英文短篇故事（纽约）46 Go for the Gold
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
英文短篇故事（纽约）47 A Hard History Test
I will never pass this U.S. history test, he said. Why not? his wife asked. You passed the last test. He said, This one is different. On the last test, there were paragraphs to read. Then there were questions to answer. But the answers to the questio
英文短篇故事（纽约）48 Snow Globe Collector
Take a look at my new snow globe. The Empire State Building is inside. It was on sale, said Marvin. Of course it was on sale, Janice thought. Her dad rarely bought anything that wasn't on sale. Where is it? she asked. He said it was on the bookshelf.
英文短篇故事（纽约）49 Less Money for Swimming Pools
We must spend less money on pools this summer, the mayor said. The city won't open four of 20 pools. It will shorten the swim season by two weeks. It will shorten daily pool hours. It will close pools on Mondays and Tuesdays. It will reduce the numbe
英文短篇故事（纽约）50 But We're in Love!
They decided to knock off her mom. But how would they do it? They didn't have a gun. A knife was too bloody. A baseball bat might work. But all of these were murders. They might go to jail. It had to be an accident. Then they wouldn't go to jail. Wha
英文短篇故事（纽约）51 The Subway Talker
They got on the crowded subway train. They sat down on the plastic seat. They sat next to a man. He was an old man. He was talking. He was talking to himself. He looked at them. He raised his voice. You're not smart, he said. Did you hear me? Did you
英文短篇故事（纽约）52 You Call That a Tip?
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
英文短篇故事（纽约）53 A Grocery Mystery (1)
It was Ray's first visit to the store. It was on a busy street in Chinatown. The vegetables looked fresh. The store also sold fruit, meat, and fresh fish. It sold different kinds of noodles. It was a small store, but it looked clean. An employee smil
英文短篇故事（纽约）54 A Grocery Mystery (2)
Ray watched as the total price increased on the cashier's computer screen. He decided to buy more grapes. He walked over to the fruit section. He filled a bag with grapes. He returned to the cashier. She rang up the grapes. The grand total was $35. T
英文短篇故事（纽约）55 When 47 Equals 50
It was her 47th birthday. I'm 50 years old, she said. Her husband said no, she wasn't. She was only 47. She was still a young pup. I'm not a young pup, and I'm not a spring chicken, she said. Okay, he said, but you're also not 50. She said 47 might a
英文短篇故事（纽约）56 A Senior Discount at the Movies
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
英文短篇故事（纽约）57 A Dog's Life
The weather was ugly. It was snowing. It was only nine degrees above zero. Cars, streets, and sidewalks were covered with snow. Bob was on the phone. Have you ever seen a colder day? Bob asked. Not recently, replied Jack. But about three years ago, I
英文短篇故事（纽约）58 The Seat Was Down Earlier
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
英文短篇故事（纽约）59 Pass the Gas
Her stomach was killing her. Whenever she was stressed out, the stress went straight to her stomach. How bad is it? he asked. It's almost as bad as childbirth, she said. It's 9 on a scale of 10. She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. Her stomach wa
英文短篇故事（纽约）60 Let Those Eyebrows Grow!
Stop pulling out your eyebrow hair, his wife said. In China, that's bad luck. It's bad luck for the man. It's bad luck for his wife and family. He said he wasn't Chinese. He said he didn't live in China. He hated bushy eyebrows. Hair must be controll
