文短篇故事（纽约）408 Zoom, Pan, Sing, Dance

The TV volume suddenly increased as a commercial started. He saw a glistening tomato. The camera zoomed in. Then it zoomed out. Then in, then out. Suddenly, a knife, at super-fast speed, chopped the tomato into juicy slices. Then, at super-slow speed

英文短篇故事（纽约）410 This Candy Is Too Good

He was savoring a French truffle. When most of the chocolate candy had melted in his mouth, he chewed the last remaining bit and swallowed. Immediately, he popped another one into his mouth. When he finished that one, he put another one into his mout

英文短篇故事（纽约）411 Christmas Pizza for All

He walked into the emergency room waiting room. The clerk asked, Can I help you? He said, These are for the ER staffdoctors, nurses, and everyone else that works in ER. She asked, What are they? He said, They're hot, fresh pizzas. What else comes in

英文短篇故事（纽约）412 Death on the NYC Rails

Subway trains kill about one person a week in New York City. Some people accidentally fall onto the tracks. Some people get pushed. Some people jump onto the tracks to solve their money problems or their loneliness. Some people are so high on booze o

英文短篇故事（纽约）413 The Sky Is Falling

An asteroid hurtled past Earth. It was 13 times closer to Earth than the moon is. Then a huge meteorite exploded above a city in Russia. The shock wave shattered thousands of windows. Then a white fireball over San Francisco startled witnesses. Then

英文短篇故事（纽约）414 Rainbow Underwear

Mom, would you do my laundry, please? I wasn't able to wash it before I left school, Tony said. He was home from college during a snowy Thanksgiving holiday. She said, Sure, honey. He went out with his friends. When he returned, his mom said, Honey,