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Falling Down | 他一定是在吹牛

A man boasts about an impossibly tall building in his country, claiming his friend took 72 hours ...

beginner dialogue humor
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Keys or Kiss? | 钥匙还是亲吻?

An English teacher's mispronunciation of "keys" as "kays" led an Italian student to interpret it ...

anecdote cultural-misunderstanding english-teaching
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Whose Plate? | 谁的盘子

A guest questions why the hotel dog is intently watching him eat. The host humorously suggests it...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Electricity vs. Lightning | 电与闪电的区别

A humorous dialogue highlights the key difference between electricity and lightning through the l...

beginner dialogue humor
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The Fourth Element | 第四元素

A teacher prompts a student to recall the fourth classical element by asking what they use to was...

beginner dialogue education
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The Bachelor's Form | 单身汉的表格

Jack humorously informs a nurse he's a bachelor after filling out hospital forms, hinting at his ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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The Talking Tomatoes | 会说话的番茄

Two tomatoes on a shopping trip discover their own ability to speak, leading to a moment of surre...

beginner-english dialogue fiction
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It's Not That | 不是那样的

A conversation where a surprising observation about seven girls sharing an umbrella leads to a hu...

beginner dialogue humor
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Brotherly Love | 兄弟般的关爱

A teacher asks a student to identify the virtue demonstrated by stopping a man from beating a don...

beginner dialogue education
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The Mask Request | 面具之请

A humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding at a party, where a woman is asked to remove a mask ...

beginner dialogue humor
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One or Two | 一还是二

A customer complains about having only one piece of meat, to which the waiter humorously offers t...

beginner culture dialogue
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Word Choice | 选词

A man is initially pleased when his wife seems to be teaching their baby to say "Daddy," only to ...

beginner-english family-life humor
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A Friend of the Duck | 鸭的朋友

An American tourist at a Chinese roast duck restaurant is humorously told that a chicken dish is ...

beginner culture dialogue
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The Value of a Second Language | 第二语言的价值

A mother mouse uses a dog's bark to scare away a cat, then explains to her children the practical...

beginner educational humor
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The String-Trick Parrot | 会拉绳的鹦鹉

A man discovers a parrot trained to speak different languages when its leg strings are pulled, le...

beginner dialogue humor
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I've Just Bitten My Tongue | 我刚刚咬到了舌头

A young snake, after accidentally biting its own tongue, anxiously asks its mother if their speci...

animals beginner dialogue
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Who Discovered Australia? | 谁发现了澳大利亚?

A teacher asks a student to point out Australia on a map, then humorously asks another student wh...

beginner dialogue education
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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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Give Me a Dollar | 给我一块钱

A son asks his father for a dime. When the father suggests he's too old to keep begging for small...

beginner dialogue family
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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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