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This very short husband and wife joke is courtesy of the March 2006 print issue of Youth Digest.  <!--more-->

The vocabulary here is intermediate, but the story contains quite a few beginner words and short sentences that you may enjoy puzzling out.
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<h4>Interesting Vocabulary</h4>
性感 - [pinyin]xing4 gan3[/pinyin] - Sexy
期盼 -  [pinyin]qi1 pan4[/pinyin] - Look forward to, hope to expect
袍 -  [pinyin]pao4[/pinyin] - Gown
镂空 - [pinyin]lou4 kong4[/pinyin] - Lacy or mostly see-through. Lit: Pierced with holes
睡褂 - [pinyin]shui4 gua4[/pinyin] - Sleep robe
吓了一条 - [pinyin]xia4 le5 yi1 tiao2[/pinyin] - Be startled
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丈夫问我，40岁生日礼物想要什么东西，我告诉他想要一种能使我看上去更加<strong>性感</strong>和美丽的东西，也就是说，我心中<strong>期盼</strong>的是装有黑色丝<strong>袍</strong>和<strong>镂空睡褂</strong>的女内衣盒。 但是礼物送到时，我着实<strong>吓了一条</strong>。 丈夫拖回家一直巨大笨重的包装箱，里面是一辆健身自行车。
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My husband asked me what I wanted for my 40th birthday. I told him that I wanted something that would make me look more sexy and beautiful. In other words, I was looking forward to getting some clothes, like a black silk gown and a lacy sleeping robe in a women's lingerie box. But when the gift arrived, I was startled. My husband dragged home a huge, heavy package, and inside was an exercise bike. 

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