2020-05-17 The Language of an International Health Crisis
What is the difference between pandemic and epidemic? Do infectious and contagious mean the same thing? How exactly does contact…
2020-05-10 Spring Up Like Mushrooms!
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. When the weather outdoors gets warmer, flowers appear and birds…
2020-05-03 Don’t Waste Time ‘Barking up the Wrong Tree’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The last Friday in April is National Arbor Day in…
2020-04-26 How Fast Is ‘Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The English language has many expressions that describe a fast-moving…
2020-04-19 Learn the Cause of ‘Cabin Fever’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today, we are going to talk about being trapped indoors…
2020-04-12 ‘Breathing Room’ Reduces Stress
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. If you are feeling nervous or stressed, a simple thing…
2020-04-05 Where ‘Quarantine’ Comes From
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In human history, the spread of infectious diseases to mass…
2020-03-29 We Can Thank Cows for ‘Vaccine’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The spread of dangerous diseases around the world is not…
2020-03-22 ‘When the Cat’s Away, the Mice Will Play!’
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. The internet has taught us many…
2020-03-15 ‘An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure’
And now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Sometimes in life, you need to act quickly. Thinking…
2020-03-08 ‘Beware the Ides of March’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. People who believe in luck and bad luck — that…
2020-03-01 If You Are Feeling Blue, Are You Calm, Strong, or Sad?
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories — our weekly program about common, everyday expressions in American English. Usually,…
2020-02-23 Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year?
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories — our weekly program about common, everyday expressions in American English. Today…
2020-02-16 Wearing Clothes Made From Goat Hair, and Other Ways to Show You Are Sorry
Now it’s time for Words and Their Stories — our weekly program about common, everyday expressions in American English. During…
2020-02-09 Single on Valentine’s Day? Lucky
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories — our weekly program about common, everyday expressions in American English. This…