2008-11-02 Too Much Time Watching TV? You may be a Couch Potato
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or…
2008-10-26 What Does the Average Joe Think?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. A person’s name is very important. Some names also have…
2008-10-19 Who Put Lipstick on That Pig?
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Americans often use expressions about animals. In two thousand…
2008-10-13 American Election Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. The presidential election in the United States is November fourth.…
2008-09-21 Let’s Get Down to Brass Tacks
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Our expression today is “getting down to brass tacks.” It…
2008-08-25 Fall Guy: He Took the Blame for Someone Else
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Every week at this time, the Voice of America…
2008-08-18 Doughboy: Military Expressions
This is Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We…
2008-08-11 Eureka: The Word Just Burst Out
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Our word today is eureka. It is a kind…
2008-07-28 Pan: The Critic Panned My Work
NOW, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today’s word, pan, takes us back to the days of…
2008-07-21 Ace in the Hole: Put on Your Poker Face
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) It is surprising how…
2008-07-07 Bigwig: Such an Important Person
Now, the Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Some expressions describe people who are important, or at least…
2008-06-30 Fish Expressions: This All Sounds Very Fishy
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For…
2008-06-23 Bird Words: Someone Who Eats Like a Bird Eats Very Little
Now, the VOA Special English program, \WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today we explain some expressions about birds. For example,…
2008-06-15 Words and Their Stories: It’s Not Worth a Hill of Beans
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) In the early days of human history, people survived…
2008-06-09 More Numbers: Two Heads Are Better Than One
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Last week, I told about the number one. Today,…