Jill answered the phone. It was Jack. Jill, will you marry me next week? What? Jack repeated his question. Of course not, she replied. She wondered why he was asking her that question. They had already agreed that when people get married, they immedi

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

Gordon was hungry. He opened the refrigerator. There must be something in here to eat, he thought. There wasa single hot dog. He took it out of its package and put a small frying pan onto the stoves gas burner. He turned on the heat. Then he poured a

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Delbert figured the bill would be a little over $15. He had bought seven Hersheys Special Dark 5-ounce chocolate bars. They were on sale, reduced from $1.49 to $1 each. He had studied the various deals on toilet paper. You need a calculator to figure

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He was a senior in high school, and she was a junior. They had met in algebra class at the beginning of the school year. He was a math whiz; she wanted to be an English teacher. They helped each other with their homework. He helped her solve x + 4y =

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Thirty years ago golf legend Gary Player, now 72, won his third and last Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Yesterday, a second golfer from South Africa won the Masters. Finally! said Gary, proudly. Sunday, April 13, was cool and very windy. Onl

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The envelope had the words Internal Revenue Service printed on the outside. Oh no, Vaughn thought, this could be bad news. It was bad news. IRS had determined that Vaughn owed $963, plus $88 interest, from two years ago. They had disallowed a deducti

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Bill wrote this letter to Mary: Weve talked on the phone and in my apartment, and now I'm writing this letter. Maybe if I put my thoughts and feelings in writing, youll understand them better. I love you. I want to marry you. I want to be with you fo

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Myra told Myron that they shouldnt see each other for a while. Her doctor had suggested that she take a short vacation from her job and a long vacation from Myron. What did you tell him about me? Myron asked. She told her doctor that she had dreams a

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Cynthia and George went shopping together at Wal-Mart. I need a water dispenser for my office, Cynthia told George. What do you mean by water dispenser? George asked. You know, one of those things that they put the big five-gallon jug upside down int

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Starting in February 2009, broadcasts of all TV signals will be digital, replacing current analog signals. For people who have cable or satellite TV, this is a non-issue, because their reception will not be affected. But people who use rabbit ears or

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The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a long-sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun at the clerk. He reached over the countertop and grabbed money out of the cash register. Then he strolled out of t

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A new invention, called Arm Yourself, is in arcades in Japan. It is a mechanical arm-wrestling machine. In the old days, fairs and carnivals usually had a Test Your Strength contest that required a player to swing a small sledge hammer as hard as he

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Semper Fi means Always Faithful. Its the motto of the Marine Corps, which is a segment of the US Navy. The Marines do whatever the federal government tells them to do, and the government always talks about how important the Marines are and how gratef

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A woman is standing at a bus stop at noon. A van pulls up. A young man hops out of the van, grabs the womans purse, gets back into the van, and it drives off. An elderly man is standing on the sidewalk in front of his home at 10:30 p.m. He is admirin

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Hannahs daddy was a teacher who barely made enough money to raise his six kids. Hannah wore hand-me-downs from her older sisters. For Christmas she usually got used dolls and books. As a child, she yearned to have the beautiful clothes, cars, and hom

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Cliff was on the phone. I couldnt believe it! It was broad daylight! These criminals have no conscience, no morals. They beat up and rob old people. They kidnap and rape young women. Its getting to the point where no one is safe anytime or anywhere.

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PLOP! Alfred woke up, and immediately knew why he was awakethe paperboy. It was 5:30 a.m. A while later, he finally got back to sleep. Later that morning, he made a phone call. The customer service rep asked if he could help. Alfred couldnt believe h

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Two mayors made a bet on the outcome of the Vegetable Bowl, the annual football game between their high school teams. If Arvadas team lost, the mayor of Arvada would send the mayor of Boulder ten pounds of sliced potatoes, ready for frying. If Boulde

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Many years ago, some women made a meager living by working in a cigarette factory. It was their job to put 20 cigarettes in each pack, by hand. Their manager was a mean old man. He carried a bamboo rod in his hand. His bodyguard, who accompanied him

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Leave the front door wide open, all the time, God told Mel in a dream. Furthermore, God added, put three dishes filled with raw hamburger in every room in the house. Add more hamburger when the dishes became empty. A very strange dream, Mel had thoug

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