365个英语简短小故事- 56. A Year with No TV

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

365个英语简短小故事- 48. Have You Seen This Man?

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

365个英语简短小故事-89. In Harm’s Way

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

365个英语简短小故事-90.“Semper Buy”

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

365个英语简短小故事-86. Crime on the Rise

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

365个英语简短小故事-291. Your Health

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

365个英语简短小故事-176. The Robbery at the Mall(1)

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.

365个英语简短小故事-309. “Read All about It!”

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

365个英语简短小故事-209. Wanted To Know

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

365个英语简短小故事-310. A Factory Worker

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

365个英语简短小故事-186. Kill Those Flies (1)

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

365个英语简短小故事-279. Let’s Go to Vegas

Sandra had not been to Las Vegas in more than a year. She was excited. Her sister Janice was coming by to pick her up in about ten minutes. Sandra finished putting her toothbrush and toothpaste into her travel bag; those were the last two items on he

365个英语简短小故事-303. The Careful Reader

Simon, a college grad, always pointed out the errors in his brother Brevyn's emails. When are you going to stop confusing 'its' with 'it's'? he often asked. Brevyn, a high school grad, said that nobody ever noticed anyway. Brevyn knew that Simon was

365个英语简短小故事-218. $100 Deposit

The well-dressed, gray-haired woman was crying her eyes out. She had just been fined $100 by the judge because a month ago her dog made a mess on the front lawn of the courthouse. I just got out of the cab and I leashed Poopsie to the light pole. Aft

365个英语简短小故事-211. A Missing Cat

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly, said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-ye

365个英语简短小故事-212. Book Him

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 childrens books to five different libraries in the county was released from jail yesterday after a book publisher agreed to post his bond of $1,000. The publisher said, Theres a story here. This is a m

365个英语简短小故事-222.Hit-and-Run Charge

The mayor of Sacrapinto, J.K. Choi, 35, was charged with hit-and-run driving last night by the town sheriff. A freshly killed calf was discovered lying in the middle of Arlington Drive at about 10:00 p.m. A witness, 20-year-old Emily Parker, said she

365个英语简短小故事-199. The Light Eater (1)

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

365个英语简短小故事-188. The Oil Change (1)

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

365个英语简短小故事-182. I’ll Get a Job

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