Words And Their Stories

2011-05-15 Words and Their Stories: Brass Tacks

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Our expression today is "getting down to brass tacks." It…

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2011-05-08 Words and Their Stories: Top Brass

I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. The Italians have an old saying, "Il dolce…

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2011-05-01 Words and Their Stories: Water Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself.…

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2011-04-24 Words and Their Stories: When the Cat’s Away

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it…

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2011-04-17 Words and Their Stories: Hobson’s Choice

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of…

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2011-04-10 Words and Their Stories: Fish Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For…

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2011-03-27 Words and Their Stories: Proverbs About How to Live

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a…

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2011-03-20 Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today, we tell about "horse" expressions. In the past, many…

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2011-03-13 Words and Their Stories: Monkey Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most…

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2011-03-06 Words and Their Stories: Deep Six

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Sailors seem -- to those of us on land --…

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2011-02-27 Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions, Part Three

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. We present more expressions about food. They are from Elenir…

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2011-02-20 Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions, Part Two

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. We received a list of expressions about food from Elenir…

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2011-02-13 Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions, Part One

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Brazil, Elenir Scardueli, sent us a list…

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2011-02-06 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…

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2011-01-30 Words and Their Stories: Medical Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Many professions have their own words and expressions. This is…

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