2007-12-30 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…
2007-12-16 Money, Money, Money: Dinner Is on the House
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job…
2007-12-09 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.…
2007-12-02 Money: He Hit the Jackpot
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) I think people everywhere dream about having lots of…
2007-11-18 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…
2007-11-11 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…
2007-11-04 Monkey: No Monkey Business Here
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways.…
2007-10-28 Kick: This Is an Idea Worth Kicking Around
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) From birth to death, the word kick has been…
2007-10-21 Rocket Scientist: You Do Not Have to Be Extremely Intelligent to Understand This
Hello. I’m Phil Murray with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English. (MUSIC) “You do not need to…
2007-10-14 Wild Cat: Is It a Fast Car or False Money?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word wildcat. (MUSIC) Humans have…
2007-10-07 Great Scott: What a Surprise!
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Every language has its ways of expressing strong emotions…
2007-09-16 Hang: Don’t Get Excited, Just Hang Loose
Now, the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Hang is a simple word. But there are many meanings…
2007-09-23 Belittle: Thomas Jefferson First Used This Word
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today’s word is belittle. It was first used by Thomas…
2007-09-09 Couch Potato: Life as a Full-Time Television Watcher
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Some unusual words describe how a person spends his…
2007-09-02 Baseball Terms: This Is a Whole New Ballgame
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baseball is America’s national sport. So it is not unusual…