Words And Their Stories

2008-02-03 Hit: If a Student’s Grades Hit Botton, 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 containing the…

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2008-02-10 Money Talks: Everything Else Walks

I'm Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) People…

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2008-01-27 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts)

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that…

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2008-01-20 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Third of Four Parts)

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about more interesting nicknames of American…

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2008-01-13 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Second of Four Parts)

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) As we told you last week, every American state…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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 given an…

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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…

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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 always…

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