2014-10-31 A Halloween Special: The Devil is Everywhere …
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Many expressions in American English come from the world of…
2014-10-12 Words and Their Stories: Chickenfeed
I’m Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Almost every…
2014-09-28 Words and Their Stories: Swan Song
Now, the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) The white swan – with its long, graceful neck –…
2014-10-05 Wildcats: Congressmen, Money, Oil Wells and Strikers
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word “wildcat.” Humans have always…
2014-09-21 Words and Their Stories: Like a Rolling Stone
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain a very old saying that has had…
2014-09-14 Words and Their Stories: Losing It
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his…
2014-09-07 A Cup of Joe With Average Joes and Plain Janes
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. A person’s name is very important. Some names also have…
2014-08-31 Words and Their Stories: Green Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Green is an important color in nature. It is the…
2014-08-17 Words and Their Stories: Computer Terms
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Computer technology has become a major part of people’s lives.…
2014-08-10 It’s Not Worth a Hill of Beans
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting…
2014-08-03 What Do You Do With Your Mouth?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk,…
2014-07-27 Buckeyes, Sooners, Quakers, Volunteers and Cowboys
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have…
2014-07-20 The Garden State, the Granite State, the Empire State and The Land of Enchantment
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Nebraska is the only state to have a nickname that…
2014-07-13 Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 2
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. As we told you last week, every American state has…
2014-07-06 The Heart of Dixie, The Last Frontier, The Aloha State and More
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stores. A nickname is a shortened form of a person’s name.…