Please Wait 请等待 He called the cable TV company. My screen goes black, he said. Every five minutes my screen goes black. Sir, does it go completely black? the representative asked. No, he said. Big white letters say Please Wait. Oh, that's good,...
His Back Goes Out 背又疼了 They were sitting on the sofa. He started to get up. Oh, he groaned. What's the matter? his wife asked. He was standing still. He wasn't moving. He was bent over. He wasn't standing straight up. Is it your back again? h...
The Package Pick-Up (2) 取包裹（2） He asked the driver to wait. Craig used a knife to open the package. He dug through the packaging materials. He looked for the call tag. There was no call tag. The driver left. Craig stuffed everything back in...
The Package Pick-Up (1) 取包裹（1） The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. It was a recording. A UPS driver will pick up your package today. He will arrive between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. That's nice, Craig thought. All I have to do is wait for 11 hours. I can't...
A Cigarette for Grandpa 爷爷的香烟 His wife asked him to buy a cigarette. Excuse me? he asked. Since when do you smoke? She said it was for the Chinese New Year. Her dead grandfather used to smoke. The cigarette was for grandpa. He went to the n...
The New No Parking Sign 禁停标志 It was noon on Wednesday. That's not fair. That's not right, Mel told Irene. He parked his car every night. He parked his car on the street. Look. The pole is in fresh cement, he said. The cement is still wet. It...
The MM Container MM收纳盒 She loved MM candy. She went to the MM store in New York City. The store has three floors. Each floor has many MM items. There are MM coffee cups. There are MM pillows. There are MM T-shirts. She bought an MM snack contai...
Put an Ad on Craigslist 在Craigslist上投放广告 The phone rang. How's New York? Wally asked. I love it, Eugene said. Have you found a job? Wally asked. Of course I haven't found a job, Eugene said. I only got here a month ago. You'd better hurry...
The Naked Cowboy 赤裸牛仔 It was January in Manhattan. It was a mild, sunny day. A man stood at 42nd Street and Broadway. His blond hair hung down to his broad shoulders. He was wearing a cowboy hat. He was wearing cowboy boots. He was wearing ti...
A New Voter 新选民 Oscar had just moved to New York City. He registered to vote. A week later, he received his voter card. Now he was a registered voter. He read the voter notice from the Board of Elections. It said to call VOTE-NYC if he had a qu...
Where Is His Wife? 我的妻子在哪？ Who answered the phone? Was that really his wife? Or was it another woman? Had someone stolen his wife's phone? Was his wife okay? He called back. All he got was her recorded message. He left a message. It's 9...
Where Is His Wife? 我的妻子在哪？ It was late. His wife wasn't home yet. He was worried. She was a real estate agent. She showed apartments to clients. She showed apartments day after day. She showed apartments all over the city. She showed ap...
The Locked Door 上锁的门 It was Sunday in New York City. He needed some cash. He walked to the bank on the corner. Next to the bank were six indoor ATMs. A woman was using one of the ATMs. He pulled on the glass door. The door was locked. He pull...
Word Search Puzzles 拼字谜 Word Search is a fun word puzzle. People learning English can play. People teaching English can play. Each puzzle is for one player. The player searches for hidden words. The hidden words are on a grid. The grid contains...
A Seaside Painting 海滨画作 It's a painting of a seaside. The main colors are blue, white, and brown. The sky is light blue. A white cloud covers half the light blue sky. Two white birds fly through the air. The bottom half of the painting is whi...
