2016-01-03 Have You Ever ‘Stolen’ A Kiss?
Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories, where every word has a story. And Happy…
2015-12-27 What Is Your Achilles’ Heel?
Hello! And welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. The Greek poet Homer…
2015-12-20 This Holiday Season, Don’t Be A Scrooge!
Hello! And welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. It is the holiday season in many…
2015-12-13 Burning Bridges Is a Bold Move: in War and in Life
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Every language has common words that are…
2015-12-06 ‘Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!’
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” Children all…
2015-11-29 Shenandoah and Its Native American Roots
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. Every word has its own story. Where…
2015-11-08 When Things Go Very, Very Wrong
Welcome to VOA Learning English’s program Words and Their Stories. Life is not perfect. Things go wrong. We make mistakes.…
2015-11-15 Worms and Snakes: Animals We Love to Hate
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program, “Words and Their Stories.” They slither. They are slimy. For most…
2015-10-18 Are You Good at Logistics?
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On today’s show we look at a few words as…
2015-11-23 Bless You!
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Thanksgiving. Just as it sounds, Thanksgiving is a holiday when…
2015-10-25 Silver Bullet, a Magic Cure-all
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. I’m Anna Matteo and today I’m going to solve all…
2015-11-01 Evil Expressions
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In an earlier program, we talked a lot about the Devil.…
2015-10-11 Weasel, Duck, Dog: Animals That Are Also Verbs
A few months ago, I told Anna Matteo I would write a Words and Their Stories program about animals that…
2015-09-27 Besties, Buds, BFFs … Friends!
Now, the VOA Learning program Words and Their Stories. Language changes over time. Many words and expressions have changed over…
2015-10-04 Know Your Enemy
Hello and welcome to the Voice of American Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Do you have an enemy?…