2014-06-29 Hold Your Horses!
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about “horse” expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds…
2014-06-22 Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.…
2014-06-15 Words and Their Stories: Numbers, Part 02
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I told about the number one. Today, I will tell about expressions using other numbers. Some problems are…
2014-06-08 Words and Their Stories: Number One, Part 01
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today I will tell about expressions using numbers. Let us start with the number one. Numbers can be tricky. On…
2014-05-25 Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today’s program is all about eyes. When it comes to relationships, people’s eyes can be a window into their hearts.…
2014-05-18 Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A person’s nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions. Some people…
2014-05-11 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 expressions that Americans use every day came from the card…
2014-05-04 Words and Their Stories: Mayday
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday. He wrote that he often…
2014-04-27 Bigwig and Top Banana
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some expressions describe people who are important — or who at least think they are. One such expression is bigwig.…
2014-04-20 Words and Their Stories: Belittle
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today’s word is “belittle.” It was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Many years…
2014-04-06 Get Your ‘Kick’ with Words
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. From birth to death, the word “kick” has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and…
2014-03-30 Chip on Your Shoulder
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every week at this time we tell the story of words and expressions used in American English. Some of them…
2014-03-23 What’s a GI Joe?
This is Phil Murray with Word and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We tell about some common expressions in American English. A “leatherneck”…
2014-03-16 From Couch Potato to Cabin Fever
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time. For example, someone who likes to spend a…
2014-03-09 Baloney or Blarney?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat often. The word also has another meaning in English. It…