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A Culinary Complaint | 烹饪的抱怨

Two old friends discuss their husbands' habits. One reveals her husband complains nightly about d...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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The Fly Repellent | 驱蝇妙招

A customer inquires about the secret to a fly-free cafe, and the waiter humorously reveals that t...

dialogue everyday-life humor
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Clean Glass | 干净的杯子

Two thirsty builders, Joe and Fred, stop for lunch and order beer at a bar. Fred specifically req...

beginner-english dialogue everyday-life
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Frozen Capital | 资产冻结

A girl's habit of "borrowing" from her brother's piggy bank leads to a humorous discovery: he has...

anecdote beginner-english everyday-life
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Dinner's Ready | 晚餐已备

A humorous anecdote about a parent whose cooking sets off the smoke alarm. Despite fire-safety tr...

anecdote everyday-life family-life
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The Ugliest Baby | 最丑的小孩

A woman is insulted by a bus driver who calls her baby ugly. When she complains to another passen...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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Calm Down, Albert | 冷静,阿尔伯特

A man in a supermarket repeatedly tells "Albert" to calm down while soothing a crying baby. A wom...

beginner dialogue everyday-life
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One Piece of Meat | 只有一块肉

A customer complains about having only one piece of meat, and the waiter offers a humorous yet un...

beginner dialogue everyday-life
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The Extra Charge | 额外收费

A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs twenty dollars instead of th...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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The Grocery Store Surprise | 超市里的意外

An elderly woman's pained shriek while picking tomatoes in a supermarket is humorously misinterpr...

beginner dialogue everyday-life
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Is That Clock Right? | 这钟准吗?

A doorman tired of being asked the time puts up a clock, only to find people now question its acc...

beginner dialogue english-learning
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Is He Really Ill? | 他真病了吗?

A man faints on a hot day, and bystanders offer conflicting advice on how to help him. The man's ...

beginner-english dialogue everyday-life
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The Over-Budget Shoplifter | 预算超标的小偷

A shoplifter caught stealing a watch offers to buy it to avoid trouble, only to complain that the...

beginner crime dialogue
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A Better Dishwasher | 一台更好的洗碗机

Mrs. Williams' new neighbor boasts about her new dishwasher. When asked if it also dries and puts...

beginner-english dialogue everyday-life
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Much Worse | 那就更糟了

A man explains to a policeman that he didn't shout during a robbery to avoid revealing his gold t...

dialogue everyday-life humor
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The Smart Dog Who Buys Newspapers | 会买报纸的聪明狗

A dog owner's claim that his dog buys newspapers is tested, but the dog disappears with the money...

anecdote beginner-english everyday-life
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The Cost of a Tantrum | 哭闹的代价

A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs $20 instead of the usual $4 ...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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The Doctor Knows Better | 医生懂得多

A man injured in an accident insists he is alive, but his wife trusts the doctor's contrary diagn...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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I've Been Trying for Years | 我已尝试多年

A man asks the police to let him speak to the burglar, not to press charges, but to learn the sec...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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To Be on the Safe Side | 为求稳妥

A man in a cinema steps on someone's foot when leaving his row. Upon returning, he asks the perso...

anecdote beginner-english dialogue
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