Pleasure Is Mental | 快乐是一种心境
A professor argues that true appreciation can make mundane acts as pleasurable as intimate ones, ...
The Salary Theorem | 薪资定理
This article humorously presents Dilbert's "Salary Theorem" through a mock-scientific derivation,...
You Are His Father | 你是他父亲
A dying man seeks reassurance that his youngest, unattractive child is his own. His wife swears i...
Spice Up Your Marriage | 为婚姻增添情趣
Morris complains about his boring marital routine, and Irving humorously suggests "playing doctor...
Buffalo Beer Analogy | 野牛与啤酒的类比
This text draws an analogy between natural selection in a buffalo herd and the purported effect o...
Three Friends' Funerals | 三位朋友的葬礼
Three friends die in a car accident and discuss their desired funeral eulogies while waiting to e...
Are You the Manager? | 您是经理吗？
A woman in a pub uses increasingly intimate and suggestive behavior to get a bartender's attentio...
Energizer Bunny Dies | 劲量兔子“去世”
The iconic Energizer Bunny, famous for its relentless energy, has reportedly "died" at age six fr...
Expands Six Times | 扩张六倍
A biology teacher's question about a body part that expands sixfold is misinterpreted by a studen...
Fish Romeo and Juliet | 鱼中的罗密欧与朱丽叶
The author recounts the touching, protective behavior of a male Parrot Cichlid towards his mate, ...
Fish Cheeks | 鱼颊
A teenage girl is mortified when her Chinese family hosts a traditional Christmas Eve dinner for ...
My Leopard Moray Eel | 我的豹纹海鳗
The author describes the captivating behaviors and appearance of a pet leopard moray eel, detaili...
A Special Encounter | 特别的相遇
An elderly couple's visit to a fish seller becomes magical when a Koi leaps into their basket, pr...
The Two Spells | 两条咒语
A boy who couldn't get people to listen to him learned from a young man that the "magic spells" o...
Sharing Joy and Sorrow | 分享喜悦与悲伤
A quarrelsome tailor repeatedly abuses his virtuous wife despite promising authorities to reform....
Chinese Cucumbers | 中国黄瓜
The narrator's grandmother carefully preserves seeds from China for years until a small patch of ...
Prometheus and Man | 普罗米修斯与人类
This passage recounts the myth of Prometheus, who defied Jupiter to create and aid humanity by br...
Old Sultan | 老苏丹
A loyal old dog, facing execution by his master, stages a rescue with a wolf's help to regain fav...
The Ghost of Catherine Eddowes | 凯瑟琳·埃多斯的幽灵
The article describes Mitre Square, the modern site of Catherine Eddowes's 1888 murder by Jack th...
The Singing, Soaring Lark | 会唱歌、会飞翔的云雀
A father promises his youngest daughter a singing lark but must give her to a lion to obtain it. ...
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