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An Excellent Scheme(妙计)
2023-12-05After 20 years as a pilot, I became an airport manger and soon found the stress was getting to me. I needed a release and wanted to buy a motorcycle, ...
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Easy or Not(方便与否)
2023-12-05Pulling alongside our drive-up bank window, a woman was not happy with her position. So she backed up and pulled closer. Still not satisfied, she back...
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I Want Her to go Nuts(我要让她发疯)
2023-12-05Mrs. Flinders decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets a...
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An Ad(广告)
2023-12-05After a beautiful purebred puppy wandered onto our back porch and made himself at home, my husband composed an ad for the "Lost and found" c...
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Wedding or Not(要否结婚)
2023-12-05Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On...
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Ways to Report Death(报丧方式)
2023-12-05Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly attached to the cat, and when he had to leave t...
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The Use of a Handsaw(手锯的用处)
2023-12-05At the mall, my wife and I picked up some hardware items, including a handsaw. We were heading back to the car when we passed a steakhouse. Let's ...
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A Thank-you Note(一封感谢信)
2023-12-05Once I received a thank-you note from a friend whom I had helped. In the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched, revealing the num...
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The Nice Wedding Gift(漂亮的结婚礼物)
2023-12-05We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical househol...
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Hunting Skills(打猎的技巧)
2023-12-05Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!" "How do you find such huge bears...