Words And Their Stories (词汇掌故)

2015-10-25 Silver Bullet, a Magic Cure-all

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. I'm Anna Matteo and today I'm going to solve all…

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2015-11-01 Evil Expressions

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In an earlier program, we talked a lot about the Devil.…

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2015-10-11 Weasel, Duck, Dog: Animals That Are Also Verbs

A few months ago, I told Anna Matteo I would write a Words and Their Stories program about animals that are also…

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2015-09-27 Besties, Buds, BFFs … Friends!

Now, the VOA Learning program Words and Their Stories. Language changes over time. Many words and expressions have changed over the…

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2015-10-04 Know Your Enemy

Hello and welcome to the Voice of American Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Do you have an enemy? Hopefully, you…

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2015-09-20 Let’s Play the Brain Game

Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. I'm Anna Matteo and today we are…

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2015-09-06 Feel the Pinch

Hello, I'm Anna Matteo with the Learning English program Words and Their Stories. In the 1930s, a song, "Brother, Can You…

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2015-08-30 Are You Too Smart for Your Own Good?

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today we take a look at the word "smart." If…

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2015-08-23 More Latin for Your English!

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Today we continue our discussion of common Latin words and expressions…

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2015-08-16 Improve Your English with Latin!

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Many people say not enough Americans speak a foreign language. A contrario! (On…

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