Words And Their Stories (词汇掌故)

2012-04-22 Words and Their Stories: Baloney

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat…

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2012-04-15 Words and Their Stories: In the Red

Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words…

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2012-04-08 Words and Their Stories: Bigwig

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Some expressions describe people who are important, or who at…

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2012-04-01 Words and Their Stories: Feel The Pinch

I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. In the nineteen thirties, a song, "Brother, Can…

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2012-03-25 Words and Their Stories: A Final D.A.R.E.

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about words like honeyfuggle and pinkletink, puckerbrush and swop. These are words not…

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2012-03-18 Words and Their Stories: Some of Our Listeners’ Favorite Sayings

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses…

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2012-03-11 Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 1

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short,…

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2012-02-12 Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every people has its own way of saying things, its…

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2012-02-05 Words and Their Stories: Apple Pie Order

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about the expression, "apple pie order." It means in…

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2012-01-29 Words and Their Stories: Back, Shoulders and Chest

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. There are many American expressions that use parts of the…

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