2008-02-03 Hit: If a Student’s Grades Hit Botton, It Is Time to Hit the Books
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES – a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions…
2008-02-10 Money Talks: Everything Else Walks
I’m Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) People…
2008-01-27 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts)
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that…
2008-01-20 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Third of Four Parts)
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about more interesting nicknames of American…
2008-01-13 Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Second of Four Parts)
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) As we told you last week, every American state…
2007-12-30 Get Your Act Together: Organization Is the Name of the Game
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. A woman from Japan was telling a friend…
2007-12-16 Money, Money, Money: Dinner Is on the House
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job…
2007-12-09 More Money: Money Can Make People Do Strange Things
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Many people believe that money makes the world go around.…
2007-12-02 Money: He Hit the Jackpot
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) I think people everywhere dream about having lots of…
2007-11-18 Water: She Is In Hot Water
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Expressions about water are almost as common as water…
2007-11-11 Losing It: It’s Hard When You Lose Control
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his…
2007-11-04 Monkey: No Monkey Business Here
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways.…
2007-10-28 Kick: This Is an Idea Worth Kicking Around
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) From birth to death, the word kick has been…
2007-10-21 Rocket Scientist: You Do Not Have to Be Extremely Intelligent to Understand This
Hello. I’m Phil Murray with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English. (MUSIC) “You do not need to…
2007-10-14 Wild Cat: Is It a Fast Car or False Money?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word wildcat. (MUSIC) Humans have…