Words And Their Stories (词汇掌故)

2021-12-18 ‘Omicron’ and ‘Eilish’ Among Most Mispronounced Words of 2021

Each year brings a new set of words that are widely used but difficult to pronounce. Among the terms making the…

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2021-12-11 Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about expressions that remind us to be healthy and…

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2021-12-04 Vaccine or Vax for Word of the Year

The word “vaccine” can bring out emotions and discussions in ways it never did before the start of the pandemic.…

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2021-11-27 It’s OK to ‘Take a Page from Someone Else’s Book’

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today's program, we talk about expressions related to books. Books are…

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2021-11-20 Dots and Spots

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about dots and spots. Now, both “dot” and “spot”…

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2021-11-13 Let’s Talk About Our Shadow

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Let’s start today’s program with a riddle. What follows you all day long,…

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2021-11-06 455 New Words Added to Dictionary

So, do you think learning all 1,500 words in the VOA Learning English Word Book is hard? We have got news for…

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2021-10-31 Eek! Ghosts in our Expressions

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In the United States, October 31 is Halloween – the night when…

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2021-10-24 It’s Nothing but Trouble to ‘Let The Genie out of the Bottle’

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The words we say are weightless sounds in the air. But they…

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2021-10-17 Have Your ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost?’

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Like many languages, English loves to use animals in expressions. So, today…

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