2011-12-18 Words and Their Stories: You Do Not Have to Be a Rocket Scientist
Hello. I’m Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English. “You do not need to be a rocket scientist.” Americans hear these words often. People say…
2011-12-11 Words and Their Stories: Money Talks
I’m Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. People often say that money talks. They mean that a person with…
2011-12-04 Words and Their Stories: A 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…
2011-11-27 Words and Their Stories: All About Names
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) A person’s name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand…
2011-11-20 Words and Their Stories: How the ‘Rx’ Sign Came to Be
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every week at this time, the Voice of America tells about popular words and expressions used in the United States.…
2011-11-13 Words and Their Stories: Get Your Act Together
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had…
2011-11-06 Words and Their Stories: Grapevine
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Some of the most exciting information comes by way of the grapevine. That is so because reports received through the…
2011-10-30 Words and Their Stories: Expressions That Hit the Spot
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES – a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions containing the word hit. Hit is a small word but…
2011-10-23 Words and Their Stories: 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…
2011-10-16 Words and Their Stories: I’m Feeling Very Blue
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based…
2011-10-09 Words and Their Stories: It Will Not Wash
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Young Mister Smith had an idea for his employer. It was an idea for saving money for the…
2011-10-02 Words and Their Stories: Hotheaded Hot Shot
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Hot is a simple, easily understood word. So are most of the expressions made with the word hot. But not…
2011-09-25 Words and Their Stories: Nuts and Bolts
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Every machine is held together by its nuts and bolts. Without them, the machine would fall apart. That is…
2011-09-18 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.…
2011-09-11 Words and Their Stories: Voices From 9-11 Tell Story of Fast-Moving Events
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today, we tell the story of the 9-11 attacks through some of the words spoken that morning ten years ago.…