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A Gentle Reminder | 委婉的提醒

A wife hints about their 35th anniversary at breakfast, but her husband humorously misunderstands...

anecdote dialogue humor
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Thirteen and Fourteen | 十三与十四

A curious man peeks into an asylum where residents are chanting "Thirteen!", only to get poked in...

anecdote beginner-english humor
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Big Head | 大脑袋

A boy is upset because other children tease him about his large head. His mother comforts him but...

anecdote children dialogue
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Too Crowded | 车太挤

A humorous short dialogue where a bus driver, mistaken for a passenger, is told the bus is too fu...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Back Up Two Miles | 退后两英里

A farmer uses clever wording to make a hurried motorist reverse for two miles on a narrow road, r...

anecdote dialogue humor
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A Dear Memento | 珍贵的纪念品

A woman wears a locket containing her husband's hair, explaining its sentimental value lies in pr...

anecdote dialogue humor
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The Smartest Dog | 最聪明的狗

A man is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, hailing it as the smartest dog he...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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How Did You Ever Get Here | 你是怎样到这里的

An employee humorously explains his tardiness by claiming the slippery conditions caused him to s...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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My First and My Last | 第一次与最后一次

George, a skilled pilot, takes his friend Mark for a flight full of aerial tricks. After a harrow...

anecdote aviation beginner-english
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First Day as a Cab Driver | 出租车司机的第一天

A new taxi driver, previously a funeral van driver for 25 years, is startled when a passenger tap...

anecdote beginner-english career-change
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How to Get a Seat by the Fire | 火炉旁的座位妙计

On a cold day, Mr. Brown cleverly diverts a crowded inn's patrons by claiming his horse eats oyst...

anecdote beginner english-reading
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The Lucky Cat | 幸运的猫

A boy tells his drowsy father about a black cat in the dining room. The father dismisses it as a ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Alexander the Great and His Teacher | 亚历山大大帝与他的老师

A student cleverly retorts his teacher's comparison to Alexander the Great by pointing out the ad...

anecdote education history
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The Thrifty Traveler | 节俭的旅行家

A traveler asks for a train ticket to Springfield, but when the conductor lists several possible ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Reached Shore Fast | 快速靠岸

A man whose car broke down while towing his boat attempted to call for help via marine radio, lea...

anecdote coast-guard dialogue
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The Two Flounders | 两条比目鱼

A fisherman who often exaggerates his catches finally lands two huge flounders. To prove he caugh...

anecdote beginner bilingual
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Such a Long Dog | 如此长的狗

A blind man steps on two different dogs in succession and mistakes them for one extraordinarily l...

anecdote beginner blindness
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The Bread and Butter Charge | 面包与黄油账单

A lawyer, charged for unrequested bread and butter at a restaurant, responds by sending the resta...

anecdote humor intermediate
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Man vs. Dog in Chess | 人狗对弈

A visitor is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, praising the dog's intelligen...

anecdote chess dialogue
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My Friends Only Came to Say Goodbye | 朋友只是来送行

Three professors miss their train while chatting. Two board in time, but the one who needed to ca...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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