Nancy was new to America. She came to America speaking only her native language. She brought her 8-year-old son with her. He was all she had in the world. They found an apartment in Arcadia. They were there for only two months when a neighbors dog ju

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

He arrived home a little bit hungry. First, he had to take a small package of ham out of the freezer. But before he did that, he took the big pot off the stove and put about an inch of water in the bottom. Then he put the steamer basket into the pot.

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The checker called the bag girl over, who went back to aisle 4 to do a price check. She returned shortly; $5.32 was indeed the correct price. The checker gave Delbert 64 cents to cover the overcharge and the tax. He told her that he thought he was su

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The fire started Saturday afternoon. Fire officials didnt yet know how it started, but they suspected arson. Arsonists listen to weather reports. They get excited when they hear that the Los Angeles area is going to have Santa Ana winds, which can bl

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Liz was excited. She was going to Asia with her mom. Neither of them had ever traveled out of the United States before. They were going to fly to Hong Kong. After staying in Hong Kong for three nights, they would travel on their cruise ship to Shangh

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Jasper's parents were going to Las Vegas for a week. The last time they were there was 10 years ago. The city had changed greatly in those 10 years. For one thing, the all you can eat buffets were $15, instead of $3. And traffic was much worse, of co

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Senator Earl Adams recently admitted that he had been having sex with prostitutes. He claimed, however, that he actually wasnt having sex with them; he was just talking to them. But he did admit that he wore diapers during some of those conversations

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Zach drove over to his fiances place. She was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn't gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still

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She was a big, homely, overweight young woman, in her late 20s, maybe. No ring on her finger, so she was probably single. In fact, judging from her unfriendly demeanor, she probably had no boyfriend. And unless she started dieting and exercising regu

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Happy birthday! This is your dad calling, Dad said. Dad always identified himself, as if after 60 years Joel didn't recognize his own dad's voice. Well, you're getting pretty old, aren't you? Dad asked. I sure am, Joel said. In fact, I'm the same age

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If you have two hands, you cant help but applaud the original Clapper. First sold in 1985, it worked with a lamp or any other electric device. You plugged the Clapper into an outlet. Then you plugged your lamp into the Clapper. By clapping twice, you

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A company in Phoenix, Arizona, says that it can now clone your cat. Actually, said Felix Lee, President of Twice Is Nice, Inc., you dont even have to wait until your beloved cat dies. We already have clients whose clone lives with its donor. The pric

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The flies were less active late at night, but they often woke Hazel up when they walked on her face while she was sleeping. Do something about these flies! she yelled at Mel one day. When you go to sleep tonight, have a new dream! Dream that God told

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Oscar hadnt eaten all day, but that was okay. Many scientific studies have concluded that the less people eat, the longer they live. These studies are based on experiments with mice and other small animals, so maybe the conclusions dont apply to huma

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A 24-year-old Los Angeles man was taken to a hospital and then to county jail after leading police on a one-hour freeway chase in a stolen SUV. The chase ended in downtown Los Angeles in front of the Spring Hotel. Most of the chase was uneventful, ex

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Darwin was about to give his 1992 Buick Regal to his girlfriends son, Gilroy. But before doing that, Darwin had to make sure the car was safe. If anything was wrong with the car and it caused Gilroy to be injured, Darwin would in turn be injuredby Gi

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Irene was angry at her boyfriend Rory. She was trying to make a business deal. Rory was not a business man. But she needed Rorys help because she was a woman and business men, she knew, routinely lied to women. All you have to do is tell Mr. Lo that

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Ida came to America four years ago. Her main reason for coming was to give her 13-year-old son the best education possible. But also, she did not want Perry to meet the wrong kind of people and end up using drugs or joining a gang, or both. Divorced

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Roland was a carpenter in Virginia. He and Sheila had three kidstwo boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and other problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not confi

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Pete had lived in Florida for 20 years. A boring 20 years, he often thought. His house was only a 10-minute walk from the Gulf. He walked to the sandy white beach almost every day. Bobs Liquors was at the corner, halfway to the beach. It was the only

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