This very short husband and wife joke is courtesy of the March 2006 print issue of Youth Digest.  

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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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性感和美丽的东西，也就是说，我心中期盼的是装有黑色丝袍和镂空睡褂的女内衣盒。 但是礼物送到时，我着实吓了一跳。 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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