2020-01-19 Is It Good to Be an ‘Eager Beaver?’
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. Each week, we explore words and expressions in American English. Today’s expression comes from the world…
2020-01-12 The Tortoise and the Hare
Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories, a weekly program from VOA Learning English. English expressions come from a number of different places and some are quite old.…
2020-01-05 What Do You Bring to a ‘BYOB’ Party?
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! Americans often try to say things as quickly as possible. So, for some expressions, we use the first letters of…
2019-12-29 What Does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ Mean?
Should auld (old) acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought te (to) mindShould auld (old) acquaintance be forgotAnd days of auld lang syne That is a song millions of Americans will hear…
2019-12-01 A Dime a Dozen
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we explore the English language. We take a close look at words and expressions. We not only define…
2019-12-15 You Look Like the ‘Cat That Ate the Canary’
Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. People around the world love their pets. And in the United States, cats are very…
2019-12-08 ‘It Will Not Wash’ Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Everyone probably knows when we wash something, we make it clean. Just about anything that gets dirty can be washed…
2019-11-24 Take a Moment to ‘Count Your Blessings’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. There are certain times of the year when we stop and think about all the things that make us happy…
2019-11-17 ‘Spoon-feeding’ Not Just for Babies
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we talk about eating and comfort food – those delicious favorites that make you feel good inside. Comfort foods…
2019-11-10 ‘Same Old Song and Dance’ Is Not Fun
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we talk about two activities that many people find really fun and one that makes them happy — singing…
2019-11-03 Read Someone Like a Book or Write a Book on Something
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We can also tell where they come from.…
2019-10-27 I Have a ‘Bone to Pick With You’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we take a closer look at words and expressions in the English language. We explain where they…
2019-10-20 Autumn Years and Other Phases of Life
And now it’s time for Words and Their Stories! Each week, we tell the story of English language words and expressions. On our program today, we will talk about seasons.…
2019-10-13 Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories. Each week, we tell the story of English language words and expressions – some old, and others new. Today we talk about…
2019-10-06 Loose Lips Sink Ships
Hi there and welcome to this week’s Words and Their Stories! On today’s show we will talk about an idiom of warning. And it is not very easy to say:…