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1006 篇Did You Know Him? | 你认识他吗？
A host at a dinner party harshly criticizes his former vice principal, only to discover the guest...
30 阅读Another Engine Is Down | 又一个引擎出了故障
A Boeing 747 experiences sequential engine failures over the Pacific, causing increasing delays a...
26 阅读Weather Forecast | 天气预报
A modern tribal chief, unsure about the winter forecast, repeatedly calls the National Weather Se...
31 阅读To Borrow an Ox | 借公牛一用
An illiterate rich man, upon receiving a written request to borrow an ox, pretends to read the no...
36 阅读You Will Soon Get Used to It | 你很快就会习惯的
A foolish young man squanders his inheritance and loses his friends. Seeking advice, he is told b...
32 阅读You May Put My Beard On Again | 请把我的胡子粘回去
A broom seller cleverly turns a barber's unfair bargaining tactic against him, offering to pay on...
34 阅读The Smart Housewife | 精明的家庭主妇
A housewife misunderstands efficiency, thinking two efficient stoves would eliminate coal use ent...
33 阅读The Man Who Knew the Future | 知晓未来的人
A man ignores a stranger's logical warning about his dangerous tree-cutting method, only to reali...
32 阅读First-Aid Training | 急救培训
A man humorously recounts how his first-aid training prepared him for a serious accident—by teach...
24 阅读The Stethoscope Trick | 听诊器妙计
A young doctor learns a clever observation trick from his senior colleague during house calls, on...
27 阅读They're All Drowned | 他们全都淹死了
Painter Hogarth, after a fee dispute, delivers a commissioned painting of the Red Sea crossing as...
31 阅读The Bilingual Faucet | 双语水龙头
A customer in Montreal is scalded by a tap marked 'C', assuming it means 'cold'. The manager expl...
30 阅读Psychology in Action | 心理学的妙用
A captain uses tailored psychological appeals based on national stereotypes to convince reluctant...
35 阅读The Businessman's Solution | 商人的解决方案
A family buys a large watchdog that fails to alert them during a burglary. The dealer humorously ...
36 阅读Don't Listen to Him | 别听他的
A son's dating life hits a snag when his father reveals his girlfriends are actually his half-sis...
35 阅读Highway 22 | 22号公路
A patrolman stops an elderly lady driving too slowly, only to discover she mistook the highway nu...
33 阅读Quick Wit | 急智
During an interview for a reconnaissance sergeant position requiring sharp eyesight, a candidate ...
33 阅读The Final Exam | 期末考试
Four unprepared students fake a car breakdown to postpone an exam, but the dean's clever test exp...
40 阅读The All-Purpose Dissolvent | 万能溶剂
A young man tells Edison of his plan to invent a solvent that dissolves everything, to which Edis...
31 阅读Something Is Wrong with Your Cars | 你的车不对劲
A young man's dream of joining the army is shattered by an accident, but he overcomes adversity t...
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