Their apartment in Manhattan had a walk-in closet. Stacked in the closet were four big, plastic bins. Each bin was full of plastic bags. Each bag was full of thingspens, light bulbs, batteries, bandages, Christmas decorations, and whatnot. Whenever h

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

He read about a Manhattan hotel. Its penthouse was available for $40,000 a night. The nine-room penthouse had a 360-degree view. It came with a butler, personal trainer, and chauffeur. He said to his wife, Who are they kidding? A year's salary for on

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Billy's father was a chemist. He often took Billy to the lab on weekends. He let Billy do his own experiments. One day at the lab, Billy showed his dad a handful of pills. Billy said, I made these last week. Guess what they do. Dad said, Well, you ha

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Jason wanted to buy a Soleus space heater. It is quiet. It produces a lot of heat. Amazon.com was selling it for only $40. But next-day shipping cost $20. For $46, the heater was also at Office Depot. Jason walked over to Office Depot. A worker said,

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English was Kyla's second language. She had pronunciation problems. She had a problem with some vowels. She had a problem with some consonants. She had a problem with the ar sound. She said cah instead of car. Kyla's coworkers never seemed to underst

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Lottery officials doubled the price of a PowerBall ticket. It used to be $1. Now it's $2. The chance of winning the grand prize is now one in 175 million. It used to be one in 195 million. Second prize is now $1 million. It used to be $200,000. The s

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Kitty was a black cat with a white tail. Kitty lived in California. His owner was Kathy. Kathy loved Kitty. She fed Kitty the best food. She cleaned Kitty's litter box every day. She took Kitty to the vet every six months. Kitty slept in Kathy's bed.

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Marcus went into a shoe store on Fifth Avenue. He asked if they sold Timberland shoes. The salesman said yes. Marcus walked to the back of the store with the salesman. A pair of Timberland slip-ons were on sale. They were size 11-1/2. Marcus asked if

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Ed turned on the TV. He saw a candy commercial. It said, Pure Hershey's. He changed the channel. He saw a network commercial. It said, TNTWe Know Drama. He changed the channel. He saw a lottery commercial. It said, Hey, You Never Know. He changed the

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HARI SREENIVASAN: This week marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. And here in New York City, the recovery has been very uneven. It's something that photographer Nathan Kensiger has documented in a series of photo essays for the website, C

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What do the Big Apple and Sin City have in common? According to a recent survey, they're both among the hippest places in the world. In fact, New York City and Las Vegas are the two coolest cities in the US, tied for the No. 1 spot in annual measure

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NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The oldest and most traditional dragon boat festival in America, the Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY), kicked off Saturday, with a record number of teams competing from across the United State

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Fred asked Joan, Would you lend me $2? I want to buy a lottery scratch-off. I'll pay you back tomorrow. She said, Sure. Just remember me if you win something. He bought a scratch-off. He used a dime to reveal the hidden numbers and symbols. He said,

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Peter wet the bed regularly. His dad yelled at him whenever he wet the bed. The yelling made Peter nervous. Being nervous made him wet the bed the next night. Whenever Peter wet the bed, his sister teased him. She chanted, Peter is a peepot! Peter is

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Sally wanted a teddy bear for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, she asked her mom, Is Santa going to bring me a teddy bear? Her mom said, Yes, if you've been a good little girl. Have you been naughty or nice this year? Sally asked, What's naughty? Mom sai

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Sometimes Jeff's TV screen turned black. Sometimes the picture froze. He called his cable company. The representative gave Jeff a Sunday appointment. Sunday morning, the doorbell rang. Jeff opened his apartment door. It was the cable technician. The

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Facebook's initial public offering was May 18. CNBC was covering the event live. Ian went online at 11 a.m. Shares were selling at $39 each. He decided to gamble his entire savings of $5,000. He placed a market order to buy 128 shares. He waited for

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Mommy, I have to pee, said Sandra. They had left their apartment 30 minutes ago. Mom said, Honey, didn't you pee before we left home? Sandra said no, because she didn't have to. Mom asked her if she could wait a few minutes. How many minutes is 'a fe

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William was in his first wheelchair race. There were five other contestants. The age group was 12 to 15. William rolled up to the starting line. He was in the #1 lane. He said hello to the boy on his right. He was in the #2 lane. William asked, Is th

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1. Big Apple 1. 大苹果 The Big Apple actually began as a way to refer to the horse-racing circuit of New York City. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), it was used in the early 20th century to refer to 'something regarded as the most

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