Two Questions | 两个问题
A client offers a lawyer $500 to answer two questions, and the lawyer's immediate response reveal...
Lawyers Take Everything | 律师拿走一切
A courtroom anecdote where a seemingly destitute defendant reveals that despite winning the case,...
Both Attorneys Identified | 双方律师身份已明
A courtroom exchange of insults between two attorneys leads the judge to dryly note that their id...
Constipated Kitty | 便秘的小猫
A vet prescribes a strong laxative for a constipated cat. When the owner returns, the vet mistake...
I Want Those Two Back | 我要那两人回来
Three colleagues find a magic lamp. The clerk and sales rep wish for lavish vacations, but the ma...
The Supermarket Mother | 超市里的“妈妈”
A young man, moved by an elderly lady's story of her late son, agrees to call her "Mother" as she...
Bubba is Dead | 巴伯死了
A hunter misunderstands a 911 operator's instruction to "make sure" his unconscious friend is dea...
To The Nines | 九的执念
A man encounters the number nine repeatedly on 9/9/99 and takes it as a lucky omen, leading him t...
It's Me All Right | 这就是我
A woman humorously misunderstands a bank teller's request for identification by literally confirm...
You Can Come Down Now | 妈妈,您可以下来了
A cruise ship docks during high tide, forcing elderly passengers to navigate a steep, narrow gang...
A Borrowed Record Player for Peace | 借唱机求安宁
A man borrows his neighbour's record player not for music, but to create a quiet environment for ...
Boring Lectures | 无聊的课堂
A teacher with a dry wit preemptively addresses the potential boredom of his lectures with a humo...
The Photo in My Pocket | 口袋里的照片
A man uses his wife's photo as a humorous gauge for his sobriety, telling the bartender he'll hea...
The Customer Is Always Right | 顾客永远是对的
A shop manager scolds an employee for arguing with a customer, insisting "the customer is always ...
Three Days to Live | 只能再活三天
A professor asks students what they would do with their last three days. While most give personal...
Who Is to Blame? | 该怪谁
A woman hit at a junction is blamed by the man and a biased witness, who admits his judgment is i...
The Enigmatic Woman | 难以琢磨的女人
This humorous piece outlines the paradoxical and often contradictory expectations a man might fac...
No Price Reduction | 恕不降价
A nun, worried about her bill at the supermarket, kneels to calculate her total, only to be humor...
No Cavities | 没有蛀牙
A boy proudly tells his mother the dentist found no cavities, despite his poor dental habits. The...
A Nightmare Wish | 噩梦愿望
Tom hopes for a nightmare where he fails his exams, believing that since dreams are opposite to r...
我的生词本
登录后记录生词,边读边学英语
去登录