Determining Sex | 确定婴儿性别

Childbirth Pain | 分娩之痛

A first-time mother asks her doctor about the pain of chi...

dialogue health

Don't Smoke! | 千万别抽烟！

A patient who drank gasoline is told by the doctor to sim...

beginner dialogue

Send the Bill to My Father | 把账单给我父亲

A patient humorously suggests his father should pay the m...

beginner dialogue

Amnesia | 失忆症

A senile actress claims to be 22 years old during a docto...

amnesia beginner

Angel's Food vs. Devil's Food | 天使的食物与魔鬼的食物

This humorous allegory contrasts God's creation of health...

food health

The Unexpected Patient | 不期而至的病人

An 86-year-old man visits his doctor, concerned about phy...

dialogue elderly

Good News and Bad News | 好消息与坏消息

A doctor delivers a diagnosis of Alzheimer's to a patient...

alzheimers-disease dark-humor

Waking Up Late | 晚起之困

Three elderly men compare their morning health routines, ...

aging dialogue

Needles Are Not Nice | 打针一点也不好玩

Two boys at a clinic misunderstand medical procedures. Bi...

beginner dialogue

Laughing Matter | 笑对人生——她用幽默抗击癌症创伤

Bonnie Southcott, diagnosed with ovarian cancer while pre...

cancer-survivor health

No Frills Dentist Appointment | 直奔主题的牙医预约

Mr. Cohen insists on a quick, no-frills tooth extraction,...

beginner dialogue

Seeking a Second Opinion | 求生

A dying patient, upon being asked by his doctor if he wis...

anecdote dialogue

A Pregnant Woman and a Lightbulb | 孕妇与灯泡

A classic joke contrasting a pregnant woman and a light b...

beginner humor

Larry's Lamaze Lessons | 拉里的拉玛泽分娩课

In a Lamaze class, the instructor encourages couples to w...

humor lamaze

An Apple a Day... | 一日一苹果……

A woman's self-perception clashes humorously with the nur...

beginner dialogue

What Type of Tracks? | 这是什么动物的足迹？

Two lawyers argue over identifying animal tracks while hu...

humor joke

Kangaroos and the Cage | 袋鼠与笼子

Zookeepers repeatedly raise a cage's height to contain es...

critical-thinking english-learning

The Auction Offer | 拍卖会上的出价

At an auction, the owner offers a reward for a lost bag, ...

anecdote auction

He Said What He Meant | 心口如一

A proud father arranges for George Bernard Shaw to hear h...

dialogue humor

Punished for Something I Didn't Do | 因未做之事受罚

A girl tells her mother she was punished at school for so...

anecdote dialogue