2007-04-01 Colors: I’m Feeling Very Blue Today
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Every people has its own way of saying things,…
2007-02-25 Heard It on the Grapevine: What? Who Told You That?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Some of the most exciting information comes by way…
2007-02-18 Baloney: It’s Just Not True
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans…
2007-02-11 Doughboy: Military Expressions
This is Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We…
2007-02-04 Feel The Pinch: The Pains of Economic Trouble
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) In the nineteen thirties, a song, “Brother,…
2007-01-21 In the Red: Better to Be in the Black
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words…
2007-01-07 American expressions that are commonly used in business
I’m Phil Murray with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today we…
2006-12-03 To Touch All Bases: Baseball Rules!
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) American English is full of colorful expressions. One such…
2006-11-05 Water: She Is In Hot Water
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Expressions about water are almost as common as water…
2006-10-29 It Will Not Wash: Does It Work, or Not?
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Young Mister Smith had an idea for his…
2006-10-22 Losing It: It’s Hard When You Lose Control
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his…
2006-10-15 Get Your Act Together: Organization Is the Name of the Game
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. A woman from Japan was telling a friend…
2004-10-10 Tinpan Alley
Now, the VOA Special English Program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression, tinpan alley. For many…
2006-10-08 Hit: If a Student’s Grades Hit Bottom, It Is Time to Hit the Books
Now, Words and Their Stories – a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions…
2006-09-24 More Money: Money Can Make People Do Strange Things
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Many people believe that money makes the world go around.…