irony

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Lucky Lou | 幸运的路

A man named Lucky Lou obsessively collects and follows every imaginable superstition for good luc...

english-learning irony poetry
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A Life for a Life | 以命相抵

Impoverished author Richard Savage, unable to pay his doctor's bill after recovering from illness...

english-reading intermediate irony
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The Fowler and the Adder | 捕鸟人与蝰蛇

A fowler intending to kill a bird is fatally bitten by a snake he steps on. With his dying breath...

english-reading fable intermediate
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The Mistress and Her Servants | 女主人与仆人

Two servants, tired of being woken early by their mistress's rooster, kill it hoping to sleep lon...

consequences english-reading fable
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The Bald Man and the Doctor | 秃头男子与医生

A bald man seeks a cure from a renowned doctor, only to discover the doctor suffers from the same...

beginner fable humor
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Three Recruits | 三位新兵

Three citizens complain about supporting a non-productive army. After its disbandment leads to ec...

economics fable intermediate
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Just Lost Two Dollars | 只输了两美元

A man loses all his money at a casino in four days, then miraculously turns his last two dollars ...

beginner bilingual gambling
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Better to Be Unlucky | 最好是不幸的

An unemployed man wins a large lottery prize, only to have it nearly erased by medical and legal ...

fiction intermediate irony
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Saint and Sinner | 圣徒与罪人

A Salvation Army officer attributes his reform to Divine Grace, but the sinner he addresses sugge...

dialogue irony moral-dilemma
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The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭

An eagle is shot by a hunter's arrow. As it dies, it laments the cruel irony that the arrow that ...

english-reading fable intermediate
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The Man and the Image | 人与神像

A poor man's daily prayers to a wooden idol for wealth go unanswered until, in frustration, he sm...

beginner fable folklore
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You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会进监狱

A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...

crime humor intermediate
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You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会坐牢

A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...

crime intermediate irony
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After the Police Leave | 警察离开之后

A lawyer and a doctor collide on a country road. The lawyer offers the shaken doctor a drink from...

anecdote dialogue humor
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The Lawyer's Son | 律师的儿子

A lawyer's son, fresh out of law school, proudly solves a long-pending case on his first day, onl...

dialogue family-business humor
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Lawyer's Appeal | 律师的上诉

A junior lawyer successfully defends a client, only to be instructed by a senior partner to appea...

business-communication intermediate-english irony
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The Charitable Lawyer | 慈善律师

A charity fundraiser calls a wealthy lawyer for a donation, only to be met with a litany of the l...

dialogue humor intermediate
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Valentine's Day Cards | 情人节贺卡

A man at a post office is meticulously preparing and perfuming a thousand anonymous Valentine's c...

fiction humor intermediate
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The Lawyer's Bill | 律师的账单

A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive a heft...

dialogue everyday-life humor
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The Sick Man and the Doctor | 病人与医生

A patient's worsening symptoms are repeatedly dismissed as "good signs" by his doctor, leading to...

doctor-patient english-learning fable
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