It was a perfect day in Los Angeles. Even Shakespeare might not have words for a day like this. You had to be there to appreciate it. The sun was shining, and soft white clouds were parked in the deep blue sky. The temperature was perfect for shorts.

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英文小故事

The apartment doorbell rang. Two men were there to clean out the kitchen and bathroom vents. Lou invited them in. One man took a ladder into the bathroom. The other man took a ladder into the kitchen. They removed the vent grills from high on each wa

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You lied, she said. I just read that seniors must be 65 or over. You are only 63. Yet when we went to the AMC theater, you got the senior discount. You told the woman you were a senior. You lied to get a $4 discount. He said that a senior could be di

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Karen and Barney walked into the pastry store. They looked at the delicious pastries. They picked two that they liked. Would you like something to drink? asked the clerk. Give us two large coffees, said Barney. He paid $9 for the cakes and drinks. He

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He looked at his bank statement for January. How much interest had his savings account earned? There was $1,036 in his savings account. The account had earned all of 11 cents interest in January. He told his wife. She laughed. That's almost three cen

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A storm dumped 20 inches of snow on New York City. Kids loved the snow. Commuters hated it, especially commuters who drove cars. Snowplows pushed the snow off main city streets. But they pushed the snow up against parked cars. Elton's car was on a st

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John went to a newsstand Monday evening. He was standing in line to buy seven Mega Quick Picks. But as he got to the front of the line, he decided to buy a Snickers bar. He took a step to his left to grab the candy bar. The guy in line behind John st

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Friday's royal wedding is all over the news. It's on every news channel in America. The handsome prince will marry the beautiful princess. He is so lucky! She is so lucky! Visitors to the United Kingdom this week will spend about $1.5 billion. The UK

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I wish I was dead, he said to himself over and over. I wish I was dead. He couldn't remember the last time he had smiled, let alone laughed. He was miserable. He had done something really stupid recently. It had cost him a LOT of money. It was drivin

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He was a new employee. He introduced himself to one of his new coworkers. She was looking at her computer screen. Hello, my name is Don, he said. She looked at him. Her face was a blank. I don't have time to say hello, she said. She went back to look

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She sat down on the beach. She took a book out of her bag. She opened the book. She started reading. A young man came by. He said, Hello. That's a great mystery you're reading. She said, Yes, I'm enjoying it so far. I think I know who did it, but ple

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今天跟大家继续分享 (粉红猪小妹)的绘本,本期为大家带来的绘本故事是 (佩琪公主) 咱们听语音,开始今天的故事。 Princess Peppa 佩琪公主 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Peppa. 从

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The owner of a Manhattan firm has offered his employees a 15-percent raise. All they have to do is tattoo themselves with the firm's logoDD. The name of the firm is Double Down. It makes pillows. The owner claims his pillows contain twice as much dow

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On Alternate Earth, there are Stripers and Checkers. The Stripers have stripes. The Checkers have checks. Stripers and Checkers with only two colors are rich and powerful. Those with fifty colors are the middle class. Those with 100 colors are often

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The speaker was addressing a roomful of teachers. He said, 'Thinking' and 'thinking critically' aren't the same. For example, if you're thinking about what day it is, that's not thinking critically. He instantly heard some murmuring. A teacher said,

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Warren was exiting the chilly subway station. A man in tattered clothes was sitting on the landing. His bare feet were black with dirt. As Warren approached, the man extended a dirty, raggedy NY Yankees cap. He said, Please, sir! Please, sir! His ton

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Maria was from Spain. Alex was from Cuba. They'd met in a Queens ESL class. They decided to get married. He invited her to meet his parents. They liked her. His mom, Carmen, asked if Maria was going to go to college. Why would I go to college? Maria

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He dropped his glasses on the bathroom floor. They didn't break. They looked okay. A few days later, his right ear started hurting. He took off his glasses. The pain stopped. He put the glasses back on. The pain came back. He went to an eyeglass stor

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They were at a deli in lower Manhattan. They ordered a ham sandwich with the works. The worker behind the counter was wearing plastic gloves. They watched him put ham, onion, tomato, and lettuce on each roll. He put the rolls on paper plates. He hand

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It's taken three seasons but The Vampire Diaries and The Originals are finally intersecting thanks to the vampire shows' oldest friendship - Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan). 《吸血鬼日记》和《初代吸血鬼》要串剧了!距

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