英文短篇故事（纽约）391 Eye of the Tiger
Two golfers were chewing the fat. Abbott said, You know why Tiger wins so much? It's not because of his distance, or his shot-making, or his putting, or his course management, or his patience. That's not why he wins so much. You want to know the real
英文短篇故事（纽约）392 Stand Up So I Can Sit Down
He was big and tall. And old. He was wearing jeans. His jeans reeked of urine. He walked slowly through the subway car. He stood in front of an old lady. He said, Please let me have your seat. She looked at the floor. He didn't move. She said, Please
英文短篇故事（纽约）393 Cows, Cats, and Dogs
I don't understand those people in India, Lester said. His wife Lucy asked, What about them? He said, They're hungry. They're surrounded by millions of cows. But their religion doesn't allow them to eat cows. It's crazy to have all that fresh meat an
英文短篇故事（纽约）394 TVs That Listen
He said, Boy, new TVs are so cool. Now we can stream Internet movies directly to our TVs. And next year, remotes will be obsolete. TVs will have voice control. We'll just say 'TV on' and 'TV off.' We won't have to push buttons anymore. We're definite
英文短篇故事（纽约）395 Who's the Stupid One?
My son, the polar bear, Dad said. Every New Year's Day, you and a thousand other Coney Island loonies jump into the freezing ocean. How stupid is that? Nick said, It's not stupid, Dad. It's fun, it's free, and it's healthy. And we do it every Sunday
英文短篇故事（纽约）396 The Truth About Santa
Mommy, is it okay to lie? Annika asked. Mom said, Of course not, honey. Where'd you get that idea? A lie destroys the trust between people. It's hard to ever regain that trust. Honesty is always the best policy. If you lie, not only will you lose you
英文短篇故事（纽约）397 Shopping with Avatars
Brad walked into Walbrowns. He swiped his rewards card. He said, Avatar, appear. His avatar appeared. Brad said, Unscented deodorant, all brands. He followed the avatar down the escalator. The avatar hovered at the deodorant section. It shined a brig
英文短篇故事（纽约）398 Orange Rectangle Is Bad News
Boris called his cable company. He said, Last night I went to sleep with my TV on. This morning the TV was still on, but the screen was black. There was a big, orange rectangle on the screen. It said, 'Weekly Required Test.' The clock on the cable bo
英文短篇故事（纽约）399 Open the Darn Package!
The unopened box contained a bar of soap. He dug under the end flap with his thumbnail. He couldn't pry the flap open. He tried to dig under the other end flap. He couldn't pry that flap open either. This is a simple, cardboard box, he thought. Why i
英文短篇故事（纽约）400 Teddy Bear for Sale
The bulletin board ad said, Human Size Teddy Bear for Sale. Paid $100, asking $50. Next to those words was a color photo of just the teddy bear. It looked new and lovable. But, he wondered, how big is this bear? How big is human size? Humans come in
英文短篇故事（纽约）401 My Tired Uncle
My uncle tires too easily. He gets tired just using the TV remote. Yesterday he went to Macy's. He went to the sixth floor. He said it took him a few minutes to get his breath back. I asked, You got winded on the elevator?! He said, I didn't take the
英文短篇故事（纽约）402 Love You Too
Brad called his parents. He asked his mom to put Dad on the other phone. I need to talk to both of you, Brad said. His dad got on the other phone. Brad said, This is very difficult for me. I told you before that Sue and I are having financial problem
英文短篇故事（纽约）403 One with the Tiger
John was riding in the monorail that takes visitors throughout the Bronx Zoo. When the monorail was over the tiger enclosure, he jumped out. Landing hard, he broke several bones. Irritated, the tiger strode over to examine this visitor from out of th
英文短篇故事（纽约）404 The Foot-Long Sub
Lana measured Stubway's foot long sandwich. It didn't measure up. It was 11 inches long. She measured her friend's foot long. It was a tad longer, at 11.5 inches. For the next three months, Lana measured Stubway's sandwiches. She got her Facelook fri
英文短篇故事（纽约）405 The On-Off Buttons
She called her cable company. She told the rep, If I press the System button, it turns on the cable box but not the TV. If I press the Power button, all I get is a black TV screen with a rectangle that says HDMI. I have to keep pressing the same two
