2014-05-25 Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today’s program is all about eyes. When it comes to…
2014-05-18 Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A person’s nose is important for breathing and smelling. The…
2014-05-11 Words and Their Stories: Ace in the Hole
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It is surprising how many…
2014-05-04 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…
2014-04-27 Bigwig and Top Banana
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some expressions describe people who are important — or who…
2014-04-20 Words and Their Stories: Belittle
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today’s word is “belittle.” It was first used by Thomas…
2014-04-06 Get Your ‘Kick’ with Words
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. From birth to death, the word “kick” has been given…
2014-03-30 Chip on Your Shoulder
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every week at this time we tell the story of…
2014-03-23 What’s a GI Joe?
This is Phil Murray with Word and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We…
2014-03-16 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…
2014-03-09 Baloney or Blarney?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat…
2014-03-02 Heard It Through the Grapevine
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some of the most exciting information comes by way of…
2014-02-23 Have Your Heard of the Golden Rule?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty…
2014-02-16 Do You Have a Broken Heart? A Heart of Stone?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions using the word heart.…
2014-02-09 Heart to Heart: Some Heartfelt Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program Word and Their Stories. Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English…