Feeling Unhappy | 心里难受

The School Report | 成绩单

A hopeful son presents his school report to his father, w...

dialogue education

Expensive Advice | 昂贵的建议

A doctor considers billing a woman for casual medical adv...

dialogue humorous

Gray Hair and Naughty Boys | 白发与顽童

A father humorously attributes his gray hair to his son's...

dialogue family

The Bishop and the Door Knocker | 主教与门环

Bishop Creighton kindly helps a boy knock on a door, only...

anecdote beginner

A Useful Lesson | 一堂有用的课

A father takes his son to a bar for his 18th birthday to ...

beginner-english dialogue

The Unaccepted Advice | 未被采纳的建议

An old man refuses to pay a doctor for his advice because...

anecdote dialogue

The Price of Silence | 沉默的代价

A lawyer pays daily for a pretzel he never takes for year...

dialogue humorous

Your Grandfather | 你爷爷

A rude young man flaunts his wealth in a restaurant, only...

beginner dialogue

Who Do You Think You Are? | 你以为你是谁？

A man tries to board a crowded bus and is initially refus...

beginner-english dialogue

Motivation | 动机

A professor's philosophical inquiry about motivation rece...

beginner dialogue

The Twelve-Dollar Shoes | 十二美元的鞋

A man secretly arranges with a shoe store manager to tell...

dialogue family

Flunking Math | 数学没及格

A dean's list student calls home in his sophomore year to...

college-life dialogue

True or False | 真心还是假意

A young businessman tests his girlfriend's loyalty by ask...

dialogue humorous

The Pretzel Lady | 椒盐卷饼婆婆

A lawyer habitually paid a pretzel vendor without taking ...

culture dialogue

I Hope So | 我希望如此

A humorous dialogue where a father, when asked if his son...

dialogue education

A Place to Sleep | 一席之地

A weary traveler, John, finds a town with no hotel vacanc...

dialogue humorous

Did Your Father Help You? | 你爸爸帮你了吗？

Tim's teacher is surprised to see his perfect math homewo...

beginner dialogue

I Wasn't Asleep | 我没有睡着

A man on a crowded bus pretends to be asleep to avoid see...

beginner dialogue

Two Dollars | 两美元

A man cleverly tests a rude shopkeeper's valuation of his...

anecdote beginner-english

Things Have Been Okay | 一切都很好

A four-year-old boy who had never spoken suddenly talks t...

dialogue family