英文短篇故事（纽约）406 The Most Important Sense
Three teens were sitting at a bus stop. Sam asked, How many senses do we have? Sara said, I think we have fivesight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Sue was watching traffic. Sam asked, Which one is most important to you? Sara said, Sight, of cours
英文短篇故事（纽约）407 Tow, Tow, Tow Your Boat
A cruise ship lost most of its power. It had to be towed back to port. The tow took five days. During that time, most toilets and showers didn't work. Most of the food spoiled. Cabin rooms were sweltering and completely dark. When the ship finally do
英文短篇故事（纽约）408 Zoom, Pan, Sing, Dance
The TV volume suddenly increased as a commercial started. He saw a glistening tomato. The camera zoomed in. Then it zoomed out. Then in, then out. Suddenly, a knife, at super-fast speed, chopped the tomato into juicy slices. Then, at super-slow speed
英文短篇故事（纽约）409 Turn That Frown Upside Down
She said, I hate your long face. You should be happy being married to me, not sad. He said, I am happy! I can't help it if the corners of my mouth turn down. That's gravity, not me. She said, Well, it bothers me to look at your long face. He said, Ma
英文短篇故事（纽约）410 This Candy Is Too Good
He was savoring a French truffle. When most of the chocolate candy had melted in his mouth, he chewed the last remaining bit and swallowed. Immediately, he popped another one into his mouth. When he finished that one, he put another one into his mout
英文短篇故事（纽约）411 Christmas Pizza for All
He walked into the emergency room waiting room. The clerk asked, Can I help you? He said, These are for the ER staffdoctors, nurses, and everyone else that works in ER. She asked, What are they? He said, They're hot, fresh pizzas. What else comes in
英文短篇故事（纽约）412 Death on the NYC Rails
Subway trains kill about one person a week in New York City. Some people accidentally fall onto the tracks. Some people get pushed. Some people jump onto the tracks to solve their money problems or their loneliness. Some people are so high on booze o
英文短篇故事（纽约）413 The Sky Is Falling
An asteroid hurtled past Earth. It was 13 times closer to Earth than the moon is. Then a huge meteorite exploded above a city in Russia. The shock wave shattered thousands of windows. Then a white fireball over San Francisco startled witnesses. Then
英文短篇故事（纽约）414 Rainbow Underwear
Mom, would you do my laundry, please? I wasn't able to wash it before I left school, Tony said. He was home from college during a snowy Thanksgiving holiday. She said, Sure, honey. He went out with his friends. When he returned, his mom said, Honey,
英文短篇故事（纽约）415 Why Did I Open This Cabinet?
He washed his hands in the bathroom. The soap in the soap dish was just a sliver. Boxed bars of soap were in the kitchen. He threw the sliver into the trashcan. He cleaned the gunk out of the soap dish. He rinsed it out and walked out of the bathroom
英文短篇故事（纽约）416 Cats Slaughter Billions
A study found that cats kill almost 15 billion birds and other small animals yearly in the United States. It concluded that cats might eventually wipe out these other species. Cat owners bristled at the news. Said one, My Fluffy is the sweetest cat i
英文短篇故事（纽约）417 A Shout Out for Silent TV
It's the future. Philo Farnsworth IV receives the annual Einstein Award. The award presentation is TV's biggest event. Science is king. Billions watch the red carpet event. Philo invented wireless, soundless TV. The sound waves travel solely to the v
英文短篇故事（纽约）418 I'm in NYC, but Where?
She was visiting Manhattan. She climbed the stairs out of the subway station. Now, exactly where am I, she wondered. Many Manhattan street corners have no street signs. This wasn't one of them. She was at Sixth Avenue and 34th Street. Now, she wonder
英文短篇故事（纽约）419 The Surprise House Guest
Rex called his brother-in-law. My nephew Sean got offered a new job in New York. He's been working for years in Atlanta. I told him that your wife's in real estate. Maybe she could find him an apartment. Art said, I'll talk to Wendy. Wendy said, Of c
英文短篇故事（纽约）420 The Chair Kicker
She sat down in the front row of the midtown classroom. There was one man sitting right behind her. Other students were scattered throughout the room. She took out her notebook. The teacher started talking. It was a real estate class about contracts.
