2016-02-14 Let’s Talk About Love, Baby
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. In English, some people like to say that “Love makes the world go ‘round.” This means that of the many…
2016-02-07 Are You a Snowbird or Snow Bunny?
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! Winters in parts of the United States can be cold and, at times, snowy. Sometimes violent storms with…
2016-01-31 Do You Know This Blizzard of Winter Words?
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories! People all over the world love to talk about the weather. Today, we talk about expressions that…
2016-01-24 Life in the Fast Lane
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories — a weekly program from VOA Learning English. It can be said that the United States is a driving culture. The U.S.,…
2016-01-17 Will: Do You Have It?
Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we explain how to use common words and expressions in American English. Today we talk about…
2016-01-10 Let’s Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty!
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This is a program about the history of words and how we use them in conversation. Today…
2016-01-03 Have You Ever ‘Stolen’ A Kiss?
Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories, where every word has a story. And Happy New Year! The start of a new year is a…
2015-12-27 What Is Your Achilles’ Heel?
Hello! And welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. The Greek poet Homer has given us many phrases. A famous one is “Achilles’…
2015-12-13 Burning Bridges Is a Bold Move: in War and in Life
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Every language has common words that are used in uncommon ways. Today we focus on the word…
2015-12-06 ‘Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!’
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” Children all over the United States know this simple rhyme. They say…
2015-11-29 Shenandoah and Its Native American Roots
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. Every word has its own story. Where did it come from? How did it get into the…
2015-11-08 When Things Go Very, Very Wrong
Welcome to VOA Learning English’s program Words and Their Stories. Life is not perfect. Things go wrong. We make mistakes. We have mishaps and failures. But mistakes, mishaps and failures…
2015-11-15 Worms and Snakes: Animals We Love to Hate
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program, “Words and Their Stories.” They slither. They are slimy. For most people, they are high on the list of animals nobody…
2015-10-18 Are You Good at Logistics?
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On today’s show we look at a few words as they relate to a famous story in American history: the…
2015-11-23 Bless You!
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Thanksgiving. Just as it sounds, Thanksgiving is a holiday when people give thanks for all the good in their lives.…