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Keys or Kiss | 钥匙还是亲吻

An English teacher's request for "keys" is misunderstood by an Italian student as "kiss," leading...

cross-cultural-communication cultural-misunderstanding english-education
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Sunset | 日落

A father shows his friend a sunset painting by his daughter, who studied art abroad. The friend's...

art beginner culture
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Why Is He Howling? | 他为何嚎叫?

A patient howls at the dentist not because of dental pain, but because the dentist is accidentall...

beginner dialogue humor
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Speeding Excuse | 超速的理由

A driver, pulled over for speeding, gives a humorous and illogical excuse to the police officer. ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Accuracy Above All | 准确至上

An editor obsessed with accuracy confronts a reporter over an unusual statistic, only to learn th...

anecdote beginner humor
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Progress in English | 英语的进步

A humorous dialogue between students highlights a shift in English proficiency, from struggling t...

dialogue english humor
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The Plural of "Child" | “孩子”的复数形式

A humorous classroom dialogue where a student gives a literal and unexpected answer to a grammar ...

beginner dialogue education
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An Essential Correction | 实质性的纠正

A teacher notices food on Walter's face and guesses he had eggs for breakfast, but Walter humorou...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Not Our Own Food | 非己之食

Two boys cleverly circumvent a bar's rule against eating personal food by swapping lunches with e...

beginner culture dialogue
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So Would I | 我也是

A woman asks a clerk for a dress that fits her, and the clerk's tactless reply, "So would I," cre...

beginner dialogue humor
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When Do People Talk Least? | 人们何时说话最少?

A short dialogue uses a pun on the word "least" to create a humorous riddle, linking it to the sh...

beginner dialogue humor
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Praise | 称赞

Mrs. White seeks compliments on her appearance, and Mr. White responds with witty and flattering ...

beginner dialogue humor
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Don't Pay the Water Bill | 不交水费

A short dialogue where Sam humorously suggests not paying the water bill as a solution to stop wa...

beginner dialogue english-conversation
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Waste or Save | 浪费还是节约

A humorous dialogue where a father scolds his son for wasting time by sleeping, and the son cleve...

beginner dialogue family
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I Want to Know You | 我想认识你

A humorous dialogue where a boy asks for a girl's phone number, only to be told it's in the phone...

beginner dialogue humorous
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Congratulations | 恭喜

A man calls an undertaker to arrange his wife's funeral, only for the undertaker to reveal he bur...

beginner dark-comedy dialogue
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Talking Tomatoes | 会说话的番茄

A humorous short story about two tomatoes who discover their own ability to speak while shopping,...

beginner-english dialogue fiction
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That's What I Want to Find Out | 这正是我想知道的

A short dialogue where one person invites another to play with a new dog, and the humorous uncert...

beginner conversation dialogue
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Would You Care to Hold? | 您要等一会吗?

A new receptionist, feeling confident on her first day, makes a humorous and contradictory phone ...

beginner dialogue humorous
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The Cat Examination | 猫咪检查

A doctor asks a patient basic questions about a cat's anatomy, leading to the patient's sarcastic...

animals beginner dialogue
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