humor
1222 篇Big Surprise | 大吃一惊
A visitor inquires about the healthiness of a place, and a local's witty response reveals a humor...
42 阅读Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained | 不入虎穴,焉得虎子
A boastful English tutor is challenged by students with literal translations of Chinese idioms, f...
28 阅读An Arithmetic Trick | 一个数学诡计
A clever student uses flawed arithmetic logic to argue that a single apple from a "six for five c...
27 阅读Father's Things | 父亲的东西
A teenage boy, now his father's height, starts borrowing his father's clothes for evenings out, m...
25 阅读Fat Man and Thin Man | 胖人与瘦人
A thin man and a fat man exchange sharp, ironic remarks about each other's appearance, implying a...
27 阅读A White Lie | 善意的谎言
A nearsighted wife mistakes a mirror for a painting at a gallery and criticizes the "woman" she s...
30 阅读The Fly Repellent | 驱蝇妙招
A customer inquires about the secret to a fly-free cafe, and the waiter humorously reveals that t...
27 阅读Goodbye, Money | 再见,美元
A family recounts their exhausting but wonderful trip to Disney World. As they leave, the childre...
25 阅读Money or Friends? | 金钱还是朋友?
A humorous dialogue explores the relative importance of money and friendship, concluding that fri...
20 阅读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 ...
23 阅读A Backhanded Compliment | 一句“恭维”
A boy defends himself to his angry mother by claiming he complimented a girl at a dance, only to ...
31 阅读Honesty in Insurance | 保险中的诚实
A man is denied life insurance for truthfully reporting his parents' early deaths. After being ad...
24 阅读Frozen Capital | 资产冻结
A girl's habit of "borrowing" from her brother's piggy bank leads to a humorous discovery: he has...
20 阅读I Knew I Could Count on You | 我就知道你会帮我
Smith cleverly thanks his boss for refusing his day-off request, implying the boss's refusal is t...
26 阅读Excuse for Speeding | 超速的理由
Two men, Harry and Lloyd, give a humorous and illogical excuse for speeding when pulled over by t...
35 阅读The Smart Old Lady | 聪明的老太太
A deaf old lady misunderstands a shopkeeper's price of seven dollars, first offering fourteen, th...
31 阅读The Horse Called | 会打电话的马
A man explains that "Mary" in a letter is a horse he bet on. Days later, his wife hits him again,...
34 阅读Boring Lectures | 无聊的课堂
A teacher with a dry wit preemptively addresses the potential boredom of his lectures with a humo...
36 阅读Sunset | 日落
A father shows his friend a sunset painting by his daughter, who studied art abroad. The friend's...
36 阅读The Ugliest Baby | 最丑的小孩
A woman is insulted by a bus driver who calls her baby ugly. When she complains to another passen...
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