The Cost of Marriage | 婚姻的成本

Still Paying | 仍在付出

A child asks about the cost of marriage, and his father h...

dialogue family

Potential vs. Reality | 潜力与现实

A father uses a provocative thought experiment to teach h...

dialogue family

Don't Be Selfish | 别太自私

A mother tells her son not to be selfish and to share his...

beginner dialogue

Gray Hair and Naughty Boys | 白发与顽童

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

dialogue family

Things Have Been Okay | 一切都很好

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

dialogue family

Friend for Dinner | 请朋友吃饭

A husband invites a friend for dinner despite the messy h...

beginner dialogue

The Talking Role | 会说话的角色

A boy excitedly tells his father he'll play a man married...

beginner dialogue

He Walks Everywhere He Goes | 耶稣从不开车

A son asks to use the family car after meeting most of hi...

beginner dialogue

Making Granny Glad | 让奶奶开心

A Sunday school teacher asks her students about making ot...

beginner dialogue

Give Me a Dollar | 给我一元钱

A son asks his father for a dime, but the father suggests...

dialogue family

Mother's Revenge | 妈妈的报复

A recruit complains to his mother about the strict, detai...

anecdote dialogue

An Eye-Opener | 恍然大悟

Charles learns from his friend Joe that marriage reveals ...

dialogue humor

The Same Service | 同样的服务

A man complains to a marriage counselor that his wife and...

dialogue humor

Father and Son | 父与子

A son questions his father about a cultural practice in A...

beginner culture

The 50th Anniversary Plan | 五十周年纪念计划

At a marriage seminar, Luigi shares that taking his wife ...

anniversary dialogue

Waste or Save | 浪费还是节省

A humorous dialogue where a father scolds his son for sle...

anecdote beginner

It's Always Me | 总是我

A father asks his sons who will enjoy the benefits of upc...

bilingual dialogue

Support a Family | 养家糊口

A humorous dialogue where a prospective father-in-law's q...

beginner cultural-difference

The Gambler's Loss | 赌徒的损失

A gambler humorously explains his loss of a $1000 bill by...

beginner dialogue

Wood Fire | 森林之火

A woman humorously compares husbands to wood fires that d...

dialogue humor