2010-06-27 Words and Their Stories: You Do Not Have to Be a Rocket Scientist
Hello. I’m Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English. “You do not need to be…
2010-06-20 Words and Their Stories: Mouth Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk,…
2010-06-13 Words and Their Stories: Bird Words
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today we explain some expressions about birds. For example,…
2010-06-06 Words and Their Stories: Golden Rules and Golden Oldies
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty…
2010-05-30 Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in…
2010-05-23 Words and Their Stories: Green Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Green is an important color in nature. It is the…
2010-05-16 Words and Their Stories: Money Talks
I’m Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. People often…
2010-05-09 Words and Their Stories: More Clothing Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything…
2010-05-02 Words and Their Stories: Clothing Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include…
2010-04-25 Words and Their Stories: English Expressions That Don’t Pan Out
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today’s word, pan, takes us back to the days of…
2010-04-17 Words and Their Stories: Mayday
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the…
2010-04-11 Words and Their Stories: Swan Song
Now, the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Every people has its own way of saying things, its…
2010-04-04 Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a…
2010-03-28 Words and Their Stories: From Couch Potato to Cabin Fever
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or…
2009-11-08 Words and Their Stories: Wildcat
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word wildcat. (MUSIC) Humans have…