原版英文小故事 21. A Big Lottery Winner

A 58-year-old grandmother in Massachusetts won one of the biggest prizes in U.S. history$294 million. If she had taken the 26-year payout, Doris Stevens would have received $11 million a year for 26 years, before taxes. Mrs. Stevens decided to take t

原版英文小故事 19. What’s in the Box?

Perrys 32nd birthday was today. His wife, Amanda, had promised him something special. Perry couldnt imagine what it might be. He already had everything he needed or wanted. Whatever she was going to give him, it was definitely going to be a surprise.

原版英文小故事 16. Drinking Is Fun

Charles, a 29-year-old painter, tried to beat an 83-car freight train across the railroad tracks yesterday and lost. Fortunately for Charles and his two friends, the train hit the bed of his pickup truck. The force of the impact separated the rear of

原版英文小故事 17. A Mad Adder

A zoo employee was bitten by an African puff adder, a large poisonous snake. He was trying to put the snake into a bag so that it could be moved to a new snake house. The snake handler was wearing heavy gloves and thick boots, but the adder sank its

原版英文小故事 18. Put up with It

The pounding was driving Edward crazy. A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him. The newcomer was deaf, or seemed to be, because he played his stereo loud enough for the whole building to hear. On the first day that he heard the ste

原版英文小故事 28. Sign Right Here

Chad had worked hard all his young life, and then his father died. Unknown to Chad and almost everyone else, his father was a very rich man. The will disclosed the astounding amount of money his father had accumulated during his lifetime. Chad, the s

原版英文小故事 45. Your Eyes

Light goes through the pupil, the dark hole in the center of your eye. The light becomes an image on the retina, which converts these images into nerve impulses. The brain reads these impulses and tells you what you are seeing. The image that the ret

原版英文小故事 51. Fix the Car

She got into her car. She hoped it would start. Twice in the past month, the car had not started the first time she turned the key. It had started the second time she turned the key, but that made her nervous. Sooner or later, she might have to turn

原版英文小故事 50. Time to Shop

It was time to go to the market. He had no bananas, no apples, and no milk. He got into his car and drove to the market. It was only five minutes away. The parking lot was almost empty. Good, he thought. He wouldn't have to stand in a long line. He p

原版英文小故事 52. A Thief on the Sidewalk

She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses. He didn't live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal. She knew not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no goo

原版英文小故事 49. A Bad Smell

It was a warm, sunny day. She put a hat on to keep the sun out of her eyes. She needed to visit her bank. She walked down to the corner. There were four buildings at the intersection. One was her bank. Opposite the bank was a fast food restaurant. Th

原版英文小故事 46. Nutrition “Facts”

Americans get confused when they try to understand the food labels (Nutrition Facts) on their packaged food. This is partly because the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture often seem more interested in the welfare of the fo

原版英文小故事 43. A Healthy Heart

Smaller than your fist, your muscular heart just goes on and on. It will beat more than 60 times a minute for 70 years or more. Thats something that most of us take for granted. But its an amazing fact. Sixty times a minute for 60 minutes is 3,600 ti

原版英文小故事 44. Are You Busy Friday Night?

One night a motorcyclist crashed into a bridge. The rider was on his way home from a party. Traveling at about 70 mph on the unlit, two-lane road, he lost control on a curve. He lay next to his motorcycle for 20 minutes before a passerby noticed the

原版英文小故事 48. Problems at Home

Emily sat down on the sofa. She took off her shoes. She put her feet on the coffee table. She leaned back. She picked up the remote and turned on the TV. It was 6 o'clock. The news was on three channels. She didn't want to see the news. The news depr

原版英文小故事 47. Two Babies

She wanted to have two babiesone boy and one girl. She wanted to have the boy first and the girl a year later. That way they could grow up together. He said that was okay with him. She said, What do you mean, 'okay'? It shouldn't be 'okay' with you.

原版英文小故事 30. A Thoughtful Gift

Catherine invited Nelson to dinner. Last semester she had been a student in Nelsons grammar class, but she had to drop the class because her son Kendall was having a problem in school. The problem was that he wasnt studying. Catherine decided that Ke

原版英文小故事 7. Bad News, Good News

Benjamin was sick. He didn't know how he got sick. He was feverish and tired. He had no appetite. His stomach hurt more often than not. At first he shrugged off the symptoms, figuring he had picked up a bug that would go away in a week or so. But it

原版英文小故事 6. Enjoy the Movie

There was a new movie at the theater called, Why Dont You Love Me As Much As I Love You? It starred the young and handsome Tad Biff and the young and beautiful Jenny Lopez. Barbara invited her sister Laura to the movie. Both of them were big fans of

原版英文小故事 5. Looking for Mr. Right

Because Debra had just bought a new laptop computer, she decided that she must start cutting back on some expenses if she could. Her long distance phone bill was one expense that sprang to mind. She was paying almost $30 a month to Horizon, her local