365个英语简短小故事-290. Where Did That Book Go

Samuel was back at the thrift shop. He had walked into the shop with only one goal in mindto find a book that he had NOT bought yesterday. The book was one of seven that he had piled up yesterday. He was going to buy all of them. But at the last mome

365个英语简短小故事-292. ‘New Car’ Smell

Dylans car was 20 years old, but the faded paint made it look even older. His friend Joe told him no girl would ever go out in a car that looked like that. So Dylan took the car to a paint shop and got it painted dark blue for only $200. He was very

365个英语简短小故事-294. It Only Rings

Uncle Harry had no answering machine because hardly anyone ever called. Most of his friends and relatives were already dead. He had outlived them all, even though he smoked and drank most of his life. So much for all their talk about clean living, he

365个英语简短小故事-296. Schoolboys Get Five-Finger

Travis and Paul were best friends and in the ninth grade. They didnt like anything about school except the girls and the baseball. They were both on the junior high baseball team. Both wanted to be major league baseball players when they grew up. On

365个英语简短小故事-297. Collecting Seashells

Maria and Lisa were best friends. They shared a two-bedroom apartment in Hollywood. Maria was a clerk at a clothing store, and Lisa was a clerk at a supermarket. Their hours varied, so they didnt get to spend a whole lot of time together. But last we

365个英语简短小故事-298. Check Your Bags

Adrians favorite store was the $1 Store. This store had everything, from fresh produce to birthday cards to gasoline additives. Everything was one dollar. Usually, he got very good deals; occasionally, he got ripped off. A few days ago, Adrian bought

365个英语简短小故事-293.Rich Man Invites Poor Student

Jodie liked her apartment. She had a beautiful view to the south. A nearby tree was home to two squirrels. She liked to watch them. So did her cat. Mrs. Neely owned the apartment building. She was an old lady who spoke with a thick Norwegian accent.

365个英语简短小故事-173. The Christmas Gift (2)

Many people were enjoying themselves in the park that Christmas day. A group of people were playing volleyball. All the tennis courts were packed. Some people were lawn bowling. Holding hands, Hugo and Kayleen walked all the way around the park. They

365个英语简短小故事-171. Don’t Get Mad—Get Even

Look out! Kane heard the shout and turned around to see who was shouting. A second later, a mountain biker whooshed past him. The biker turned his head and shouted Bikes only, asshole! and disappeared from view. Kane was walking on a mountain bike tr

365个英语简短小故事-172. The Christmas Gift (1)

It was Christmas day. Kayleen had invited her boyfriend Hugo over for Christmas dinner. He arrived a little after 1:00. He was carrying a big plastic bag. He put the bag on the floor inside her front door. She looked at the bag, but she didnt ask wha

365个英语简短小故事-179. The Driving Lesson (2)

Whoa! Whoa! Stop! What are you doing?! Holy cow! Webster, an inexperienced teenaged driver, had just turned left in front of two oncoming cars. Noah couldnt believe it. The cars were heading west through the intersection, and Webster pulled out as if

365个英语简短小故事-180. The Move to Georgia (1)

Evelyn had lived in New Mexico with her husband Jasper for the last 20 years. It wasnt an exciting life, but they got by. They owned their own house. She spent her days each weekend with her two horses at a stable that was only a mile from her house.

365个英语简短小故事-181. The Move to Georgia (2)

Evelyn and Jaspers new condo certainly was small1,200 square feet. It was on the first floor of a three-story building. They had no garage for their two cars. In fact, they didnt even have one designated parking space. When Evelyn went grocery shoppi

365个英语简短小故事-182. I’ll Get a Job

Ida came to America four years ago. Her main reason for coming was to give her 13-year-old son the best education possible. But also, she did not want Perry to meet the wrong kind of people and end up using drugs or joining a gang, or both. Divorced

365个英语简短小故事-183. A Cleaner River (1)

The three brothers were sitting on their boat, having a few beers and talking about the good old days. As they talked, they watched the trash float by on the St. James River. Their conversation turned to the trash. It didnt use to be like this, said

365个英语简短小故事-184. A Cleaner River (2)

The three brothers went out on the river almost every day, weather permitting. They tied some rowboats behind their boat to use as floating trash cans. They picked up all the trash they could see floating in the river. Friends joined them. Then frien

365个英语简短小故事-185. The Spitter

Rudy and Brenda were walking on the sidewalk, approaching the coffee shop. A young man was sitting at an outside table. There were four chairs at the table, but he was by himself. Just before Rudy and Brenda got up to his table, the young man spit on

365个英语简短小故事- 189. The Oil Change (2)

Andy, Moes younger brother, called late Wednesday morning. Andy told Darwin that hed checked out the Buick for needed repairs. Go ahead. Im sitting down, Darwin said. Andy said the car needed new pads on the front disc brakes. It needed a new fuel fi

365个英语简短小故事-190. Boy Starts Huge Fire

A ten-year-old boy confessed to his parents that he was playing with matches on a windy day in October in southern California. The Santa Ana winds were howling that day, and his carelessness resulted in the Witch fire. That fire destroyed 18,000 acre

365个英语简短小故事-191. Writers Go on Strike

A DVD retails for $10 or more. Out of that, we writers currently get 4 or 5 cents. Were asking to get 8 cents per DVD. The producers and others say were asking for too much. That is television writer Saul Blooms argument as to why the Writers Guild o