原版英语小短文 96. Rain and Hail

Dark clouds were in the sky. The sun went down. The weather got cold. The wind started to blow. Leaves blew off the trees. Paper flew through the air. People buttoned their jackets. The rain started to fall. At first it was quiet. Then it got louder.

原版英语小短文 104. People Are Poor

People are standing in long lines all over America. The long lines are unemployment lines. Unemployment lines are for people who have no jobs. Millions of Americans have no jobs. They used to have jobs. But they got laid off. They got laid off becaus

原版英语小短文 111. Catch Some Fish

Let's go fishing, said the father. That's a good idea, said the mother. They put the kids into the car. They put the fishing rods into the car. They put the jar of worms into the car. They drove to the lake. The lake was huge. The name of the lake wa

原版英语小短文 115. She Plays Golf

What time does the football game start? John asked. It starts at 3 o'clock. What time are you coming over here? Mark asked. John said he would be there at 2 o'clock. Then he said goodbye and hung up the phone. He had to go to the post office to mail

原版英语小短文 135. A Thief on the Sidewalk

She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses. He didn't live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal. She knew not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no goo

原版英语小短文 129. Problems at Home

Emily sat down on the sofa. She took off her shoes. She put her feet on the coffee table. She leaned back. She picked up the remote and turned on the TV. It was 6 o'clock. The news was on three channels. She didn't want to see the news. The news depr

原版英语小短文 123. My Girlfriend

I love my girlfriend. She is sweet and kind. She makes me laugh. She loves me. We have fun together. We go to movies and to restaurants. We go to the beach to swim. We go to the park for picnics. We watch TV together. We go to church together. We tak

原版英语小短文 137. Wash and Dry (1)

He looked at the laundry basket. It was full of his wife's clothes. She was at work. She worked seven days a week. She was a real estate sales agent. She showed apartments to renters every day. She carried a heavy purse everywhere. Many real estate f

原版英语小短文 149. Cancer Cells or Fat Cells?

Norm woke up to go to the bathroom. He looked in the bathroom mirror. That bump used to be smaller. It was on the side of his nose. The bump looked puffy. He touched it. It wasn't hard. It didn't hurt. It wasn't a different color. Maybe it was just s

原版英语小短文 148. A Wrist Bandage

Her wrist hurt. She thought it was nerve damage. But she wouldn't see a doctor. She wouldn't stop using her hand. Maybe he could help. He went to the drugstore. He found a wrist wrap. It wrapped around the wrist. It prevented the wrist from moving. T

原版英语小短文 141. The 2010 Census (2)

He turned to page two. He filled in the boxes for his wife. He marked an X in the correct boxes for his wife. Where do I sign my name, he wondered. He looked at every page. There was no blank space to sign his name. He was done. That was easy, he tho

原版英语小短文 140. The 2010 Census (1)

He opened his mailbox. He looked at the envelope. It was the U.S. census questionnaire. He shook his head. How long would this take, he wondered. He went back to his apartment. He opened the envelope. Another envelope was inside. He unfolded the ques

原版英语小短文 139. Spring Forward, Fall Back

Daylight Saving Time starts tomorrow. Please change my clock, his wife said. John said he would try. John hated changing clocks twice a year. He never changed his car clock. He couldn't figure out how to do it. His car clock was wrong from March to N

原版英语小短文 143. A Broken Umbrella

She had been outside in the storm. It was so windy! The rain was falling sideways! I am soaking wet, she said. The wind pulled me off the sidewalk. It broke my umbrella. She put on dry clothes. She sat down at her computer. He opened her umbrella. He

原版英语小短文 64. A Smoker Quits

I will quit smoking tomorrow. I swear it. I promise. I'm not kidding. I'm serious this time. I just bought my last pack of cigarettes. I'm going to smoke all 20 cigarettes before midnight. And then I'm finished. I'm through. I'm done. No more. Not on

原版英语小短文 62. Don't Call Me "Honey"

Don't call me Honey anymore, Fanny said. Okay, Honey, Rich said. I mean it! she said. Don't call me Honey. Don't call me Sugar. Don't call me Sweetie. Rich was confused. I am confused, Darling, he said. Why can't I call you Honey? Why can't I call yo

原版英语小短文 61. He Loves His Country

I don't like John, she told her husband. Why don't you like John? he asked his wife. She said that John said bad things about Americans. He said Americans are lazy. He said Americans are greedy. He said Americans are selfish. He said Americans are un

原版英语小短文 82. Wash Your Hands

Wash your hands. Wash your hands often. Wash your hands ten times a day. Clean hands fight germs. Clean hands look good. Clean hands smell good. Everything you touch has germs. Money has germs. Germs live on money for days. Paper money is dirty. Meta

原版英语小短文 175. McBurgers Recalls Glasses

Twelve million glasses is a lot of glasses. McBurgers is recalling 12 million glasses. The glasses promote the new Shrek movie. The glasses have pictures of the different Shrek characters. They are pretty pictures. But the pictures contain a chemical

原版英语小短文 183. Carry the Groceries Home (1)

In New York City, grocery stores are hard to find. It's a lucky person who lives within a block of a grocery store. Delis and little restaurants are everywhere, but grocery stores are few and far between. The closest grocery store to Brian was Griste