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The Perfect Hat | 完美的帽子

A fussy customer's witty retort turns a salesman's flattery on its head, revealing the humorous f...

beginner-english dialogue humor
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He's Shaving You | 他正在给你刮胡须

A playboy flirts with a manicurist at a barber shop, only to discover her husband is the barber s...

anecdote dialogue humor
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Gardening Gloves | 园艺手套

A wife hints for a new wedding ring due to a gold allergy, but her husband's birthday gift turns ...

gardening humorous lifestyle
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A Cheap Horse | 便宜的马

A man's ad to sell his dead horse's saddle and bridle was misinterpreted when a misplaced comma m...

anecdote beginner humorous
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A Generous Husband | 慷慨的丈夫

A wife repeatedly suggests buying a car to avoid the sun, but her husband humorously misunderstan...

beginner-english dialogue everyday-life
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Why Is He Howling? | 他为何喊叫?

A humorous dialogue at the dentist's office reveals the patient's howling is not due to dental wo...

beginner-english dialogue humor
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The Unburied Cat | 未被埋葬的猫

A man's dog brings home the neighbor's dead cat. He secretly cleans and returns it to the porch, ...

beginner fiction humorous
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Replacement Rooster | 替代公鸡

A driver accidentally hits a rooster, then offers to replace it for the farmer. The farmer's lite...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Cooking Instructions | 烹饪说明

A camper's humorous complaint about the "cooking instructions" on a bird's leg tag prompted the U...

anecdote government-communication humor
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I Don't Recognize You | 我不认得你了

A tiger, pinched by a crab on the beach, chases it into the bushes. Failing to find the crab, it ...

animal-tale beginner bilingual
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My Dog 'Sex' | 我的狗叫“性”

A humorous account of the constant misunderstandings and embarrassing situations caused by naming...

anecdote humorous-story language-humor
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Does Your Dog Bite? | 你的狗咬人吗?

A tourist asks an old man if his dog bites, receives a negative answer, and is then attacked by t...

beginner-english dialogue humor
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A Prayer for Hearing | 为听力祈祷

A man asks a preacher to pray for his "hearing," leading to a humorous misunderstanding due to th...

beginner-english dialogue humor
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Humor Impaired Preacher | 缺乏幽默感的牧师

A humorless pastor attempts to replicate a successful joke he heard at a conference but forgets t...

anecdote humor misunderstanding
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I've Fallen | 我跌倒了

A priest tires of adultery confessions, so his parishioners adopt "fallen" as a code word. A new ...

confession euphemism humor
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The Quilt and the Comforter | 被子与安慰者

A young girl misunderstands a biblical phrase "thy comforter is coming" as "you'll get your quilt...

christianity family misunderstanding
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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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The Baptism | 洗礼

A drunk man mistakes a baptism for a search party, humorously asking if they're sure Jesus fell i...

anecdote dialogue humor
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Elijah's Altar | 以利亚的祭坛

A Sunday school teacher recounts the biblical story of Elijah drenching the altar with water befo...

bible-story childrens-anecdote humor
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Mixed Doubles | 混合双打

A humorous classroom dialogue where a student misunderstands the term "mixed doubles" in sports, ...

dialogue education humor
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