2020-07-26 The World Needs More Tree Huggers
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Trees give so much to the world. They create carbon…
2020-07-19 Two Flowers to Describe Quiet, Shy People
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Flowers add so much to our world. They feed the…
2020-07-12 ‘Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice’… Or Does It?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Lightning is one of the most powerful forces in nature.…
2020-07-05 ‘Rolling Stones Gather No Moss’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today’s program, we will talk about the expression: A…
2020-06-28 Don’t ‘Bite the Hand That Feeds You’
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Relationships between people can be complex. So, to help there…
2020-06-21 Father’s Day Expressions
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Every year, the United States celebrates Father’s Day on the…
2020-06-14 ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Is Good Advice
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Waste. It is something we are often told not to…
2020-06-07 Danger! ‘Snake in the Grass’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. For many, many years, different cultures and religions around the…
2020-06-03 Quarantini? Moronavirus? COVID-10? Wordplay Brings Humor to These Times
Did you hear about the town that was fattening the curve so much that the mayor had to take away…
2020-05-31 Feeling ‘Under the Weather’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and phrases in American…
2020-05-24 Take Time to ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Are you feeling overworked? Are you so concerned with moving…
2020-05-17 The Language of an International Health Crisis
What is the difference between pandemic and epidemic? Do infectious and contagious mean the same thing? How exactly does contact…
2020-05-10 Spring Up Like Mushrooms!
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. When the weather outdoors gets warmer, flowers appear and birds…
2020-05-03 Don’t Waste Time ‘Barking up the Wrong Tree’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The last Friday in April is National Arbor Day in…
2020-04-26 How Fast Is ‘Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The English language has many expressions that describe a fast-moving…