intermediate
868 篇A Broken Mirror's Blessing | 碎镜之福
A 98-year-old man joyfully explains that breaking a mirror, an omen of seven years' bad luck, is ...
29 阅读A Day Off | 休息日
A wife details her busy household chores while her husband watches on his day off. When she asks ...
28 阅读A Gentle Reminder | 委婉的提醒
A wife hints about their 35th anniversary at breakfast, but her husband humorously misunderstands...
33 阅读Criticize | 批评的自由
An American visitor to Russia contrasts the freedom to criticize one's own government in the U.S....
22 阅读The Bread and Butter Charge | 面包与黄油账单
A lawyer, charged for unrequested bread and butter at a restaurant, responds by sending the resta...
24 阅读Settled with One Eye | 一眼看中
A girl confronts the matchmaker for not disclosing that the man has a false eye. The matchmaker d...
27 阅读A Change of Mind | 回心转意
A man writes a heartfelt letter to his former fiancée Susan, expressing deep regret for ending th...
23 阅读A Life for a Life | 以“命”抵命
Impoverished author Richard Savage, unable to pay his doctor's bill after recovering from illness...
30 阅读S.O.B. | 狗娘养的
A father, while discussing his will, jokingly states he doesn't want another man by his fireplace...
26 阅读Good Points and Bad Points | 优缺点
A real estate agent honestly discloses a house's proximity to a chemical plant and a slaughterhou...
31 阅读Prepare Yourself | 自己做好准备
A humorous campus anecdote about a student who, after being expelled, telegraphs his parents to "...
25 阅读The Advantage of Noise | 噪音的优点
The seller honestly disclosed his car's vibration issue at high speeds, expecting the buyer to wi...
36 阅读The King's Brother | 国王的兄弟
A poor man claims kinship with the King of Spain by citing their shared descent from Adam and Eve...
26 阅读The Best Explanation | 最好的解释
A theater box-office clerk cleverly responds to a frustrated customer's sarcastic question with w...
34 阅读Life's Cruelty to Men | 生命对男人的残酷
This passage highlights the perceived injustice in a man's life cycle, where recognition and rewa...
39 阅读Thirteen | 十三
A curious man peeks through a hole in an asylum's fence after hearing chants of "Thirteen," only ...
31 阅读The Biggest Liar | 最大的说谎者
A fisherman boasts about his catch to a stranger, only to quickly retract his claim as a lie when...
24 阅读Allergy to Lies | 对谎言过敏
A political speaker, disturbed by a man's persistent coughing and sneezing, suggests he step out ...
24 阅读The Christmas Service | 圣诞晨祷
A minister questions the value of holding a Christmas service when only a farmer attends, but the...
27 阅读The Cemetery Car Thief | 墓地盗车贼
A habitual car thief, caught again, offers an unusual defense in court: he stole a car parked nea...
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