Words And Their Stories (词汇掌故)

2023-07-08 Differences Between Board, on Board, Aboard

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Today, we discuss the word board. As a noun, board has a couple of meanings.…

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2023-07-03 American English vs. British English

Now the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories! The fourth of July is Independence Day in the United…

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2023-07-01 ‘All Thumbs’

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this show we explore words and expressions a little more deeply.…

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2023-06-24 ‘In The Hot Seat’ Is Not Where You Want to Be

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation – one where…

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2023-06-17 Are You Prepared ‘to See How the Sausage Is Made’?

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about a kind of food -- sausage. Sausage can…

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2023-06-10 Let’s ‘Zero in’ on Number Expressions

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Language is not only made-up of words. Numbers are also important to…

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2023-06-03 ‘Clean As a Whistle’

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language.…

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2023-05-27 ‘Watch My Dust!’

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Dust is very small pieces of earth or other matter. It is…

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2023-05-20 Does a Good Luck Charm ‘Work Like a Charm’?

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today’s program we talk about the word “charm.” “Charm” has several…

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2023-05-13 ‘Housekeeping’ and ‘Clean House’ Mean More Than Cleaning

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Spring is a time of the year when many people take time…

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