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The Snorer | 打瞌睡的人

A preacher tries to shame a congregant who always sleeps during sermons by calling for votes for ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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The New Pastor | 新牧师的拜访

A new pastor leaves a Bible verse (Revelation 3:20) at an unresponsive parishioner's door. The pa...

anecdote biblical humorous
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A Generous Choice | 慷慨的选择

A pastor promises hymn selection to the top donor. An elderly widow donates $1,000, but her "hymn...

church-anecdote humorous lighthearted
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Sisters of Mercy | 慈悲修女会

A curious driver follows roadside signs to the "Sisters of Mercy House of Prostitution," pays $50...

dialogue fiction humorous
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Dinner's Ready | 晚饭准备好了

A humorous anecdote about a parent whose cooking sets off the smoke alarm, only to find their chi...

anecdote dialogue everyday-life
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The School Report | 成绩单

A hopeful son presents his school report to his father, who is angered by the poor grades. The so...

dialogue education family
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A Special Football Match | 一场特殊的足球比赛

Mike explains his lateness to his teacher by claiming he was delayed watching a dream football ma...

beginner-english dialogue excuse
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Harry's Exam | 哈利的考试

A precocious first-grader convinces his teacher and principal to test him for advancement with a ...

beginner dialogue educational
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Asking Mommy | 问妈妈

A curious boy, frustrated by his mother's evasive answers about her age, weight, and divorce, get...

beginner children dialogue
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The Train Lesson | 火车上的教训

A boy's crude announcements while playing with his train lead to a two-hour timeout. He returns w...

anecdote humorous language
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Which Month Did He Go Away? | 他几月走的?

Jack's overly quick bows were criticized as impolite. After being advised to count the months dur...

beginner-english cultural-misunderstanding humorous
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Souls and Nuts | 墓地里的灵魂与坚果

A boy misinterprets two children dividing nuts in a cemetery as a supernatural division of souls,...

english-reading folklore humorous
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Excited Remarks | 童言无忌

A five-year-old boy, obsessed with motorcycles, misunderstands his father's joking prohibition an...

anecdote childhood dialogue
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A Child's Prayer | 孩童的祈祷

A father and son pass a car accident on their way to McDonald's. When the father suggests praying...

anecdote childs-perspective everyday-life
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The Bishop and the Door Knocker | 主教与门环

Bishop Creighton kindly helps a boy knock on a door, only to be urged to flee with him afterward....

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Lady First | 女士优先

A teacher asks her class about the correctness of a sentence pairing "ox" and "cow." While most a...

beginner-english classroom-anecdote cultural-etiquette
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What Are The Two Words? | 是哪两个词?

A grandmother asks her granddaughter to promise never to use the words "lousy" and "swell," but t...

beginner dialogue family
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Concussion | 脑震荡

A nurse monitors her nephew for concussion by waking him hourly to ask his name. The annoyed boy ...

anecdote beginner family
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Waiting for My Secretary | 我在等我的秘书

A boy, when asked to write "If I Were a Manager," tells his teacher he is waiting for his secreta...

beginner-english business-mindset classroom-anecdote
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Counting Stars | 数星星

John tries to count stars on a dark night, prompting his younger brother Tom to humorously sugges...

bedtime-story beginner-english childrens-tale
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