2019-12-15 You Look Like the ‘Cat That Ate the Canary’
Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. People around the world love…
2019-12-08 ‘It Will Not Wash’ Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Everyone probably knows when we wash something, we make it…
2019-11-24 Take a Moment to ‘Count Your Blessings’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. There are certain times of the year when we stop…
2019-11-17 ‘Spoon-feeding’ Not Just for Babies
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we talk about eating and comfort food – those…
2019-11-10 ‘Same Old Song and Dance’ Is Not Fun
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we talk about two activities that many people find…
2019-11-03 Read Someone Like a Book or Write a Book on Something
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore words and expressions in the…
2019-10-27 I Have a ‘Bone to Pick With You’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we take a closer look at words…
2019-10-20 Autumn Years and Other Phases of Life
And now it’s time for Words and Their Stories! Each week, we tell the story of English language words and…
2019-10-13 Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories. Each week, we tell the story of English language words and expressions…
2019-10-06 Loose Lips Sink Ships
Hi there and welcome to this week’s Words and Their Stories! On today’s show we will talk about an idiom…
2019-09-29 ‘Explosive’ People Are Dangerous
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explain where words and expressions in…
2019-09-22 Do You Believe in ‘Clairvoyance?’
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we talk about the stories of … words.…
2019-09-15 ‘Rocking the Boat’ Upsets Everything
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore common expressions in American English.…
2019-09-08 ‘Apple-Polishers’ Often Become the ‘Teacher’s Pet’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. The fruit of apple trees is a popular food in…
2019-08-25 Don’t Find Yourself ‘In Hot Water’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we talk about common expressions in the…